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Boric acid and DE

Can someone give me the short answer on using them as insecticides? I tried the grits thing, and they either ate it or i...
21 comments posted 16yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
21 comments posted 16yrs posted by pittmanpirate

cooktop with griddle

A home we're looking at has a gas cooktop with built-in griddle in the center. The griddle is about 12" across and 15"...
21 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Null
21 comments posted 16yrs posted by Null

Cheap Globe light mounted vertically?

The builder installed a cheap standard (found in many closets) light in my pantry that has a glass globe that attaches...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by michaeljc70
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by michaeljc70

OSSF - Texas

We bought a lake house in Texas and I've been reading the rules on permitting an On Site Sewage Facility. Since this is...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bradmm
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by bradmm

ANTS! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

Real small ants are in the cat's bowl. The food is dry food, not something that is obviously attractive to pests. A pes...
10 comments posted 16yrs
posted by WhoYoDaddy
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by WhoYoDaddy

Sears Craftsman drill voltage

Sears appears to have junked its 18-volt rechargeable drill and now sells a similar 19.2-volt drill. If the batteries fi...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by e925
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by e925

Boric Acid and Insects

Hi, I posted under a subject of termites about boric acid. I wanted to see what experiences people, who did not read th...
23 comments posted 16yrs
posted by debbieoney
23 comments posted 16yrs posted by debbieoney

Reversing the door on a Kenmore refrigerator.

The refrigerator/freezer is model number 795.76284600. There are holes to flip the top and bottom door hinges to the op...
20 comments posted 16yrs
posted by farberbear.unspam
20 comments posted 16yrs posted by farberbear.unspam

Whole house fan - possible to add variable speed?

Current house came with a whole house fan (not an attic fan, but the kind in a hallway ceiling that sucks air into the...
64 comments posted 16yrs
posted by not_my_real_addy
64 comments posted 16yrs posted by not_my_real_addy

Covering on plywood ceiling

My basement ceiling is covered with plywood and dark carpet on top of the plywood (music/band room). The band thing is...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gabiker
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by gabiker

Window AC Compressor won't shut off

I have to work it manually. I can hear the thermostat click if I turn it up or down, but the compressor just runs the w...
22 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ant30dio
22 comments posted 16yrs posted by ant30dio