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Who Has Time of Use Electic Metering
We used to have a seperate meter for off peak and another for on peak. This was a good deal, I had the electric water heater on the off peak meter and enjoyed the savings. The off peak was about 1/2...
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What does this mean , on my Lexan?
The instructions written in graphics only, no words, on the backing sheet imply that I must make the hole through my Lexan sheet 3mm bigger than the screw I'm putting through the hole. Is that...
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Filter System in question?
Just purchased this home recently.............does is not use air filters in the Lennox Pulse?
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Why the sponge in the gas tank?
Can anyone tell me why my 1980's vintage Briggs powered little wonder push leaf blower has a sponge in the gas tank? What does it do, besides decompose over time? Thanks, Steve
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9 years ago
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Wax drip method test for machine threads
Someone posted here, that if a nut and bolt are stuck, you can hear the nut with a torch, and then drip candle wax into the threads. From a lit candle. As the temp hits the sweet spot, the wax soaks...
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OT Where our education $$ go
Read it and smile
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where to buy a shelf?
Damn! Need one shelf 14.5" Deep x 18.5" Wide. Nominal 1" so 3/4" thick. For replacemeant shelf for an entertainment center as a temp measure until the whole thing can be replaced. figured *good*...
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Where can I find the information on step design?
Okay I will probably never have the money to build the house, but it is a fun hobby/ dream. I have lots of factors that I need to find, but at the moment I am hunting how to figure steps into a...
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How is this Symmons shower faucet SUPPOSED to work ('cuz it doesn't work that way)
How is this Symmons shower faucet SUPPOSED to work? ('cuz it doesn't work the way I think it should) What happens, no matter where I put the volume control knob or the temperature control lever, is...
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No longer worth it to plug in Electric Cars or Plug-In Hybrids in Areas wit High Electricity Costs and Low Gasoline Costs
Assuming all your information is correct, you should spread this observation further. Even with all the subsidies, the Prius costs are spread to the taxpayer who pays for it. Cost to everyone is more...
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Reparing Leak in Tire Side Wall
I have a slow lead in the side wall that came from scraping some kind of sharp object laying by the curb. Looks like a 1/2-inch cut, but jagged. Tire is tubeless radial. Is it possible to patch...
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myth of warped disks
I vaguely recall an encounter with a pulsing brake pedal. I thought the disks would have to be machined or replaced, but the problem went away. Now I've read it on the internet: warped disks are a...
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keyed entry door knob problem
Doorlatch will not recess when door closes. If knob is turned only slightly so that latch recesses .2 inch it will go ahead and recess. What is the problem?
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Brass Corrosion: Removal?
Got a couple of brass fittings where the moving parts are corroded to where they don't move anymore. Is there some household substance that they could be soaked in to dissolve the corrosion?
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Hot Water Options
My son/ wife live in Connecticuut, in an area where natural gas is not available. He has (had) a oil fired boiler, that provided both heat AND hot water. Most recently he has added a pellet stove...
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