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wireless doorbells
I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with wireless doorbells. The last couple of days mine has been ringing a couple of times on its own (no, it isn't a pre-Halloween prank). I have some...
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loose red spanish roof tiles
1930s house in Los Angeles with original super-heavy spanish tiles and gobs of cement holding them in place - except where a couple have come loose. What's a good solution for fixing a couple of...
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OT: Health care in the US
Young people might find it hard to believe that folks didn't much worry about health care in the old days (i.e. 1940's, 50's). It wasn't cheap, but working adults managed it pretty...
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Paint anodized aluminum?
My sliding patio door screens are unsightly and would probably benefit from a coat of paint. The frames are made of almost-black-bronze anodized aluminum. They are not damaged except for some...
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mower runs for only 1-2 seconds
I push the primer about 10 times, then pull the cord a few times. Nothing. When I repeat (it's about 60 degrees here today), the mower runs strongly for only 1 or 2 seconds. Then I have to repeat...
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3-way switch wiring -- so many ways!? (2023 Update)
8 (eight!!) different ways of wiring 3-way switches. I am trying to figure out how the switches for our patio lights (two separate fixtures controlled by the same two switches) were wired. Each switch...
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Can I install a ceiling?
My detached garage with metal siding has 2x4 trusses spaced 4 feet on center. Can I install a ceiling or will this be too much weight and cause sagging/or other problems?
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2 hole in the wall questions
I've got two situations where I need help with holes in my walls. In the laundry room, the rigid pipe dryer vent is going out through the garage wall, then venting outside. In the winter, the...
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OT: Warm your home with a renewable resource
From the world of The Hard To Believe: "The bodies of thousands of rabbits culled every year from the parks in Stockholm's Kungsholmen neighbourhood are being used to fuel a heating plant in...
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Septic System Question
Hello, Havew the typical septic system with a "chamber" that feeds several perforated pipes in a leaching field. Believe the pipes are nestled in gravel, and covered with soil. These pipes with the...
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reseting GE cooker?
I have a GE profile cooker on which the igniters suddenly stopped working I tried to restart it a few times and the grill igniter suddenly started working again. It now works fine. Does anyone know...
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Milwaukee sawzall "The Hatchet"
I noticed that Milwaukee makes a compacted form of their sawzall which they call the "Hatchet", with the handle being able to rotate in different angles and takes up much less room then their normal...
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Contractor hit a wire while nailing up moulding in kitchen
Had a guy come in to help put up wood moulding in the kitchen. Must have hit a wire becaue it blew a breaker. He pulled the nail out (small nail) and hammered it in elsewhere. Flipped the breaker back...
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Plumbing chatter
I was taking a shower, when the water started a chattering noise, and the spray was a pulsed spray. This came on when the Moen twist dial was in the same position for about two minutes. I changed the...
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how hot should an piston air compressor get
My old Monkey Wards 2 piston, single stage, 6 gallon (guessing), 1 hp, 120V air compressor runs as hot as 180 degrees on the cylinder head when I'm using it a lot. Is that a normal temperature for...
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