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Avoiding washer/dryer down stairs
Serious questions: Can you take out a dishwasher from a kitchen and replace with a small (stackable?) clothes washer (and dryer)? Could a plumber easily do that? Even sillier question: Clothes...
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Stain Removal
One of the daughter-units took it upon herself to lube-and-grease her bicycle. I applaud her self-starter can-do attitude and follow-through. The bike looks marvelous and rides like new....
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Hardipanel for Shed Siding?
I've got a line on some 5/16" X 4' X 8' Sierra Hardipanels, pre- primed, for $22 each. I'm planning on building a small lean-to style shed to house some bikes, etc. over the winter as...
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appliance insurance???
anyone have any experience/comments/vendors etc. regarding purchasing appliance insurance for our home? Mostly new appliances but a very old but still working fine, oil furnace. paul
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HVAC economizer
I was wondering how much trouble it would be to add an economizer to my reidential HVAC. I live in the NC foothills and the temp in the summer varies between the 90s in the day to the 60s at night. I...
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How to kill those "Klunkers"
Sodium Silicate. The government mandates that cars traded in under the "Cash for Clunkers" program be permanently disabled and specifies that the method used is to replace the oil with Sodium Silicate...
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Can I use Air Exchanger installation pipes for Air Condition?
Hi all, My new house has an Air Exchanger installation which is using during the cold season. I do not have yet an Air Condition. But I did put a window Air Condition on my basement and blow the cold...
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Acid stain
Going to stain our driveway and patio. Never have done any staining, looks like anyone who pays attention and reads about it, AND has a practice space should do a fair job. My question: Are all acid...
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Another Ceiling Fan Question
A friend tried to help me install a Harbor Breeze 42inch ceiling fan, with a remote control. With all of the wires, plus the remote control that should be stuffed inside the casing, it is impossible....
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Deck stain improvement experiment
Episode 4: Results at 10 months later Nope, my experiment of adding 1/4 cup boiled linseed oil and 1/4 cup mineral spirits to a gallon of Behr semi-transparent oil-based stain did not work as well as...
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Faucet washer repair
I have a bad faucet washer in my bathroom sink. The washer has a chip out of one edge of it. What sort of glue can I use to repair this chip? would epoxy work? Normally I'd replace the washer, but...
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Under pine tree leak in sprinkler system
------------------------------------- I had a leak 18" under a pine tree roots. I found and repaired the leak, but now I can not stop a dripping leak in one of the repaired joints. I am using 3/4...
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amps to hp
When translating amps to hp for a 120V appliance, is the formula essentially 120*amps/745.699872 That would give a 15amp ryobi table saw a rating of 2.41hp which is ridiculously high, no? Is my...
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HUMOR: New storm door installed
It's only a door, but the owner had to start somewhere: Whether you call a professional for home repairs or do it yourself, there's a 50/50 chance of something not being right.
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Need help with refridgerator
Is there is anything I can or should do about a 12 year old refridgerator in my workshop. It is a medium size house appliance that I bought used for $200. It has worked well, but has recently quit...
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