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Repainting Metal Garage Door
I'm sure I'll get a host of various replies but let's give it a shot. Double Garage door Metal Suspect original factory paint from 10-20 years ago. Faded and chalked. No peeling, cracking,...
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Melted Rubber Feet - How to Fix or Replace?
I lent a yamaha keyboard to a friend without realizing that the rubber feet had melted. Now the keyboard leaves a gummy mess on any place it's put. What can I do to remedy the situation? Thanks....
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Weather station
I bought an indoor/outdoor weather station. The brand is Accurite. It is a nifty setup that has outdoor remote sensors for temperature, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, gives indoor temperature,...
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not 110 volt
One of the kitchen lights was flickering and there was noise coming from the switch when the light was flickering. I removed the cover, preparing to replace the switch. Before doing anything, I first...
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RADIANT BARRIERS... Again
I tried to resurrect this one from an earlier post but I guess posts don't "bump." It's damned hot here in Central Texas and I bought radiant barrier sheeting to install in the attic. Problem...
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Difference between downspout crimper and duct/stove pipe crimper?
I'm redoing a couple of our downspouts to accommodate rain barrels. I can't find a downspout crimper locally. Guy at Menards insisted the duct/stove pipe crimper they have is the same thing....
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Sudden loss of water pressure
We've experienced a sudden loss of water pressure in the master bath of our California ranch-style house. Slab construction. The problem is confined to this room only. All of the other fixtures in...
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To caulk or not to caulk around toilet base?
Is it considered a good idea to seal around the base of a toilet? If so, what would you use? Silicon caulk? Plumbers putty? The advantage to sealing is that it would keep water out and maybe make the...
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Cracked PVC 90 degree sweep below (toilet) closet flange
My toilet starting leaking into the kitchen below. When I popped the toilet, I first thought the problem was due to the fact that the slots in the closet flange itself were broken (and indeed the...
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Wanted: dead security camera
I need one of those security cameras that are bigger than a loaf of bread. Just as a deterrent to put on a road leading to private cabins. Got one? Wanna sell it? Reply, and I'll tell you how to...
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Residential use of pvc conduit: wire colour, stranded vs solid thhn, other questions...
Hi, I'll be needing to wire a garage/workshop for lights and power, and I plan to do it all surface-mount since the walls are concrete block and even the ceiling is partly concrete slab and partly...
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Pressure washers
I have just bought my fourth pressure washer in six years. The first was a Karcher and it was junk The last was from "Active Products" and it lasted one year, almost to the date but, of course, until...
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Guide To Lubricating A Sticky Door Lock & Key
The two locks on my front door were becoming very difficult to operate and sometimes the key would become stuck inside the keyhole. I was ready to go buy new locks, but then I remembered how my...
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Heat Pump ?s
I've done a fair bit of my own hvac work. I replaced a couple of gas furnaces and one split ac. I'm building a new garage with living space above it out at my lake house. I picked up a...
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Coleman Powermate low voltage
Hello, Forgive me if this post is Off Topic, I cannot seem to find any sort of generator newsgroup, I posted this on alt.rv but I have not had any responses... I have a Coleman Powermate 1850...
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