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Tying into the seage drain
Hi, I have recently posted a question about tapping into this drain: I received good advice to actually tie into one of the smaller pipes that go into it. Well it turns out that that location is too...
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GE gas oven - replace igniter
My GE gas oven (JGRS06) does not light. It has a glow plug type igniter - that does not light. I see how to physically remove the igniter but I don't understand how to unplug the electric cord to...
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Stucco Paint
Does anyone have any experience with Behr Elastomeric paint? How well will it go through this gun else I need to be aware of besides preping well?...
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Shrinking shingles
When did they shrink 3-tab shingles? I had an bundle from about 2 years ago that I bought to fix a few blow- offs. Needed more to re-roof the SW slope before winter, so I went to Home Depot, got 6...
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Where would you put this bathroom outlet (pics)
In my ongoing bathroom project, I am redoing the wiring. A question came up as to where to put the outlet. The picture shows on the right where the old outlet used to be ( which I don't know if I...
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15 years ago
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Kitchen Back splash - Design Help required
Good Morning...I am getting ready to do my kitchen back splash and need a little design help for the area where the tile will end. The tile will end at the area of my kitchen where there is a...
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What kind of drill bit for bathroom tiles?
Am putting up a shower curtain rail. What type and size(?) of drill/ drill bit should I use? Any other advice welcome.
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15 years ago
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Deck stain improvement experiment
This follows the threads "recipe to restore VOCs?" and "more on paint/ stain VOCs." It's my experiment on "doctoring" deck stain to get better performance. This is Episode 1. I bought a pint of...
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15 years ago
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Can I put a coffee warmer on a dimmer switch?
Most coffee mug warmers are under-powered. One reviewer on Amazon said that they were restricted to about 24 watts by law. This one made for warming the whole coffee pot. It says it's 120V/15amp....
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15 years ago
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Hot Mop or Torch Flat Roof?
I have a flat roof with air conditioning duct work on the roof that is leaking near the penetrations. I am going to have the roof torn off and put on a new roof. Should I use torch or hot mop? Can you...
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Concrete Emergency
My wife and I have a very unusual situation. A plastic bottle of a "Cactus Food" tipped over and sat in the solution for a day or so. It is a slightly low spot of our concrete patio so it did not...
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Honda generators
I almost bought a Honda EU2000i generator at the state fair 2 years ago (best price I'd seen) but I passed on it, mostly because I'd taken the bus to the fair and didn't want to wag the...
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Old Shower Mixer Valve
I have a vintage 1971 Price-Pfister single handle shower-tub mixer valve that has decided not to shut off without a lot of handle wiggling. I took the cover off, and for the life of me can't...
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CFL's with a generator
I replaced all my incandescents with CFLs. With the recent power outages here (Ohio) I bought a generator and was wondering if the CFLs can handle the fluctuation of the generator.What I mean by the...
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Clear epoxy?
Is there a clear epoxy that will bond glass (crystal) to brass. The glass door knob handle came off of the brass seat.
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