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Identify this piece of hardware

See attached pic (small GIF). I've found two of these the last few days, one small (~1"), the other several times large...
54 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nobody
54 comments posted 16yrs posted by nobody

Hot Water Baseboard

Does anyone know if there is a hot water baseboard fixture that has both supply line and heating (fins) in the same uni...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jimmy15701
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by jimmy15701

Toro CRC 2450 snow blower

Hello All, This winter I've been having some problems with this snow blower. It's about 10 years old. Have never done a...
30 comments posted 16yrs
posted by brent.bolin
30 comments posted 16yrs posted by brent.bolin

shower tile grout cracking on floor

I have a shower and the grout on the floor has hair line cracks in it. The shower wall is fine, no problems. Upon looki...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by kieranfleming47
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by kieranfleming47

Gas Dryer problems

My gas dryer wouldn't ignite, igniter wouldn't even glow, even though the drum would turn. Checked the thermal fuse and...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ctoth
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by ctoth

Hotpoint gas range fire

We had a brand new Hotpoint range burst into flames after the oven was set to preheat for 15 minutes. Has else anyone h...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by rityler_at_metrocast_dot_net
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by rityler_at_metrocast_dot_net

Point and shoot IR thermometers

They are supposed to give instant temperature readings of the surface they are pointed at. But when I point it at the s...
19 comments posted 16yrs
posted by raykosXXX
19 comments posted 16yrs posted by raykosXXX

Glue sheetrock to masonry wall?

I am thinking about adding a layer of sheetrock to an existing party/dividing wall that is between my house and the hou...
32 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Jay-T
32 comments posted 16yrs posted by Jay-T

Garage door windows/solar heat

I'm wondering if anyone has experience with a garage door with southern exposure, having or adding windows for some sol...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by tony.miklos
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by tony.miklos

A HP case study

Awl -- So apropos of the dialogue with the idiot Salty Dog on fraudulent hp ratings in ahr, and after some links in the...
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by UNfitcat
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by UNfitcat

Fluorescent Light Fixture Question

I have a pair of recessed fluorescent light fixtures in the kitchen that I think the ballasts are going out. The lights...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nmbexcuse
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by nmbexcuse

Tile Overlap in Shower

The patient is a shower stall, acrylic base, cement backer board, 8x10 tiles in thinset. The tiles overlap the lip of t...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by redstig
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by redstig