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Whirlpool direct drive repair
What's it cost to have the man come out, and replace a direct drive coupler on a Whirlpool washer? . Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus . .
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No one sells caulking guns
No one sells caulking guns that look like real guns. I'd like a caulking gun that looks like an AK-47? And I want it to sound like gun shots when I pull the trigger. Is that too much to ask? Caulking...
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Do those pool filter pleat brushes actually work? (Have you ever used one?)
Every time I clean the filters, I wish I there was a better method: I don't know if these nice filter pleat brushes actually work: etc. Have you ever tried them? Do they work any better than a garden...
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10 years ago
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Types of Hammers
Those are all screwdrivers :-)
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OT Birds crashing into windows!
What's going on? Last year we had a bird hit the windows, maybe once a month, or every two months. This year it's been more like 6-8 a day!! And even the cautious ones hang on the junction ledge and...
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10 years ago
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Need advice from flooring experts please
Hi All, I'm working on a low-end, mobile home rental property. The water heater sprang a leak sometime in the past and destroyed 100+ sq ft of particle board flooring. Ripping up the ancient carpeting...
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10 years ago
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What size electrical junction box fits a 1-inch diameter cable anyway?
Today I tried to connect a 1-inch wide flexible conduit to what was billed as a 1-inch outdoor junction box: However, the 1-inch side of the old elbow clearly was too small to fit the threads in the...
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10 years ago
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A tractor, a chain, and one less eye
I was getting my haircut last night and my barber told me of an accident his uncle recently had. He was cutting some wood on his land and had a tractor and a chain that he was using to pull the logs....
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10 years ago
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Does it matter what kind of light bulb goes in a refrigerator?
The "appliance" light bulb in the frig has been out for about a week ... and ... well ... umm ... er ... the wife got a bit upset with me ... for ... working on other things instead ... So she...
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Bizarre idea (um, maybe) on driveway "patching"
My driveway was laid 30-odd years ago with, it think, redwood used as expansion joints. Needless to say, the wood has disintegrated, decomposed, and is singing in the heavenly choir. Weeds in the...
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10 years ago
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A tractor, a chain, and one less eye.
I was getting my haircut last night and my barber told me of an accident his uncle recently had. He was out in the woods pulling some logs with a chain attached to his tractor. Apparently when he...
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10 years ago
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Installing Microwave/Vent Hood Combination Adventure
But it may have caused the unit to run hotter than it would have run otherwise!!
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10 years ago
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APC, Belkin, ... large surge protectors: made in China
I've got some of these 8 or 10 socket surge protectors. (The Belkin ones are in a metal case) I might need to get more. So, looking at Amazon at some of them, I, as usual, look at the reader reviews,...
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10 years ago
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cheap bookshelf; 4 LOOSE plastic supports per shelf; glue?
The plastic "fit in hole" shelf-supports come out too easily, with the result that if someone bumps it,the shelf falls out, along with everything on it. Each support works by pushing (inserting) its...
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10 years ago
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Electrical Question
When my house was being built, I asked that the electic hot water heater be put on a plug so that I could easily unplug it and plug in my welder, which is only used once in a while. I was told that...
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