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How to biuld a home CO2 carbonation system (the nozzle part)
I've built a home CO2 carbonation system but I have a question about carbon dioxide flow (see pictures below). a tire valve and a tire chuck, I can easily fill the soda bottle empty space with 50 psi...
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T1-11 Siding- Siding Issues
Hello, If you are in the Southeastern Michigan region our company Eagle Siding would be glad to give you an estimate on your siding. We have plenty of references and twenty-two years of experience in...
 
Riding Mower Battery Life
I have a TroyBilt (MTD made) riding mower and the battery is dead after only 4 summers. I figured I used it no more than once a week for no more than 25 weeks a year. If I start engine twice each time...
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Looking for bottom rollers for sliding screen for Anderson patio door
I have an Anderson door, probably purchased 1990 or so, from my house to my deck. Door's doing great, but not surprisingly, the rollers on the bottom of the screen have seen their better days. I...
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How much for T1-11, installed?
Okay, for the second year in a row, I went to the half-ass little home show here, and asked vendors for free estimates on various things. My faux-T1-11 7/16 OSB siding has seen better days, so I again...
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Best glue to reattach decals to child's trike
We bought a Radio Flyer twist trike for a granddaughter. Several of the reviews on Amazon said that the decals come off. Well, ours just arrived and while putting it together, I happened to brush my...
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Qs: This 4,782-square foot brick mansion for only $165,000 on account of it being a forecloser??????
is the cheapest mansion I've ever seen. Keywords "REO" (meaning foreclosed) and "foreclosed" call up web sites with the best priced houses in America. This begs the question Can anyone who has the...
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Getting Rid Of Rodent Pests
I tripped across one fellow's solution to a rodent pest problem that also supplies endless hours of entertainment. Gifbin -Squirrel catapult
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OT: "This Old House"
I got an offer in the mail for 11 magazine issues for $10 from: THIS OLD HOUSE 1271 Av. of the Americas
 
Concrete forms - need pictures
My father says he had some aluminum/concrete forms that were stolen (long story). He wants me to tell the police that they were indeed on the property. The problem is that I have no idea what these...
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Venting a garage attic
I recently drywalled an attached two-car garage (walls and ceiling). This left the attic area unvented. I installed two 4"x12" soffitt vents on both the front and back of the garage (total of 4)....
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fix a shovel
I have two shovels. One with a broken handle and another one with a badly bent spade. I was thinking I could just remove the wood left in the one and use the handle of the other one on it. The...
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New ISP new handle
Master Betty is now JimT
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Rain Flow gutter filters?
Does anyone have experience with Rain Flow Total Gutter Protection -- a fiber filter that keeps stuff out of your gutters? Tnx. cheers, jerry
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House wiring problem
Question for the gurus. I just tested my housewiring (at the wall outlet) and found that I have 120V AC between the hot and return, only I can't tell which of the top two "slots" is hot and which is...
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