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Heat your home with coal

"Coals vary in quality, but on average, a ton of coal contains about as much potential heat as 146 gallons of heating o...
60 comments posted 17yrs
posted by heybub
60 comments posted 17yrs posted by heybub

Remove possible mildew

Our kitchen sink pipes broke. The pipes are fixable; however, I have no idea what's happening between the bottom of...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by wipeout64
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by wipeout64

Car generator to power house

It can be done - if you're smug enough. http://jalopnik.com/5118297/tech+savvy-prius-owner-uses-hybrid-to-power-hous...
126 comments posted 17yrs
posted by heybub
126 comments posted 17yrs posted by heybub

Grommets as drain holes in canvas awning?

We installed a large retractable awning over the patio a few years ago. It works well except for one problem. If the aw...
33 comments posted 17yrs
posted by SquarePeg
33 comments posted 17yrs posted by SquarePeg

Ceiling fan switches

I recently bought a couple of ceiling fans from HD for my family room (see...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cubbybrockley
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by cubbybrockley

How to fix these rotting floor joists

Hi, In working in my kitchen, I uncovered this mess in the floor joists near the door. http://freeboundaries.com/mess.j...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by aaronfude
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by aaronfude

"Best" underfloor hydronic heating system

Hi, A simple internest search reveals a bunch of competing underfloor hydronic heating systems. Has anyone had any expe...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by aaronfude
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by aaronfude

The trap is set

A couple of months ago I noticed a baby opossum snitching some cat food from the bowl in the garage. "How cute," I thou...
19 comments posted 17yrs
posted by heybub
19 comments posted 17yrs posted by heybub

Electrical wiring question

I'm planning to do some rewiring in my basement. When I examined the existing wiring, I found that there was a wire...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by giganews
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by giganews

Sony Plasma takes 100 goes to turn on

It eventually turns on - but you have to press the remote 100 times and it tries to turn on but doesnt. s
20 comments posted 17yrs
posted by stuartjohnston
20 comments posted 17yrs posted by stuartjohnston

Honeywell Q340A 30mV thermocouples

What's their usual lifetime in a furnace? Darn thing chooses Christmas morning to die on me. They never seem to last...
18 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oparr
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by oparr

vacuum cleaner redux

Sort of apropos of the recent vacuum cleaner thread, I'm also in the market for a vacuum cleaner... requirements ar...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by njnagel
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by njnagel

Stupid electric eye

I have 2 electric open garage doors. One has no gismos on it and it goes up and down fine. The other one has that godda...
32 comments posted 17yrs
posted by boobooililililil
32 comments posted 17yrs posted by boobooililililil