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Sweating a Threaded Connection
Besides getting laughed at by your co-workers and cursed at by the person who tries to get it apart, what's wrong with soldering a threaded connection? A co-worker was telling me about his first foray...
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3 sided garage
I am looking for some guidance on a garage issue that I have. The back story is that I have acquired a house that was built in 1978-79 in Alberta, Canada. The house was finished and then the garage...
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how to remove glued down carpet
might want to put down wood flooring...but floor has carpeting glued down...what's teh best way to get this stuff up? thanks all
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Sprinkler zones
Our water comes from our well. When we built, we had sprinklers installed...keeps the weeds healthy :) There are two sprinkler zones. Each has sufficient outlets so that the well pump runs constantly...
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OT: Whatever happened to Yak long distance?
Yak long distance is/was a Canadian phone company that provided long distance service in the US for about $1/month and a nickel/min. When I dialed 10-10-925-xxxx last month, the call went thru and I...
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Piling snow around tree trunks - good, bad, or neither?
I've been keeping a circular area of my backyard clear of snow under a maple tree by using a snow blower to concentrate the snow closer to the trunk of the tree. I've probably gone overboard doing it....
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13 years ago
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Freezer question
I got a free freezer, which I was going to gut and use for a fermentation chamber for beer. It's insulated, and would work with a thermostatic timer hooked to a heat lamp. When I got it home, it...
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Special backer-rod for fireplace?
I bought some fireblock caulk that I plan to seal the gaps around my prefab fireplace with, but the gaps are large in some places. Do I just use regular backer-rod, or is there a special...
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Homeopathics exposed - Yay!
Randi the magician. This beloved, white-bearded Skeptic has been trying for years to pay out a million dollars to anyone who can prove the efficacy of these drugs. A good read! HB
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Faucet puller
I need a handle puller for my 20 year old faucet. I have checked all my catalogs and Googled quite a bit. I need something that will fit below the "globe" and pull it straight up. 3 or 4 "fingers"...
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Window in a shower?
I would love to hear your opinions on the subject of a window in a shower, over a tub actually. When this home was built showers in tubs were not the style so it had a 32x48 window centered on the tub...
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Force of Snow on Roof
I took a physics course once in which force vectors were discussed. We all intuit that the greater the slope of a roof the less chance it will collapse from snow weight. But isn't this more than the...
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Is all harvest gold the same?
Is all harvest gold the same? A guy who does home remodeling tells me he has a harvest gold electric stove in good condition from 1970. Mine in a Whirlpool and matches the color of my Whirlpool...
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Best glue for sink faucet cap
We have a bunch of sink faucets with what I think are porcelain caps. The caps cover a hole. A couple of them have popped off. Here's a photo. 'd like to glue the cap back on, but don't know what glue...
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So the 13 year old water heater decided to die...
I had no idea there was a drain up tight in behind it. To bad it was set into the concrete 5cm above the floor height. Fortunately it was a relatively slow leak only causing a small pool of water and...
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