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Stainless Steel Plumbing Pipe?

My in-laws live in an old house that originally used galvanized plumbing. About five years ago I replumbed the house us...
17 comments posted 15yrs
posted by unknown
17 comments posted 15yrs posted by unknown

Shower leaking into wall?

Here's a link to several pix of a nasty situation in my (only) bathroom. [IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/2hrod3q.jpg[/IMG]...
55 comments posted 15yrs
posted by hypatia08
55 comments posted 15yrs posted by hypatia08

Desert Shop cooling questions

I live in DRY XXTREME SW Utah. I have two 20' x 8' containers. Inbetween them is 16' of space. I am enclosing the ends...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Reviving old NiCd batteries

I'm interested in experimenting with trying to revive some old NiCd batteries by zapping them and I ran across this on...
46 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ricodjour
46 comments posted 15yrs posted by ricodjour

soil vent colr on roof

I had a new roof put on ant all my vents where replaced with black ,except my soil vent is a ugly silver,beside paint it...
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posted by snoopy
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by snoopy

I have a chance to buy a 50 TV for 200 bucks

My niece says a friend needs the money. My Google searches didn't turn up anything that seemed reliable. How do you find...
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posted by kilowatt
24 comments posted 15yrs posted by kilowatt

Cleaning a trigger-start torch?

My bernzomatic trigger-start torch ignites, but then the flame goes out within 2 seconds even though gas is obviously s...
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posted by millinghill
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by millinghill

Bad toilet cut-off lever ? ? ?

Problem with Kohler single-unit toilet: The cut-off lever at the top of the flushing mechanism sticks. The float doesn'...
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posted by rayj.balt
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by rayj.balt

7200 Ways Your New Roof Can Fail!

Get ready! The numbers of roofs that have leak problems are about to become obvious with this years severe weather. If...
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posted by anewrooftime_at_gmail_dot_com
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by anewrooftime_at_gmail_dot_com

Convert gas range to LP gas

Looking to replace a gas range. Present setup uses LP gas. I know that most new appliances come with a conversion kit....
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by jim
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by jim

tire inflator repair

I have Craftsman battery-powered tire inflator. It can be charged either from a car cigarette lighter or by house curre...
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posted by dunk099
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by dunk099

Sump Pump problem

A little background... I bought my house with a full finished basement in 2004. A sump pump is located in the boiler ro...
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posted by trusso11783
36 comments posted 15yrs posted by trusso11783

No stop on this saw.

http://search.jocohistory.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/ophs&CISOPTR=457&REC=19
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posted by ichasetrains
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by ichasetrains

replacement switch for a Pro Standard pedestal fan?

I have a Pro Standard pedestal fan that was purchased from Lowes probably 8-10 years ago. It has good velocity and fair...
10 comments posted 15yrs
posted by spamdisintegrator
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by spamdisintegrator