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Battle of The Post Hole Diggers
Powered diggers are excluded. Which is the better choice for various soil condition in your experience? 1. The manual auger that you twist until you get a full load of soil to dump: room for handle,...
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Clamp on multimeter question....
I bought a clamp multi meter to read the current draw of several things around the house so I can size a generator. I received no manual with the meter. My question is, on a 240 volt circuit do I take...
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DTV Transition - The End of Civilization !
DTV Transition - The End of Civilization ! On February 17, 2009, they say we are going to lose our analog tv signals and all tv's connected to an aerial must have a converter or the screen will go...
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Scope of work
I'm the wheelchair-friendly bathroom remodel guy. Here's the initial "scope of work" document I received from Tub Cove. This company is the only contender because the others were too expensive...
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Re-Roof cost
I have a 20 sq roof 12/4 pitch with 2 20ft valleys and my own supply of 3 tab shingles,nails etc. I received a quote of $2000 cash to tear off the 1 layer and apply the new shingles (they are on the...
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Still another garage door question
On our house garage, we have a double light weight steel door and a Craftsman door opener. Every time the temperature falls much below about 40 degrees, we have a problem that only occurs when closing...
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Ceiling spk mounts-will this work?
Hi all, I bought a house that is prewired for surround sound in the family room. Standard electrical boxes all mounted in the ceiling and covered with plastic blank covers. I was thinking about buying...
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Broken knockout in panel - fix?
Hi all: In the main breaker panel in my house, one of the larger cables (100A to sub in detached garage) exits though the bottom. The "installer" used a PVC bushing as a strain relief in the knockout,...
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Flatting out ductwork ...
Trying to finish a basement, and where we intend to put a partition wall with a door is right where a contractor left a 6" duct below the floor joists. He did this to go under a piece of microlam that...
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Sump Pump Replacement
RANDY ALEXANDER ------------------------------------- I have a frozen discharge line on my Sump system. I caused this by extending the discharge line into the ditch last summer to make my lawn look...
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Garage Door...again
Ok, I had a company come out and look at our garage door problem. We moved into this house almost three years ago and I installed the opener on one of two wooden doors for my wife to use. It worked...
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Painting Question Re Edges: Tape Or One Of Those "Edgers" ?
Hello, Have to paint a bathroom ceiling with a fair number of corners. Was thinking automatically that I would have to tape the ceiling-wall junctions like I have always in the past. But keep seeing...
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Antenna Rotor wont turn
Not much you can do at this point since you can't go on the roof. That is where you should test if you have voltage. The motor might have a "dead" spot in it, or it might be frozen or have a loose...
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San Yang Pai Range Hood Fuse Size? (2023 Update)
The fuse on my CY-760A burnt and I lost it on the way to the hardware store. I have called every distributor in California and no one can tell me what size fuse I need. One guy did tell me that they...
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Remember those Comcast commercials?
They have been advertising for a long time "If you haveComcast cable, you don't need to do a thing". Turns out to be a lie. Here in Seattle, only channels below 29 will be available without a...
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