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(OT) How do DVRs work?

It seems that as I get older the less I can keep up with technology. Or maybe its because the stuff is changing to damn...
59 comments posted 15yrs
posted by jw
59 comments posted 15yrs posted by jw

X10 with ungrounded Shop Light...Bad idea?

I am trying to control an el-cheapo 2 bulb 4' florescent Shop Light with an MS16A Motion Sensor and an RR501 Transceive...
14 comments posted 15yrs
posted by DerbyDad03
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by DerbyDad03

Lowes selling solar collectors

Akeena Solar is selling a plug in grid tie solar collector aimed at do it yourselfers. Just plug them in any 120f recept...
41 comments posted 15yrs
posted by gfretwell
41 comments posted 15yrs posted by gfretwell

OT Mega windfarm power question

I was driving down I65 this weekend and went through about a 10 mile stretch of wind farm in Indiana. And I was wonderi...
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by passport
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by passport

What parts of a pool motor need replacement?

My pool motor is making noise. Googling, I find the following parts "seem" to be in need of replacing: - Shaft seal - B...
28 comments posted 15yrs
posted by abolizinist
28 comments posted 15yrs posted by abolizinist

Mattress frames

After 30 years of being a waterbed user I feel the time has come to make a change. Number one on the list is a memory f...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by jim
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by jim

How to charge Lithium Batteries

I was always told that the NiCad batteries always needed to be discharged almost completely or they would develop a cha...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by jw
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by jw

Hiring a contractor - no insurance?

Okay, I need a new roof (tear off and re-shingle) and am getting three bids. Two contractors were recommended by a lumb...
44 comments posted 15yrs
posted by don
44 comments posted 15yrs posted by don

patch plumbing vent with foil?

OK, so some rodent nibbled the lead flashing around the top of one of my my PVC plumbing vent pipes. I now have a small...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by foderfrank
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by foderfrank

A/C problem

Outside unit just hums, dunno what tune. Put a call in, service tech says it's the capacitor. I seen Back to the Future...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by invalid
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by invalid

Honey! Where's the mail?

So, fess up, guys. How many of us checked the mailbox, today, and wonder where is the mail? September 05, Monday, Labor...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Cutting a 4x4

The plans for a garden bench at (www.handymanwire.com/articles/gardenbenchplans.html) call for 15 degree cuts, 30 degre...
33 comments posted 15yrs
posted by rdadams
33 comments posted 15yrs posted by rdadams

Saving a Vinyl Window?

I have a problem with a vinyl horizontal slider window set in a basement wall. Neither sash will slide more than an inc...
6 comments posted 15yrs
posted by wandererfan
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by wandererfan