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Door Won't Stay Fully Closed

I have a door in a downstairs bathroom in a 40 year old 4 level split. The problem I have is that the door won't st...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mark.wolven
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by mark.wolven

Exterior Door Choices - Things to consider?

I've been reading up on steel vs. fiberglass entry doors. There's seems to be a lot to consider. One article I...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by teamarrows
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by teamarrows

Heating new basement, electric or propane?

I am building a new home in the western mountains of NC. I have a full basement, of which, the front is at ground level...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by actodesco
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by actodesco

Silicone Lube - What is this shit?

Yesterday I sprayed some silicone lubricant into my ignition switch on my car. When I sprayed this silicone, it came ou...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by hbradford
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by hbradford

79 days left before the end of TV.

In 79 days, I will no longer be able to watch tv. I live in a rural area. There is no cable tv. Satellite is way beyond...
128 comments posted 17yrs
posted by letterman
128 comments posted 17yrs posted by letterman

genie pro-88 garage door opener

------------------------------------- My Genie Pro-88 garage door opener works fine except for one problem: the lights...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dlarson_at_radonc_dot_ucsf_dot
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by dlarson_at_radonc_dot_ucsf_dot

Exterior Door Weather Stripping

We have two pre-hung exterior entry doors that have ?bulb? type weather stripping that is held in place by an attached...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by wayneboatwright
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by wayneboatwright

Partial power failure

A customer called with an intermittent electrical problem: The electric range and refrigerator on occasion stop working...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rbm
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by rbm

6-Pack 6-LED Aluminum Flashlights - Any good?

I just bought this 6 pack of Husky LED flashlights at HD. There's 6 LED's per flashlight, and each one uses 3 A...
30 comments posted 17yrs
posted by teamarrows
30 comments posted 17yrs posted by teamarrows

Possible bad ground wire, please help

I just recently moved into a house that had all the electrical service updated. At first things seemed to work, lately...
21 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bill.fricke01
21 comments posted 17yrs posted by bill.fricke01

Portable Electric Heaters

Any recommendations on portable electric heaters? Like something that can heat a 500 sq ft work room. Cheers, Steven
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by BlinnPR
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by BlinnPR

CFL lifespan

I've been using CFLs for several years now, and I've found that they have about the same lifespan as an incande...
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

Direct Drive vs Belt Drive for New Washer

Any opinions on which is better for a new washing machine, belt-drive or direct-drive? In a recent thread we were discu...
20 comments posted 17yrs
posted by therealulysses
20 comments posted 17yrs posted by therealulysses