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Reaction to water from copper plumbing

One of the elderly neighbors had his old galvanized replaced with copper = and says ever since, she has had skin proble...
14 comments posted 14yrs
posted by guvbob2003
14 comments posted 14yrs posted by guvbob2003

Cleaning sink drain? ? ?

A friend tells me that there is a cleaning solution available which stands overnight in sink drains to clear away greas...
24 comments posted 14yrs
posted by rayj.balt
24 comments posted 14yrs posted by rayj.balt

Whole House Fan

Second floor of my house gets considerably hotter than the first floor. I am considering installing whole house fan to...
17 comments posted 14yrs
posted by agalkin
17 comments posted 14yrs posted by agalkin

Miter saw laser Q?

A power tool question? I have a B&D Firestorm 10" Miter saw with a laser guide. After years of use the laser became out...
4 comments posted 14yrs
posted by r.mariotti
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by r.mariotti

OT: Bad at math? You're screwed.

"Getting something extra "for free" feels better than getting the same for less. The applications of this simple fact a...
25 comments posted 14yrs
posted by heybub
25 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub

Velux GGL-8 window

I am trying to figure out how to increase the friction on the hinge of the window so they stay open. I open them about...
1 comments posted 14yrs
posted by GMKIWI.a3f9f48
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by GMKIWI.a3f9f48

Sharkbites

Got to my cabin, and had two burst pipes. Had lent it to some friends, and obviously they had not followed procedure on...
6 comments posted 14yrs
posted by steveb
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by steveb

OT? Male urine hydraulics.

I hope this isn't too far OT. It is about hydraulics and I think that's of interest here. But it's about male urine hyd...
14 comments posted 14yrs
posted by onlookerrr
14 comments posted 14yrs posted by onlookerrr

Home Guy filters

Of course Home Guy will read this to try to evade the filters so.... So I guess I have two questions.... 1- How to answ...
11 comments posted 14yrs
posted by noemailaddress
11 comments posted 14yrs posted by noemailaddress

Pouring A New Concrete Stoop

The plan is to repair my front stoop as follows. 1 - Remove the brick veneer from the front and sides of my 4' x 6' x 1...
8 comments posted 14yrs
posted by teamarrows
8 comments posted 14yrs posted by teamarrows

Stuck Water Meter

We got a letter from the town water department indicating that their last meter reading showed zero usage and unless we...
31 comments posted 14yrs
posted by chet
31 comments posted 14yrs posted by chet

Pump monitor?

I am on a well system and over the years have been alerted to a leak by hearing the pump running. It was never very lou...
6 comments posted 14yrs
posted by turnkey4099
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by turnkey4099

Compact Refrigerator

It has provided 27 yrs. of excellent service but finally just stopped running. Wiggle the pronged plug in the wall and...
24 comments posted 14yrs
posted by invalid
24 comments posted 14yrs posted by invalid

Draining boiler system

My house has a radiant heating boiler system which I will be removing. I am beginning to drain the system and disassemb...
5 comments posted 14yrs
posted by MB
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by MB

Wood staining help

Got some white oak flooring laid, now need to make it match some existing red oak i have already. The red oak has been...
6 comments posted 14yrs
posted by ichasetrains
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by ichasetrains