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Painting a cement patio slab

I have a patio slab that has moved noticeably due to the swelling clay ground underneath. I'm thinking of painting the...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by kenw56
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by kenw56

Swapping out a built in oven next week.

I will be swapping out a built in oven next week (for my dad) and I had an electrical question. The current oven is on...
16 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ned.flanders
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by ned.flanders

bullet hole in siding

Home alone, the nine-year-old next door discharged his father's deer rifle in the house. The bullet went through the wa...
193 comments posted 15yrs
posted by burns4
193 comments posted 15yrs posted by burns4

Heat Surge

As a single senior and not very handy, I still get lots of useful information from this group. So whats the story with...
22 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mjs20
22 comments posted 16yrs posted by mjs20

Trouble with Water Heater- I think SOLVED

Water *is* getting too hot! I'm glad the shutoff works as this is a Marathon (plastic.) My log says the same thing happ...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by frank1492
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by frank1492

Ceramic soap dispenser leaks

This is not my biggest problem; it's just annoying. My toothbrush holder, mug, and soap dispenser are a pattern I reall...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by hypatia08
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by hypatia08

Troubleshooting Electric Water Heater

Hello- I was away from my winter home for about 3 months over the summer. Before leaving, I shut off the power supply t...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by frank1492
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by frank1492

Why do they skip sizes of metric combo wrenches?

Be it Sears, HF, HD, etc. They often go 6,7,8,10,11,12... Not always in larger sets. But like who would buy an SAE set o...
119 comments posted 16yrs
posted by postmaster
119 comments posted 16yrs posted by postmaster

How to Insulate An Underground Sprinkler Vault

What is the best way to go about this? I have some great insulation that I want to cut and size to fill a small undergr...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by katenospam
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by katenospam

Gluing Rubber to Plastic

I need to glue rubber feet back onto an optical mouse. What kind of glue should I use? If I use epoxy or Super Glue, I...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mcp6453
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by mcp6453

Generator Question

I have an 8000 watt, or is that volts, generator that I have had for over 10 years. It has a 16 HP Briggs & Stratton en...
21 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ShyPicker
21 comments posted 16yrs posted by ShyPicker

Plumbing project? ? ?

Let me say at the outset that I am well aware that I can get only an educated guess in response to this posting, but I...
21 comments posted 16yrs
posted by rayj.balt
21 comments posted 16yrs posted by rayj.balt

maytag washer: model#mavt734eww

Having trouble with the washer filling with water and not shutting off after fill level has been reached. Replaced the w...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by kendrick.ella
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by kendrick.ella

can I change single switch to combo switch

Ny combo switch, i am referring to one that has a switch on top of an outlet or vica versa, with the same wires ( 2 ) th...
24 comments posted 16yrs
posted by harri85274
24 comments posted 16yrs posted by harri85274