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Toilet tide?

I call it toilet tide, but what is it when the level in the toilet drops an inch or so? It is the atmospheric pressure,...
13 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ninebal310
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by ninebal310

Congress may flip switch on CFLs

"While we must continue to work to improve energy efficiency and reduce our energy consumption, the misguided ban on in...
24 comments posted 15yrs
posted by heybub
24 comments posted 15yrs posted by heybub

tool to toilet water inlet pipe nipple

Hi All, I am calling that round compression ring thing that goes over your toilet's inlet water pipe (1/2" copper?) a n...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Todd
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by Todd

Stove fan

Anyone have any experience with a wood stove fan to distribute the heat.
6 comments posted 15yrs
posted by andy.petro
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by andy.petro

interior SER cable usage in 2008 NEC

My contractor's electrician mentioned that he thinks SER cable is no longer allowed (or possibly no longer allowed to b...
12 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ddl
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by ddl

Overfull Steam Boiler

Hi, We have a steam boiler which was installed 2 years ago. The sight glass is full of water, all the way up to the top...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by samsimcoe_at_yahoo_dot_com
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by samsimcoe_at_yahoo_dot_com

low pressure water to dishwasher?

Can a dishwasher still clean as well if the water pressure is extremely low? I realize it mostly runs off an internal r...
6 comments posted 15yrs
posted by dumbstruc
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by dumbstruc

Strange Lighting Event

The items involved are: A duplex remotely controlled by and on-off/dimmer switch. A string of 200 LED Christmas lights...
6 comments posted 15yrs
posted by david
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by david

Harbor Freight wood stove?

Third page of the first flyer. Anyone have one of these Vogelzang "boxwood" stoves? How are they for a garage? It would...
13 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Tony.Miklos
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by Tony.Miklos

AAADD

Ok, this ain't exactly my situation but it's similar to why I don't get as much done as I feel I should. (Reposted from...
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ShyPicker
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by ShyPicker

Repairing an electric bathroom heater

My electric bathroom heater has stopped working. It is a NuTone model 920 heater. It was made in 1957. It fits into a m...
19 comments posted 15yrs
posted by neutrino1
19 comments posted 15yrs posted by neutrino1

What's the R-value of a fireplace?

I've got this red brick fireplace taking up half a wall. Capped the chimney decades ago, but it's still siting there co...
21 comments posted 15yrs
posted by spamme0
21 comments posted 15yrs posted by spamme0