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Well shock, water heater question

Hey gurus, We get build-up of iron rich bacteria in our well. Eventually, this leads = to an unpleasant odor in our wat...
6 comments posted 14yrs
posted by jcl541
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by jcl541

OT: stupid kids on school bus

http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/vb5gj/kids_call_bus_monitor_fat_until_she_cries_and/ They bully a grandmother!!...
41 comments posted 14yrs
posted by nhbddy
41 comments posted 14yrs posted by nhbddy

Mini-split AC systerms? ? ?

I'm considering getting one of those Mitsubishi mini-split air conditioning systems as an alternative to central AC, wi...
22 comments posted 14yrs
posted by rayj.balt
22 comments posted 14yrs posted by rayj.balt

curing stucco

I just put a finish coat of stucco on in the incredible abq heat. How often and how long do I have to water it to make i...
0 comments posted 14yrs
posted by cal
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by cal

Almond for firewood

A friend lost a HUGE almond tree to a wind storm, at least two feet in diameter at the trunk, probably a little more. Lo...
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posted by steveb
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by steveb

Bidet for better personal hygiene?

I use Bidet4me MB-2000 at home. Cause from many articles, it shows using Bidet can increase personal hygiene. My family...
9 comments posted 14yrs
posted by nick.chou
9 comments posted 14yrs posted by nick.chou

New Door Installation Question

I just had a new door and frame installed today. It looks great, except I am not sure if the door sill (threshold or wh...
24 comments posted 14yrs
posted by katenospam
24 comments posted 14yrs posted by katenospam

What is this button on this key for? (OT)

I know that it OT but I suspect that someone here drives a Dodge Ram and thus maybe they can help. I recently purchased...
13 comments posted 14yrs
posted by IGot2P
13 comments posted 14yrs posted by IGot2P

Bargains

From the Salvation Army (SA) Everybody is familiar with the SA Thrift Stores, but the SA gets stuff that never shows up...
30 comments posted 14yrs
posted by heybub
30 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub

Tapering Drywall

Most of us who have hanged drywall at some time in our lives are well aware the long side is tapered for mudding. There...
7 comments posted 14yrs
posted by MB
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by MB

door stops

What are your favorite kind of door stops? Do you prefer those that attaches to the hinge, springs, the rigid ones, the...
12 comments posted 14yrs
posted by REMOVETHISbadgolferman
12 comments posted 14yrs posted by REMOVETHISbadgolferman

Concrete advice needed.

I=92m going to be leveling a concrete floor that is off anywhere from 2 =BD= =94 to 8=94 depending on which are you mea...
14 comments posted 14yrs
posted by recyclebinned
14 comments posted 14yrs posted by recyclebinned

Fuzzy Math

I called an upholstery cleaning company, Coit, who shall remain nameless, and asked, roughly, what it might cost to cle...
70 comments posted 14yrs
posted by heybub
70 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub