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Replacing garbage disposal in kitchen sink.
I'm reading the instructions for installing my 'disposal' and it says to use 'Plumber's Putty'. Since I'm not going to make a career of installing disposals, I'd rather...
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Gray PVC fittings in residential plumbing -- kosher?
I've just redone one bathroom and found that the nipple between the brass fitting back in the wall and the stop valve for the toilet tank was gray PVC, such as one uses for sprinkler systems. I...
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OT: How to measure 900°F...?
Howdy, I need to calibrate the self-cleaning temperature of my oven. It wants to be about 900°F. I can get expensive thermometers that will measure in that range but this is a one time thing. Next, I...
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Recessed lights in kitchen centered on the stove
I have planned a series of recessed lights in the kitchen, along the cabinets about 36" from the wall (counter top would be 24" out) so it will be 12" beyond the counter top. One of them I centered on...
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Replacing plywood siding with stone?
What is involved with replacing the T1-11 plwood siding with stone / stone veneer? Is it even possible? I assume all of the trim would have to be removed. Our house has the fake stone - Lavastone on...
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Any tractor trailer drivers here?
I want to move my 48 foot storage trailer with a bucket loader, just pick it up and push it back. I have the wheels chocked right now. Do I need to put air into the reserve tank to release the brakes...
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Installing Gas Oven
We'll be buying a new gas oven soon. The local appliance store wants a few hundred bucks to deliver and install. I have a truck big enough to haul it and neighbors to help get it in the house. How...
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Kohler Faucet water pressure- Maybe model Thermostatic Mixer K-669-KS
The flow is down to a trickle. The temp is just fine. Any ideas before I open the wall up? Thanks in Advance. Doug Clark
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12V under cabinet halogens way too bright
I want to use these for accent lighting, not as task lights. Unfortunately, a dimmer doesn't work with an electronic 'transformer', and a magnetic transformer costs more than the lamps....
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Some things, only Dad can do.....
There are some things around the house (and in life) that it seems only Dad can do (of course, there are exceptions to this rule, but humor me). The one I encountered today: Hear a toilet that is...
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Rubberized paint?
I'm looking for a paint or rubberized plastic coating to be used in using in a medicine chest. I was going to pull my medicine chest, sand, primer & paint the inside. Started thinking about a...
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Drillzilla
Review: "This 23-pound drill bores six-inch-wide holes in brick and smashes concrete, without destroying your arms..." Standard drills will barely make a chip in concrete or brick. That's why...
 
Electrical Box On Wood Siding Question
Hello, Will be putting up a Deck light, which will be mounted against the typical horizontal wood siding. I see that they have available at HD a plastic mount for the light which has a tapered groove...
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Help with gravel on clay driveway
We have a long gravel on clay driveway that is about 2 years old. It has done fairly well until recently when we had a lot of rain & snow. The gravel just got pushed down in the the gel/slime/whatever...
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looking for manufacture
Trying to find the manufacture of bathroom sink faucet. The logo looks like a V under a stick house within a square box. -------------------------------------...
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