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a scama?
From Best buying practice Pay with cash or secure apps. If a seller asks for you to pay using a gift card, it could be a scam. Why? I can see if it the buyer wanted to pay with a gift card, it might...
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Asbestos tiles in closet
I have what I believe is 9x9 asbestos tiles on all my closet floors few broken or cracked. I have some leftover laminate flooring food I just put that over the tiles as to not do more damage to them...
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F-connector has unstretchable outer covering.
On Sun, 02 Feb 2020 00:36:20 -0500, micky wrote: Cut the damned thing off a few inches back, strip the coax like at least 100 You Tubes will tell you to do and install a new connector. Best in the...
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More about my roof.
I postponed telling you all what the second guy said until I heard back from him. I expected an email but I just got a phone call. I think the price they gave me was 1260 and I said, Are you going to...
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Ground hog day
and 02-02-2020 Some history here: <> The Germans surrendered at Stalingrad in 1943. Buddy Holly's last concert in 1959. What Happened on Feb 2 What Happened on Feb 2
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New to me, tamper proof flat slot screw
The switch on my coffeepot has gone flakey. The whole pot was $10 new so it's not worth the effort to repair but I thought I'd squirt a little contact cleaner in there anyway. I hate just discarding...
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recently put up a shelf supposedly on wall studs, but a question
plumbing, plumbing vent, central vac, HVAC, etc etc .. an extra stud put in by the carpenters because the first stud was compromised by plumber, electrician, HVAC, etc etc Structure on the other side...
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Anyone here ever use rubber electrical tape?
This is not your garden variety 3M 33. It is rubber amalgamating tape used on high voltage splices up to 67kv. What else is it good for? I managed to come into 5 cases in an auction thinking I was...
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Of all the states, the Swamp is the healthiest
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Furnace Gas Valve Concerns
I have a Bryant gas furnace from the 80's. 376BAW0. It's a downflow. This type has a pilot that is spark-ignited with each call for heat. It has an inducer (exhaust) fan. For those unfamiliar, the...
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Ceiling fans, worth having?
Have two here and like them. One in the den, one in the bedroom. Only used in the summer, the breeze feels nice and makes it comfortable at a slightly higher temp, which may save some energy. But I...
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How keep a threaded rod centered thru a 1,5" hole
Hello all, I am trying to install a Moen faucet to an existing basin. I discovered that the threaded rod that goes down through the mounting hole does not keep centered when I tighten the thread from...
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Is there any reason to replace the fan?
Do electric roof fans rust enough that they must be replaced? My fan, in the pitched part of the roof, looks like new from the inside. The plastic top, the metal screen**, and the metal frame below...
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Something the DoJ is finally doing right
<> https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/blocking-robocalls-now-us-based-voip-gateway-carriers-hit-by-doj-lawsuits/ar-BBZrxJT...
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