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DIY AC repair
On my way home Wednesday SWMBO called and told me she was outside and the AC started banging so she shut it off. I got home and checked it out - other than dirty contacts everything looked OK but the...
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OT Little trip out this weekend.
Went on and old fart's bus tour to Stratford on Avon. Years since I was last there. Lots of pubs All the Shakespeare stuff where he was born, where his wife lived and the grave with the famous curse....
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12 years ago
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Repair vinyl siding corner post
Detached garage facing the alley behind my house. Every once in a while some silly vandalism gets per-per-trated-ed back there. Some weeks ago I find a hole in one of the outside corner posts, maybe a...
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Help please: acacia tree root suckers
I had a black acacia tree about 20 yrs old, the trunk ~14" across. About 5 yrs ago I had to prune it heavily; I took off about 1/3 of the crown during the growing season. Last year, before any growth...
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need to sand some wood work in house- old house..whats a really good mask to use?
Hi, I am going to be painting some trim in an old house.. I need to sand first...whats a really good mask that wont cost too much money? thanks KOS
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Pet odor removal
I buy houses out of foreclosure, rehab them and resell them or (OMG) a profit. The banks don't like this much but I really don't care. The houses with the most profit potential are the ones that have...
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Why does a built-in gas grill cost so much?
I'm thinking about a small "outdoor kitchen" when I add a screened porch on the house. I'd like to have a nice gas grill built into a concrete countertop, ideally with a burner on the side as well....
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12 years ago
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Heat insulation of wood vs carpet
Can anybody tell me if I'm reading this corectly? I want to compare the two materials' heat insulation. According to thick hardwood has an R-value of 0.12 using SI unit (not the US unit). According to...
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12 years ago
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Buckets stuck
Is this an engineering problem or what? Two of the buckets I use around the garden, etc. are stuck, one inside the other. I and other neighbors, strong ones, have tried like hell to separate them....
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12 years ago
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Resurrecting sealed lead acid batteries for outside home equipment (gate)
The lawn mower chewed up the 18 volt AC wire going to the driveway gate about a year ago and I just got around to fixing it. Both batteries inside were new a year ago but both are dead as a doorknob....
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Problem with B&D Jigsaw
I have an old B&D which is OK, but when cutting in a circle, it will not hold to 90 degrees with the surface. (Blade bends out or in.) Is this the saw or the blade or both? And could someone recommend...
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OT Mountain lion killed in Conn. had walked from S. Dakota
< > DNA tests show that a 140-pound mountain lion killed last month on a Connecticut highway had walked more than 1,500 miles east from the Black Hills of South Dakota., state officials said today....
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No gravel under shed pad?
I had a quote for a concrete pad (10 x 8') and the contractor didn't quote for a gravel base. Said the ground looked sound and he was going to build it on grade. Is this typical or a short cut? Thanks
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BR Sink Revisited
I have the diagram that was posted -- it is exactly like mine. The piece labeled Horizontal Rod & Clip comes across and into the Pivot Seat & Gasket -- well I can look down the drain (about 4 inches)...
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12 years ago
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Small engine repair advice
I have a Craftsman mower, 6hp, B&S overhead valve engine. This engine has always started on the first or second pull. Open throttle, close the manual choke, give one or two lazy pulls and it fires...
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