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Shed project question
have a dumb question about my shed project......I'm constructing a 12x16 shed. have poured concrete slab and put down one row of concrete blocks, I will pick up lumber tomorrow. planning to use 5/8"...
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testing water heater
Hmm, our water heater seems to have become unwell in the last couple of days - taking a long time to reheat, and whilst the hot water it eventually produces is still hot (not just warm) it runs out...
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Washer/Dryer combo problems
I have a MLCE52RCS1 washer dryer combo and I'm looking for a service manual. I've got a broke tub support and drum and would like to replace it. Any help would be appreciated. Is there a better...
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Please find these plumbing parts...
I've searched a few plumbing sites, but couldn't find what I was looking for. Maybe you guys that know the plumbing sites better than me can help out. I'm looking for either a 3 1/2" to 1 1/2" rubber...
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gas engine clogging up
I have a TroyBilt powerwasher with the Briggs & Stratton engine I bought at Lowe's a couple of months ago. It has oil, but seems to run while emitting a white cloudy smoke. If I don't have it high...
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470 feet of extension cord
Students Try to Steal Giant Pepper From Chili's Rooftop Four people were arrested on Sunday after attempting to steal a giant chili pepper from atop a Chili's Grill and Bar in Vermont. Triggered by an...
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saw on a rope
I've seen flexible "wire" saws that can bend a good bit. These wire saws have a grit coating. I need to cut down a tree and was wondering if anyone has ever used something like this on a rope. You tie...
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CFL's in humid environments
I don't know if this typical for CFL's or for one particular brand. I replaced 3 incandescent bulbs with 3 CFL's and they all burned up within 6 months. The bathroom is small and it has no working...
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Garbage Disposal Problem
Machine is 8 years old and has worked well for all this time. Today it stopped working. When I turn the electricity on it hums and does not rotate. It is not jammed. I can rotate the shaft by hand....
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Lowe's Lousy Inventory
I went to Lowe's today to pick up an assortment of materials; a 1 micron water filter, a toilet handle, a tube of butyl calk, a gallon of Snow Roof, a 3" self-closing RV trailer dump fitting, and a...
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Larson Storm Door PRoblems
MY 6-year-old Larson storm dooor latch mechanism died today. I went out to get the newspaper and the storm door wouldn't open when I tried to get back in the house. I had to ring the doorbell to get...
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Pruning cuts and healing
I had to take a slightly larger limb than I prefer to cut off a tree in my yard today. A six inch limb at a major fork. If it was not at a fork I would not be concerned. The tree is fairly young,...
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Skunks breeding next door
The house next to mine is abandoned and skunks are living under the rotten deck, or perhaps even inside the house. I don't care about that, but now my back deck smells of skunk when the wind blows a...
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Tent Caterpillers?
Lovely. The neighbors tree is badly infested. We use an umbrella to walk in my back yard just now. Any ideas?
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Leaking toilet/cartridge replacement
I've got a toilet with a "pressure-assist" tank. Instead of just water filling the tank, there's a self-contained unit in the tank. It's been leaking from the actual flushing mechanism. It seems I...
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