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Programmable Thermostat Selection

Existing Thermostat: White Rodgers LR27935 (Type 1F56-444). What additional information is needed in order to select an...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by bobneworleans
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by bobneworleans

OT: home repair TV shows?

Since I don't watch much TV, and when I do it's just channel surfing, I don't know which shows are currently being prod...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by prestwhich
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by prestwhich

Box Store [ex}employee Stories

jim wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@24g2000yqk.googlegroups.com: > Too bad there was not a place to complain about c...
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by postmaster
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by postmaster

What is a relay switch, etc

Hi, Am I right that (at least in the HVAC context), a relay switch is a switch that turned on by a passing current. For...
12 comments posted 15yrs
posted by sam.takoy
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by sam.takoy

Sealing oak front door stoop

Our front door has an oak front stoop that I have tried every possible wood stain and polyurethane sealer on the market...
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posted by timnels
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by timnels

Epoxy & Constant Water Exposure

I know there are an untold number of epoxy formulations out there, but generally speaking, how does epoxy hold up to con...
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posted by hate
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by hate

Chimney repair

At my girlfriends house I noticed one row of mortar between the bricks had been CAULKED. The rest of it looks good but...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Tony.Miklos
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by Tony.Miklos

Questions About Internal AC Coils

I have a Conquest 90 Max gas furnace with central air. I also have a bunch of questions: 1 - The internal coils have no...
54 comments posted 15yrs
posted by teamarrows
54 comments posted 15yrs posted by teamarrows

Replace T12 fluorescent bulb with T8 bulbs?

I am switching from T12 shop lights to T8 shoplights. Still have several T12 fixtures. I bought a lot of T8 bulbs but I...
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posted by someone
15 comments posted 15yrs posted by someone

Cutting holes in interior walls

my house has walls that are very thick and heavy. Cutting electrical outlet holes and ceiling holes is very difficult....
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posted by zekor
27 comments posted 15yrs posted by zekor

? Coldest place in a fridge

In an ordinary refrigerator / top freezer, where is it the coldest; top shelf or bottom? Since warm air rises, it would...
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posted by No Spam no contact
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by No Spam no contact

Whole house fan

I am looking for whole house fan with insulated cover.Anyone has one of thse installed in house and can recommend?
13 comments posted 15yrs
posted by agalkin
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by agalkin

New riding mower and questions

Hi AHR readers and posters. I just bought a new John Deere riding mower, nothing fancy, but it's a new way to mow for m...
16 comments posted 15yrs
posted by jlhshadow
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by jlhshadow