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pump housing roof rebuild

http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/12641899_Jtqdk There's a hottub pump housing at the side of my house with a rotted roof....
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nospam
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam

OT: Oil Spill Precedent

This just in: You may recall that the Coast Guard prohibited the Bobby Jindal, governor of Louisiana, from deploying oi...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by heybub
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by heybub

Outdoor light problem

I have 3 lights on 1 switch. It operates a light at the front door & a light on the garage & a light on a pole at the e...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by desgnr
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by desgnr

Briggs gas starvation

I'm having problems with my generator powered by a 8 horsepower Briggs.* I I needed it the other night and it ran okay...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by screen
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by screen

Toilet started to clog frequently

We have a particular toilet on the second floor, that started to clog from time to time. Every time I could unclog it (...
19 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus32553
19 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus32553

Energy saving automatic mode on dryer

On many occasions, I've read on this group that using "automatic" mode on a dryer saved energy. I call BS. When I dry c...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mkirsch1
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by mkirsch1

Concrete floor over dirt basement?

Just bought an 1890 two-story brick house with a stone foundation. The basement is dirt right now, and I'd like to pour...
18 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jaypique
18 comments posted 16yrs posted by jaypique

Glass Refrigerator Shelves

Will placing a hot pot or dish on a glass refrigerator shelf crack it, or is the glass specially treated to make it crac...
33 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Sometimes-It's-Windswept
33 comments posted 16yrs posted by Sometimes-It's-Windswept

Need to extend 12v winch's control cables

I just bought a 12 volt winch from Harbor Freight that came with 50" of 10 gauge wires: two that go to the winch and tw...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jayhanig
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by jayhanig

Couch Problem

My elderly in-laws have a couch that allows you to sink deeply into it when you sit. Because of their physical infirmit...
28 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mcp6453
28 comments posted 16yrs posted by mcp6453

running "structured wiring"

As I'm getting closer to completing rewiring my 2nd floor, I'm thinking that I would like to put cable, internet, phone...
25 comments posted 16yrs
posted by njnagel
25 comments posted 16yrs posted by njnagel

Bark off

Anyone ever used this? How far away will it work? I have a neighbor who lets his dogs bark and bark and bark in his bac...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by p4o2
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by p4o2

Romex cable

What is the difference between NM and NMB romex cable? Code here now will not allow NM to be used. WW
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ccco
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by ccco

Generac iX2000

I picked one of these up at Lowes to temporarily power some incandescent lights. With a couple of hundred watts of load...
30 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ddl
30 comments posted 16yrs posted by ddl

water in the air

OK, here's a question with some science to back me up. I have a leak in my a/c drain line. It happens to be right under...
16 comments posted 16yrs
posted by foderfrank
16 comments posted 16yrs posted by foderfrank