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water hose fittings

It's spring and time to get the water hoses set up. My goal is not to have to replace everything every year. I've had g...

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jeff_thies

14 15yrs jeff_thies

washer drain water through lift station into kitchen sink

Tenant plumbed in a basement laundry. To do that he put in a lift station and directed the water up to the kitchen sink...

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kansascats

2 15yrs kansascats

What would cause light bulbs to blow out (like a flame) and to be dim for a few minutes on certain circuits?

I realize I need an electrician - but may I get advice first? Two electrical phenomena: 1. Once every few months, I tur...

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33 15yrs 75537.1644

Proper setup for two 50 gallon gas hot water heaters in SERIES (with recirculating pump)

I realize two major mistakes of my last post on this topic: - How would you set up two 50 gallon hot water heaters in s...

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aaronfischer

25 15yrs aaronfischer

Deterring wood peckers

Thanks for the suggestions about my hardwood floors. I've put protection on my furniture and looking at products to kee...

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12 15yrs jlhshadow

Hot Water Heater And Temp. Setting ?

Hello, Have the typical vertical cylinder gas fired house hot water heater. The thermostat on the gas control has a lit...

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rgsros

12 15yrs rgsros

A dinmmable substitute for an incadescent bulb

We have a ceiling fan with a light fixture over the kitchen table. There are a pair of 100 watt bulbs in the lamp.The l...

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Replacement tips for propane torches

Anyone know of a source for buying just the tips for a propane/MAPP torch? No sense buying a whole new TS4000 or other t...

6 15yrs

limp_arbor

6 15yrs limp_arbor

Camera on pole in my yard

On a pole in my yard there are the wires attached to that pole which come to my house for electricity. But there is a r...

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sharonboyle2

12 15yrs sharonboyle2

Be careful when using a toilet as "ladder"

The toilet is a Roca Victoria-05. I was trying to repair the bulb socket at the ceiling of the toilet. I stepped down f...

11 15yrs

toylet.toylet

11 15yrs toylet.toylet

Sprinkler System - Two stations come on at the same time

I bought this house 3 years ago with the sprinkler system already installed, so I don't know much about it. It has work...

22 15yrs

aaronsuperguy

22 15yrs aaronsuperguy

Complete Nuclear Meltdown - Japan is Gone

From the Associated Press March 20, 2011 Complete Nuclear Meltdown Several of the nuclear power plants in Fukushima Jap...

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TopNews

11 15yrs TopNews

Log Splitter Conversion Pix

Just finished my log splitter project. This was a broken unit I got cheap on Ebay. I wanted something to convert for us...

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rbm2

3 15yrs rbm2

Everlast Composite Siding

I have cedar boards on my house now that were installed poorly. I don't ever want to deal with painting again after hav...

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nojunk_allowed

1 15yrs nojunk_allowed

Fix leak in DWV plastic pipe

I have a minor leak in DWV Scheduler 40 plastic pipe joint when tested (sewer line plugged with balloon plug). Unfortun...

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