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Drip irrigation for hanging plants on front porch
I have a front porch with routinely-killed hanging plants. Basically I seem to be genetically designed to turn every living plant creature into dust through water-negligence. I am in need of...
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Identify the Concrete Coating?
Did some minor surgery on the foundation and now I have to do the "cosmetics". The concrete is coated in something that looks to be 2 thin layers - the first I guess to be a skim of mortar, but the...
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"Generic" top rollers for screen door??
I'm trying to help a friend repair their sliding screen door - it kept coming off the track and falling out - I lifted up the door and removed it - the bottom rollers probably need a bit of an...
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garage door electronics Phantom model, Overhead Door
Hi, the torsion springs broke and were repaired. The electronics do not work. I believe the spring broke while the door was being raised and the door fell back down. The plastic gears appear...
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Advice on Ge Artica Freezer
I have a GE Artica PSHN23GPAWW side-by-side unit. The freezer side warms up too much at certain times of the day, seems like it is related to the defrost cycle. When the temp rises, it takes a long...
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Sprinkler Advice
Hey All, I am in need of your help once again. I have a 38 year old house with a 10 zone sprinkler system. Most of the heads were corroded copper ones that I assume to be 30+ years old. I started...
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new flapper still leaks
I replace my 20 years old toilet (KOHLER) with a new fill value (made by MJSI and a flapper. It still leaks..at about 4 hours tank is empty looks like it is leaking into bowl (no water around toilet...
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Green Patina on Copper.
Does anybody have experiance greening Copper and greening Copper paint. Muriatic and other acids are used as I have read. has a system but its very expensive and I want to do large items, although it...
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Blue Tooth home phone
Several companies sell home phone systems that can I believe use your cell phone to make and take calls. Anybody know if these work well. It would be nice to have a desk phone that uses your cell. I...
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Question on Ryobi batteries/charger.
I am looking at a reconditioned 18 volt, 8 inch, Ryobi ONE+ cordless chain saw. I just need it for pruning branches. I currently use a bow saw, but it is difficult to get to some branches because of...
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smallest plywood size thickness ?
What is the smallest thickness size of standard plywood ? Is it 1/4 inch ? Thanks James
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Best Garden Hose
I ned to replace two garden hoses, each 75' long. While I would like to have 3/4" hoses, my hose reels work best with a 5/8" hose. Durability is obvioiusly one criteria, as are those not prone to...
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Delta Kitchen Faucet/Sprayer Problem
Hi, all; I've gotten good answers here before, but I haven't posted in a long time. This one should be easy -- We installed a Delta combination kitchen faucet/sprayer a while back, and for...
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Dehumidifier Problem???
My Dehumidifier is 2 years old and has been working just fine till now. It will only operate for about 2 minutes, and only if I disconnect the power chord from the outlet. It will start whenever I do...
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Electric Oven Wiring
What type of insulated wire should I use to replace part of the internal wiring of a built-in electric wall oven. I assume this needs to be some type of high temp insulation. The original wire appears...
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