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dishwasher war!!

Wife say's dishes must be rinsed before loading in dishwasher. Husband say's get garbage off dishes and let the...
17 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ktech594
17 comments posted 18yrs posted by ktech594

Kitchen stove (oven) runs hot

OK, I'm not smart on home repair........ My oven in the kitchen stove runs around 200 degrees hotter than the knob...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ewyatt_del_me_
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by ewyatt_del_me_

More in-ground pool pump woes

My motor went out on my Sta-Rite pump so I bought a new one at Warehouse Pool Supplies (WPS): http://www.warehousepools...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by noemail
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by noemail

Broken dishwasher or just hard water?

I bought a new condo and my water is very hard. Whenever I use the dishwasher I get white flaky residue on everything....
17 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nonsense
17 comments posted 18yrs posted by nonsense

GFI outlet on Arc Fault protected Circuit ?

New Code here requires Arc Fault breakers on circuits in bedrooms. I haven't put one in yet as the B/rooms are unfi...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by NoSpam
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by NoSpam

Barn wood

I want to make some "stuff" out of old weathered wood common to my area. When you cut through the wood, though, there i...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by toquerville
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by toquerville

Sweating on small fittings

Hi, I'm practicing sweating 1/2" copper pipes, but I find that when sweating on small fittings, such as a coupling...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by aaronfude
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by aaronfude

Computer power supply uses (NOT home repair topic)

In the days of old, I used to use a mobile CB, which sat on a (designed for it) power supply. The CB was 12 volts DC, a...
21 comments posted 18yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
21 comments posted 18yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Pex plumbing

Hello again, I am continuing to gather info for the new house,this time concerning plumbing. I had been thinking about...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Timbre656
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by Timbre656

OT: Ike

It looks like Ike's center is over 250 mi. away, but he is pushing the water a long way. High tide not due here for...
14 comments posted 18yrs
posted by norminn
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by norminn

Wiring for a well house

I am re-wiring my well house. The previous owner had run 12/2 wire (no ground wire) from a 100 amp breaker on the servi...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by montanaspf
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by montanaspf

HOA: "Tear down that house"

"[SANFORD, Fla.] A Sanford man whose wife and son were killed when an airplane crashed into their home may have to tear...
64 comments posted 18yrs
posted by heybub
64 comments posted 18yrs posted by heybub

Sump pump Question - No more water?

Okay, bear with me on this one..... We had a home built in 2000. The builder installed a sump pump. It used to run cons...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by wmspins
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by wmspins

Oxalic acid?

I have some dark water stains on my hardwood oak flooring that I would want to remove. I read here that oxalic acid is...
15 comments posted 18yrs
posted by BSAKing
15 comments posted 18yrs posted by BSAKing