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Washing Machine Not Draining
I have a Maytag Neptune washing machine that may be about 10 years old. The machine doesn't fully drain after washing, leaving a small pool of water in the drum and the close are soaked. I need to...
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Glass like replacement?
Hi, Over the years I have acquired fancy furniture that has this form fitting glass surface. This 1/4" glass presents a tremendously hard and useful surface. But brittle. I've made a few inquiries...
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Passing cable via switch box
Hi, For reasons of esthetics, I'd like to pass a 14gage Romex via a switch box on a wall. This is a surface mounted box. This new cable is on separate ckt breaker. Is this allowed by NEC code?...
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prepwork for trim..
I am about to paint the trim in my stairway.. It has 2-3 coats of paint. I know the top coat is a latex paint, and the bottom is lead paint.. I did a swab test and found it out. What would be best...
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Toilet installation
I'm installing a new toilet on a basement floor. I lined up the flange slots with the bowl holes and traced around the perimeter of the toilet. When dry-fitted It slightly rocks on the concrete...
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Anyone have an Orion?
The new stainless steel convection cooker from Home Depot? Works on a small amount of charcoal. Steve
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Lubricate with regular oil or WD-40
I've googled this topic and there is two opinions out there. Some say use regular oil because it last longer, others say use wd-40 because it does not collect dust, which will gum up and create...
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SonicScrubber
Is the SonicScrubber power scrub brush any good? Does it work anywhere near as well as it does in the TV commercial? Thank you in advance for all replies. -- Whenever I hear or think of the song...
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how clean does a concrete floor need to be?
...to put down tile? reason I ask this question is I spent last weekend finishing scraping up the old tiles in my laundry room (I'd done the other half months ago; then finally I got sick of...
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OT: Out of jail, new lawn
St. Pete Times this morning has good news, here: interesting note in the story is that the picture of the home, in the first article about this owner's jailing, shows the home to be obviously well...
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Water Hammer - But not your typical kind
I know about water hammer - the loud noise associated with a rapidly closing valve causing the water to slam inside pipes causing them to bang. I also know most of the solutions - arrestors, expansion...
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Chalk Questions
At lowes and HD there seems to bea chalk for alsmost everything but what I need. I need to seal aluminum w/ a white surface to brick or mortar. Which chalk should I use? Is there a chalk out there...
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Upgrading electrical circuit breakers to higher amperage
I recently added some new, heavier-duty equipment to my garage woodshop and am now finding that I'm tripping the breakers more often. There are two circuits in the garage, both 15 amps. The new...
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Ceramic Tile Questions
|I am tiling a small half-bath with an area roughly a little over 4'x8' | with ceramic tile. The old floor was plywood that was screwed and | nailed to the subfloor. There is an area 51" by...
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time to replace water-heater. Brands, models, quality, etc?
Well, water heater's bottom (near pilot light) is getting rusted out, inner "door" is like a quarter eaten away (is no longer rectangular), is 15 years old. (Was looking in home-repair book,...
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