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Need to Replace Unbranded Remote for Lamp Switch
Remote control model: TX-220, 315MHz Lamp switches model: SK504 CR2032 battery for the remote control lasts less than a month. I replaced it a with rechargeable Li-on CR2032 battery but changing the...
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water line insurance
Read the fine print first. Many of those "insurance" plans have so many caveats and exclusions that you'll end up paying anyway in the end. Note in this case, Dominion is farming it out to "HomeServe"...
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Well -it's begun
Well digger came yesterday: had been a week since we contracted but with permits and work schedules and need for Miss Utility to mark ground. Fortunately old well with stuck new pump is working well...
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OT: State of the Union Address
Cynics say he timed it so most people would have went to bed before the Democrats started their rebuttals :)
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A friend faces n'hood leaks
We went through that a few years ago. When the water lines were run high quality plastic that was supposed to last forever was used. It didn't and most had to be replaced. The manufacturer, of course,...
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OT Man Found Eaten by Bear Died First From Meth Overdose
<>"A 30-year-old man who was found eaten by a bear in September 2018 died first from a methamphetamine overdose, an autopsy revealed." Why kill the Bear? A 30-year-old man who was found eaten by a...
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OT Trail runner attacked by mountain lion in Larimer County kills the animal in self defense
<>"...He was able to fight off the big cat, killing it in the process. The man hiked to safety and was able to get to a local hospital on his own, officials said. On Monday evening the victim was...
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Furnace filters
Why would anyone in a typical house replace a filter every 30 days? Once a season, tops for me. I frequently go a couple seasons because they are not dirty. If you live in a house with a bunch of pets...
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Frozen pipes?
Evidently you live in a warm climate. Up north the vale was usually at least 48" down. At my last house, I have a rough idea where it was, but it was under the lawn, buried many years ago. Just...
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Wall mounting TV
Art Tedesco wrote: "I really don't understand why people, especially the TV home shows, want to put TVs above a fireplace. The other day I saw one that appeared that the bottom was about 6' off the...
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Re: Need Homemade Anti Foaming Agent for Rug Doctor
When it gets dirty fast after that is because soap is left behind. I wet carpet with the soap as directed. Then use clean water to rinse and suck the carpet. I do this twice. it gets all soap out. The...
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Rockwell Attachments / HF Multifunction Tool
Can Rockwell attachments be used with Harbor Freight's Chicago Electric multifunction tools? I have a bunch of them but no tool.
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OT: "hundred hours"
What is it with the yank military saying "seventeen hundred hours"? There are not 1,700 hours in the day. The two zeroes are MINUTES! It's not even "seventeen hundred minutes" - there are SIXTY...
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