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Workaround Basement Insulation for electrical work.
Hi: A fellow I know has a relatively new home (3 year old?) with a poured foundation. The exterior walls of the un-finished part of the basement are covered with some kind of "foil" covered product...
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oven turns itself on!!!
stove has been working fine. Awoke to smoke alarm going off and oven on high. Igniter constantly lit and the oven on full blast. No amount of fiddling around with oven control affected it, finally...
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Weird GFI problem - wired correctly but not tripping
I have a Leviton GFI in my bathroom which I happened to test today with my little 3 prong/3 lamp tester. The socket shows as being wired correctly (2 yellow lights, no red) but pressing the...
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Fans : How many blades?
I was shopping for a ceiling fan at a light store (not a big box no nothing store), and was told by the salesman that a three bladed fan pushed more air than a four or five bladed fan. Didn't make...
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Update to: Leak in my basement (found the source)
UPDATE: Well, I opened up the wall and found the source of the leak. There was crack in the concrete wall that had been caulked over. It rained a couple of times today and water poured out of the...
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Varnish of my dreams--found!
After much arduous searching, I've found it, my Xanadu, my Shangri-la, the sine qua non of varnish. And all the time it was available right at my little local Ace Hardware store. Some background:...
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Motion security light recommendation (to replace old low end Heath-Zenith)
One of my low-end Home Depot Heath-Zenith Motion Security Lights just went bad after about 5 years. The light sensor stopped working though the motion sensor and lights themselves work fine (see below...
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threaded wire connectors
Hi, I've recently realized that I don't feel comfortable making wire nut connections with threaded wire. I can actually make a mean connection with solid wires that professional electricians...
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least leaky dryer vent?
Anyone have any suggestions for the least leaky (air-wise) dryer vent? What I've read is that the 'flying shuttle' type is the best option out there: bought one of these years ago and the...
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Holddown screws for backfed main breakers
Regarding the thread above about the C-H electric service panel, I'm now convinced that the holddown screws on the main breakers are required and should be there. So this is for a new panel; what...
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Creator of WD-40 dies
See (registration probably not required; if it is, use Bugmenot) And to all those naysayers here (you know--"WD-40 is noth Convair, a unit of General Dynamics, first used WD-40 to protect the outer...
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Gluing aluminum to glass: 2nd go-round
In our last episode, I asked about sticky substances to adhere an aluminum strip to the bottom of a glass shower door. Thanks to all who gave good answers in that thread. So just to report that I got...
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Garage Door Opener receiiver. What is the normal load on one?
Would the normal load of a garage door opener, on the GDO receiver relay, be more than the current it takes to close a simple relay? Using 16 volts AC for the relay coil, through the normally open dry...
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Is there a programmable thermostat that can...
...anticipate the time it takes to reach a certain temperature by a certain time? For example, during the day while no one is home but the cats, we keep the temperature set at 80°F. I arrive home at...
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old garage door, bowing
Give me a chance of success here...(you garage door pros) I have an Al door, 18+ ft?, 20 years old, that bows in the middle (when the door is in the open position). Because of it, the door...
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