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CFL bulbs -- how bright for how long.

My attention has just been drawn to the following document: http://www.lrc.rpi.edu/programs/NLPIP/PDF/VIEW/SR_SB_CFL.pd...
18 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nobody
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by nobody

Painting Ceiling in Kitchen

Hi, I have a question for you paint experts. We have a 2 year old house and we needed to repaint the kitchen ceiling du...
31 comments posted 17yrs
posted by carcrash1
31 comments posted 17yrs posted by carcrash1

battery leakage

I left batteries in a radio and just found that some tan crusty stuff accumulated is on one of the negative contacts. I...
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posted by bonniejean1
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by bonniejean1

Insulating a garage

Hi, Tip query here. One of the delayed projects (not renter damae this time, origonal construction), is to insulate the...
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posted by cshenk1
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by cshenk1

Two TV's showing the same thing?

Hi, We are remodeling the kitchen, and the stove and the sink are pointing in different directions. My wife likes havin...
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posted by aaronfude
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by aaronfude

Kitchen Wood Floor really cold in Winter

Our house is at around 70*F temperature, but the kitchen hardwood floor gets really cold. One of my friends suggested t...
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posted by srikanth.raghavan
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by srikanth.raghavan

Centex Townhome - Heat/Cool Channeling Issue

We are in a townhome that has 3 levels, and the heat/cooling ducts run in 2 levels (on the ceiling in the bedrooms upst...
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posted by srikanth.raghavan
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by srikanth.raghavan

Steam out of chimney? ? ?

A little history is necessary: In 1995 our 80-year-old six-unit apartment building replaced our furnace-boiler. From th...
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posted by rayj.balt
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by rayj.balt

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 (wh...
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posted by aaronfude
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by aaronfude

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) expose...
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posted by aaronfude
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by aaronfude

Carpet estimate

Went out to estimate for an interesting job. It's not in my skills set, so I'm not really putting in a bid. But...
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posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

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 temperatu...
19 comments posted 17yrs
posted by wr
19 comments posted 17yrs posted by wr

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...
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posted by grodenhi
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by grodenhi

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 proble...
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posted by jnipperxxx
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by jnipperxxx

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 in...
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posted by misterfact
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by misterfact