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Finally ! A whole-house battery

The battery will provide 26 megawatts of load for 15 minutes or 40 megawatts of power for up to seven minutes. Long eno...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by heybub
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by heybub

OT: Old comfy shirts

Woe is me. All my favorite winter (mostly flannel) shirts are badly frayed at the top of the collar. They're a little f...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by barrel.full
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by barrel.full

Wiring lights in a drop ceiling

I plan to install several lights in a drop ceiling. Question: Do I need to run MC cable to each light from a covered bo...
18 comments posted 16yrs
posted by sidwelle
18 comments posted 16yrs posted by sidwelle

Lawn Mower Class Action about HP ratings

Received a post card in the mail the other day. It appears a class action about .."misrepresented and overstated the ho...
24 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Oren
24 comments posted 16yrs posted by Oren

PVC roof sewer vent stack okay?

I am getting a new roof installed, but beforehand I will be replacing the cast iron sewer vent stack that is above the...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Jay-T
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by Jay-T

plastic eyeglass frames

Not exactly a home, but found in the home. I have an pair of the original Revo sunglasses, the ones actually made by la...
39 comments posted 16yrs
posted by notbob
39 comments posted 16yrs posted by notbob

water pressure questions?

My house which is 40 years old has 1/2" copper lines for the water feeds. I have a submersed well pump and a bladder ta...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bobm3
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by bobm3

Review of Exotic Hand Tools

From Popular Mechanics. Including: Dead blow hammer Swiss-Grip screwdrivers Tape measure Ratcheting tap handle Really g...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by heybub
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by heybub

Stain Andersen Patio doors

I intend to buy and install Andersen Sliding Patio doors. My understanding the doors are unstained unfinished pine inte...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by agalkin
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by agalkin

PVC Lubricant

I have a 3" dia. PVC pipe I'd like to put into a PVC coupler that looks like a brimmed hat with a hole through the top....
19 comments posted 16yrs
posted by wolftracks
19 comments posted 16yrs posted by wolftracks

Broken Roof Truss

I was up in the attic today, and noticed that I had a broken roof truss. Not sure how long it's been that way. It didn'...
23 comments posted 16yrs
posted by stevemcelrath
23 comments posted 16yrs posted by stevemcelrath

LG dishwashers from Korea - any good?

I went to Home Depot today and saw some LG dishwashers, from Korea. Not cheap, nice looking. Anyone know anything about...
21 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nospam
21 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam

DAMN the EPA

I just tried to buy my goto weed killer, MSMA today to kill Johnson and especially Dallisgrass. Can't find it anywhere...
44 comments posted 16yrs
posted by why4
44 comments posted 16yrs posted by why4

OT: Anti-bacterial soaps - NOT

Here's link to yet another article explaining the downside of the so- called "anti-bacterial" soaps, especially for our...
25 comments posted 16yrs
posted by hypatia08
25 comments posted 16yrs posted by hypatia08