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Leaking water heater

Our water heater has started to leak. It appears to be leaking from the long copper tube that runs the length of the ou...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by engwar1
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by engwar1

Temperatue setting during long winter vacation

We will be out of country for almost whole winter. I know we got to leave the furnace ON while we're away. But what...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by wanghaodong
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by wanghaodong

Regarding O-Rings Lubricating..

Any suggestions for lubricating O-Rings that are used for water pumps, basically I want to extend useful life as much as...
29 comments posted 18yrs
posted by SID-6K_NoReply
29 comments posted 18yrs posted by SID-6K_NoReply

Need Help with Kitchen Lighting

We recently pulled out the fluorescent light in our kitchen to replace it with an incandescent light fixture. Canned/re...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mondeeppuri_at_yahoo_dot_com
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by mondeeppuri_at_yahoo_dot_com

Drywall & On-Center

I'm looking to finish my basement, most of the framing is already done. I started to research about hanging drywall, an...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Kurtas.Balczak
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by Kurtas.Balczak

Squirrel Birth Cycle

I am proposing to rout some squirrels from the space over my living room ceiling before winter sets in. The point of en...
19 comments posted 18yrs
posted by frank1492
19 comments posted 18yrs posted by frank1492

smell in flat: gas or sewage?

I live on the ground floor of a block of flats in London. I came back to my flat from holiday and immediately noticed a...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by hazchem
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by hazchem

Possum in the pumpkin patch

I grow pumpkins every year, lately kabocha (Japanese pumpkins), also known as tetsukabuta. They over-winter well, are d...
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How to remove LG washign machine front panel?

I have an LG F1622TDGD5 1600rpm spin speed washing machine. It has been levelled but whilst spinning there is a very an...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Beemer
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by Beemer

replacing slider wheels

I took out the sliding door....replaced the wheels and can't get the door back in with both sets of wheels. The whe...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by tcmusic
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by tcmusic

Making a rounded-edge arch

Just finished a remodeling job where I took out an existing closet doorway and made a large opening with an arched top....
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nobody
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by nobody

spray paint report...

just in case anyone wants to use this product... I bought a couple cans of Rust-Oleum Hammered Metal finish black spray...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by njnagel
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by njnagel

Where Tiles Meet a Stair Riser

Laying out some tile. Carpet will be replaced after the tile. http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=244s70h&s=4 Is the carpet...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by postmaster
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by postmaster

oops, I did it again...

...that is, I started an "easy" project and it ended up being way more work than I anticipated. Picked up a 1950's...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by njnagel
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by njnagel

Make the doorway higher.

Hi, I would like to make this doorway higher to match the rest of the doors in my house. http://freeboundaries.com/rais...
33 comments posted 18yrs
posted by aaronfude
33 comments posted 18yrs posted by aaronfude