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Central hose vacuum as dust collector?

Hoping to acquire from a relative an unused 'central va' unit. Welcome opinion as to whether this unit would be...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by tsanford
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by tsanford

Electrical Breaker and dust collector question

I have a Delta 1.5 Hp dust collector I bought used, so I'm not sure how old it is. I currently have it plugged into...
24 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jtpryan
24 comments posted 17yrs posted by jtpryan

Installing Carpet on a Concrete Slab

I am having carpet installed on the concrete floor of a garage conversion. I don't think moisture is a problem but...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by powersdov
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by powersdov

Waterproof glue

Need some waterproof glue for a small project out of treated wood, Plexiglas, and ceramic that will be underwater. Epox...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by danielgk
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by danielgk

Air compressor fittings and hose

In anticipation that I would need to be doing some nailing and stapling I got a used air compressor. It is a CAMPBELL H...
36 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nmbexcuse
36 comments posted 17yrs posted by nmbexcuse

Need a new water heater

My water heater is leaking around the base, and I can see that it's rusted around the edge. It's 15 years old....
16 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Mitch
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by Mitch

Electricity- flickering, brief outage

Hello, Since about December 2008, there has been intermittent flickering of lights and very brief electrical outages in...
28 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ray_moch_email
28 comments posted 17yrs posted by ray_moch_email

Gas dryer broke, tumbles but does not dry.

Oddly enough, two weeks after my GE Profile washer broke (which turned to be an easy home fix), now my dryer is broke....
19 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus32468
19 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus32468

Outside Deck Light Installation

Hello, Wish to install an outside Deck light. Would be about nine feet or so above the Deck, and fastened to an outside...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rgsros
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by rgsros

Need advice on HVAC emergency

My house is a 2 bedroom ranch style build in 1953. It sits on a concrete slab - no basement or crawl space. The air duc...
28 comments posted 17yrs
posted by camdavis
28 comments posted 17yrs posted by camdavis

QuikRete Pre-Mixed "Concrete" Question

Hello, Have a wooden mailbox post that has loosened up quite a bit in the hole. Probably about 1/2 to 1 inch gap around...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rgsros
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by rgsros

Rumbling noise when Maytag electric dryer starts

My dryer is a 1989 Maytag model, electric, no bells and whistles. Last year, I had the rollers and the drum itself repl...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by tradejack
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by tradejack

sewer pipe vs schedule 40

My plumber is in the process of replacing my sewer connection to the city sewer and wants to use a turquoise colored se...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by brettgiardiello_at_bellsouth_d
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by brettgiardiello_at_bellsouth_d

refrigerator incontinence

Our refrigerator (freezer-on-top, GE "No Frost", c 1980) has suddenly started producing large amounts of water along th...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by gbeccles
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by gbeccles