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Residential Boiler Replacement Questions
My parents are getting quotes to replace a 30 YO oil fired boiler that has a small "add-on" hot water tank. He is looking into getting a gas fired unit so that he can replace his very old electric...
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How to Electrocute someone with a Toaster
This video shows how.... everyone will be doing it!!!!! Theory of a Deadman's music video for 'Bitch Came Back' from the album, The Truth Is... - available now on Roadrunner Records. Download the...
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CLR Stain on Marble vanity top
Is the vanity top truly marble? or some other natural stone? or a man- made product? In any case, what you're seeing is the result of acid (CLR) etching the polished stone surface & thus damaging the...
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Phillips wins "L(ight bulb) Prize"
"The U.S. government last year announced a $10 million award, dubbed the ?L Prize,? for any manufacturer that could create a ?green? but affordable light bulb... Now the winning bulb is on the market....
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Round rubber pieces or pipe with ID of 22 mm?
Rubber, or any material similar to rubber. It will be pushed onto a standard 608 bearing, like a tire onto a wheel. Thickness must be at least 1/8 inch. A material like Delrin might be too hard but...
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Which wire is which in 3-wire zip cord?
I bought a Sears workbench with a backwall. The backwall includes a fluorescent light that has no switch. Its cord is grounded zip cord. I'd like to splice into the hot wire a pull chain switch (with...
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Smoke Detectors
I bought three new smoke detectors at Lowes and installed them. One was battery/AC, two were battery. Just after the warranty expired, all three failed. They beeped like the battery was bad. Replacing...
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Intermittent leaks--is my home's plumbing haunted???
Every time I call a plumber to fix the leak in my shower, the leak seems to magically stop the day the plumber is scheduled to arrive. He looks at the plumbing, fails to find any leak, tells me...
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work goggles
Any recommendations for this? I'd like to wear my glasses within it if possible and have full eye protection. Yesterday when I was messing with the ceiling light fixture over the shower I was wearing...
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I'll show you the door!!!
I'll show you the door!!! That's what the homeowner said to the carpenter who came to repair a door. The carpenter grabbed his toolbox and left! I guess those were the wrong words to use to show the...
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(OT) eye buy direct
Anyone tried these folks? Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus . Shop for high-quality glasses and sunglasses at EyeBuyDirect.com, Starting at just $6. See our huge selection of prescription...
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electrical switch
so I installed a light switch connected to two separate light sockets. One way the switch lights one light, the other way, the other light. I have two cables coming into the switch box. One from a...
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how to remove ceiling light fixture
link above shows my shower light ceiling fixture looking straight up and from the side. As you can see there is nothing really to grab tho I tried to twist it without success and then I tried to pull...
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Advice on removing "Push Nuts"
I need to disassemble an exercise machine that used "Push Nuts" like these. Instructions say they need tool for removal, and are not re-usable. It appears HD stocks them (see link below) Is there a...
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OT: Cop gets quite upset he can't search without a warrant
wow... guy exercises his rights and cop goes berserk Fast forward to 3:40 mark Fast forward to 3:40 mark
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