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Are circular fluorescent lights dimmable?
Are circular fluorescent lights dimmable? A friend of mine just called me and asked me this question? I told him that I think they are not dimmable, but I am still checking. He said someone has him...
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7 years ago
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Shed Ramp
Would pickup loading ramps work for you? One advantage would be they can be moved easily when it's time to mow and such.
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7 years ago
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Fall Lawn Treatment
Greeting fellow garden fans, What's the best type of grass seed and method to get some grass on this section of the yard? I've got a 300 sq ft section of yard that is partially under a pine tree and...
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7 years ago
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Windows in the winter
Should I be concerned having Windows installed in the wintertime? I figure everything is contracted and when it gets warm it will open and have drafts. I know they are made to expand and contract but...
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7 years ago
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Faucet brand
I need to replace the valve behind the plate in my shower. I'm not sure of the brand. The only mark I see is an SA with a C around it
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7 years ago
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Rain barrels: First Flush vs Swirl
I added a swirl filter I made out of spare parts to the setup. After the first two rain storms I realized too much crap was getting in. I could only hold the water for less than a week because of the...
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7 years ago
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Paint or product that rust can't stain through???
Hi, the front steps to my house are in a damp area, Ive had to replace some wood but theyre in pretty good shape now. Last year I noticed rust spots w here the nails are. So I ground the rust off the...
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7 years ago
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OT: American rules of the road
Do you really have to merge precisely one car from each lane in order? How regimented.
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7 years ago
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Spray can replacement buttons
How and why are you losing the buttons?
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7 years ago
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Burning plastic smell from outlet in a mobile home
The impression I got was that he just wanted to reconnect things for now without replacing the outlet. He wasn't very clear about exactly what is there now -- 3 wires, 2 on one side, one on the other...
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7 years ago
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Comparison of the Verizon & T-Mobile "free" iPhone 7 with iPhone 6 tradein deal
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7 years ago
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OT My grandson called
On Fri, 16 Sep 2016 21:43:00 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote in Nice of you to help your grandson. I could wire some $$ directly to your checking account if you would be so kind as to post the routing info...
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7 years ago
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Is my magnetron faulty?
Whirlpool WMC50522AW -Oven heats weakly--won't boil a cup of water on high after 5 minutes -Draws only 300 watts on high (rated 1200 watts) -Measures -10KV DC to case at Magnetron terminals on high...
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7 years ago
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Garden hose connection leak sealing
I use an evaporative cooler for cooling and after decades of experimenting find that a garden hose run over the surface of the ground to a short length of copper tubing (cooler water connection...
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7 years ago
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Paint or finish floors first?
We are in the end stages of a construction project and one of the rooms is a small den about 11' x 9' with a small closet, 2 windows, 1 door into the hallway. It will be our TV room when it is...
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7 years ago
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