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Wood stove questions

We want to add a wood burning stove to our bedroom/house wing. My wife thinks it best to go up from the stove, 90 throu...
11 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

what are the ways to extend a fireplace chimney?

Hi all, I have a downdraft problem in my fireplace. Horrible smell for days (!) after the fire has been finished. The c...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by vertleyb
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by vertleyb

Maths is hard! - Electricity prices

I just got off the 'phone with my electricity provider. I was looking at my bill and computing I was paying 12.5 cents/...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by heybub
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by heybub

OT Terra Nova

Tonight at 8PM on FOX. I hope it is half as good as the hype.
18 comments posted 15yrs
posted by kilowatt
18 comments posted 15yrs posted by kilowatt

Help. House Generator Finally Fixed - - Sort Of

Stationery Kohler 12Res located outside house. This unit is for electrical outages only; it is not used 24/7. It was a...
16 comments posted 15yrs
posted by jackal
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by jackal

Where to find decorative lampholders (?)

Looking for lampholders for globe lamps. The closest I've found are these on AliBaba - but I really don't need 1000! ht...
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posted by nobody
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by nobody

Whole House Fan recommendations

I'll be getting one of those fancy state of California utility approved audits and I'm sure they'll be hitting all of m...
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by atlas-bugged
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by atlas-bugged

Some more electrical questions for bath reno

These are some pics of the gutted bathroom I'm renovating, with the last pic showing a tub I installed. Going from left...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by mikepier
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by mikepier

Older window AC question?

I had a trusty 6K btu LG built Sears Window AC that quit this year (might be fuse(s) or OLP (can't find them yet). But...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by bobm3
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by bobm3

From OP: Re Mold Removal

Hello, Thanks for all the suggestions. Much appreciated. if I go the Clorox route, how long should it stay on a painted...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by rgsros
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by rgsros

Sealed Sump Pump

I have moved into the area, for which half of the houses hae sealed sump pump area. Question is: 1. Reason for sump pum...
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ajayt12
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by ajayt12

Home repair after a flood

I set this to "public" so everyone can see some of the work Mormons do. TinyURL was created! The following URL: http://...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##