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Space heater suggestions?
I'm looking for a small electric space heater to heat a room that's about 12x15. I bought a Holmes HCH4062V at Wal-Mart for $26, but it's quite loud, and for all the noise, there's...
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Appliance Hose Connections
We recently bought a new wash machine. The installers could not remove the hoses from the faucets, seems they maybe limed on. The installers suggested a plumber with a torch may be able to remove the...
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Heat Pump condenser fan stop/start...
When my heat pump comes on the outside condenser fan will initially run for 30 seconds then it will shut off. Once the blades stop spinning it will start up again. Then it will shut off after 20...
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High water power cut off?
I've done some Google searching, checked the archives of this group for relavent recent discussion, and have thus far come up with nothing useful. We have a water softener and dehumidifier that...
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Stove rope adhesive ?
I've just replaced the special rope that goes into the doors of my wood burning stove, just seemed to press in. Trouble is sometimes when I open the doors it falls out. Should it be stuck in and...
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Closet Size
I was thinking about building a closet in basement that runs paralle the width of house about 24 feet long, for house item ex clothes, boxes of misc stuff, over flow item. My Question about how deep...
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frigidaire dishwasher problem
Hoping someone here can help. Frigidaire dishwasher, just turned 1 yr old and stopped working - the "washing" light on the front keeps flashing. Try different cycles, re-set the breaker, open/close...
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Suggestions on correcting the poor ventilation in my attic?
We have been in the house a few months, we knew we had to fix some attic vent problems from the home inspection. I was up in the attic today. I have good sofit vents with foam shields to keep the...
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Sheet straps
I have a king size bed with
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Experience with oil filled baseboard heater vs oil filled radiator.
Considering an oil filled heater for a small room. Prefer baseboard to radiator. What are the pros and con of each- and what brand and model number do you recommend? Thanks for your help.
 
Flatting out ductwork ... (pt 2)
This is a continuation of the following thread: visited HD and found a transition to 2-1/4" x 12". (27sq") Here are some photos: need to flatten out the ductwork and have it hug the microlam to...
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Lifetime guarantee
Are these things worth it? Bought a lifetime guaranteed garden hose from Sears Hardware. It got a pin hole in it. Called Sears Hardware, asked them what I needed to return it. They said just bring the...
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Experience with infrared quartz heater
Want to improve heating my house-at lower cost. The inrared quartz heater sounds good. Anyone have experience with this heater?
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Dutch doors
My church [tiny, with even tinier budget] is getting ready to wall off an area for a nursery. If we put in a door (of course we'll have a door), the state says the door has to have a glass panel...
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Gluing hard foam plastic to sheet alunimium
We have made a aluminum box to fit inside a Van and want to cover it in that white sheet plastic foam. I think the two materials are some what smooth or greasy to the touch. Is there a good...
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