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Need to replace my electric panel

My existing panel is a Federal Pacific from the 1960s. The other day I went to reset a breaker, and it popped out and f...
36 comments posted 14yrs
posted by kblakesl
36 comments posted 14yrs posted by kblakesl

hvac system

For those more familiar with hvac systems in Houston, Texas with house built in 1998, my daughter says at nite occasion...
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posted by noemailaddress
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by noemailaddress

Tossing a charged Capacitor in the Bathtub

Most people know that dropping a cord or appliance that is plugged into an outlet into a bathtub filled with water will...
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posted by jw
79 comments posted 14yrs posted by jw

OT Will search engines find my webpage?

OT Yesterday I found out when he mailed me a glossy advertisement for the service deparatment that the dealer where I b...
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posted by NONONOmisc07
30 comments posted 14yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Today Is a Good Day For . . .

Hello, Wanna know with what weare dealing, and why weare the way weare? Here I have for you the epitome of the modernma...
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posted by hairyharry
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by hairyharry

OT? Ralph Steiner Mechanical Principles 1930

If you like mechanical movements, here's a wonderful old study: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5pen3QMgzQ TDD
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posted by the-daring-dufas
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by the-daring-dufas

stupid screw logic

wouldn't it be easier to get the screw out, spend a couple of bucks at the Borg and get a small box of new screws?...
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posted by a2rjh
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by a2rjh

Light switch sparked, now not working

I shut my hallway light off (basic ceiling fixture) and the switch gave off a huge spark. I tried to turn the light bac...
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posted by Jlmarose_at_yahoo_dot_com
14 comments posted 14yrs posted by Jlmarose_at_yahoo_dot_com

Wireless Doorbell

My neighbor asked me to look at her wireless doorbell, which suddenly stopped working properly. The buttons still work...
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posted by robert_green1963
24 comments posted 14yrs posted by robert_green1963

How do they fix a home sliding over a hill?

A friends home is just a few doors away:( from a home thats about to slide over a hill...:( the backyards have gone fro...
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posted by hallerb
24 comments posted 14yrs posted by hallerb

Sony QuadraStation 2.4 answering machine.

I have a Sony QuadraStation 2.4 answering machine which I purchased, used, from a garage sale. It seems to work very we...
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posted by limeylew
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by limeylew

Which Guttering??

Hi All, My brother recently posted on DIYnot and got a good response regarding his guttering on his home, I wondered wh...
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posted by Mat09.9676948
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by Mat09.9676948

ceramic blade repair

after 3 months use the blade and the handle have come apart.no name and no quarantee. the blade is as sharp as ever any...
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posted by dminchom
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by dminchom

problem with Weil Mclean Boiler

I repaced my heating system 4 years ago with an oil fired Weil Mclean system. The burner is a Beckett. Occasionally the...
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posted by finiteguy
12 comments posted 14yrs posted by finiteguy