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cleaning a refrigerator with coils underneath?

Hi all, started "spring cleaning" in my kitchen this AM. Am stuck on refrigerator. Every one I've owned has had the...
19 comments posted 17yrs
posted by njnagel
19 comments posted 17yrs posted by njnagel

Electric Water Heater Maintenance

My 40 gallon low boy electric water heater may need maintenance. When I hook the garden hose to it to wash the crud out...
59 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mcp6453
59 comments posted 17yrs posted by mcp6453

Spray Painting Doors

I'm spraying 8 six panel doors. I'm starting the color coats now. The first coat went on with horizontal stroke...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bernie
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by bernie

Battery maintenance

My camera uses LI rechargeable batteries. I ordered a couple of new ones, and in a moment of weakness read the instruct...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Not
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by Not

Cuisinart Food Processor

Does anyone know how to remove the shaft from the base of a Cuisinart food processor. The part is officially called a "s...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by johnff
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by johnff

Microwave drys clothes faster than a dryer

I just discovered that you can dry one or two small to medium size pieces of clothing in a microwave oven faster than u...
19 comments posted 17yrs
posted by paul
19 comments posted 17yrs posted by paul

How to use a hammer?

Im getting my husband a heart shaped hammer for Valentines Day. How does a person use a hammer? Mary L
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by maryl2001c
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by maryl2001c

heat resistance of pipe dope

I am putting a threaded bronze ball valve in a 1/2" copper water line. So I am using threaded adapters between the pipe...
25 comments posted 17yrs
posted by matt
25 comments posted 17yrs posted by matt

What to do with old floor plans?

My Dad, a residential designer and draftsman, died recently. He had a one-man design and drafting firm for more than th...
23 comments posted 17yrs
posted by respond
23 comments posted 17yrs posted by respond

Furnace keeps shutting off

I have an oil furnace with an oil hot water heater. It has shut off 4 times in the last week in spite of there being ov...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rdadams
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by rdadams

Need electrical advice

Asking for help. Have a General 350 table saw not currently hooked up. Will be moving it to a barn/workshop. Motor spec...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dkeats
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by dkeats

Post Hole Auger

This spring I'm going to start a project in my back yard and I will need to dig about two dozen post holes. The hol...
23 comments posted 17yrs
posted by freckles
23 comments posted 17yrs posted by freckles

More powerful kitchen faucet side spray head?

I have a kitchen faucet with a side spray (a separate pull out sprayer) that sprays water at low speed, similar to this...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

Window exploded

I had Milgard windows installed 2 1/2 years ago. A few days ago one of the windows "exploded" for no apparant reason. N...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by havant
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by havant