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PIR lights and CCTV?
IR triggered flood lights.
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Where to buy DURABLE window Screen
A local commercial building has some brass window screen that is extremely strong. I want to buy some of that, but all I find in building supply or hardware stores is that flimsy aluminum or plastic...
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wall plug wiring
While looking at this wall plug, I noticed it has a designated side for white wire, and a designated side for black wire. In the past I never saw that on a plug and just put it on whichever side was...
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OT. Falkirk Wheel
I saw it on the show World's Strangest on the Science Channel. It replaces locks that took a whole day to move a boat from one level to the next. It takes just a few minutes now. The thing that got my...
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Noisy flusher
1. I've noticed when sitting on the toilet t hat I have no trouble getting to one inch of it, and then I sort have to plop down, like bailing out of a plane. I"m pretty sure I could do this for more...
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Parking lot resurface
My apartment owner has resurfaced the parking lot. It is some kind of black coating that was sprayed on. The original parking lot was made using beach sand instead of normal sand. So, it included a...
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French drain and cellar Q
Now that we have some weather fit for humans to be outside , I've gotten back to work on the cellar . Today I rolled a thick coat of asphalt emulsion on the outside of the walls and covered it with 6...
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Electric log lighter for fireplace?
My home was originally an All-Electric Home, and while I've converted heat and hot water over to gas, with a slab foundation there was no practical way to get gas to the fireplace (the fireplace is...
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more light changes
the light in Ma's room started to flicker last week and after 20yrs it was time to replace the el cheapo florescent shop light with LED 4ft versions. 4500 lumens, 42watts, rated to 50,000hrs,...
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Putting heated air in a cold tire
I keep my air compressor in the house or it wont start or the line freezes. To pump up a tire, I have up to 165ft of air hose. Normally my 50ft and 15ft coupled together will reach my truck or...
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OT Frank Sinatra
Sinatra was good when he was young, but when it got older I couldn't stand him. I thought he lost something in his voice and people just thought he was great because of his name. Dean Martin, I always...
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Parts Storage Boxes?
I am looking for a specific style of parts storage box. There should be 5-8 separate compartments, large enough to hold a pound of screws or nails each. The compartments should seal up well so there...
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Is it immoral to soak the repairman for info and only pay for one service call?
Is it immoral to soak the repairman for info and only pay for one service call? In the thread I posted a while back, but can't find, about the friend who had no heat, this is the part that the...
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OT enlarging photo
Even though I'm a computer geek who spends a lot of time building and repairing computers I am not terribly Photoshop proficient. I shoot everything in color but a huge portion of it I convert to B&W...
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troubleshooting an issue with my gas fireplace revised addition
**Looking for some insight/suggestions to address a problem concerning my propane gas heat and glo fireplace that has a pilot light assembly with both the thermocouple and thermopile. On the...
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