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Drain connection to sewer for condensate drain?

Anyone with experience in typical plumbing codes have advice on this? I need to route the condensate drain on a high ef...
16 comments posted 14yrs
posted by trader4
16 comments posted 14yrs posted by trader4

Removing stickers from the floor

When my brother removes stickers from tomatoes, apples or other food items, he drops them on the floor where they stick...
8 comments posted 14yrs
posted by neutrino1
8 comments posted 14yrs posted by neutrino1

Plumbing question

Just when I thought our dream bathroom was looking so good I noticed a problem with the height of the shower head. The...
7 comments posted 14yrs
posted by szeik
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by szeik

OT Britain's Prince Philip taken to hospital

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/23/world/europe/uk-prince-philip/?hpt=hp_t2He is best known for............. He's notori...
4 comments posted 14yrs
posted by kilowatt
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by kilowatt

OT, frog and some electronic device

OT, frog and some electronic device. Short. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbNl3J8HXw4&feature=g-logo&context=G2f367ecFO...
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posted by NONONOmisc07
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

How to orient hall ceiling lights?

I bought a pair of antique circa 1890 ceiling lighting fixtures for a hall. I have not yet installed them. Today I find...
14 comments posted 14yrs
posted by donwiss
14 comments posted 14yrs posted by donwiss

Does the Zircon Studsensor SL actually find a stud?

The only stud sensor I've used is the "Zircon Studsensor SL" (black package) and it rarely finds the stud, even when I...
5 comments posted 14yrs
posted by chuckbanshee
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by chuckbanshee

New tub install question

I am re-doing a bathroom and I am about to install a new steel tub (someone else is doing the actual work, but it is ea...
5 comments posted 14yrs
posted by Ron
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by Ron

lawn tractors - hydro drive vs not

Does hydraulic drive on a lawn tractor typically sap more of the engine's power to operate than good a old-fashioned se...
24 comments posted 14yrs
posted by jules.richardsonnewsmoo
24 comments posted 14yrs posted by jules.richardsonnewsmoo

More on my Tappan Convection Oven

Thanks to the folks that answered. I ended up getting a guy in and the problem was not the igniter but was some other i...
1 comments posted 14yrs
posted by dgk
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by dgk

Silicone caulk

Will new silicone stick to old silicone? I think not but thought I'd ask. My ex-father in law put a glass block window...
18 comments posted 14yrs
posted by dadiOH
18 comments posted 14yrs posted by dadiOH

Fridge compressor failing?

Frigidaire about ten years old. Compressor sounds fine once it is running but increasingly it fails to start and has to...
8 comments posted 14yrs
posted by galt_57
8 comments posted 14yrs posted by galt_57