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Are old microwave ovens built better than the new ones?
I have a microwave that just died...the control board is dead. I have had this microwave for a number of years and suspect I could wire a substitute for the controller...likely a timer. So is this...
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wooden garage door
Time to replace the door on my 2-car garage. All I'm seeing for replacement doors are metal. Does anyone sell wooden garage doors anymore?
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Tool belt/rig
When I was building stuff around my yard this summer, I bought one of those cheap tool rigs from HD. I hate the one I got. The belt is terrible and the pockets are too small. Since I will have a...
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Lawn mower belt replacement
Has anyone replaced the drive belt on a Lawn-Boy Insight self propelled lawn mower? I'd like to try it myself but I'm not sure how far to take the mower apart to replace the belt. There is a *belt...
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hex nut grabber
Looking for something that may not exist, but I sure would like to find one. I need a nut-grabber. This would allow me to get nuts way up inside something to get 'em started for bolt backup. It would...
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Is it hard to install DSL yourself?
I have been trying to get DSL, and they all want to send a kit (assuring me since I am not a technical person at all) that it's very easy to install by yourself. Has anyone here done that, and is it...
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Dry (powder) insecticide to kill yellowjackets in wall
I found yellowjackets entering the exterior wall through a little hole. I set up a shop vac near the hole and caught all the bugs entering and returning, and now the nest seems deserted. I was going...
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High Humidity in the home
I have consistently high humidity levels, never falling below 85% in my new apartment. Today my dial reads 97%. It's bothering me because I also dry my clothes inside and they take a very long time to...
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Weird fitting on a hose bib
One of my customers has a weird thing on one of their hose bibs outside: a large brass or bronze cylinder with male hose threads outboard (presumably female on the other side), and a series of holes...
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Time for a new central AC, need advice.
Well my AC has finally kicked the bucket. I had an AC guy (Scott's AC) come out and he is recommending an Amana 13 SEER unit. Is Amana a good brand? This is just for the unit that sits outside of the...
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New Dryer is Blowing the Circuit Breaker - HELP!
The situation is: The house is 100 years old. Has 100 amp breaker service. Bought a new dryer and after 15 minutes of running, it blows the circuit breaker. I would just put in a bigger circuit...
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vinyl siding door trim problems, retrofix to install storm door?
Vinyl sided house, the back door was trimmed out in a very, um, unusual manner. Looks like the opening for the door didn't get any of that J-channel stuff, and instead they just screwed 3/4" x 3 1/2"...
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electric metering question
I have a lighted sign on a commercial building that I need to meter so we can determine the electric use and divide it between the three tenants on the property. Are there any simple meters besides a...
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Just had a thought about surge suppressors...
Does anyone make a plug in suppressor that has TWO coax connections? I just realized that I was considering running both cable and an antenna connection to each TV in my house, but all the surge...
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Cleaning painted walls
Tiny bungalow in MO. I painted the kitchen with Lucite semi-gloss about 20 years ago. No chip, peel, little/no fading. But, of course, it's dirty. Not super-bad, but dirty enough that it streaks badly...
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