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Portable Air Tank Question
I need to ask a stupid question. I have a portable air tank that I have not used for 5 or so years, and I have forgotten how to use it. Chalk it up to old age. Anyway - it has no labelling on it...
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9 years ago
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OT: Car radiator fans and HP
I got into a spirited discussion with some gear heads in a BMW forum. The BMWs, like many other cars, use a plastic mechanical belt-driven fan as the primary cooling fan for the radiator. Like many...
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9 years ago
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Brine tank overflow
We woke up this morning to find that the brine tank overflowed. We were neg ligent this last week and didn't fill it with salt. Also, I just installed a water pressure tank and there was a lot of...
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9 years ago
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Can any of you tell, from the accent of this English, WHERE it comes from?
Can any of you tell from whence this caller came from, based on his English accent (as he attempts to 'repair' my home Windows PC)? Here is a 3MB 30-minute MP4 recording of an unsolicited call today...
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9 years ago
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Repairing Lakewood Kool Operator fan
I have an old 7-blade Kool Operator fan which I'm trying to get working again. For a long time, it only started up on Hi, and now it just doesn't start up. And the blade no longer moves freely. So I...
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9 years ago
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Do coin batteries ever leak?
Do coin batteries ever leak?
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9 years ago
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Stone work question
I'm putting stone on the floor and up the wall behind and on the left of my wood burning stove . The floor is done , and in a week or so I'll move on to the wall . My question is whether I need to...
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9 years ago
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A/C problem
Hi, Of course. I use Lithium ones and mine is wired so that battery is on stand-by mode. Some 'stats can draw power from 24V AC transformer. One extra wire run to 'stat. If it is digital model, it...
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9 years ago
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Shake roof maintenance
Over the last 15 years I have been walking my shake roof every year and replacing pieces as needed. This is a good day's job but it has kept the roof in good shape and stopped having to re-roof the...
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9 years ago
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OT: Time for a new set of tires for summer only
Hi, Need a set, not all season type, summer tires. Have a set of winter, snow/ice tires on rims. Any suggestions/recommendations please. Size is 2255/55-18 for my main daily driver(SUV) TIA,
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9 years ago
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Roof leak advice?
Does the roof still have a bow? I've had a couple of small leaks around the edges where the water pooled up. Sometimes the water will follow the interior framing to the low point. I've had good luck...
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9 years ago
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Sunlit world globe
I recently inherited my fathers Sunlit World Globe in prime condition but there is no instruction booklet to be found. Is there some way to obtain an instruction booklet for this item so I can put it...
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9 years ago
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Newish sink strainer leaking ???
Last summer we remodeled our kitchen. The sink is double basin stainless steel with Kholer nickle plated brass baskets. They came with strainers with o-rings in them. Over use the o-rings streatched...
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9 years ago
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How To Cover Romex in the Attic
I have unfinished attic space that I used for storage. I have a plywood fl oor up there, and there's romex running along the floor. I want to protect the romex from people walking on it / stuff...
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9 years ago
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Bug catcher that looked like a clear plastic pair of scissors, where to buy?
They may not be that old fashioned, but I haven't seen any around lately. In a search, I see all the new fangled ones that cost $15-20 and up, which seems ridiculously high. The one I'm looking for is...
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9 years ago
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