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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 alm...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by wr
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by wr

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 her...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by x
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by x

3-way switch wiring -- so many ways!?

http://www.homeimprovementweb.com/information/how-to/three-way-switch.htm shows 8 (eight!!) different ways of wiring 3-...
16 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Nobody
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by Nobody

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 to...
17 comments posted 17yrs
posted by stryped1
17 comments posted 17yrs posted by stryped1

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...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jack
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by jack

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 Stockhol...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by heybub
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by heybub

Septic System Question

Hello, Havew the typical septic system with a "chamber" that feeds several perforated pipes in a leaching field. Believ...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rgsros
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by rgsros

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 gri...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dmanzaluni
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by dmanzaluni

Milwaukee sawzall "The Hatchet"

I noticed Milwaukee makes a compacted version of the sawzall with a rotating handle. My old sawzall just died and this...
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nmbexcuse
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by nmbexcuse

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 t...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oldfart
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart

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 o...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by demi
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by demi

CPVC vs Copper

I'm going to be doing some plumbing, never worked with CPVC, and wanted opinions on it. Putting in a water softener...
18 comments posted 17yrs
posted by invalid
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by invalid

Bosch Dishwasher won't fill

Greetings all. My 7 year old Bosch SHU3035UC/UC12 stopped filling with water the other day. It powers through all the c...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rjansen2222_at_yahoo_dot_com
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by rjansen2222_at_yahoo_dot_com

first alert talking smoke alarms

After the previous thread, I picked up a couple of these, they seem quite well designed overall, the tri-tone is about...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by JRStern
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by JRStern