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Stabbing outlets in the back

Apropos recent threads here about "back-stabbed" outlets, a data point: New client, big multi-million-dollar house high...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nobody
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by nobody

dryer exhaust vent cover

My dryer has a 4" corrugated sheet metal duct that runs to the wall. I had one of those vent cover (which consist of a...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nmbexcuse
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by nmbexcuse

Ryobi laser question

I bought a kit # EMM0001, Ryobi laser. Ryobi sent me the manual, but I can't figure out for the life of me how to g...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oldfart
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart

Copper Pipe Question

I've got a basement full of old half-inch copper pipe, and some of it needs to be replaced. I want to do repairs in...
24 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bertbyfield
24 comments posted 17yrs posted by bertbyfield

Bizarre new fridge noise

Hi. My kitchen refrigerator (GE Hotpoint) started making an odd noise this morning. From a distance, it sounds like a h...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by christopher_a_metzler
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by christopher_a_metzler

Remove cast iron tub intact?

I know the sledgehammer routine for removing tubs is the standard answer but I'd like to remove this one intact. I&...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by tgyoung
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by tgyoung

After faucet changed water tastes bad. Why?

Hi, Recently I replaced my bathroom vanity and faucet. While I was doing it I replaced some of the copper pipes. Now th...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by acolic
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by acolic

Repairing brick foundation piers

I just bought a house (well, not JUST) in Southern Louisiana with the foundation piers requiring some maintenance and r...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by phildcrow
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by phildcrow

110V and water

I was repairing some landscaping lighting, and when I took the cover off of the outdoor junction box, water came out. D...
30 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ctbishop
30 comments posted 17yrs posted by ctbishop

Lag bolts. Epoxy. THAT oughta hold it!

"[BURLINGTON, Vt] A New Hampshire man who bolted antlers to the head of a dead deer and posed for a photograph with it...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by heybub
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by heybub

Adhesive Suggestions Requested

Hello, Would appreciate any suggestions as to the "best" adhesive to use to fasten a piece of wood to the concrete foun...
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rgsros
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by rgsros

Underground wiring

Started digging and found the short in the wiring from my house that runs 50 feet ± to the greenhouse. Standard 10-3 w/...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ivan
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by ivan

Help me get a lawn

Ok, this is the year. Built this house 3 years ago and I need a lawn. The front lawn is almost 90% crabgrass. Wife thin...
26 comments posted 17yrs
posted by timnels
26 comments posted 17yrs posted by timnels

how to make dishwasher rack slide smoothly?

Hi all, I've got a GE POS dishwasher in my house, about 2.5 years old. Since new (previous owners installed it just...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by njnagel
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by njnagel

New Product

Went to my local Harbor Freight "parking lot sale" this morning (it was held inside the store, partly because of the we...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by heybub
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by heybub