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Humming faucets

I remodeled a bathroom a year ago. Recently the faucets started humming, somewhat loudly, as you turn them on or off (v...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by bobnospam
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by bobnospam

Speaking of Joe the plumber (non political)...

Does anyone know what's behind the apparent MAPP gas shortage? I had to run out for a couple parts for a plumbing r...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by aux3.DOH.4
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by aux3.DOH.4

Ranch Refresh 1

We have a ranch style house build about 50 years ago. The original aluminum windows are all single pane and are badly w...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mayfield
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by mayfield

How to frame around steel beams?

Hi, Here's what the ceiling of my kitchen looks like now: http://freeboundaries.com/howtoframe.jpg I'm planning...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by aaronfude
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by aaronfude

Power use

I have been cutting power usage in my home. I have saved about 100 kwh a month so far. I put power strips on all the va...
18 comments posted 18yrs
posted by boobooililililil
18 comments posted 18yrs posted by boobooililililil

Sodium light fixture

I have an exterior light fixture, possibly low pressure sodium standard screw base 30w bulb, someone put in 100w standa...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Mark_Ransley
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by Mark_Ransley

Lumber from home depot OK for some things?

Hi, I'm not an expert carpenter by any means, but sometimes it seems to me that lumber one finds at home depot is t...
22 comments posted 18yrs
posted by aaronfude
22 comments posted 18yrs posted by aaronfude

Oil leaking from air filter chamber on lawn mower

I have a newer model Toro push-mower with a Briggs and Stratton engine that has generally been working great. A month o...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by airkings
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by airkings

Buying Steel Beam

The 90 year-old wooden door frame to my cellar had been damaged by termites over the years. I finally got around to rem...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by castanea.dentata
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by castanea.dentata

Over Range Microwave Night Lights

I've owned two Kitchenaide (upscale Whirlpool) over range microwaves, purchased many years apart. Both had a proble...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Yep
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by Yep

DIY "Joe the Plumber" kit

After you complete your 8,000 hours* of apprentice training and pass your journeyman's test, you will be eligible t...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by heybub
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by heybub

installing laundry outlet--water hammer plumbing

I'm installing a laundry box outlet with hot/cold copper supply lines. I plan to put inverted "T"s close to the out...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nobody
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by nobody