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CFL's revisited

rather than completely threadjack the ongoing thread about "best" CFLs... I decided to take a systematic approach to at...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by njnagel
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by njnagel

Gremlins in heat ducts

Little brick bungalow in a midwest US city, built in 1954. New Heil 80% furnace and AC in 03-06. Standard forced air du...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by barrel.full
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by barrel.full

gas fireplace electric starter

My gas fireplace is sometimes difficult to start. It appears that the automatic electric starter is arcing at the wrong...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nospam
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam

Nice little online fuel cost comparison calculator

http://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/articles/fuel_cost_comparison_calculator/ ( disclaimer - not mine, I just happe...
17 comments posted 16yrs
posted by .p.jm.
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by .p.jm.

Gas Heaters in Bedrooms

What kind of gas heater can be installed in a bedroom? I'm pretty sure that an unvented one cannot. Since some bedrooms...
17 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mcp6453
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by mcp6453

Major Score

My dad passed away in 1998. He loved power tools. Today I was going through the attic and found an almost new Craftsman...
24 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mcp6453
24 comments posted 16yrs posted by mcp6453

rigid foam board in Portland, Or

I need to buy some foam board (say 1"x4'x8') that is fire rated (flame spread 25) that I can attach to an interior craw...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by clouds777
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by clouds777

Leaky hot water heater flex fitting

I'm not understanding how this fitting works.... I'm used to seeing a compression fitting with a big nut over the (left...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by paule
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by paule

oven temp sensor not working properly (I think)

We have a ~9 yr old Kenmore gas oven/range (runs on propane actually), and the oven temperature sensor appears to be fl...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jj21
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by jj21

Can a breaker partially fail?

I had a double 40-Amp breaker running a Range, and a Dryer. The dryer stopped heating (but kept tumbling), we replaced...
16 comments posted 16yrs
posted by killjoyntt_at_gmail_dot_com
16 comments posted 16yrs posted by killjoyntt_at_gmail_dot_com

Need help deciding which attic ladder to buy

As the subject states, here are 2 that I saw at the local home centers: Werner AL2210 300lb rating $195 at Lowes....
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mikepier
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by mikepier

Sticky Tiles

Friend had a neighbor handyman lay ceramic tiles (not shiny) in family room. He then put silicone on and mineral oil(??)...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Lou
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by Lou

Circuit Decoding?

I'm trying to determine which circuits are controlled by which circuit breakers on a sub-division home built in Souther...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by cdubyalee
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by cdubyalee