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Open letter to the idiot engineer who designed part #: WB27K5344.
Do you realize that the button stops that you designed are pocking your electronic control board. That=92s like putting your brain in your elbows and knees where when ever you bend the wrong way you...
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Insulate neutral bar from main panel?
Adding multiwire kitchen circuit, I see my neutral bar is already full- in fact overloaded, with two wires under some screws- this is incorrect, no? or ok, depending on wire guage? So, planning to add...
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replacing electrical plugs
I bought an old condo after moved out from my parents' house. I would like to replace all almond-color electrical plugs with white plugs. The plug and the cover are pretty cheap at HD. I pulled...
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Belgian Block Curbing, Any tips?
I'm going to get quotes on installing a few hundred feet of belgian block curb, most of it will be along an existing asphalt driveway. Location is NJ. Anyone that's had it done and has any...
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Contoure Microwave Door Latch
------------------------------------- I have a Contoure Microwave that the door when closed will not open with the pushin lever. After I jiggle the door it opens. I have removed the enclosure and...
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14 years ago
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Questions about expanding foam insulation
I made a hole in the side of my house to install a dryer vent. I want to seal around it with the spray expanding foam insulation. Looking at the Great Stuff brand, I can either buy stuff that cures...
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A frustrating bathtub problem
1. I have no access to the tub taps from the rear. Outside wall :( 2. The previous owner never purchased extra tile for spares when they tiled the entire bathroom - can't match them up. 3. The...
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Is this mold?
Here are some pictures: first are of the access point for the plumbing for the second floor (it's a 2 story complex) The wood has a lot of white and black stuff all over it. Then when the window...
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JD Lawn Tractor Starter Problems
I've got a four year old John Deere L110 lawn tractor with the original battery still in it. It's been on a battery tender ever since it was new. The problem I've got dates back to when I...
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Is this mold or what?
Here are some pictures: first are of the access point for the plumbing for the second floor (it's a 2 story complex) The wood has a lot of white and black stuff all over it. Then when the window...
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GFCI not made in China
I went to Home Depot to look for a GFCI and all they had were Levitons made in China. Then I went to Lowe's and all they had were Coopers made in China. Does anyone know of a GFCI not made in...
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Miracle water treatment...again
is on TV now advertising their salt-free water treatment, implying, sort of, that it is better than a conventional water softener. It works by inducing magic frequencies in the water pipe which it is...
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Ridiculous FHA rules II
I've read all the responses to my previous post and thought I'd make my original post a little clearer. First, I might have misled by using the term FHA. In fact, it's what is called a...
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Identifying mold
Our basement flooded twice in the past month. The last flood was about two weeks ago. A few days ago a dark green fur appeared along the bottom of our walls in the basement. Also there was a greyish...
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Hot Tub broken by teenagers!
------------------------------------- Came home from a weekend away to be told by my son that the tub had 'gone dead' Apart from the sickly colour of the water I was told they had only spent four...
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