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Basement french drain installation how-to videos?
I am trying to find some good videos, books, or instructions on installing basement perimeter French drain and sump pump systems. I've been searching on and I can find tons of videos, but most are...
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Why isn't it Topeka maps?
I'm confused. If Google has changed their name to Topeka, why haven't they changed their mapping site name to Topeka maps?
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Battery charger repair
Like most small automotive battery chargers mine is a piece of crap little 8 amp unit. When I went to use it the connectors were bad and one of the wires pulled out of the connector. Fixed that and...
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Ni-Cad vs Lithium batteries
I just purchased online from home depot an edger/trimmer...In the specifications it said electric, nothing mentioned about batteries. and i thought that was what i getting. It turned out it was...
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Have their been any posting from our remodeler friend Kate?
Has anyone seen any postings from Kate? She had a lot of questions, and got answers, and now seems to have disappeared.
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OT-What the hell are we coming to?
Sometimes I feel ashamed to be a Kansas just because these bastards live here: The father of a Marine whose funeral was picketed by the Westboro Baptist Church says an order to pay the protesters'...
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Kinda OT- Getting Good Neighbors
A really crappy neighbor is putting their house up for sale. :)) I have few ideas on how to attract good buyers, but I'd like to open the topic for any ideas short of buying the place myself and...
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drywall mud recipe
I recently put up drywall in my garage (two wall and ceiling). I started to do the taping and mudding part and I have a question about the consistency of the mud. The five gallon bucket of mud says to...
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door mechanism hole adapter plate thing :-)
I've got a door with a hole of around 2-1/8" in diameter for the handle/ latch mechanism, but the handle/latch assembly I have seems designed for a smaller hole, as the tabs which extend inwards from...
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Insurance claim....
Awl -- As some of you may know, the NY, NJ area got clobbered by a windstorm last week (75+ mph), after quite a snow storm a couple of weeks before. Damage was extensive, thousands of trees blown...
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SKIL TWIST SCREWDriver battery - disassembly help
The battery pack for my SKIL Twist Cordless Screw Driver is dead. Measures 4.3 volts but will not accept a charge. I want to replace the NiCd cells myself. However, I need help that explains how to...
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Sony stereo won't shut off.
I have a Sony STR D990 When i try to shut it off i get a message in the window DRLC Main What is it & how can i fix it ?
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Bonding to existing panel ground
I'm helping out a friend with a new house who wants to add surge protection. The plan is to use a whole house AC surge protector at the panel and a seperate cable coax surge protector located a few...
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Cordless trim saw
As stated elsewhere I will be installing solid hardwood flooring. I have a cheap telta table top saw, a orbital jig saw, etc. Would a cordless trim saw be somethign good to have for a project such as...
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Wacker pump as a sump solution?
I have a house that is built on solid ledge and I'm getting a lot of water lately with all these storms in the northeast. Putting in sump pump will be very difficult to say the least. I can break up...
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