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Small battery backup?

I live in a remote mountain area where brief electricity outages of just a few seconds occur several times a week. Rese...
60 comments posted 16yrs
posted by marylou.carlson
60 comments posted 16yrs posted by marylou.carlson

Chimney caps

Have a curiosity question that I hope the gurus can help me with. My house has the typical clay chimney surrounded by b...
21 comments posted 16yrs
posted by utsuxs
21 comments posted 16yrs posted by utsuxs

Entry Door Install - Rough Opening Too Short?

The supplier I plan on getting my 36 x 80 door from said the RO should be 38 1/2 x 82 1/2. I pulled the trim around the...
10 comments posted 16yrs
posted by teamarrows
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by teamarrows

Water heaters

I had to replace my water heater today. The old one developed a leak somewhere, don't know exactly but enough to ma...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by usenet-659f31de7f953aeb
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by usenet-659f31de7f953aeb

dryer problem

My old Kenmore electric dryer stopped turning off and stopped emitting heat, all at once. I put a load in before bed and...
17 comments posted 16yrs
posted by in2deep
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by in2deep

CFL vs Incandescent fixture rating

SWMBO just bought a new table lamp for the desk in our computer room. This lamp will be replacing one that uses two (2)...
20 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Rhonda
20 comments posted 16yrs posted by Rhonda

One last clock

Don't you hate that? Go around and change all the clocks. And a couple days later, there is one more you forgot. Th...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Water heater wire - conduit or romex?

I'm putting in a new cold water heater along with the wire to run it. I will be using 10 gauge solid with a ground...
54 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jondanSPAMniken
54 comments posted 16yrs posted by jondanSPAMniken

House Electrical Problem

It started the other night. Several lights that are on the same breaker started blinking on and off. After a while the...
19 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ShyPicker
19 comments posted 16yrs posted by ShyPicker

Long Shot, Virginia Beach Roofers?

A friend asked for recommendations on local roofers but our previous one is out of business (retired after 47 years). H...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by cshenk1
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by cshenk1

Making outdoor conduit watertight

Did a small job yesterday making a short run of outdoor conduit watertight; homeowner gave me the connectors (elbows an...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nobody
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by nobody

Windmill go boom

Posted in another newsgroup. You don't get an idea of the scale of the thing until it goes over. http://www.youtube....
61 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ricodjour
61 comments posted 16yrs posted by ricodjour

What Size Electric Drop Is This?

I'm curious what size the drop between utility pole and top of the service entrance is. I'm *not* taking any ac...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by screen
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by screen

Non-Running Poulin Leaf Blower

I am helping a neighbor with this. The blower ran then would die after a few seconds, now won't start or fire at al...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by frank1492
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by frank1492

converting to LPG??

I have an oil furnace that needs replacing within the next year, and there is no gas supply to this whole n'hood. C...
36 comments posted 16yrs
posted by NOPSAMmm2005
36 comments posted 16yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005