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Water Heater/ Vacation Setting ?

I would like to lower the temperature of my water heater. I put it all the way on the low side, in fact, it says "Vacat...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jnipperxxx
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by jnipperxxx

Vertex water heaters

Now qualify for the federal tax credit for energy efficency:) This news from a local dealer....... Who wants about $220...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by hallerb
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by hallerb

Backsplash: Tiles over Painted Drywall?

My tile experience has been on replacement floors or over cement board. I (well, SWMBO) want to put a tile backsplash a...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by chrish57
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by chrish57

Homemade concrete mixer

Anybody have the link to an article on fashioning a concrete mixer from a washing-machine tub, some pipes, a small elect...
17 comments posted 17yrs
posted by heybub
17 comments posted 17yrs posted by heybub

Bad electrical connection- load-testing

My electricity has been causing flickering of lights and occasionally shutting off my computer. This seems to be occurr...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ray_moch_email
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by ray_moch_email

It's in the fine print

Man installs $20,000 solar power system and sells power back to his utility. They charge him for the power he used from...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by heybub
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by heybub

Blowing out water lines with compressed air

http://images.campingworld.com/is/image/CWI/4000/4410nUPDATE.jpg? I want to use one of these to blow out my water lines...
21 comments posted 17yrs
posted by in2dadark
21 comments posted 17yrs posted by in2dadark

Building a small low balcony.

I'm making a small, low balcony, just 28" off the ground. Am I generally required to put a railing around this? The...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by NOPSAMmm2005
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005

Gravity loop

I put in a gravity loop on my kitchen faucet and it works great. I have one problem though, and I don't know if it...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mkonen_at_advocap_dot_org
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by mkonen_at_advocap_dot_org

Heater Thermostat wiring questions.

I have a gas-fired baseboard hot water heating system with an old mercury thermostat. There is a 3-wire conductor runni...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by BetaB4
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by BetaB4

another reason *not* to buy a front loading washer

Mine is a Frigidaire 6000 series [affinity], but while searching for a cure it appears that they all suffer from the sa...
27 comments posted 17yrs
posted by elbrecht
27 comments posted 17yrs posted by elbrecht

Pools sweeper

The Kreepy Krawley (however you spell it) works for 5-6 minutes, stops, starts again after backwash, works 5-6 minutes,...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by kurtullman
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by kurtullman

Laminate shingles - How long on roof?

How long can I leave these on the roof? They are in bundles plastic wrapped no more than 2 high - temperature in 60&#39...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Mark1244
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by Mark1244