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Blade Has Begun Climing in Sunbeam Food Processor
This is a Sunbeam LeChef food processor, Catalog # 14-11. We inherited it from my wife's mother. It's at least 20 years old. It sat unused for about 15 years until we developed a need for it about 9...
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Grinding/cutting Concrete
Here's the problem: I had a polebarn built last year. It has 2 overhead doors that are 14' high and 12' wide. The concrete slopes toward the doors as it should. But, the concrete extends about 16...
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Freaking out a repair man (funny)
I heard this from a coworker. It's funny. Someone calls a repairman for anything. Maybe an appliance, or to install carpeting, or a plumber. But it's a well known repairman who robs everyone. Call and...
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Sears water softener and Morton System Saver salt.
Been using Sears softeners over the years. Our last softener had problems with the plastic solenoids eroding due to chemicals in the System Saver salt I was using (according to service tech,) so...
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Can anyone identify this water pressure regulator
Can anyone identify this water pressure regulator. It i leaking around the adjusting screw... I'd like to get a repair kit for it, but cant find a make or model. The house was built in in BC Canada in...
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I want to purge carpet from my home
How hard is it to install laminate flooring? I recently picked up the home improvement bug but lacking in diy skills. The house is 6 years old with the original carpet. With pets and everyday usage...
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Wrench
I was wanting to change the grease in my transaxle on my Jetta diesel. I it takes a 17mm allen type hex wrench to remove the fill and drain plugs. I went to 3 different auto parts stores and K-mart...
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Flashing Under Shingles- Entire Roof
In small buildings (such as a shed) what is the downside to covering the entire roof with aluminum flashing before shingling? Perhaps expensive? That's the only thing I can think of. Any other...
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Tree Sap Removal?
When I work in my yard I often get tree sap on my hands and clothing. For years I have used a product called De-solv-it, but it has been harder and harder to find in recent years, and now I don't see...
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Concrete sidewalk replacement
Midwest US. There used to be mines under this area: coal and later fire-brick. Find a nice flat spot today, come back in a day or a week and there's a sink-hole. Private sidewalk on the side of a...
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Krylon vs Rustoleum
Well, I wasn't fixing the house. I was spray painting a bicycle. I'd used Rustolem enough times. Didn't spray very well. So, this time to the Walmart, I bought Krylon. Sprays well, and the next day...
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Toilet replacement questions
I have the old toilet removed for plumbing repair and since it's old and dirty, I want to replace it with a new one. A few questions: There are one-piece and two-piece toilets. One-piece looks easier...
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What are the rings for on a quick coupler?
Does anyone know what the rings are for on a quick coupler? These are the couplers to join hoses, they have two or three handles that you snap inwards to connect the hoses. The rings are on the ends...
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Scotts Lawn Fertilizer Question??
Hi, I am hoping that someone can explain this to me. Is there something up with "Home Depot" and the "Scotts Company" with false bag weight contents or something?? Here is whats going on. Our house is...
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Whole House Filter & Recirculating Pump - Need Knowlegeable Plumber in Manassas, VA
I bought a Culligan HF-360 whole house filter and a Watts hot water recirculating pump and tried to get quotes from local plumbers in Manassas, VA using ServiceMagic. I received experessions of...
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