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Garden hose or occasional use -- buy quality?

I may be needing another 200 or so feet of garden hose for a work project. Might need the hose two or three times a yea...
20 comments posted 15yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
20 comments posted 15yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

CFLs cause cancer (Really)

"...a group of scientists warned that [CFLs] contain cancer causing chemicals. Their report advises that the bulbs shou...
23 comments posted 15yrs
posted by heybub
23 comments posted 15yrs posted by heybub

Wiring second kitchen

My wife has ventured into cake baking and we are building a second kitchen in a unfinished part of the basement. I did...
41 comments posted 15yrs
posted by cln.lgr
41 comments posted 15yrs posted by cln.lgr

CFL Ballast Pic

Came across this. Just found it interesting. Had a spent CFL flood around and opened it up (with my HF MF tool!). Just...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by postmaster
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by postmaster

Field report on electrical push connectors

Brought home first boxes of 2, 4 and 6 Wago push connectors. The name is a bit cutesy, they call them Wall Nuts, lettin...
18 comments posted 15yrs
posted by jbobst4
18 comments posted 15yrs posted by jbobst4

install a 2-lamp fixture in place of a 1-lamp fixture?

hi i am a homeowner shopping for light fixtures that i will have installed. i have not yet decided on the installer. i...
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posted by butler.kristin_at_rocketmail_d
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by butler.kristin_at_rocketmail_d

Feds to require compact florescent ice-makers

Or somesuch... "In its latest effort to save the planet from global warming, the U.S. government is on the verge of reg...
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posted by heybub
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by heybub

Blown engine

Why do so many Craftsman lawn tractors have blown engines? There always one for sale, "Nice machine but engine is blown"...
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posted by boleyn7
15 comments posted 15yrs posted by boleyn7

Interior Painting / Drywall Texture Questions

My girlfriend and I are considering painting some rooms in my house, but we want it to look professional. Here are some...
12 comments posted 15yrs
posted by joshibrown
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by joshibrown

SWMBO FU'D UP

SWMBO just HAD to have me put a sealer on ceramic tile. What was called for was a grout sealer, as ceramic tile keeps i...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Flywheel Replacement - Tecumseh engine

How difficult is it to replace a flywheel on a Tecumseh vertical shaft engine and are any special tools needed? We have...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by screen
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by screen

Plywood butt joint for a finished wall

I'm building an indoor climbing wall out of 3/4" plywood in a finished space. The wall will be well-secured to beefed-u...
16 comments posted 15yrs
posted by dbonnell
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by dbonnell

About metal in microwave ovens

We are not supposed to put metal in microwave ovens, and I know all too well what happens if someone does do it. It's a...
21 comments posted 15yrs
posted by jw
21 comments posted 15yrs posted by jw

Rockwell 11-280 Radial Drill Press

I need the plastic belt protector for this drill press. Can anybody help? Thanks in advance. Dick
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by dickkeats
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by dickkeats

Question About A Digital Thermostat

Someone gave me a unused White-Rodgers digital non-programmable heat pump thermostat - 70 series model number 1F79-111....
20 comments posted 15yrs
posted by BigELilE05
20 comments posted 15yrs posted by BigELilE05