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Toaster Oven Repair Question
I need to replace the thermal fuse in my toaster oven. I know that when I took the oven apart the gear for the thermostat moved and I assume it will take some trial and error to get it positioned...
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How to Attach Drop-In Sink
I am tiling a vanity countertop, and have a drop-in china sink. The instructions say to set it with "sealant" which I assume means caulk. Do I need anything else, such as adhesive, or are the plumbing...
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Ridiculous FHA rules
We are selling a house to a buyer using an FHA mortgage. There is a rule, because of lead paint, that any house built before 1978 cannot have any "peeling, checking or flaking paint". The property has...
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Hear water meter 'clicking' throughout the pipes when in-ground sprinkler running
When our in-ground sprinkler is running outside, I can hear the water meter 'clicking' through all the pipes -- including as far away as our 3rd floor bathroom. All the pipes are secured...
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Just a heads up ; Lowes carrys a Water Mister which DOES work for spot evaporative cooling and other applications.
Had my car worked on at a local Auto Repair place, and they had a very long string of these Water Misting lines/nozzles spraying a very fine mist. The Supervisor said it reduces the temp in the work...
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Brick Splitter
Do these brick splitters work? See links below. Going to install a clay brick patio. The pattern that the wife picked out I have a feeling that I will be cutting many bricks at the edge....
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Garage Doors
We are looking at 3 different garage doors for our house. This is a replacement. Clopay - 4050 Series Wayne Dalton - 9600 Series CHI - 2285 Series What are the pros and cons of each. We want a good,...
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water softner regeneration times
How often does a salt based water softener have to regenerate...and for how long ? We have a rental home that has 2 adults. Based on the size of the salt tank...I'd say it's a medium to large...
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Just some pool repair hints I picked up.
Got a leaking pool float, toy, etc.? Too cheap to buy a new one while the old one is still good enough for another season or two? I found the best thing to use for finding the smallest hole is the...
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Reverse mortgage etc? ? ?
This isn't really a "home repair" question, but some readers of the newsgroup might help, based on experience. I have a sister, single and living alone, who needs to begin drawing down the equity...
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Who sells 12v CO detectors ( for alarm systems)?
My CO detector reached its end of life and needs to be replaced. Its a Sentrol 240-COe 12v with NO/NC/c wiring for my alarm system. Does any home center sell these or do I have to order online?
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Circuit went out - how much to fix?
I posted this already (I thought) but can't find. Here goes again. One electrical circuit has gone out, comprising four outlets. Typical So. Calif stucco house. I checked the breaker covering that...
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is my air comp regulator ok?
I have a split tank (campbell-hausfeld) air compressor someone just gave me. It has outlet with regulator. As long as I don't have the regulator turned all the way up, I seem to have air bleeding...
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Phone cable repair
My excellent track hoe operator cut my phone cable. He called a buddy who works for the phone company, and he says the phone company charges $300 to come fix it. It is a copper shielded 4 line wire....
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Gloat! - Open Box Shed Kit
I didn't need anything as big or as costly as the shed kits at the borgs so I drew up some plans for an 8 x 6 x 6 lean-to style shed to store a few items in my backyard I hooked up the trailer,...
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