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Electric Fireplace
stopped working, do I need a specialist or just an electrician to troubleshoot and fix it?
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Kitchen phone jack bad?
My kitchen phone was crackling horribly, so I bought a replacement at Radio Shack. It worked fine for a month or so, then IT started crackling just a week ago! The phone AND the personal alarm system...
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DIY disasters kill nearly 600 a year
DIY handymen are costing hundreds of millions of dollars in medical bills by putting up wobbly scaffolds, touching live wires and shooting themselves in the hands and feet with nail guns. The...
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Any body has experience using Sanijet Pipeless Spa?
I am remodeling my bath room and thinking of replacing my old tub with a spa. But hearing the complaints about the problems with keeping the parts clean, I think the pipeless spa might be the answer I...
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14 years ago
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Decora dimmer?
Does anyone make a good Decora-style dimmer that doesn't require it's own trim plate? e.g. I was looking at the display at the Home Despot and I think it was Lutron dimmers that they carried,...
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14 years ago
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More city code violation crap
College students turn school bus into a swimming pool (intentionally). City code inspector says that's a violation. Or three. You can tell city employees never went to college.
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Repairs of the future
Here's a video from BMW on "augmented" reality auto repair, but it would work for home repairs too. not TOO reality - you'll notice the voice-over instructions say: "Loosen two screws..." not...
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14 years ago
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GE Potscrubber Dishwasher
I was called to look at my neice's Potscrubber and told that it was getting no water. I checked the feed valve, and the feed line. I then checked to see that the sump was in fact retaining enough...
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14 years ago
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Concrete Patio
Hi all, I have a 16' x 22' concrete patio that butts up against the utilityroom exterior wall foundation. It was poured when the house was built almost 40 yrs ago. It has severe cracks that...
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14 years ago
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Loose hose bib
I have a hose bib in my garage that simply appears out of a hole in the drywall. It has a 45 degree turn connector and a vacuum breaker attached, and then the garden hose. The valve is always open, as...
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14 years ago
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Re-roofing a barn
We've got an old arched-roof dairy barn (built in 1950) which obviously hasn't been maintained or used in *many* years (we moved here last year). The frame and three walls are good; the other...
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crawlspace outlets
I need some electrical outlets in my crawlspace so I can later install sump pumps, ventilation fan, and lights. I assume a code compliant installation would create a new circuit breaker and put the...
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14 years ago
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Dishwasher--use it or lose it
As a senior who has lost his wife and trying to maintain the house, I have little use for the dishwasher but an acquaintance has said I should use it to keep it operational. Any thoughts?
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14 years ago
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Turning white concrete into gray
A contractor installed a cellar door for me recently and used white concrete/cement to bed it in. This contrasts badly with the surrounding normal (gray) concrete apron so I'd like to change the...
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14 years ago
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Cutting concrete slab
I need to cut a trench in a 4" thick concrete slab for plumbing work, the trench needs to be 20" wide, and the trench runs along the direction of an exterior wall. However, the centerline of the...
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