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"Backstabbed" wiring: bad rap?

I'm here to say that the conventional wisdom that one gets here--that "backstabbed" wiring is bad, evil, and always...
56 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nobody
56 comments posted 17yrs posted by nobody

Faucet washers

Disclaimer: IANAP. I hereby offer my humble sacrifice to the Gods of Plumbing and prostrate myself before the temple of...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nobody
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by nobody

Colored Electrical Outlets

In some hospitals and office buildings, I see some electrical outlets that are red or orange (not the outlets cover plat...
72 comments posted 17yrs
posted by wm
72 comments posted 17yrs posted by wm

Staining my old desk

I stained my old desk with Home Depot's Minimax stain. It has been two days already and it's still a little dam...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by othermails08
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by othermails08

Bathroom Cabinets

Hi. I was wondering if it is possible to stain my pine bathroom cabinets cherry. I would like to have a new look withou...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by howardjohnson.t_at_gmail_dot_c
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by howardjohnson.t_at_gmail_dot_c

New Help/Suggestion with my Shower Doors....

I am sorry if this message is a duplicate. I had a mishap while trying to send it the first time and don't know if...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by B__P
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by B__P

OT - Thunder Rod

I copied this for a friend. From another email I got. Yeah, it's OT, but it was too good not to share.
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

is it safe to dim a receptacle?

I have some lights in a rough space that are plug-in lights. To power them, last year I wired up a duplex receptacle hi...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by thomasstruth
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by thomasstruth

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 s...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by servdemon
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by servdemon

replacing electrical plugs

I bought an old condo after moved out from my parents' house. I would like to replace all almond-color electrical p...
30 comments posted 17yrs
posted by othermails08
30 comments posted 17yrs posted by othermails08

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 existin...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by trader4
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by trader4

Contoure Microwave Door Latch

------------------------------------- I have a Contoure Microwave that the door when closed will not open with the push...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by kojaq696_at_hotmail_dot_com
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by kojaq696_at_hotmail_dot_com

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 i...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by johngilmer
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by johngilmer

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...
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by robson
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by robson