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Channel Lock Junk
I had to replace a lost Channel Lock slip groove pliers and went to Walmart and picked up a model 430. I used them to take off some nylock nuts and it nearly slipped out of joint. I took a look at...
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3-in-1 oil in an electric motor
With today being very cold and the furnace about to run a lot, I realized that the electric motor that runs the burner in my oil furnace hadn't been oiled in a year. I remember in years past having...
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How to re-calibrate a Husky 9” digital level.
Can anyone tell me how to re-calibrate a Husky 9=94 digital level? There is a combination of button or buttons that you need to press to re-calibrate it. It is not in their manual. So I called Home...
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intertherm model t3qc-042k wont shut down
I have had issue with this unit over past week. It would not blow out warm air so a tech told me to replace this supper booster thing which I did. I now have heat but the unit makes a loud humming...
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12 years ago
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old water spot on sheetrock
I want to use Kiln on the sheetrock where an old (now dry) water spot was. It's brown and slightly black spots in a small area of the sheetrock. I was thinking to either apply 2 or 3 coats of kiln...
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gauge on fuel oil tank went dark
for my oil-fired boiler, the fuel oil tank in the basement has the see-through plastic fuel gauge on top. It's cylindrical, vertical and marked off in quarters. Approximately the bottom quarter of it...
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12 years ago
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Rotating Home That Follows the Sun
Any 5th wheel can follow the sun. ;) nb
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12 years ago
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OT New tag
My birthday is in Dec so I am just getting my 2011 tag. I have never had the sticker stolen off of my car, but I have a friend that has had her's stolen. She says to take a box cutter and cut a couple...
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12 years ago
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LED bulb Life
That sounds better made than most christmas light strings which are nothing more than a bunch of LEDs series wired, with (possibly) a resistor ahead of the first LED in the string. I had one of them...
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12 years ago
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OT - Alarm clock, loud and low
With my advancing age, and hearing loss. I slept right through my alarm clock on Sunday. This is the "extra loud" one from Walmart. The one which uses the same high pitch chirp that all my other alarm...
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New Floor For The Entrance
Red Green wrote in news:Xns9FCECB5F594F9RedGreen@ 69.16.185.252: I have seen those activated by a projector, rather than in-floor lights. The contraption runs all kinds of games that'll keep kids...
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12 years ago
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New outdoor faucet question
I have a PVC underground water pipe which feeds a faucet in my backyard. I use this faucet to connect garden hoses as needed. This PVC pipe connects directly to the water meter and is always under...
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Repairing plastic ashtray
A friend has a favorite ashtray that's cracking apart. It's a plastic with a smooth hard surface but a granular texture at the cracks, possibly Bakelite or Melmac. No manufacturer's name. Purchased at...
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OT: US Based Cell Phone Use In UK - Will this phone work?
My daughter going to London for 6 months. A friend who is going with her went to a Best Buy in another state and bought this set up: A $20 AT&T GoPhone (U2800A) An H20 SIM Starter Kit with free...
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How to check for space *before* denting hood?
I need to put a small accessory under the hood of my car, but fear it will hit the hood when it's lowered. How do people decide before deniting the hood if something is too big? I tried wadded up...
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