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Safe dryer vent hose

Our dryer vent hose looks as if it is made out of aluminum foil. It looks the same as the white plastic kind except tha...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by neutrino1
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by neutrino1

Mortar Under Acrylic Shower Base

I'm re-doing a shower using an acrylic/fiberglass base. The instructions say to put "mortar cement" under the base....
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by redstig
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by redstig

smoke alarm puzzle

Neighbor's house has five smoke alarms wired so that all go beep when one has alarm. Two of them, at the end of the...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by sligo
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by sligo

Gas Fire Place ignitor replacement.

The ignitor on my Desa Gas Fire Place broke and I was able to get a new part. Just wondering how I would go about insta...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by purpledawn
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by purpledawn

Old house with dog odor question

I'm considering buying an older house that has some noticeable dog odor. I assume I could get rid of it by pulling...
22 comments posted 17yrs
posted by JD99
22 comments posted 17yrs posted by JD99

Need Advice on glue for Rubber to plastic

Hi all, I'm trying to get a rubber tire from a bicycle to stick to a piece of plastic. In short My son has a toy th...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by carcrash1
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by carcrash1

British Gas Websaver 4 Package

Websaver 4 a new gas package from British gas is a money saving deal on gas. http://www.britishgas-online.co.uk/british-...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by logicserve
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by logicserve

Dennis the cable guy

Sadly, wasn't Lary this time. Though, he must be a hoot in real life, whoever it is that plays Larry the cable guy....
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Wheel torque specs

This was posted on another newsgroup but is of interest for many here also http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/bro...
42 comments posted 17yrs
posted by esp
42 comments posted 17yrs posted by esp

Restoring rubber stair treads

I have rubber stair treads on my back entryway steps. They are black rubber with many ribs on each tread(very very narr...
22 comments posted 17yrs
posted by brinker
22 comments posted 17yrs posted by brinker

furnace blowing all the heat up the chimney

I'm tired of people telling me that there's nothing wrong with my furnace. There is something wrong with my fur...
43 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mkirsch1
43 comments posted 17yrs posted by mkirsch1

Clothes Dreyer Venting Dangers?

The hired painting crew got through doing the outside of our home a couple of days ago and while I was admiring the imp...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jwisnia
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by jwisnia

Phone Line trouble after removing security system

The house that I bought had an old CPI security system that hadn't been used in years and I did not see the need fo...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bslusse
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by bslusse

O.T. somewhat Old Chime /Clock Door Bell Repair

I have a 55 year old door chime clock and the board has carbon arcs which is causing a short. I have seen boards with t...
16 comments posted 17yrs
posted by newsgroups1
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by newsgroups1

Paint matching (am I expecting too much...?)

A while back I had to demo a kitchen cabinet to allow a new fridge to be moved in... I was in a time crunch and didn&#3...
41 comments posted 17yrs
posted by njnagel
41 comments posted 17yrs posted by njnagel