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Black&Decker toast R oven won't get hot

I have one of those TRO962 toaster ovens in beige which wont start: The light goes on but it doesnt heat up on the oven...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dmanzaluni
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by dmanzaluni

Installing a manual transfer switch

I'm considering having a manual double-throw transfer switch installed on the main service to my house so that I ca...
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posted by mkirsch1
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by mkirsch1

Wire Feed Welder (what kind of gas)?

I just noticed an ad in the paper for a local guy selling a Hobart 120 Wire feed welder. I called the guy and he said i...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jimw
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by jimw

pressure switch on gas furnace

A little help here.. I have a gas furnace about 13 yrs old, and it runs most of the time. the times it doesnt it seems...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by macari.michael
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by macari.michael

OT I wish my cell phone could....

I want a feature on my cell phone so that when I call it I can push some buttons and change it from vibrate only to the...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by teamarrows
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by teamarrows

T1-11 generator enclosure project

Recently finished, attached to my workshop. Comments, questions? TIA http://flickr.com/photos/joearnold/3122975824/ htt...
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posted by Joe
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by Joe

Moving switch and receptable boxes

Have switch and receptacle boxes in existing drywall and I would like to move some of them. Due to suspected wire runs...
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posted by "dryearwood(nospamplse)"
25 comments posted 17yrs posted by "dryearwood(nospamplse)"

Need a plumber at midnight for daytime rates?

INTRO: I come from a family that only called in ANY service person once, watched them like a hawk, and from then on, di...
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posted by strategic.rainmaker
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by strategic.rainmaker

Water-based varnish: yuck

Just did a job with some water-based Varathane, not because I wanted to use it, but because my client demanded it. As s...
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posted by nobody
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by nobody

New Toro snowblower-- Sound?

Hi I hope I can explain this well enough. I bought a new Toro Power Clear 221, briggs&straton 2-stroke, pullstart. The...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by malakaw
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by malakaw

Laminate flooring as kitchen countertop

There are patterns that resemble butcher-block and would probably look nice. I figure if the "engineered" (fake wood) s...
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posted by heybub
22 comments posted 17yrs posted by heybub

Stainless steel kitchen backsplash?

Seems like these are the current trend. Anyone here with recent experience? Do you custom order them online and have the...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by galt_57
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by galt_57

What is this hand tool? Link to photo within.

I found this somewhere, probably in a residential street. What is this? The metal _hook_ is steel and swivels VERY free...
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