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Help w/ garbage disposer repair

We got something stuck in the Insinkerator. From the sound of it, I think it's a small metal object. I can turn it...
16 comments posted 17yrs
posted by zzyzx__
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by zzyzx__

Genie Pro 88 won't close

I have a old Genie Pro 88 garage door opener. The door opens fine but when I try to close it is moves a few inches and...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bhatiap_at_gmail_dot_com
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by bhatiap_at_gmail_dot_com

Burn on kitchen formica counter top

In a rental unit, I have a burned spot(about 2" in diameter )on the formica kitchen countertop. Short of replacing the...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by brinker
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by brinker

Toilet Tank Lever

Yesterday I completely rebuilt a 20-year old toilet. Everything went well except for one issue with the tank lever. The...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mcp6453
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by mcp6453

Unusual Kohler tub drain tool needed

I have a Kohler tub waste / overflow set that I'm replacing (installed around 1940), and I've run into a snag....
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by not
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by not

Electricity problem

Hi, I have a question about a problem I have encountered. All the receptacles in 2 of my upper bedrooms stopped working...
18 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nooneher
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by nooneher

attic moisture

I am the new homeowner of a 1927 Craftsman bungalow and am very concerned after finding the unfinished attic is extreme...
17 comments posted 17yrs
posted by pensiero.maria
17 comments posted 17yrs posted by pensiero.maria

Copper Pipes / Electrical Panel Clearance

In my basement there is a cold water pipe (copper) that is approximately 1.5 feet in front of my electrical panel. It se...
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by amyl
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by amyl

Storing Construction Lumber

I picked up about 40 2x4's on sale today. The intent is to use them to finish my basement at some point in the futu...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Nonyabeezwax
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by Nonyabeezwax

Stuck frozen car doors

Slightly off topic Anyone got any suggestions to keep car doors from freezing stuck. Yes, I know a heated garage would...
23 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jimw
23 comments posted 17yrs posted by jimw

DTV related accidents and deaths

Leave it to the government to do things that are entirely stupid. Having the DTV changeover on Feb. 17 is one of them....
31 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jimw
31 comments posted 17yrs posted by jimw

Multimaster Edge cutting tool/kit.

Any opinions regarding Multimaster? As currently much advertised on TV recently. At around $400! Seems pricey even if an...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by tsanford
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by tsanford

Cleaning a bathtub

We have a downstairs bathtub that has been unused for the last 7 years. The collected dust/dirt will come off with elbo...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rdadams
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by rdadams

I'd like some exciting drill bits

I'd like some exciting drill bits. All the drill bits I see advertised say they are boring bits. I dont want to be...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by hrd
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by hrd

Question about generator interties

I *think* that's the correct term, but I'm not sure; it's the gizmo one would put between a small generator...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nobody
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by nobody