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Blood coming out of shower head
My wife went to take a shower this morning and blood came out of the shower head. I was shocked when I saw her run out of the shower naked and all covered with red blood. I quickly took her out on the...
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Is there a good way to deflate large inflatable toys?
I bought a large inflatable water slide for use by the pool: is a pretty cool slide. It appears to be very well made. The material (vinyl?) is very heavy. But I was not prepared for the setup and,...
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ELECTRICIANS: Is this safe/NEC/legal?
Hi all, My Daughter just bought a house that was a mobile home, double wide, that was put on a foundation. Outside there is a service entrance panel with a 200A main breaker. That feeds into the...
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Fixing Countersunk Siding Nails
The nails on my pressed-board wood siding on the house I bought a few years ago have become countersunk. Maybe they weren't nailed into the studs. Maybe they started countersunk a little bit and...
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Small sliding gate - plans, ideas, readymade?
Hi, I need to put a small 48" high fence gate across a narrow (30 inches or so) opening. It is between my house and separate garage. The opening is so narrow, that I can't narrow it further with...
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Harbor Freight Coupon 20% off any item 5/15-5/18
Coupon good for May 15-18
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Convert lawnmower to mulcher?
Subject line says it all. I've got an MTD/Honda self-propelled walk behind rotary lawn mower. I'm tired of bagging/dumping the clippings and want to replace stock blade with a mulching blade....
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It's hot inside!!!
I have waited too long to replace my broken window a/c unit and now the heat is on. I'm desperate. The one I want (whirlpool 8000 BTU) claims to be Whirlpools quietest ever. The problem is no...
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Bathroom floor 1935 house
My bathroom floor is constructed as follows from the bottom up 2" X 8" joists 16" on center 3/4" X 7" boards running perpendicular to joists 1/2" x 7" boards running parallel to joists (very wavy)...
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40+ year old pool deck (kool deck)
I have a REALLY old kool deck that is beyond repair. Massive cracks and chipping up everywhere. What I would like to do is to have it grind down (while the slope is maintained) and have tile put on. I...
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Seal gutter seams?
Seamless alum. gutters were installed maybe 17 years ago on my little brick bungalow in midwest US. "Seamless" on the straight lengths. The corner pieces were sealed with something that looks like...
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Alternative to "Great Stuff"
Hi, I once saw a link to a foam solution in a can, kind of like Great Stuff but it wasn't Great Stuff. For one it had a longer nozzle. I have to apply insulation where a Great Stuff nozzle just...
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Leave an unplugged battery charger connected to lead-acid battery?
I posted a question in the newsgroup "" about recharging a lead-acid battery for an electric boat motor after returning from a boating/fishing trip. The original question was about whether it's...
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Toilet Flange
The toilet was rocking and I found that the hold down bolts had disintegrated due to rust. After removing the toilet, I see that the flange is badly rusted too. As you can see, a piece of the hold...
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OT What is the big deal about Hubble danger?
OT What is the big deal about Hubble danger? The news keeps talking about how dangerous the Hubble telescope repair is, and NASA set up a second shuttle on the launch pad right after the first one...
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