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How to plug a missing stem?
How to plug a missing stem? What do people do when they can't get a faucet stem back in the pipe, and they have no time to rip out the wall and replace the whole valve assembly? Are there plugs? With...
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Which is better, foam rubber ear plugs or the things that look like headphones
Which is better, that is, which keeps the sound level in one's head lower: foam rubber ear plugs** or the things that look like full-size headphones from the 60's***? **LIke E*A*R Plugs, the yellow...
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LED bulbs and X-10
I've been changing out bulbs and going to the LED lights. I really like them and have swapped out 9 of them so far. Yesterday though, I ran into a different situation. The outdoor light over my family...
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I feel cheated...
Why does a school fire teachers that go the extra mile? Biology teacher/assistant cheer coach Ashley Zehnder, 24, is facing a felony rap for an alleged sexual fling with a high school student.
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Slippery vinyl floor
I don't know how it got this way but an area of the vinyl kitchen floor is slicker'n snail snot. I have cleaned with various floor cleaners, 409 and other household cleaners, and it is still slick. My...
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Worry free or full of worries
I think it's better to pay plumber instead of having this worry free I mean full of worries plan. I paid for this plan for almost 8 months and when called to fix the water heater . After making a call...
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converting 2 wire T-Stat to Wi-Fi Tstat ( have spare wires)
Hello. I currently have a Honeywell standard display T-stat. It has only 2 wires connected to the R & W terminals to control my Weil-Mclain steam bo iler. The T-stat is battery operated. I have spare...
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LV post light - how to make this right?
@ GF's place... renter just moved out... post light has never worked. After his stuff was all moved out I went into his room to tighten some stuf f up and found this... 24VAC transformer screwed to...
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9 years ago
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Circline wows
I have 4 cheapo circline fixtures in my house; 2 in the utility room and one in each of 2 bedroom closets. They each have 2 circline bulbs, a 22 watt and a 32 watt, with an electronic ballast and a...
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Installing french door. (Installing frame without doors)
I just bought a 72x80 French Door for my patio. It is heavy. I thought abou t taking the pins off the door hinges and removing the doors. And temporari ly installing the frame. (Because it is...
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OT sticky yellow plastic
I've got an old Radio Shack FRS walkie talkie. The yellow soft plastic is sticky. I tried Simple Green, no better. Now trying Armor All, which also doesn't seem to help. The soft yellow side is worse...
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Comments on led wifi light bulb needed from Stormin'
LIFX Wi-Fi enabled LED smart lighting. Connect your lights with IFTTT, Amazon Alexa, Samsung SmartThings, Apple HomeKit, Flic, Nest, Google Assistant and more. Control your lights via iPhone and...
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What doee one call this?
What do you call the material that all those signs strapped to tellephone poles and on wires stuck in the ground are made of? By people who have no respect for public property. They start off as...
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What is Mr. Cheater's first name?
What is Mr. Cheater's first name? I wanted to read up about him, but can't find Mr. Cheater online. The inventor of the Cheater bar. There are so many things that couldn't get done without his...
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Snowthrower tire ... where's the flat
This is driving me crazy. One of my snowthrower's tires has a _really_ slo w leak. I've pumped it up to like 70lbs and put it under water and there a re no bubbles. However, if I wait a few weeks sure...
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