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Most durable wood floor paint?
Hi, We manage a local community beach house: many people with wet feet and lots of sand walking in/out, and tables & chairs being moved around alot too. The floor is painted wide-plank wood flooring...
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OT Current terrible deafness plague!
Have you noticed that many drivers are evidently getting very deaf? You can hear the radio very clearly in cars far far away. If the occupants were not deaf, the music would likely be painfully loud...
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in praise of pump-up sprayers
Until recently, my only pump-up sprayer was a Chapin from the 1990s. I had to recharge it every couple of minutes because it didn't seal well. I had to keep cleaning debris out of the spray tip. The...
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Advice needed on separating utility bills
Contemplating adding an ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) to an existing reside nce in Portland, Oregon. In California this was called a "Mother-in-law Ap artment". Unit to be in basement. Main floor...
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OT - credit card upgrade question
Got a note today from one of my card providers. They will soon be sending me upgrade, a card with RFID chip. They say that the chip will provide a unique transaction ID number for each purcahse, which...
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Riding Mower wont start
I have a troy bilt horse xp with a kohler 22hp engine sv620 it will only st art if i use starter fluid. i left old gas on the tank so i drained the tan k and sprayed it out with ether and bleed the...
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Shellac primer sealer
Hi I want to paint a door trim that has a few coats of oil based clear polyure thane. It is pine and therefore lots of knots. On a similar project I appli ed 2 coats of Bin Shellac Primer Sealer and...
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HF orange tip clamp question
I've got a couple of these, the ornage tips fall off easily, several are lost already. How to keep the tips on? Epoxy? Gorilla glue? - . Christopher A. Young learn more about Jesus . . .
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What would this JACK be called?
While watching one of those old "Emergency" tv episodes, I saw them using a hydraulic device similar to a "floor jack", but it's a wedge shaped device which expands and will separate or lift things....
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sand is destroying my hot water heater and washing machine
my home destroyed in supper storm sandy after spending a lot of money to get it rebuilt I'm having an issue with sand coming in the clean water pipes all my pipes are new and I had to sink in a water...
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leak under my kitchen sink
I have an intermittent leak under my kitchen sink. When we find water on the shelf under the sink I dig everything out of the cabinet and look for the drip site but by that time it is dry every where...
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rubber plugs and memories.
When I first moved here, I needed a rubber plug to plug up the laundry sink once in a while. Either there was one here already or I bought one. It was hollow. After 31 years, it started leaking at the...
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thoughts on soap
You know how, When they put in anti-lock brakes, or better tires on cars**, people just drive faster. Well, I didn't believe the stories about them adding enzymes to laundry soap. I thought it was...
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Aerostar Head Gasket Replacement
No way to remove body parts to make clearance. It IS possible to replace the heads without removing the engine: Remove right front seat 2.Remove anti-skid brake module from under dash, leave wires...
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What is wrong with Store Clerks?
I went to a Dollar Store and bought the following: 1 box of crackers 2 candy bars 1 quart of motor oil 1 pack of 4 AA batteries 1 one liter bottle of soda 1 pack of cold cuts 2 average cans of canned...
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