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Need help with wiring questions

This weekend I had planned to add a 1000 watt electric heater to an existing circuit with three similar heaters on it....
30 comments posted 17yrs
posted by gwandsh
30 comments posted 17yrs posted by gwandsh

Kill a Watt(tm) power meters

Anybody familiar with them? Is the "EZ" (model P4460) worth an extra $15 over model P4400? I want to see how much elect...
43 comments posted 17yrs
posted by zxcvbob
43 comments posted 17yrs posted by zxcvbob

A thermostat that's not buuuuutt ugly

Hi, I'm looking for a thermostat that has the same function as the broan 86w: http://www.broan.com/display/router.a...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by aaronfude
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by aaronfude

Chinese Drywall Houses - Will you DO ONE?

We all heard of Chinese drywalls and their issues. Recently I saw two properties in south Florida being listed for sale...
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posted by nmbexcuse
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by nmbexcuse

Milwaukee sawzall stopped working

I have a sawzall 6509-22 and it worked great for a year...until I decided to use it to tackle a project in the dirt. I...
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posted by nmbexcuse
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by nmbexcuse

display utility voltage?

Hi All, Anyone know of a voltage meter I can plug into and sit in an electrical outlet that will display my utility volt...
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posted by todd
34 comments posted 17yrs posted by todd

OT Still in the Stone Age rant

I have a fax machine. It is much easier to fax something than it is to mail it or deliver it in person. I got a prescri...
30 comments posted 17yrs
posted by kilowatt
30 comments posted 17yrs posted by kilowatt

Pests promoted to protected priority

"D.C. residents might want to think twice before they use a broom to try to swat that bat in their garage or set out ra...
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posted by heybub
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by heybub

re-wiring house cable, stuck

Hi... Our house was wired for cable when it was built in the 70's with old rg59. On top of that, they horseshoe nai...
20 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mmodrall1
20 comments posted 17yrs posted by mmodrall1

Hot Water Furnace Additive?

After draining my gas hot water boiler system, is there any sort of water additive I should add (e.g. anti-corrosive) wh...
19 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dms1casino
19 comments posted 17yrs posted by dms1casino

DIY incubator?

I keep my house temperature low to save money. However, fruits take longer to ripen, so I'm going to make an incuba...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

OT: How are foreclosure papers served?

The sheriff's office has visited my neighbor twice in the last couple of years. Last one was yesterday. Do deputies...
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posted by never
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by never

Clean burning wood - is this a pipedream?

No central heating, so I used to occasionally start a fire in my livingroom fireplace. The wood I burned was from my tw...
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posted by man
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by man

Smoke detectors

I have some 20 y/o hard-wired smoke detectors that I want to replace with newer hard-wired ones. How do I figure out whi...
39 comments posted 17yrs
posted by kurtullman
39 comments posted 17yrs posted by kurtullman