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Hot Water Heater with Solar - TANK SIZE????

I have an active direct circulating solar hot water system in my Florida home for family use (not for a pool or anythin...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by 57classic
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by 57classic

Watts FloodSafe for water heaters

Any experiences, good or bad, with the Watts FloodSafe for water heaters? -- shown here, for example: > http://www.acce...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nobody
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by nobody

drum trap cover

Hi, I had to remove the cover of my 1920s lead drumtrap buy cutting it out with a dremel. I now need a replacement.The...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ringojbr_at_aol_dot_com
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by ringojbr_at_aol_dot_com

porch fan need on/off switch?

I am installing a new porch fan. The romex to the box in the ceiling connects directly to another box in the attic and...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by shellyf
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by shellyf

I strained my back - OUCH

I was doing a bunch of landscaping in my back yard yesterday. Digging, trenching, fixing sprinkler lines, back filling....
62 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nmbexcuse
62 comments posted 17yrs posted by nmbexcuse

Property Survey Legal Question

I had a company perform a survey on our house/property. They marked the 4 sides and their property lines. They marked t...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jbranchesi
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by jbranchesi

Changing media( resin) in a water softener

Long story short I think the resin is shot in a 12 + year old softener that sat unused for 10 years before being put in...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nadanada
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by nadanada

chimney question

I bought a 1925 built house last year. When we got it we had a chimney guy come out and fix the top and check it. He re...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by wellwood
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by wellwood

Gas furnace - bad thermocouple?

I've got an older "Day and Night" natural gas furnace in my home, model #800-19a. Setting the mercury thermostat tu...
18 comments posted 17yrs
posted by warnerf
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by warnerf

Batteries - what type?

I have three "power-off" lights that are dead because the batteries have died. They take two AA batteries which I want...
24 comments posted 17yrs
posted by twinmountain
24 comments posted 17yrs posted by twinmountain

Coin op Dyer Timmer

I have a older GE vd331cw4181 coin op cothers dryer. Does anyone have a idea on the adjustment , longer, of the timer? T...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by james
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by james

Gas dryer intermittent problem...

Help, please... Kenmore "Ultra Fabric Care" gas dryer, "Heavy duty 80 series", Model #97586210 75862... Sometimes it wo...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Mark246
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by Mark246