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Broken Window Seal
I have a broken window seal, and the area is on the inside of my window. It is a thermo pane, double sided window. Can I patch this and if so, how would I do this? Is my best option to get a a new...
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mower won't turn over
my 42" MTD mower with a 17hp. motor won't turn over..new starter, new battery. when i turn the key it seems like the battery doesnt have enough 'umph' to get the motor spinning...i have...
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Craftsman Weedwacker 172.74533
Fan (which holds spool) fell off motor shaft. Need to know what attaches it to shaft? Have spoken to about 20 people (Sears, etc) with 14 telephone numbers, plus local Sears store and unable to tell...
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Replace fill valve in toilet tank, simple fix right?
I bought the replacement valve but noticed the turn-off valves at the toilet were corroded and if I tried muscling them off might flood the bathroom. So, go out and turn off the house water. Problem...
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When a fan fails, would it overheat?
I'm using a $20 household fan 24/7 to ventilate a damp crawl space by sealing it against one of the crawl space vent (i.e. becomes an exhaust fan). Eventually this fan is going to fail, perhaps...
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Selling an Old New Chain Saw?
I'm in an interesting position of trying to sell a 10 year old Husqvarna chain saw that's never been used. As the seller, I would contend that a 25% reduction in the original price, which has...
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Broadcast lawn spreader
My $40 Scotts broadcast spreader is going to the trash heap, never again will buy a Scotts product. This spreader is literally falling apart and I have kept good care of it. I'm looking for a new...
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Refrigerator not Cooling Intermittently
I have a Maytag MTF2455DRW refrigerator that's a bit over 10 years old. Twice in the past six months it suddenly decided that it wasn't going to cool very much, even though the compressor and...
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14 years ago
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Ground wasp nests
Hi, I have discovered a ground wasp(?) nest near my house. So I went to HD and got a spray can, but when I read the instructions it seemed to deal with nests in trees. The instructions say to...
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Painting a concrete basement floor
I have a house that I am going to be renting out that has a basement with poured concrete walls and a concrete floor. The basement doesn't flood, but it does have a sump pump, and the pump does...
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Hole in Driveway
I have a concrete driveway. Where it meets the poured concrete house foundation, there is a hole about two inches wide that goes down to the dirt. It=92s under the siding such that I can=92t clean it...
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Sweating Cu pipe
I don't usually have a problem sweating Cu pipe but this is a little unusual. I need to put a coupling on a short pipe protruding from a wall covered with ceramic tile. When I place the coupling...
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Electric Fireplace
stopped working, do I need a specialist or just an electrician to troubleshoot and fix it?
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Kitchen phone jack bad?
My kitchen phone was crackling horribly, so I bought a replacement at Radio Shack. It worked fine for a month or so, then IT started crackling just a week ago! The phone AND the personal alarm system...
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DIY disasters kill nearly 600 a year
DIY handymen are costing hundreds of millions of dollars in medical bills by putting up wobbly scaffolds, touching live wires and shooting themselves in the hands and feet with nail guns. The...
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