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Working? Bring plenty of water.

I'm wondering if I've got enough water in my bug out bag. Well, I'm sure I don't. Started the day with...
22 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
22 comments posted 17yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Fatigued washers?

Hi, Just bought a new saw which we disassembled for shipping. In putting it back together I observed that the washed ar...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by aaronfude
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by aaronfude

Avoiding washer/dryer down stairs

Serious questions: Can you take out a dishwasher from a kitchen and replace with a small (stackable?) clothes washer (a...
20 comments posted 17yrs
posted by phil_513
20 comments posted 17yrs posted by phil_513

Stain Removal

One of the daughter-units took it upon herself to lube-and-grease her bicycle. I applaud her self-starter can-do attitu...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cuhulain _ _98
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by cuhulain _ _98

Hardipanel for Shed Siding?

I've got a line on some 5/16" X 4' X 8' Sierra Hardipanels, pre- primed, for $22 each. I'm planning on...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by teamarrows
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by teamarrows

appliance insurance???

anyone have any experience/comments/vendors etc. regarding purchasing appliance insurance for our home? Mostly new appli...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by pauloman
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by pauloman

HVAC economizer

I was wondering how much trouble it would be to add an economizer to my reidential HVAC. I live in the NC foothills and...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by JIMMIEDEE123
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by JIMMIEDEE123

How to kill those "Klunkers"

Sodium Silicate. The government mandates that cars traded in under the "Cash for Clunkers" program be permanently disab...
87 comments posted 17yrs
posted by heybub
87 comments posted 17yrs posted by heybub

Acid stain

Going to stain our driveway and patio. Never have done any staining, looks like anyone who pays attention and reads abo...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by richard.carusi
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by richard.carusi

Another Ceiling Fan Question

A friend tried to help me install a Harbor Breeze 42inch ceiling fan, with a remote control. With all of the wires, plu...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by katenospam
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by katenospam

Deck stain improvement experiment

Episode 4: Results at 10 months later Nope, my experiment of adding 1/4 cup boiled linseed oil and 1/4 cup mineral spir...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jlfork
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by jlfork

Faucet washer repair

I have a bad faucet washer in my bathroom sink. The washer has a chip out of one edge of it. What sort of glue can I us...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by tim2007xxx
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by tim2007xxx

Under pine tree leak in sprinkler system

------------------------------------- I had a leak 18" under a pine tree roots. I found and repaired the leak, but now...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by golfere_at_gmail_dot_com
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by golfere_at_gmail_dot_com

amps to hp

When translating amps to hp for a 120V appliance, is the formula essentially 120*amps/745.699872 That would give a 15am...
25 comments posted 17yrs
posted by aaronfude
25 comments posted 17yrs posted by aaronfude