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Contact cement problem

Yesterday I used DAP water-based contact cement to attach a laminate edge strip to one edge of a counter top that has a...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Nobody
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by Nobody

Free up stuck garbage disposal motor (how?)

My undersink garbage disposal motor wasn't used for a few months and now just hums. I reset the red button but it still...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by xxxvte.lisa.meisnerxxx
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by xxxvte.lisa.meisnerxxx

Water Softener systems..

Our house is in a town of 33 000 people. The town's water supply is well water. Everyone in this town complains about t...
40 comments posted 16yrs
posted by yup
40 comments posted 16yrs posted by yup

Dust Theory

The upstairs at my home is always has infinitely more dust than the rest of the house. Another post in this group gave...
18 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mcp6453
18 comments posted 16yrs posted by mcp6453

OT The right thing to do

Greetings This is a sensible group on Usenet, so I thought I'd ask here. My daughter is paying her way through college...
98 comments posted 16yrs
posted by invalid
98 comments posted 16yrs posted by invalid

element in stove blew up

Just had the weirdest thing happen. The element in my JennAir electric stove blew up. The wife was heating up the oven...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by emarano
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by emarano

My Rug Is Bunching Up

New problem. I have a 4-season sun-room addition over a crawl space. The 12 X 20 room was built 9 years ago, and at the...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jw
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by jw

Portable Home Generator Questions

After last month's ice storm in North Carolina, I have decided to invest in a portable generator. After some research a...
123 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jnipperxxx
123 comments posted 16yrs posted by jnipperxxx

Roofing question

I have a squarish ranch southwest style home. The roof has a slight pitch on it. The builder of this house gets a ratin...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by deserttraver
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by deserttraver

Air compressor ratings (not horsepower)

When a lawsuit a few years ago caused air compressor manufacturers to quit exaggerating their horsepower ratings, did i...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by larrymoencurly
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by larrymoencurly

How to stop entry door leaks?

I have installed several prehung exterior steel entry doors over the last few years, and virtually all of them have min...
54 comments posted 16yrs
posted by unknown
54 comments posted 16yrs posted by unknown

Inline booster blower for 3rd floor heating vent

We have relatively new high efficiency gas furnaces that feed into 100 year old ductwork. In particular, our 2 third fl...
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by NOSPAM
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by NOSPAM