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What happens if a 120 volt incandescent bulb is powered by 240 vac with an inline series diode? Will the bulb consume t...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jwisnia
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by jwisnia

Battery Drills: I now have 4 bad ones.

This morning I discovered I now have 4 non-functional cordless drills (battery powered) all due to battery packs won&#3...
43 comments posted 17yrs
posted by notwantspam_
43 comments posted 17yrs posted by notwantspam_

Eco-friendly house ordered demolished

"[UK] An historic 18th century house on the edge of a National park in north-west England, has been refused classificat...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by heybub
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by heybub

Need advice on tack-board

Hey there, I've been thinking about putting up a big floor-to-ceiling tack-board to hang the kids artwork on. The o...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jj21
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by jj21

am I using the recipricating saw correctly?

For some reason, when I use a recipricating saw to cut something, I always had trouble at the end of the cutting. Say a...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nmbexcuse
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by nmbexcuse

RG6 or RG6 quad shield for antenna run?

I installed a Channel Master 2016 antenna on my roof I now need to run coax from it to the inside of house.... about 50...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by me
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by me

HVAC Heat Pump Question

I have 3 new heat pump systems in my new well insulated home. Two of the systems were working fine. The other system wa...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by NoSpam
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by NoSpam

How do dryers sense moisture?

I'm having a problem with an Estate gas dryer, model # TGDS740PQ. One of the symptoms is that the Timer knob moves...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by teamarrows
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by teamarrows

WD-40 New Can

I bought a new can of wd-40 at walmart and paid the big bucks to get a can with a built in straw. I've been losing t...
21 comments posted 17yrs
posted by me
21 comments posted 17yrs posted by me

Hidden dangers!

Just a friendly heads-up for all you fellow construction workers. Before you renovate your home or office building, hav...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by pasbcpres
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by pasbcpres

lead (drain) pipe, drum trap questions

We have a bathtub that has a drum trap - which appears to be lead, as do the connecting pipes. (The stack is cast iron....
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by gbeccles
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by gbeccles

Sprinkler repair question

I have a 1" line feeding 6 Anti-Siphon values. The Anti-Siphon values are above ground and the line between each before...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Jack67889
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by Jack67889