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Buried Cable

Evidently my neighbors Comcast cable went out and Comcast ran a temporary line on top of the ground for him. The cable...
10 comments posted 16yrs
posted by tnom
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by tnom

Repairing Superglue on Black Plastic

Fixing a shiny black plastic handle with gorilla-brand superglue, I made a sloppy mess of it. It leaked out of the join...
16 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gmark
16 comments posted 16yrs posted by gmark

Slow Microwave Clock

A few months ago I bought a new Westinghouse WST3501 microwave oven for our office "eating area". The oven itself works...
38 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jwisniaDumpThisPart
38 comments posted 16yrs posted by jwisniaDumpThisPart

NEW BATHROOM VANITY

I am replacing our old bathroom vanity with a new very expensive one. Our piping is coming up through the floor, water...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jimmy15701
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by jimmy15701

cpvc and freeze damage

I've rerun my kitchen plumbing in CPVC. Last year was our coldest in some time (in the teens) and the old iron pipe wit...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jeff_thies
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by jeff_thies

EdenPURE Gen4

What a crock of bull. They say it will save you money; HA! 1.5 kw is 1500 watts and if you run it all the time it will...
25 comments posted 16yrs
posted by boleyn7
25 comments posted 16yrs posted by boleyn7

Programmable thermostat?

I want to have my circulator come on for 3 minutes and off for 15 minutes as long as the thermostat is calling for heat....
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by boleyn7
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by boleyn7

Microsoft Hohm energy rating

From an article in the Wall Street Journal: "Microsoft Corp. has calculated energy-efficiency ratings for 60 million ho...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ricodjour
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by ricodjour

Best ways to clean bathroom tile grout

I'm a do-it-yourself newbie who's trying to clean the stained grout (used to be white) between the tiles over the batht...
35 comments posted 16yrs
posted by sdlitvin
35 comments posted 16yrs posted by sdlitvin

lawn tractor - stubborn reversing gear

The reversing gear on my elderly (pushing 25 years now) lawn tractor's getting a little stubborn - at least while the e...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jules.richardsonnewsmoo
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by jules.richardsonnewsmoo

Will outdoor step noses and treads cause rot?

I'm thinking about putting some treads or noses on the steps of my deck to increase visibility and traction. Do these c...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ShadowTek
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by ShadowTek

Washing machine water hammer question

Howdy, I have a calypso whirlpool washing machine that has worked without any problems for the past 10 years but I've r...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by smf-nospam
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by smf-nospam

AC filter options

My mother's AC uses a 24 x 24 filter for her central A.C. She is having to pay $3.00 for each fiberglass filter. I am l...
23 comments posted 16yrs
posted by chocolatemint77581
23 comments posted 16yrs posted by chocolatemint77581