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Intermittent Dehumidifier Compressor

My dehumidifier works sometimes, but other times the compressor doesn't seem to start up. Fan runs when it is suppo...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by redstig
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by redstig

Acetone in keyhole?

Hello, After locking myself out of my apartment yesterday, I managed to make the problem worse by fiddling with a piece...
27 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jdbrody
27 comments posted 17yrs posted by jdbrody

reduce sound transmission between interior walls

I've googled this and all the information is aimed at soundPROOFING the walls. I'd just like to make a decent r...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mook
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by mook

Cracked Rendering and Repairs

Hi, first time poster. Having recently moved into a new home, a three bed semi, the back wall is in need of repair. The...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Chopper25.46aa6cf
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by Chopper25.46aa6cf

Heating Duct in the Way of Toilet

I want to put a toilet right where there is a heating duct under the floor. Moving the heating duct is not an option be...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by fraisierb
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by fraisierb

Thanks Scotiabank and Questrade!

And after losing my life savings in CSHD!!!! http://www.pearlcompany.caQuestrade thought it was fitting to take my 1000...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mike.swarski4
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by mike.swarski4

craftsman self propelled mower 917.377361

I have a craftsman self propelled mower that worked fine until the batter went dead and would no longer hold a charge....
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by lil_jbxz_at_yahoo_dot_com
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by lil_jbxz_at_yahoo_dot_com

Quality of Powerwasher brand pressure washers?

I'd like to get an electric pressure washer for cleaning vinyl siding and other miscellaneous tasks around the hous...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by benlotto
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by benlotto

How much oil for 2-stroke blower?

I have a 'Weed Eater', GBI 30V blower. The instruction on the machine says to use 8oz of oil to 1 galllon of ga...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by limeylew
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by limeylew

OT Neighbor (rant)

Greetings I'm retired from the construction industry, but not yet retired. We live in a neighborhood, where people...
134 comments posted 17yrs
posted by none
134 comments posted 17yrs posted by none

Suspending an outlet from the ceiling

So what's the proper way to suspend an outlet from the ceiling? This would be in a commercial shop. What I gather s...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nobody
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by nobody

T-104 timer clock problem.

I am installing a T-104 timer on my pool pumps and am having promblem with the clock not working. The power supply (220...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by darrellwmills_at_msn_dot_com
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by darrellwmills_at_msn_dot_com

Basic pluming question please!

Dear NG, I live in a tenement on the lower east side of nyc on the fourth floor. In my bathroom, both the tub and sink...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by iggy07450
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by iggy07450

Gluing sill gasket to wood?

For those in the building trades, I think the technical term for "gasket seal" is, Poly Foam Sill Seal Gasket with a pr...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dynamics
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by dynamics

GFCI breaks on tiny load

[this has been tackled elsewhere, but not answered!] Plug a drop light into GFCI - the light lights up! Plug drop light...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Rick0.merrill
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by Rick0.merrill