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Putting heat tape on antenna rotor

When it gets below about 20 deg.outside, my antenna rotor will not turn. I was wondering if anyone ever put heat tape o...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by letterman
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by letterman

Testing thermocouples with multimeter

The universal thermocouples used in gas appliances like water heaters, soves, space heaters and so forth employ thermoc...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nobody
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by nobody

Man Shoots TV Over DTV Converter Problems

The man was livid over losing cable and couldn't get his digital TV converter to work.
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by hotmail.com
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by hotmail.com

Switch cover plates

I'm looking for a White, Double , switch on one side , blank on the other. I didn't think this would be such a...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ichasetrains
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by ichasetrains

Interior Doors trials and tribulations

So they sell the door slabs and in the jamb. The slabs have come down to $19 at HD. Wow that's cheap. But, my jambs...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by wilgrow_co
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by wilgrow_co

before i switch the electric back on.....

Hi, Before i switch the electric back on i wanted to get some second opinions. I have an existing #12 wire which comes...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mateolola
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by mateolola

Blower needs something, but what?

I have been using my Sears gas blower for about 10 years. It's the kind you carry in one hand. It's been workin...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by wr
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by wr

Anybody know a good way to get this faucet apart?

My kitchen faucet is dripping. Makes me crazy. I cant figure out how to get at the washer to replace it. Here are a cou...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by sns_designs
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by sns_designs

Help; power lines to house

Hi, My wife and I just bought our first house. It's a great house but needs some attention here and there (what els...
28 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mac
28 comments posted 17yrs posted by mac

New tub faucet leaking

I recently purchased a roman tub faucet online. It was a discontinued product from a company called westbrass (http://w...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jcl541
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by jcl541

Boiler pump runs continuously

Years ago, a serviceman installed a new pump and wired it to run continuously when the heat circuit was on because "it&...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by aytchkay
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by aytchkay

life cycle of new GE appliances (ranges)

Does anyone know when GE revamps their Profile models please? I need to buy a range and it seems that the PGB918SEM is...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dmanzaluni
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by dmanzaluni

Wiring electric baseboard heaters

I am about to add electric baseboard heat to a finished attic space in a house that I own. The wiring diagrams in a boo...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rabc
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by rabc

New Electrical Code Requirement

Beginning February 17, 2009 all electrical wiring must be digital wire. The old and outdated analog wire can no longer...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by DWC
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by DWC

Heat Pumps

I live in the Dallas Ft. Worth area and I'm considering installing a heat pump rather than a standard A/C unit. Any...
55 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cskadlec
55 comments posted 17yrs posted by cskadlec