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toilet won't flush all the way

greeting, i have an older toilet (1988) that you have to hold the handle down for the bowl to completely flush. i repla...
14 comments posted 15yrs
posted by changbah
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by changbah

condensation on metal porch roof

Hi, I have a metal roof on an outside porch attachment [no ac, no heat] and the roof gets a lot of condensation on the...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by itchyneebanshee
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by itchyneebanshee

Stupid Reasons to Blow Circuit Breakers

A Humbling Post here: I go years without popping a breaker and then I pop 2 different ones in one day - both of which w...
36 comments posted 15yrs
posted by teamarrows
36 comments posted 15yrs posted by teamarrows

Making concrete look old & dirty

I need to patch some concrete outside and I want to be able to match the color (basically 'dirty looking') and make it...
13 comments posted 15yrs
posted by NOSPAM
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by NOSPAM

furnace not getting house up to temp: suggestions?

When the weather here in the mid-Atlantic turned cold in the last month, we began experiencing a problem in our house w...
32 comments posted 15yrs
posted by acts2024
32 comments posted 15yrs posted by acts2024

OT - Funnel Touchdown + others

That first one is awesome. Old but never saw it. http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Dramatic-Storm-Clouds/ss/events/sc/113010...
0 comments posted 15yrs
posted by postmaster
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by postmaster

Hot bus bar replacement?

I had a problem in electric service panel in a home that I own. One of the breakers kept tripping. When I checked it ou...
22 comments posted 15yrs
posted by RogerT
22 comments posted 15yrs posted by RogerT

On gas water heaters

A buddy of mine asked this question and since my b-i-l the plumber is traveling this week, I thought I'd ask youse peop...
22 comments posted 15yrs
posted by kurtullman
22 comments posted 15yrs posted by kurtullman

Kohler 12kw Propane Generator

On the Automatic Transfer Switch, there are two blue buttons. One is a manual test switch. The other has a clock on it...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by here
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by here

Metal Spinning - Pretty Cool!

I saw this on the How It's Made the other day. There's lot's of youtube videos for Metal Spinning. This one shows both...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by teamarrows
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by teamarrows

Pump Style Oil Cans Not Working

I salvaged a set of pump style oil cans from Grandpa's workshop. The actual age is unknown, but I'd guess they are 40 -...
6 comments posted 15yrs
posted by teamarrows
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by teamarrows

Wiring a double outlet, how-to dept.

I just want to share something I stumbled upon; I always put in double outlets when we do a room over in our old house,...
11 comments posted 15yrs
posted by tinedog
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by tinedog