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Let me correct a misconception about hiring a contractor.
Too many people are watching too much HGTV and similar channels and getting the idea that a contractor is supposed to finish a job very fast. This is wrong. A contractor doesn=92t work by the hour...
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"Old Wives Tales" NOT Working For Skunk Control!!
Hi All, Does anyone know of any EFFECTIVE way to keep skunks out of the yard. For about 3 weeks now, we have had a skunk coming out at night and destroying the yard. Also, they aren't destroying it...
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13 years ago
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Fire Ants coming into new house from under foundation - any solutions? (2024 Update)
We have a crazy problem with fire ants in our 6 month old house. It started out a month ago when we found the garbage in our master bath covered in fire ants. I sprayed Ortho Home Defense around the...
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13 years ago
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Ground rod question
I know hte NEC calls for 8' of ground rod for house wiring. This is a different application where I want to ground a piece of machinery for static discharge. It is not possible to get the rod into the...
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13 years ago
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Removing shower drain
I need to remove the shower drain to repair a cracked shower pan. The pan is plastic, an oddball size, and in a location where it can't be replaced without major demolition. I tried to unscrew the...
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13 years ago
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Wanted: Honeywell Q327A pilot burner assembly
Boiler information; Manufacturer: Burnham Boiler #: P-204-W Serial #: 17036211 Q327A AB 8241 is what I see stamped on the existing pilot burner assembly. However, the manual for the boiler lists it as...
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CFM of an old fashion radiator
Hi, A radiator moves air by convection. So much so that I can see the window curtains above fluttering in the air flow. I'm curious, just how much air is moving? For a 36" high radiator, 10" deep old...
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13 years ago
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Kinetico filtes
I think I should change the filters in my Kinetico under the sink RO filter. These are 3+ years old, probably going on 7. It is a K2 model by the plate on it. It has three cylindrical filters, all...
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13 years ago
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Ceramithane Cabinet Finish
I see that are a number of ceramic finishes, the one I have (from Highland Hardware) is Ceramithane Clear Satin. I'm told the Satin and mat are some kind of colloidal, it's not surface. I didn't see...
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13 years ago
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Buying a new (well water bladder) pressure tank
I measured only 12psi of air in my bladder tank after it was fully emptied of water. Should be around 28. Need to buy a new pressure tank (32gal equivalent or bigger) and am looking for...
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13 years ago
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"Great Stuff" - Great mess
Has anyone ever figured out how to use that "Great Stuff" or other brand (foam in a can), without getting it all over everything? The stuff is obnoxious. I got it all over my hands, on my shirt,...
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13 years ago
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New OIL furnaces aren't much more efficient, true or false?
I was planning to buy a new furnace, for the greater efficiency I hear about, and for the Federal Energy Tax Credit, but a reputable furnace dealer I talked to, who has been in business for 80 years,...
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13 years ago
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How do you tell premix
Today, I had a gallon of gas that had been set aside. I had remembered that I had made up a gallon of JUST premix for the chainsaw. I was wondering if I had straight gas or premix. I looked at the...
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13 years ago
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How NOT to connect ground wire to rod
Upon visiting this particular panel, I came upon a sorry sight. can only assume that this was the originally intended configuration. can see an old ground clamp on the rod and partially burried in the...
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13 years ago
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Must have!
Easy to make. Its the wifes idea. Every once in awhile she comes up with an idea. http://cleveland.craigslist.org/rvs/2004792824.html
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