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Powergenix battery question
Don't know about these. Some cells discharge but most do very little self discharging. Like my 48 year Johnson walkie-talkies. The nicads are original. Every couple years I charge, but one unit has...
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Buzzing, Blowing Breaker
I have a circuit that keeps tripping the breaker. I can't find anything wrong in the circuit. There is only a series of lights and a light sensor to turn them on at night. One thing that seems to...
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13 years ago
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Mini tubing cutter cheaper at Pep Boys.
I needed a mini-tubing cutter, to cut off less than a half inch underneath the sink. Happened to go to Pep Boys after HD. Home Depot, 16 dollars. Pep Boys, 7 dollars. The Pep Boys one was hard to...
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13 years ago
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OT a warning, liquor evaporates
I'm not much of a drinker, and I noticed that even though I'd put the cap on tightly, the level had dropped in one bottle. And what was left didn't seem any stronger. Another bottle had never been...
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13 years ago
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Can anyone explain Arrow T-series staples and guns?
John Grabowski full-quoted: So why can T20 staples be loaded and used in a T25 gun? Why does the package printing on a T25 gun not make any mention of the existance of T20 staples?
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13 years ago
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C02 scare
On Sun, 20 Feb 2011 15:50:26 -0600, "Bob-tx" wrote Re Re: C02 scare: A complete list of things caused by global warming
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13 years ago
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HVAC question - Heat pump compressor
I have a 15 year old FHP geothermal heat pump, the compressor won't start. In heat mode there is a slight humming, and every 30 seconds or so louder buzzing noise for a few seconds. The compressor is...
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13 years ago
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Kenmore Electric Dryer Model 11066512694
Here’s my tale: the heating element comes on after Start button is pressed; all coils (5) come up to full heat and then after 4 or 5 seconds coils stop heating; the dryer continues to run. The power...
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13 years ago
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Granite in fireplace
Hi, The bottom of my fireplace (that houses a wood burning insert) was lined with very ugly tile which I decided to replace with a slab of granite (probably in two pieces). But removing the tile...
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13 years ago
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stuck shower head
The subject line says it all. I do not have a lot of upper body strength. I have tried: 1- channel lock wrench 2- grip lock wrench both wrenches at the same time in opposite directions 3- penetrating...
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13 years ago
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Extension cable loosing flexibility
Boy, do I need to get out in the yard and make some youtube videos. I have dealt with long lengths of many types of things, wire rope, hose, wiring, and other things. up to 9,000 feet long. When...
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13 years ago
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sunroom roof
i would like to beef up the insulation on our sunroom ceiling and i thought that a layer of rigid foam board with some half inch plywood and shingles on top off that would do the trick as well as...
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13 years ago
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Don’t put wire on your windows
In news: Oren spewed forth: on kinda the same note, I recieved this in an email You're sound asleep when you hear a thump outside your bedroom door. Half-awake, nearly paralyzed with fear, you hear...
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13 years ago
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Roots
Our townhouse association has 30 year old ficus trees in each front yard. They have been trimmed/shaved annually, to maintain a shape like a wheel of cheese. They actually look quite nice, plus, they...
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Fireplace Tile Project
I purchased some "made in china" marble tile from big box store, .size is 12 x 12 x 3/8 25 @ $2.00. I'm liking the price, and they look good, but now am concerned the quality may not be so...
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