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A/C drain line plugged, what to clear it with?

The condensation drip drain line for my central A/C appears to be plugged again, with whatever it is that grows is such...
55 comments posted 14yrs
posted by db5151
55 comments posted 14yrs posted by db5151

How quickly does a rat die in a typical rat trap

I hate to kill them - but I have to. Do they die quickly when the big rat traps spring? I'm not talking the little mouse...
39 comments posted 14yrs
posted by billkeefer
39 comments posted 14yrs posted by billkeefer

OT: Credit Card With International Support

Hi, We will be moving out of the US later this year (Costa Rica and Ecuador and wherever else our whim take us). Our cu...
8 comments posted 14yrs
posted by abbybrown
8 comments posted 14yrs posted by abbybrown

Long Term Storage of Lithium-Ion Batteries

I guess I can't resist a sale on tools. I didn't need another drill but I just bought a Bosch drill kit from Menards th...
7 comments posted 14yrs
posted by wmoy1234
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by wmoy1234

Environmental friendly is the need

We are the manufacturer of plastic packaging for flexible packaging company. Our vacuum packaging bags is also used for...
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posted by kristajackson13
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by kristajackson13

New Homelite Trimmer Won't Start

This has been used only a few times. Today it wouldn't start. Followed the instructions carefully and even tried sprayi...
42 comments posted 14yrs
posted by frank1492
42 comments posted 14yrs posted by frank1492

Wasted kitchen space - how to recover it?

I'm having new countertops installed and once the old ones were removed I see a good deal of wasted space. The tops (gr...
23 comments posted 14yrs
posted by jlhshadow
23 comments posted 14yrs posted by jlhshadow

OT Drone wars.

Fascist America. Drone shot down inTexas. http://www.infowars.com/drones-shot-down-over-texas-video-goes-viral/ If you h...
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posted by haroldhrmtg
14 comments posted 14yrs posted by haroldhrmtg

Samsung front loading dryer - drum not turning

My wife turned on the dryer thi morning, and the drum was not turning, but all else seems to be in order. It is, of cou...
7 comments posted 14yrs
posted by celticsoc
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by celticsoc

Zapping NiCads

In 1972, Popular Electronics had an article about how to fix NiCad batteries that had developed an internal short and w...
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posted by scharf.steven
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by scharf.steven

Repairing window well blocks

I have an older home, circa 1957. The builder made window wells for the basement windows out of cinder blocks stacked &...
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posted by w_cohen
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by w_cohen