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Finding/Locating sewer line under basement floor

I own a property that has a cast iron sewer line that runs under the basement floor, and I want to be able to mark out...
15 comments posted 14yrs
posted by Ron
15 comments posted 14yrs posted by Ron

Thinner alternative to drywall?

I'm changing out my kitchen ovens and the new one needs an additional 3/8 to 1/2" of side clearance. It is a sheetrocke...
23 comments posted 14yrs
posted by venturabill4
23 comments posted 14yrs posted by venturabill4

Painting Ceiling Tile

My next project is to paint a large room in our house. The ceiling is covered with a type of fiberboard tile with a fin...
5 comments posted 14yrs
posted by pintiha
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by pintiha

Safer way to use Self Feed bits

Sorry for this On Topic post. Skip this if you are only into politics, religion, and non home repair topics. In the int...
2 comments posted 14yrs
posted by jbobst4
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by jbobst4

OT? Home weather station, anybody?

Anybody here have a Davis Instruments weather station? Received recently, works locally, having some difficulty maintai...
11 comments posted 14yrs
posted by none
11 comments posted 14yrs posted by none

Front Door Chime wiring

Along the lines of my previous posts, if I can't clean it up to make it work in place, I might take it home to work upo...
11 comments posted 14yrs
posted by noemailaddress
11 comments posted 14yrs posted by noemailaddress

K.I.S.S.

Buddy called me over the weekend. Came home after a three day trip to a 48 degree house. Breaker wasn't tripped and he...
4 comments posted 14yrs
posted by limp_arbor
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by limp_arbor

Why does electrical tester trip the GFI?

I have one of those "Vibrating Solenoid Voltage Testers" (Similar to this) http://images.lowes.com/product/converted/79...
8 comments posted 14yrs
posted by jw
8 comments posted 14yrs posted by jw

OT: "If Fred Got Two Beatings Per Day..."

A fine (if not hilarious) example of your excellent US educational system at work. Roach said the teachers were attempt...
41 comments posted 14yrs
posted by Home
41 comments posted 14yrs posted by Home

GFCI Problem

Two years ago, I revamped a 20a circuit in my (USA) house. I added some outlets, and put a GFCI breaker for that circui...
26 comments posted 14yrs
posted by hate
26 comments posted 14yrs posted by hate

recommended digital multimeter

In view of my infrequent repairs and my limited knowledge of electricity (tho I can learn), what is a recommended digit...
23 comments posted 14yrs
posted by noemailaddress
23 comments posted 14yrs posted by noemailaddress

Speaking of Craftsman Tools....

Of all the tools I lost, I miss my sly slip-joint pliers the most. It was my fall-back-do-almost-anything tool. So I'm...
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posted by thismailautodeleted
24 comments posted 14yrs posted by thismailautodeleted

Making snow

Has anyone tried using their pressure washer to make snow, im tired of seeing grass and thought of giving it a try.
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posted by mark.ransley84
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by mark.ransley84

CFL Brightness Time

Reading some of the complaints about CFL turn-on brightness got my curiosity going so I retrieved my old lumens meter (...
34 comments posted 14yrs
posted by pmarkum
34 comments posted 14yrs posted by pmarkum