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End Terrace Alley Way Floor
Hi All, Hoping for some advice. I have an Alley way which my neighbours say is causing damp along their wall. They believe it is being caused by the alley way having only a dirt floor and not...
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Swamp cooler water feed problem
The water level in my swamp cooler is consistantly too high and sometimes overflows. The valve has a thick wire to the float. I bend the float down until the water only starts flowing at the proper...
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10 years ago
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Boiler help
I recently moved into an older property, from early 1950s, and we've got an oil burning boiler that's at least 20 years old if not older. I want to replace it with something more efficient but don't...
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10 years ago
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Any way to remove water stains from wallpaper?
Is there a way to remove water stains from wallpaper that works? The paper is only a few years old. It's a light green color and has very little texture (not a grass cloth). I ran a search and came up...
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10 years ago
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Black & Decker
Phone call to mum. - "Hi Mom, it's me." - "Hi Sally, are you okay?I thought you were with your father at the Ace Hardware store, looking for a drill." - "Yeah, I was, but I got arrested and they've...
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10 years ago
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Took a guess, fixed my dryer for $30 but don't understand why.
My gas dryer had been acting up recently. The clothes would almost dry, but with a front load washer they are not all that wet anyway. Still, it didn't seem like the heat was staying on very long. The...
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10 years ago
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6yrold GE Profile Spacemaker mounted microwave, no microwaves
Hi... We have a 6 year-old GE Spacemaker microwave that has stopped microwaving. The fan, lights, turntable, etc all still work - just no microwaves. a) Is this worth repairing or is replacing the...
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10 years ago
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Wooden patio
Hi everyone, Will a wooden ' patio ' ( require a lot of maintenance and can anyone share some tips to cut down on these maintenance costs? Reliable reputation in building Woodlands patios and decks....
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10 years ago
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Fire Extinguishers Revisited
Doing some web surfing, this morning. Find a product called a First Alert Tundra. At least one customer is thrilled: 89 of 95 people found the following review helpful 5.0 out of 5 stars Completely...
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10 years ago
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What to use to prevent stepping on nails
It's been years since I stepped on a nail, but it happened again. When I'm working on a project, I never leave boards laying around with nails sticking up. I either remove them, bend them over, or at...
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10 years ago
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Flooring Transition from Carpet to Vinyl Floor
I am replacing the vinyl floor in a bathroom. Carpet is laid in the hallway that accesses the bathroom. There is no metal threshold. The carpet just e nds at the bathroom doorway, tacked down tight,...
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10 years ago
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Borg Warner York Gas Heat Fan
ANyone know how predictable the replacement specs are for a 1965 York Borg Warner Gas Heat fan? WHere I can see pictures of different units to figure out which one mine is? Where any haz mats might be...
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10 years ago
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Nighttime Toilet Noise
The upstairs toilet is working perfectly but it frequently makes a loud noi se somewhere down the line when flushed in the middle of the night. It soun ds like someone slammed a door in the basement....
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batts and blown in loft good idea or not?
Hi I'm in the process of remodeling an older home. The insulation in the loft was removed, there was batting and blown, now it's time to re-insulate the loft. I live in Arkansas winter temps sometimes...
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10 years ago
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Solid Fuses: Visible Indicator If Blown?
Specially LittleFuse KLK-15 as in This thing is almost certainly blown (ohmmeter shows same reading with or without fuse in circuit)... I'm looking at and looking at it, but can't see any visible...
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