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Tile saw
Looking for suggestions, on purchasing a tile saw. The job is going to be a one time deal, my shower area. Would you purchase something new, used? Maybe rent? Thanks NW
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Garbage dispoal and laundry room backup
I have a single sink with attached garbage disposal. the dishwasher is connected directly and it all works correctly and there is no drainage problems. I do how ever have backup from my laundry room...
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Building precision
I don't know if it is me or Google, but when I look down on the Great Pyramid it looks like it is at least 2 degrees off North. (The video claims exactly North 1/500 of a degree) (3:25) The Great...
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One hose portable AC?
A friend's air conditioning has failed and she doesn't have the money to replace the compressor etc. So she's looking at so-called portable AC One unit she saw looks nice, has the right controls plus...
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Actual price/gallon for 12% Hasa Pool Chlorine (for SMS and the Silicon Valley)
SMS turned me on to the "Pool Store" in Saratoga, which runs a "special" all the time on HASA 12% liquid chlorine (I buy 16 gallons at a time), which has the following math, if interested. HISTORY: It...
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Any suggestions for a cheap pool vacuum run on water?
I need a temporary pool vacuum for the rest of the summer in a place that I am renting which didn't come with a pool vac. It's my responsibility to keep the pool clean so I have been hand vacuuming...
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Metal shingles
Anyone have experience installing these? Without knowing anything more than this, they sounds like a good alternative to tile.
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Burglars for the new generation
In the seventies, someone broke in and stole my color TV. Last night, I came home to find someone had broken in and crammed in 45 or so analog televisions into my trailer.
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rewired kitchen
now we can run the microwave, toaster and coffee maker all at the the same time. Each has it's own separate circuit The hardest part: Cleaning under the stove! Had to move it and wow what a mess of...
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heat to AC changeover?
What could this guy be talking about? It takes weeks to swtich from heat to AC? On a building built in 1970? "Why did I want a portable air conditioner? I live in a condominium apartment that was...
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Room over Garage
Finally started the project. How's it look so far?
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Bending aluminum
I want to bend a 3" long, 1/4" thick x 2" wide flat stock aluminum bar to roughly a 7" radius "U" shape which will give me a 14" (ID) gap between ends. I'm reading methods of bending aluminum and some...
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Craftsman riding mower wont stay running
I have a craftsman LT2000 riding mower that will start and run fine but after running for about 5 minutes it just dies and this didn't start until after I hit a metal plate and broke a spindle and...
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Water Heater dripping like noise
all of a sudden near my water heater in the garage something is making a dripping like noise it sounds like it's the water heater, but no water is seen anywhere the washing machine is on the other...
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Early Kohler toilet fill valve parts?
Anyone know if service parts ball float fill valve for Kohler toilets about 30 years old are available anywhere? All I need is the part called a "plunger" the thing at the top of the assembly which...
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