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Article - Most home renovations don't pay off
For your Sunday reading...
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nikki carb adjustment
------------------------------------- Neil I have a Snapper Model 410 trimmer (weedeater) with a Nikki Carb on it. It appears to be a natural flow carb with three adjustments. The high speed...
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Water Heater TP Valve Occasionally Spits
I understand that it may be doing it's job with temp & pressure and that may have to be addressed. A couple of times a week it spits some water out. Think it might be worthwhile to change the valve...
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Generator Governor Issues
This is a no-name generator driven by an 8 HP Briggs. It's having speed fluctuations and I'm trying to figure out why. It seems like the governor itself is creating them. In this video it's running...
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13 years ago
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Rendered fat 'S' cookies
Mention of rendering lard in another thread reminded me that I've been searching on and off for years for a recipe for a cookie that uses rendered fat from ??a sheep?, lamb? goat? ?????. I had the...
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Snowthrower Recommendations
I finally got rid of my old Toro after many year. I have a fairly large driveway and will need to pick up a new unit. Upon a cursory pricing, it seems to make sense to avoid a 2 cycle to avoid the...
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Toilet Installation Question - Drain Not Level
I am replacing a toilet in my parent's house (putting the same one back in). I removed the toilet because it was leaking through to the ceiling below. I had to pull out and replace six tiles, and I...
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Thermostat setting in hallway vs actual temperature in apartment
Just curious if anyone runs into this problem with common area thermostats. In an apartment bldg, if the T-stat is set at 70, and if the tenants still complain its too cold, could it be the location...
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couple electrical box?
Hello, I have a couple little questions. The first is about using Noalox when connecting aluminum feeder wires. I understand you apply it with a wire brush but do you let it dry or do you attach the...
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13 years ago
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Help me figure the cost to charge a Chevy Volt in my town?
Can someone help me, I'm trying to win an argument at work Monday morning... At 15 cents per killowatt hr, a charger running on a 220 volt branch drawing 16 amps continuously for 5 hours will cost how...
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13 years ago
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OT Wall clock
Check out clock number 3. It looks like the price range is $344 - $630. That must be a typo. I am guessing they don't sell too many. At least has free shipping.
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eco-heater
Anyone have any experience with the wall mount convection models? A friend of mine bought one, and I was wondering if it was another one of those expensive toys that claim far more than they do. It...
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REGISTRY CLEANER
You must be insane! Use CCleaner or Jv16
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colored conduit
I live on an inside corner so the side of my neighbor's house faces partially the front of mine. He had tan brick on the first floor and brown aluminmum siding on the second floor, and then put in a...
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Request for an engineering hint to further improve gas siphoning into vehicle (wetness of the 2nd and 3rd can)
My daughter hates to fill up with gas so I often siphon a few 5-gallon cans to fill up her 18 gallon gasoline tank, which I don't mind at all. The nearest gas station is a hefty drive away and I...
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