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Can I install a ceiling?
My detached garage with metal siding has 2x4 trusses spaced 4 feet on center. Can I install a ceiling or will this be too much weight and cause sagging/or other problems?
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2 hole in the wall questions
I've got two situations where I need help with holes in my walls. In the laundry room, the rigid pipe dryer vent is going out through the garage wall, then venting outside. In the winter, the...
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OT: Warm your home with a renewable resource
From the world of The Hard To Believe: "The bodies of thousands of rabbits culled every year from the parks in Stockholm's Kungsholmen neighbourhood are being used to fuel a heating plant in...
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Septic System Question
Hello, Havew the typical septic system with a "chamber" that feeds several perforated pipes in a leaching field. Believe the pipes are nestled in gravel, and covered with soil. These pipes with the...
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reseting GE cooker?
I have a GE profile cooker on which the igniters suddenly stopped working I tried to restart it a few times and the grill igniter suddenly started working again. It now works fine. Does anyone know...
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Milwaukee sawzall "The Hatchet"
I noticed that Milwaukee makes a compacted form of their sawzall which they call the "Hatchet", with the handle being able to rotate in different angles and takes up much less room then their normal...
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Contractor hit a wire while nailing up moulding in kitchen
Had a guy come in to help put up wood moulding in the kitchen. Must have hit a wire becaue it blew a breaker. He pulled the nail out (small nail) and hammered it in elsewhere. Flipped the breaker back...
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Plumbing chatter
I was taking a shower, when the water started a chattering noise, and the spray was a pulsed spray. This came on when the Moen twist dial was in the same position for about two minutes. I changed the...
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14 years ago
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how hot should an piston air compressor get
My old Monkey Wards 2 piston, single stage, 6 gallon (guessing), 1 hp, 120V air compressor runs as hot as 180 degrees on the cylinder head when I'm using it a lot. Is that a normal temperature for...
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14 years ago
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CPVC vs Copper
I'm going to be doing some plumbing, never worked with CPVC, and wanted opinions on it. Putting in a water softener. All plumbing will be on the cold supply side. I have existing copper 3/4". Will...
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Bosch Dishwasher won't fill
Greetings all. My 7 year old Bosch SHU3035UC/UC12 stopped filling with water the other day. It powers through all the cycles and SOUNDS like its working, but when I open the door mid-cylce, no...
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first alert talking smoke alarms
After the previous thread, I picked up a couple of these, they seem quite well designed overall, the tri-tone is about 500hz and my 85yo mother can hear them quite well - BUT she cannot hear the...
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Problem with well not delivering water
This weekend we did a shock on our ~350' well to address some iron bacteria issues. Followed instructions carefully, adding measured amount of bleach and recirculating well water via garden hose...
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Electric Range Wiring
Hi; I had a gas range in my kitchen. I want to install an electric range. Should I use 6 gauge or 8 gauge wiring? Thanks Pat
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Collapsed Dryer Vent
I looked through my dryers exit vent from the outside and saw no connection to it. All I saw was a water pipe. How would I be able to re-connect my vent?
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