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Magical Border
It seems that the Southern border of the United States is magical. Anytime = anyone who wasn=92t born in the United States crosses it suddenly turns int= o a contractor.
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My new cabinets
Hi, I'm not sure what my purpose is for posting the pictures of my new cabinets constructed by a local carpenter. Perhaps the experts here would be able to give me some words of wisdom or consolation....
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Re-aligning garage door -- keeps coming down crooked
I've got a center sprint mounted automatic garage door where somehow the gu= ide/pull wires came off the pulley. I've messed around with a couple of h= ours and re-wrapping the wire on the pulleys,...
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Furnace problems...
I am hoping someone has some experience troubleshooting furnace problems. My furnace has just started doing the following... The venting motor starts, then the igniter glows and the burner fires up to...
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Results when you examine your garage door for broken things!
I was looking at my (other) garage door (based on a broken spring, which is the topic of another thread) when I noticed this missing pin! then I noticed this snapped hinge: this cracked bottom...
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Wire Labels That Can Take the Heat?
Anybody know if there are any write-on, or print-on labels for wiring that can take the temperature extremes of an attic, or an exterior load center, in a hot, desert area?
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Fire blocking code references
A friend of mine had some rehab work done on a one-story single-family ranch-style home, and the local inspector cited some "fire blocking" issues. My understanding is that the actual citation was for...
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Honeywell RA832A Hydronic Switching Relay
Hello, Have 2 Honeywell RA832A Hydronic Switching Relays on a forced hot water residential furnace. Two circulators; no zone valves. Thermopile ignition. Label has come off, so can't read the model...
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11 years ago
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20 vs. 30 amp plug - transfer switch/generator
About to pickup a 5000ish watt generator, but I am very confused on what tr= ansfer switch to get. I know I have to get a switch rated for 5000 watts, = but how do I match up the transfer switch with...
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11 years ago
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Truth in advertising?
http://hooniverse.com/2012/09/24/truth-in-advertising-hazard-fraught-tools/
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11 years ago
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need advice on a portable generator
Hi All, With winter coming and the storm back east, I have been thinking of a portable generator to run my refrigerators (3) and run the fan on our gas furnace. We have an allergy to gasoline fumes...
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Used car prices: UP
"The estimated 250,000 cars flooded by Superstorm Sandy on the East Coast will drive up used-car prices, even as far away as California. The supply shortage comes on the heels of an already tightened...
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5 Reasons Why You Should Never Park In Front Of A Fire Hydrant
1. Because this will happen:
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leaf blower switch repair
My electric leaf blower stopped working and I found the switch has gone bad. The switch is a slider switch with 3 positions: off, low, hi. In the low setting a diode (actually two diodes in parallel)...
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Interesting article?
has a somewhat interesting article at concerning the 7 worse home fixes (the least payback). Their prices for doing the improvement seem somewhat overstated to me but maybe somewhere it would cost...
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