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Do you do?
I got a call on the answering machine. For my locksmith business. "Do you do combination locks?" Well, gee, lets see. Does the caller have a safe, vault, padlock, bicycle lock, keyless car entry,...
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Camouflaged tools
Why in the world are many of them in 'camo' colors? Examples: The pruning shears I've lost several times in the last few days that are leaf green and yellow. After dropping them they blend...
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Electrical Question: Clothes Drier
When we moved into our house (1982) there was a 240V line in the basement for a drier. The line connected to a metal box with two 30A fuses and a big on/off switch. But there were no circuit breakers...
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problems with new water softener -- is this for a DIY-er or the experts?
Hello, About a month ago, a new water softener was installed in our home. We were told that we would need a new bag of salt about once every three to six months. As it turns out, we've gone...
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concrete driveway - how think should the slab be for 7,000 pounds diesel truck
I'm thinking of having at least part of our gravel driveway concreted. My question is, what should I ask for? I'm wanting to do this because the driveway has a small slope down from the road...
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14 years ago
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How to paint window scrren
A screen room outside my home has fixed plastic "screens" that are waterproofed by a thin coating of clear vinyl or similar plastic sheeting. Portions of the waterproofing layer are flaking off,...
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14 years ago
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Power Wash Redwood Fence?
I have a redwood fence that has quite a bit of green moss growing on it in quite a few places. (From watering the flowers I suspect). My wife wants me to power wash the moss off the fence, but I have...
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Painting PVC pipe
Created a hanging garden setup using PVC pipe and a couple plastic 5 gal buckets. Technically fine but ugly white. Wondering what paints work best in exterior situations? Based on the size spray or...
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15 years ago
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Can I run gas pipe thru heating ducts?
I was told that pre-heating natural or LP gas will increase the BTUs and decrease the gas usage. I got to thinking that if I run the gas pipes thru the heating ducts the gas will be heated as it is...
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(Pools) removing old flex tubing
I recently fixed up some tubing around my pool filter, and I had a bit of a struggle removing some old flex tubing -- It seemed to be on quite tight. For this task I was able to take a small saw, and...
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15 years ago
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Irrigation well iron filters?
I'm looking at putting in a lawn irrigation well. Unfortunately, the two choices appear to be a relatively shallow well at about 50 ft, which runs at least a 50% chance of containing too much...
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15 years ago
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Connecting to house fan motor - cable type? crimp?
Inside the mini junction box on the Dayton motor for my whole house fan there are two types of connectors. One is a nut on a post. The other is a spade lug. There is a knockout for a cable clamp. How...
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15 years ago
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Tub Surrounds
I'm contemplating getting a sectional tub surround. I knew they were in the cheap-ish range, but then I discovered some up almost to a thousand bucks - had always considered them more a a budget...
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Tiling over cracks
I want to tile my back porch with some large glazed terra cotta tiles. The fllor is concrete but it has a few cracks in it. The edges of the cracks are level and seem to be stable. How can I make sure...
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Neighbor's dead tree is leaning against my oak and threatening to fall on my property
My neighbor has had a dead tree in the back of his property for about a year, last night the wind finally broke the trunk and it fell a little toward my yard but was stopped by a large oak tree on my...
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