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OT Virus Protection

My subscription for Norton is up. I've had different Norton products for at least 12 years, have tried McAfee, whic...
82 comments posted 17yrs
posted by vroom
82 comments posted 17yrs posted by vroom

Which end of roof tv antenna toward station

I bought a used rooftop tv antenna at a garage sale so there are no instructions. I know how to mount it and connect th...
39 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jimw
39 comments posted 17yrs posted by jimw

WB13T10047

I have a kitchen gas stove which does not seem to spark properly. I have ordered and replaced the WB13T10047 spark modu...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by deodiaus
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by deodiaus

GE refrigerator board

Got a call today from a lady with a GSS201EMD WW GE refrigerator. From a net search, EMD might really be EMB. In any ca...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

duty cycle on water valve

Hi All, I have three water valves on the outside of my house. Two for sprinklers and one for my house. They are down ab...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by todd
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by todd

crawlspace rotted

----entire crawlspace rotted. Fundgi on joists, and face plate, beams, and guirder involment. Joists have been sistered...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cbtfarms_at_aol_dot_com
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by cbtfarms_at_aol_dot_com

50 tools everyone should own

By the editors of Popular Mechanics http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/tools/4314786.html I'd add: * Fein...
27 comments posted 17yrs
posted by heybub
27 comments posted 17yrs posted by heybub

Replacing entry door only - no prehung door

My daughter has a steel entry door made by Masonite that she wants to replace with another style of steel Masonite door...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dmfoerster
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by dmfoerster

entry door

I'm considering replacing my entry door. Looking at the Andersen brand at HD. Are the fiberglass doors, which are s...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dummy
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by dummy

Cultured Marble Scratch Buffing Suggestions?

I can barely feel the sctrach with my fingernail but it is visible. I tried using a random orbit car polisher and red ru...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by boyntonstu
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by boyntonstu

Do you do?

I got a call on the answering machine. For my locksmith business. "Do you do combination locks?" Well, gee, lets see. D...
55 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
55 comments posted 17yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Camouflaged tools

Why in the world are many of them in 'camo' colors? Examples: The pruning shears I've lost several times in...
16 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Joe
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by Joe

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 bo...
21 comments posted 17yrs
posted by n2ah
21 comments posted 17yrs posted by n2ah