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Hayward pool pump cartridge filter cleaning

Rather than pay $80 for our pool cleaner to replace the dirty cartridge filter in the Hayward Star Clear II filtration...
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posted by paulmichaels79uf
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by paulmichaels79uf

Weight of truck on concrete sidewalk

I am having an apartment building gutted because of fire, the contractor wants to park a dump truck on my lawn and side...
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posted by mark.ransley84
29 comments posted 15yrs posted by mark.ransley84

OT HIghway Patrol cars

OT HIghway Patrol cars This is especially directed at my fellow old codgers, but anyone can join in. I've been watching...
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posted by NOPSAMmm2005
38 comments posted 15yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005

Comic for the group

http://www.seattlepi.com/comics-and-games/fun/Baby_Blues/ (not a persistent link- if you click tomorrow you will have t...
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posted by aemeijers
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by aemeijers

Another thing I never knew the name of...

Did you? Methinks they might better be called "sex-change bolts" http://www.boltdepot.com/sex-bolts-and-mating-screws.as...
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posted by jwisniaDumpThisPart
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by jwisniaDumpThisPart

Condensate pump pan?

Does anyone know if there is a pan made to fit under a typical HVAC condensate pump? I have a condensate pump in the ba...
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posted by trader4
15 comments posted 15yrs posted by trader4

check valve

Thanks to information from this group, I had installed a gravity powered recirculating loop in my hot water line, with...
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posted by not
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by not

dimmer on grinder

I am building a billiard ball polisher. All it takes is some type of motor that will turn a turntable covered with carp...
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posted by pittmanpirate
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

OT: Loud noise in the woods....

Went for a walk with my daughter in the nature preserve near our home, looking at wild flowers and hoping for some more...
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posted by norminn
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by norminn

worm drive saws

I just noticed something new to me, while looking at circular saws on E-Bay I noticed that all worm drive saws(71/4) th...
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posted by polsan79
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by polsan79

Pitfalls of a diy electric water heater?

Apropos of the recent thread on tankless heaters, is a diy tank-type electric water heater feasible? 100 gal or so prop...
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posted by fitcat
22 comments posted 15yrs posted by fitcat

metal electric outlet box cover

I am remodeling my kitchen and am planning on putting in a in-floor heating mat with a programmable thermostat. The ins...
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posted by robin
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by robin

Need Help Re Pipe Connection

I have plastic water piping. I have an outside freeze-proof faucet connected to this piping that I want to replace. Wou...
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posted by jw
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by jw

OT With three wives, why was his place so messy?

OT With three wives, why was his place so messy? It looked like a college dorm. Not just in the video the SEALS took bu...
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posted by NOPSAMmm2005
44 comments posted 15yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005