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Shut off water when washer not in use?

Hi, A plumber told me that it's a good idea to shut off water from the washer when it's not in use because the...
34 comments posted 18yrs
posted by aaronfude
34 comments posted 18yrs posted by aaronfude

Kenmore dryer stops while drying...

I have a 5 year old Kenmore gas dryer. The model is 110.73942101. The dryer often stops running during the cycle before...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dchou4u
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by dchou4u

Any way to "measure" wire gauge in power cord?

To avoid voltage drop (and power loss) at startup, I want to make sure that the power cord to my 15 year old Craftsman...
29 comments posted 18yrs
posted by NOSPAM
29 comments posted 18yrs posted by NOSPAM

paint problem- mismatch

Please excuse if this is a repost. The first didn't go thru. Bought 4 gallons of Home Depot (Behr) latex paint for...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dummy
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by dummy

New Cageless Roller Frame

I just used Purdy=92s Cageless Roller Frame to paint my guest bedroom. I wanted to paint the walls and ceiling differen...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by heather_paint
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by heather_paint

Underground Copper Wire Green?

Hi, I'm having intermittent problems with an exterior post lamp (light sometimes works, sometimes doesn't and i...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by gotname214
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by gotname214

paint mismatch

Bought 4 gallons of Home Depot (Behr) latex paint for some room painting. I used roller and edge tool to paint the firs...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dummy
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by dummy

Newer appliances - less "load" on power line?

Two of the 20+ year old appliances in our home are nearing the replacement stage - the dishwasher and the electric stov...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by no_junk_mail
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by no_junk_mail

Dremel Multimaster Clone

Was looking for the part number for a Dremel accessory and came upon this http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Tools/Pages/Categ...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jclarke.usenet
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by jclarke.usenet

Repair of "nicked" Romex sheathing

I noticed that there is a small nick in the plastic sheathing of a run of Romex cable in my basement (it was installed...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by NOSPAM
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by NOSPAM

How many 12/3 cables in 1/2" (trade) Greenfield?

I am having difficulty understanding and applying the NEC tables I have seen online to cables containing more than one...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by NOSPAM
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by NOSPAM

Underfloor hydronic heat question.

Hi, I have a basement and I would like to have underfloor hydronic heat on the first floor. Is there a version that put...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by pashag
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by pashag

Preventing racking in hex gazebo

Hi, We are building a 6 sided gazebo and we've been able to only stop some of the racking in some directions. We st...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by thedebater
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by thedebater

Shower wall fell down

My daughter was taking a shower and part of the tile wall fell down. Underneath there is drywall and it is wet and rott...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by joel
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by joel

Air conditioner quit! :-(

Just a normal propane fired furnace with an "A" coil and a compressor outside. When the thermostat is set to auto fan a...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by IGot2P
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by IGot2P