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OT - Are There Various Levels Of "Not Allowed"?
I was at an Amtrak station this weekend. One of the pre-recorded announcements concerned carry-on baggage. "All bags must be stowed in the overhead bins. Bags are not allowed on the floor or on the...
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Re: white rocks in faucets?
Ken, You may have hard water. The calcium can precipitate out and form rocks. Folks who sell water softeners often will test your water for free. Dave M.
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Clothes washer leaks water on floor
I think I am probably just going to get another clothes washer rather than try to fix this one. That's mostly because I am not that good at repairing washers and dryers etc, and the cost of getting...
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Loose flooring board
Our new house has what appears to be tongue and groove solid wood plank flooring. I would guess that it was originally glued down because there is one small area in the dining room that makes a pop or...
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Toilet Clogs
Several years ago, my wife and I renovated our bathrooms and put in "comfor t-height" toilets with excellent MaP Flush Performance. We just moved to a nother home and I've had to plunger an RAK toilet...
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Sink spray hose leak!
I'm installing a new sink (Vapsint brand) and stuck trying to figure out wh y I have a leak at the spray hose connection. It's the kind of connection with a plastic piece at the end of the hose (with...
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Where can I get a conic section of wood slices?
I am trying to help a math teacher spruce up a barren basement classroom that currently looks like a prison cell. I gave her an 18-inch WiFi antenna for her to put posters on saying it's a parabola...
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My porch light no longer turns on
After replacing the light bulb, the switch in the wall and the socket and the wiring within the fixture, my porch light still doesn't turn on. I suspect that the wiring between the switch and the...
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irrigation - pump cycling
Pressure tank with 40/60 pressure switch to pump start relay to submersible pump, maybe 1.5hp, maybe 2hp __________________________________________ We want to add some irrigation to foundation...
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Resistance of thermal switch in thermocouple - does it matter - hot water heater - generic replacement
Why do you think the resistance matters? Did you put a replacement one without the thermal fuse in and does it work? If it does, end of story on the resistance part. The real issue I see is if this is...
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sewer plug
Will a sewer plug work the same as a Backwater Check Valves? And will it cause water pressure damage to the sewer drain under the basement floor if the drain system gets overloaded from a heavy rain...
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Microwave Turntable Motor: Interchangeability?
My friend's microwave oven has a non-working burnt out turntable motor. Som e liquid spilled down to it, resulting in charred windings. These little mo tors are all AC synchronous motors. The original...
 
Designing a house in tornado-ridden places
Why are they still using wood? Can't they move their expensive equipment to basement before leaving their homes? It just does not make sense.... Remember the 3 pigs building houses stories? :)
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Anyone using a carbon fiber door?
Thinking that you would never see one unless on a modern airplane. Carbon fiber is expensive and only useful where weight saving is important.
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(OT) Never Trust People who wear Clothing
Never Trust People who wear Clothing. Because they always have something to hide!