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Mounting co detector
Low or high? Have one. Is co a low riser?
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is there a replacement for copper pipe in hot water heating loop?
We've got baseboard hot water heating fed by a boiler. There are a half dozen zones which have copper pipes going to and from Slantfin, umm, I guess call them radiators. One copper loop goes from the...
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Drum brakes - do you disconnect the parking brake cable?
Best you toddle off and pay those inflated prices. THE OEM Toyota ones will be exactly the same friction rating as the ones you are replacing.
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OT Computers: China and gmail MX domains
Hi All, Please suffer an off topic question. I ask here as yo guys are pretty impressive and YOU KNOW ALL AND SEE ALL!!!! I have a customer who uses the eMail that comes from his web hosting service....
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How to Reset Climatouch thermostat
Video shows how to reset the Climatouch Thermostat
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Alternatives to cable TV
I know this has nothing to do with home repair, but I am looking for a newsgroup or blog discussing alternatives to cable TV. There are several services such as Hulu that use the Internet and I would...
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Repair Door Latch
I have to lift a door by the handle to get it to latch and want to fix this . My initial idea was to remove the strike plate, chisel out another 1/8" at the bottom edge, fill the existing holes, drill...
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OT - us seniors can relate to this
Last year I replaced all the windows in my house with those expensive, double-pane, energy-efficient kind. Today, I got a call from Home Depot who installed them. The caller complained that the work...
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jumped out furnace
my heat wasnt working called repair man , he temporarily jumped out furnace with paper clip, said call in the morning and someone will be over to replace thermostat. told me to shut off at switch. how...
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Oregon and Green Gas
I like the one about halfway down. It's the guy moving the pump handle in and out of the filler neck. That reminds me of my high school days working at a gas station. A traveler was filling his water...
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386 v in a 220 v house?
In Thailand we usually use 3 phases (L1, L2, L3) + Neutral (N) + Ground (PE) with 220V. A machine imported from Taiwan has four connectors: L1, L2, L3 and Ground (connected to the housing). It uses In...
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Water in refrigerator
Hi All, Well, I did not think this was going to happen, but this is actually On Topic! No Roast Beef involved at all! First off, there is no external water connection to my freezer. I deliberately did...
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Repairing Chain Link Fence
I have a number of sections of chain link fence where invasive trees have b een allowed to grow and have blended with the chain link. I have cut down the trees above the fence and cut them off below...
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OT. Computer flaws
or It looks like everything is vulnerable. A U.S. government-backed body warned that the chips themselves need to be replaced to completely fix the problems.
 
Massive chip flaw affects security on almost all CPUs in the last decade
Massive chip flaw not limited to Intel Intel is dealing with a major chip bug, but full impact unclear How to protect your PC from the major Meltdown and Spectre CPU flaws Intel's full statement:...
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