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OT: Sun Unleashes Monster Solar Flare, Strongest in a Decade
Remarkable event. Sun Unleashes Monster Solar Flare, Strongest in a Decade Early this morning (Sept. 6) the sun released two powerful solar flares — the second was the most powerful in more than a...
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Oven or breaker bad?
Oven conked out while cooking yesterday. Found 240V breaker tripped. Reset it and tried again, Breaker tripped again. Now to figure out if problem is in the breaker or the oven. I'm hoping the...
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Lazy folk
Well this is getting ridiculous, apparently people actually pay someone to clean their oven for them. I just got a leaflet through the door advertising an "oven cleaning specialist". How lazy do you...
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UPS as backup power
I know a few of us have collected a number of free UPS units with bad batteries. Has anyone tried just using the inverter part as emergency power using much bigger batteries. I have a golf cart with 6...
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Cement Board vs Sheet Rock for areas prone to water
I know you are supposed to use cement board in a shower or tub area. What about other areas that are prone to water from inside or from outside. Is cement board much more expensive or much more...
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OT - sensitive man
A woman meets a man in a bar. They talk; they connect; they end up leaving together.. They get back to his place, And as he shows her around his apartment. She notices that one wall of his bedroom is...
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jack pad slot height
What good is a jackpad with a slot if the slot is not deeper than the thing it holds? Isn't the idea that the weld area fits completely in the slot and the car is supported on either side of the slot?...
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DIY Home Plumbing Preventative Maintenance tip (yes an actual home repair post)
Here is an easy one. Every 6 months i go around the house and turn all the valves under the sinks and feeding the commodes back and forth about one turn. This keeps them loose so that when you need to...
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6 years ago
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Mucking a house
On Thurs. I will be volunteering to muck a house damaged by Harvey. I will be wearing a N-95 mask and gloves. Any recommendations ? Since we will be tearing out sheetrock, I will make sure fuze box is...
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What driving factors behind up-tilted metal tube folding chairs?
... ... I'd guess it's that they're all the same chair made in the same Chinese factory just sold by different retailers and it's purely cost-driven of cheapest source.
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Read the contractor agreement post. How about this?
Agreed on a price, total rip and replace any ply needed. Shook his hand. Down payment? None. "Pay me when i am done if you like it." I live in a better part of America from what i see. Especially what...
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Ryobi chargers. P113 or P118" ? And about replacing cells?
I'm migrating my hodgepodge of cordless tools to Ryobi as the garage sale supply permits. I have Ryobi P113 and P118 battery chargers. I'm charging 18V One+ lithium batteries. Is there any practical...
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sealing sump pump cover
If I have a radon mitigation system in place and I just had a sump pump installed does the pump need to be sealed shut?
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OT: Anyone here have experience with Hustler mowers?
The commercial lawn companies around here use either Exmark or Kubota and run them 10hrs a day. They consider everything else a toy.
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Dexron II or III always confuses me especially when all I have is VI
This is one of the best videos out there for tire repair! This Tire Industry Association repair video surprisingly, uses a separate patch and plug, but they cover things that most videos don't,...
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