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Driving eye bolts
I am going to have to install 8 or 10. 3/8 or 1/2 for a roof tarp. It there a way to drive them with a battery drill. I am thinking about at least drilling the hole a little smaller than the screw.
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Any issues with transporting/laying down a refrigerator immediately after it's been turned off?
I sold a used refrigerator on ebay and want to demonstrate to the buyer that it's still working as shown in the ad. It's my understanding that if you lay a refrig on its side you're supposed to wait a...
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Removing laptop heat spot on wooden countertop?
I have been putting a laptop on a wooden desk countertop in the kitchen. Now there is some heat spots (milky looking) under the laptop. What is a good way to take the spots out without having to redo...
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Foot-activated bathtub stopper? ? ?
We have a fairly new, but out of warranty, bathtub that has one of those stoppers which are operated by the press of the foot. Engaging the stopper is easy enough, but disengaging is all but...
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HOA removes "Welcome home" signs for vet
"[ORANGE PARK, Fla] The family was rolling out the red carpet, so to speak, but the homecoming was dampened by the homeowner association rules. "They removed the welcome home signs and balloons and...
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"Paint your house yellow or go to jail"
So says a village council in the UK. "A WOMAN who painted her idyllic cottage a subtle shade of blue has been ordered to repaint it bright yellow or face prosecution." yellow IS a nice color...
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wireless reading of electric meter
I have one of the digital meters outside that the electric company reads while driving by. Is there any way I can read it from inside my house? I've been tempted to go old school and just mount a...
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Trouble light troubles
The cord won't cause that to happen. I would check the voltage rating of the three bulbs that flashed. If it's not problem bulbs, I'd put a meter on the circuit and watch it for a while, as there...
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15 years ago
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Paint & primer
Behr has a product that they call "Premium Plus Ultra", which is a paint & primer combination. Has anyone had any experience with a combination product like that? It runs a couple of bucks higher than...
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15 years ago
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Light bulb keeps burning out
It's the little things that drive you nuts. We've got a light fixture over our kitchen sink. For the first three years of its existence it worked flawlessly. We keep it on 24-7 as a night light and...
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Two breakers, one circuit
Recently, I was changing a light fixture on my back porch and discovered that I had to shut off two breakers to cut the power to the circuit. I take that to indicate that somewhere, somehow the two...
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Laser
If you cut plywood with a laser will it catch on fire?
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Getting electric out to the end of the driveway
Pretty simple question, really. I understand that I have to use special electrical cable that can be buried underground, but how do I get underneath the sidewalk or under the driveway and such? If my...
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Recessed Lighting + Insulation = Truly OK?
I just installed 6 of the "Air-tite" Halo H5ICAT's in my ceiling via my attic. My attic has batts of fiberglass insulation w/ vapor barrier which I cut & peeled back to install the 6 lights. The Halo...
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Water heater inlet pipe connection leak
We live in a condo that was built in 2003 as apartments and converted to condos and sold "new" in 2005. I'm not sure the actual age of the water heater, but the serial number says something like...
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