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Lennox vs. Amana

My problem is all too common this time of year. Our Heil single stage SEER 13 AC unit began making a buzzing sound when...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ,fty
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by ,fty

hard to clean Plastic Shower Floors

I have a 10 year old house, with 2 showers, and I'm having a hard time cleaning the plastic floors. It's some sort of s...
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posted by markphd21
15 comments posted 15yrs posted by markphd21

Shrubbery To Soak Up Water

I live in the Northeast, in an area with a high water table. The bushes around my house are getting old and don't look...
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posted by wejmurf
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by wejmurf

Wood screw drills

About 30 years ago I worked for a guy who had a set of drills for wood screws. They drilled the pilot for the threads,...
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posted by prestwhich
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by prestwhich

Electrical Question

I have a 500 hp generator that I have never actually used. The directions say use a 12 gauge cord with it ... I bought...
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posted by Dorot29701
20 comments posted 15yrs posted by Dorot29701

lighted switch

Over at the sister-in-law's last weekend, noticed a ceiling fixture was dark and volunteered to put in a new bulb, hero...
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posted by heathcliff_bambino
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by heathcliff_bambino

string trimmer line size

I can't seem to find evidence of this online or at stores, but iirc, weed whacker line used to come in a lot of sizes s...
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posted by NONONOmisc07
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Basement Water Behind Paneled Wall

I've been in the same house for 21 years now. I had water on the UN-finished side of my basement for a number of years....
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posted by dmg741
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by dmg741

garage door opener

I have a Liftmaster 1991 1/3 hp opener, it reverses when it hits bottom, I tightened the chain and have tried playing w...
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posted by mark.ransley84
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by mark.ransley84

Hair Dryer and Smoke Detector?

Something I never knew or even thought about... One of the ladies in our office lost her electricity yesterday thanks t...
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posted by jwisniaDumpThisPart
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by jwisniaDumpThisPart

Power Washer as Pressure Assist

I need to do some water testing of a skylight assembly that is about 80' ab= ove the ground. When I run hoses up the sk...
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posted by ianstock
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by ianstock

Rehash please - best non-gas generators

We've sat through another extended (16 hr) power outage, and some around here (north Jersey/NYC area) are still without...
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posted by nobody
41 comments posted 15yrs posted by nobody

Tree blowed over?

Due to a hurricane? One tree whiz recommends cranking the tree back to its upright position and guying it in place. Mos...
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posted by heybub
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by heybub