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OT: Maximizing Social Security redux

I recently read a news report entitled "As unemployment benefits end, non-workers turn to disability." It seems as if t...
17 comments posted 14yrs
posted by heybub
17 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub

pex question

what is the better fitting system for pex? Is it the plastic sharkbite or the ring clamp on brass? Or is one better in s...
6 comments posted 14yrs
posted by tmurpha1hi
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by tmurpha1hi

Manual Transfer Switch

I've been googling about but I can't find exactly what I need. I thought so= meone on this group might have a link or a...
15 comments posted 14yrs
posted by pintiha
15 comments posted 14yrs posted by pintiha

wall timer

I have two wall switches that work side by side with one cover plate for both (switches turn on/off in up/down directio...
10 comments posted 14yrs
posted by noemailaddress
10 comments posted 14yrs posted by noemailaddress

Connecting components

How do I hook-up an RCA DVD player (Model RC5240PB) and a Sony VCR player (Model SLBN50) to a SONY Bravia HDTV (Model KD...
7 comments posted 14yrs
posted by gcotterl
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by gcotterl

OT -- keeping old floppy disks

I've got about 200 or so old A drive, 1.44 MB floppy disks. Some day, I'll set up a reader, and copy all the data onto...
45 comments posted 14yrs
posted by cayoung61***spamblock
45 comments posted 14yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

Hot Water Pressure Problems - One Faucet Only

I've got a hot water pressure problem but only at one fixture: the 2 handle non-low flow fixture at my basement utility...
26 comments posted 14yrs
posted by nomail
26 comments posted 14yrs posted by nomail

Coffee pot repair

I bought a Starbucks Athena Barista espresso maker at a yard sale for $10. It is a $300 machine. Don't you know, it don...
5 comments posted 14yrs
posted by steveb
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by steveb

Concrete evidence of stupidity

Concrete evidence of stupidity http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/porsche-stuck-wet-cement-proves-karma-exists-21030...
16 comments posted 14yrs
posted by esp
16 comments posted 14yrs posted by esp

OT: coffee pot problem

Guys, sorry if I'm off topic but this is a big part of my household on a "daily" basis so I decided to ask here. My Cap...
16 comments posted 14yrs
posted by noemailaddress
16 comments posted 14yrs posted by noemailaddress

Ikea Faucet adapter required

Recently purchased an Ikea faucet. After purchase I discovered that the hookup hoses use a 1/2" FIP nut with a flat was...
4 comments posted 14yrs
posted by roanin2009
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by roanin2009

OT: Another quiz

The following were taken from a 5th grade textbook published in 1909: * How many pounds of sugar, at $0.06 a pound, can...
11 comments posted 14yrs
posted by heybub
11 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub

Standard size of shut-off valve?

So after the fiasco of having to search for a plumbing supply house that ca= rried a PEX compression fitting in the rig...
9 comments posted 14yrs
posted by acts2024
9 comments posted 14yrs posted by acts2024

Grill cleaning questions

I have a Vermont Castings grill that I like a lot. It's time to take it apart and clean it up. What's a good way to cle...
15 comments posted 14yrs
posted by steveb
15 comments posted 14yrs posted by steveb

Propane question

I have two propane appliances. One is a Bosch range top, fed from an outside 114 gal propane tank. The other is a Vermo...
11 comments posted 14yrs
posted by steveb
11 comments posted 14yrs posted by steveb