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pressure relief valve

I have an apollo heating system;which uses hot water to heat with. my pressure relief valve is dripping.because it is a...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by desanti
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by desanti

Kenmmore Gas stove problem

We have a Kenmore Gas stove, model 665.75776890, that the oven will not heat-up. The top burners work fine. How do I tr...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dadurweird
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by dadurweird

House Leveling

My son's two-story home has a cracked foundation with attendant settling. He noticed a crew working on a house a fe...
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posted by heybub
23 comments posted 17yrs posted by heybub

help for troubleshooting

I have a 2 ton amana that the condenser is not powering up but the contacter and capaceter and 24 v transformer is been...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by candyharrykids_at_yahoo_dot_co
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by candyharrykids_at_yahoo_dot_co

OT: Peanut butter, again

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090116-714721.html(Severely edited, read entire article online. Aparently affecte...
22 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
22 comments posted 17yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

TV service query ? ? ?

This query seeks experience of others on cable, digital, and satellite TV services. We live in a six-unit apartment bui...
35 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rayj.balt
35 comments posted 17yrs posted by rayj.balt

Installing foil backed insullation board (pt2)

Insulating basement walls: Last year in this group I ask about insulating basement walls. Learned a lot about vapor bar...
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posted by sidwelle
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by sidwelle

What is the nicest system of crimping coax cable?

I have a coax crimper, but it makes crimps that look very bad. I would like to buy something else that works very nicel...
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posted by ignoramus13408
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus13408

Emergency tire repair

With starter fluid and a butane lighter Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7FIvAw2wC4&feature=related
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posted by heybub
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by heybub

Garage door-opener fix

My Chamberlain/Sears unit failed when it was below zero weather. (sheared helical) It is 15+ yrs old and had been makin...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by pheeh.zero
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by pheeh.zero

Entire House Fills with Ice

I find this hard to believe. This house was in foreclosure, the heat was turned off, and a pipe broke filling the house...
52 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jimw
52 comments posted 17yrs posted by jimw

Glued mirror comes out in one piece!

My tile guy cut the drywall where he could around the 5' x 6' mirror and wiggled it a tiny bit at a time until...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Buerste
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by Buerste

what to do if furnace conks out

if you can't get a furnace to run and the outside temp is in the teens or lower, what should you do? I'd guess...
21 comments posted 17yrs
posted by postfrom9
21 comments posted 17yrs posted by postfrom9

boiler required a reset

I noticed that the house temp was 8 degrees below what the thermostat was set for. It has been a frigid spell here for...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by postfrom9
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by postfrom9

Primer under Tile??

I'm redoing the bathroom which had 4 inch tile around the bathtub. I managed to get them all off without seriously...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by drwho
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by drwho