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Garage door issue - need advice please
So last night I hit the button on the remote control to close my 30 year old garage door. Just as the door was about closed, I heard a loud pop. Turns out that the one of the wires that attaches the...
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No tv stations
A year or two ago my tv stopped getting any stations. I could not afford to fix it so I just listened to the radio ever since. This week I called the tv shop and asked him if he has a tube tester I...
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13 years ago
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chemicals used by www.nature2.com
Does anyone know what chemicals are used by the Nature2 pool filter to reduce the amount of chlorine and algaecide needed? I think someone said that it reduces the phosphates in the water, which make...
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13 years ago
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Floating support post in crawl space
While inspecting newly laid vapor barrier, I noticed one of the support post is floating -- there is a gap between the bottom of the post and the concrete base. Here are some photos of this: other...
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13 years ago
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Removing Adhesive From Formica
Tape has many uses but if you let it set for a full year (or more) before attempting to remove it from a Formica cabinet or metal file cabinet, the paper backing comes off just fine but the adhesive...
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13 years ago
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Need independent opinions on flood damage
Ok, the crawlspace under our house got flooded. One company said we needed to have the insulation replaced on the duct work under the house as well as have the plastic removed that covers the ground...
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13 years ago
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POOL---DE Filter Powder in Pool
I think I'm getting DE filter powder in my pool. Every morning when I wake up, I look out my window and see these small gray patches on the floor of my above ground pool. When I come home from work, I...
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13 years ago
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Bath sink drain
Always got 2+ projects on my plate. I fix one thing. Something else breaks. Never fails. Guess it's like that for many folks. Little brick bungalow in midwest US, built in 1954. The bath sink drain...
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13 years ago
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Question... and answer
What's red and smells like blue paint? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Answer: Red paint.
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13 years ago
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Old swimming pool question
I have a small (10k gal) inground swimming pool that is probably around 27 y/o. House was built around 1983 and I think it was built then. The plaster has seen better days. I don't think the previous...
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13 years ago
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Bluetooth fantasy
This is my fantasy: I'm talking to someone who's using a Bluetooth thing with their cell phone. I can actually understand them. It has yet to happen. What about you?
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13 years ago
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? on sewer snakes...
How large in diameter is the coil on the end of the large sewer snakes they use to clear the main sewer lines, when necessary? Just wondering. We had to get a cleanout installed, and the reinforced...
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13 years ago
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repair natural gas pipe leak?
I smell a small natural gas leak in my crawl space. I think it's been that way for several years. Previously I had called the utility company to check. The guy refused to go into the crawl space....
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13 years ago
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Interesting toilet leak
Or maybe not a leak, per se. My first floor toilet began running constantly between flushes 3 days ago. Not full blast, just a trickle to remind me of how I'll be spending part of my Saturday. Or so I...
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13 years ago
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OT How to straighten a bumper?
OT How to straighten a bumper? A friend, a different one this time, was hit from behind Wednesday night, while stopped at a stop sign. The other driver sped off, and he found the bumper on his Nissan...
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