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Marking Pressure Treated Lumber?

Pencil sometimes works, sometimes not so much. Maybe it's the wetness of the lumber; I dunno. Laying down tape first is...
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by yellowbirddog
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by yellowbirddog

Dryer Paint

Noticed paint failure on the inside door of a functioning gas dryer. Any suggestions regarding the type of spray paint t...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by dryearwood
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by dryearwood

Maytag Performa Washing Machine - PUMP??

We have a Maytag Performa washing machine model PAV2300AWW revision 12 s/n 12566485YU. It sounds like the pump is going...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by HanKdKranK
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by HanKdKranK

Old unit central A/C questions..

20 or 25 year old central air unit here. I took a fairly accurate insta-read laser thermometer and discovered that the...
0 comments posted 15yrs
posted by yup
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by yup

testing a GFCI where no ground is available?

Hi all am looking for a hopefully easy to obtain, not too expensive method of demonstrating that a receptacle is GFCI p...
26 comments posted 15yrs
posted by njnagel
26 comments posted 15yrs posted by njnagel

Filling an indentation on a flat roof

The roof in question is mineral roll roofing over a sunroom. It has been in place for many years and regularly receives...
11 comments posted 15yrs
posted by frank1492
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by frank1492

Pennington One Step- Too much hype?

I have not been able to reach customer service- always a call back, which I won't do. In late April I planted Penningto...
16 comments posted 15yrs
posted by frank1492
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by frank1492

Led Flashlights

This improved version of battery was the self contained dry cells. These self contained dry cells were more beneficial...
13 comments posted 15yrs
posted by samaden11
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by samaden11

Cordless Tools - Another SUCKER PRODUCT

I have decided to add all cordless tools to the list of SUCKER PRODUCTS. People who buy SUCKER PRODUCTS are truly sucke...
87 comments posted 15yrs
posted by jw
87 comments posted 15yrs posted by jw

Putting plastic over open faced insulation

Hi all: I have a fireplace bump out with insulation on all four walls. Three of the walls that join to the outside have...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by rabacu
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by rabacu

Knob & tube is live while main is off

I'm working on a 1906 house. There is a KT wire in the attic room that stays live (according to my current tester) even...
13 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Pat_at_Tutwiler_dot_co
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by Pat_at_Tutwiler_dot_co

40cm fan

I saw a 40cm fan at Walmart. That sounded huge. It was hot. I bought it. When I got home, it was time to put it togethe...
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by kilowatt
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by kilowatt

Noisy shower valve

My apartment neighbor has a shower with a noisy valve. The rushing noise of the water is very loud in my apartment, and...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by JimmyGeldburg
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by JimmyGeldburg