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Inexpensive Fluorescent Lights

Many years ago I installed a row of inexpensive F40T12 double tube fixtures in my garage. They are starting to go, fina...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by iHateSpam
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by iHateSpam

OT - Heat output of oil lamp

Wick type oil or "kerosene" lamps from Walmart or other places. They put out some heat. But, how much? Any idea how to...
39 comments posted 16yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
39 comments posted 16yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

LV Cable Connections - Current Practice?

Anybody up on the state-of-the-art in making connections for low voltage landscape lighting cable connections? I've use...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by wandererfan
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by wandererfan

Why do painted surfaces stick together?

I recently painted a couple of casement windows by removing them and working on them indoors. They were correctly prime...
43 comments posted 16yrs
posted by newstrash
43 comments posted 16yrs posted by newstrash

Finding a stud in plaster lath

I'm setting up a wall mounted bar counter top and want to find some studs under the plaster lath to sink the brackets i...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jeff_thies
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by jeff_thies

How do I change the oil

How do I change the oil in my toilet? It's not flushing as well as it used to, and I was told it needs an oil change.
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by lubradude
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by lubradude

HeatTrak Stair Mats

Got a sales notice today from Costco featuring HeatTrak stair mats and door mats. Could see where these things might be...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by chief_jim
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by chief_jim

This is going to be expensive

This is a picture taken in my basement where the water line comes in. http://imgur.com/K634A.jpg I noticed a couple day...
18 comments posted 16yrs
posted by tetrickm
18 comments posted 16yrs posted by tetrickm

Stove faucet

We're remodeling, and putting a water spray near the stove for filling up large vessels, and other times when water is...
28 comments posted 16yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
28 comments posted 16yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Replace spark plugs

Has anyone replaced the plugs on a 2000 malibu (or similar motor)? I wanted to have the 6 plugs on my 2000 Malibu repla...
36 comments posted 16yrs
posted by p4o2
36 comments posted 16yrs posted by p4o2

Sheathing plywood RTD or CDX

What's the difference between RTD and CDX plywood for sheathing (walls and roof) use? CDX appears to be twice as expensi...
16 comments posted 16yrs
posted by agalkin
16 comments posted 16yrs posted by agalkin

Attaching light fixtures to trees....

Awl -- A sodium lamp fixture, 10# or so. I see two options: screw right into the tree (SS deck screws?), or big hose cl...
48 comments posted 16yrs
posted by fitcat
48 comments posted 16yrs posted by fitcat

Asphalt resurfacing. . .

The asphalt parking lot of our six-unit condo building is beginning to crack and will need resurfacing. I'd like to get...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by rayj.balt
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by rayj.balt