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How to shoot foam into this gap.
Hi, In the following picture, you are looking at a gap between my roof (with a skylight) and an interior stone wall (which used to be exterior before the addition). The roof structure is old and the...
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What to do about this stone?
Hi, Remodeling my kitchen, have part of what used to be an external wall (before a prev owner built an addition) exposed. It looks like this: would like to leave to fix it up and leave it exposed. Can...
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Carpet estimate
I pulled up some 2' square super commercial (like $40/yd) carpet that got wet from hurricane Ike. It was, of course, glued down and had been for a couple of years. But the glue was more like rubber...
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Water heater temperature regulation
I had a new GE 40 gal gas water heater installed, replacing an old unit. We noticed right away that the water temperature in the shower often needs adjustment when we step in the shower (after the...
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small roofing repair
I have a ranch house that has a small decorative gable (I think that's what it's called). It's like a short (maybe 2 feet tall) and wide (maybe 7 feet across) section of roof that juts out, kind of...
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Sears Garage Door Opener problem, and questions
I have an older , Sears, chain operated garage door opener. Mechanically, the door is working fine, but I have a problem with the two safety sensors that beam a light across the bottom edge of the...
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gas fireplace goes out ! solution
remove stones (if any) from the base of the fireplace. carefully scrub all metal surfaces with fine steel wool. This includes the base, gas tubes, metal log holder(s),pilot holder and any other metal...
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Whirlpool Super Capacity 465 Oven Issue
My GF turned on her oven the other day and smelled burning electrical and smoke coming from under the control panel near the "oven" control. No smoke came from the inside of the oven. The other range...
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electric stove burner always on
I purchased a used flat-top electric stove. One of the burns is always on even when the knob is in the off position. How do I go about diagnosing and fixing the problem? Thanks!
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Industrial vacuum cleaners stolen
"[UK] Police have issued a warning after vacuum cleaners containing asbestos were stolen from a college on Teesside. " Oh well. BBC NEWS | UK | England | Tees | Asbestos-filled vacuums stolen
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Thermostat placement
I have a Tri-level home with two separate furnaces and air conditioning units. One unit controls the lower two levels and another the upstairs level. The lower unit has a thermostat located at the...
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OT Plane Crash because of Birds
Off Topic, but hardware related. It's been all over the news about the plane that crashed into a river in (I think) New York. They said it was caused by birds flying into the engine. Then they showed...
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Three-wire dryer outlet -- how can it be safe?
Took a look at the schematic today for the dryer (240v). I've always wondered how they serve up 240 V with 120V components (e.g. timer motor) on only three wires. You see, I always thought that the...
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Excavator fun with dirt
"[UK] A civil engineer used his [excavator/back hoe] to dig up the driveway of the family home and then - as his estranged wife watched - dumped two tons of rubble on her car." With video of Vauxhall...
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Kenmore dryer - wire keeps burning up
I have an old Kenmore dryer. Lately, one of the wires that connects to the high temperature sensor on the side of the heating coils has been burning up at the point of contact (the wire burns, but the...
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