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Maytag GAS range problems

A friend has a Maytag GAS range Model MGR5755BDQ. About 2 hours after a thunderstorm, the clock/timer/oven control stop...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by sparks06524nospam
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by sparks06524nospam

Vinyl Flooring

I just made my first foray into laying vinyl flooring and wasn't successfull getting a seam to line up. This a patc...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by pdog
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by pdog

Flagstones under the deck?

Is it ok to put flagstones under a deck? I've been chstened about plywood and removed the 2x4 foot piece of T1-11 t...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by NOPSAMmm2005
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005

damp under kitchen sink and dishwasher

I am about to have hardwood floors installed in my kitchen but before doing that I am replacing my diswasher. We just b...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mashman74
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by mashman74

Making stealth corners

I am siding a small building with fiber cement planks. The lumberyard has stealth corners from Versatex that are un-God...
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posted by j
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by j

Fluorescent Bench Lights ?

Every few years I've bought a few cheap fluorescent bench lights (usually 40watt bulbs). It now seems that the rece...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by galt_57
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by galt_57

honda lawnmower

I have Honda lawnmower,model hrm 215,just recently bought new blades for it,it has 2 blades a upper & lower,as far as I...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by tpacc
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by tpacc

Carrier AC 38ed030310

I have a Carrier AC 38ed030310 its been working well up to yesterday... Now I have found that it just would not start u...
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posted by talvarado1
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by talvarado1

Wiring a (replacement) Electric Stove

my 25 yr old house has a 220 outlet with a Red, Black, and White wire at the 220 outet. Pulled out the old stove and in...
14 comments posted 18yrs
posted by asteppe
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by asteppe

bulb sizes: BR-40 vs R-40?

I want to replace some recessed flood light bulbs in my basement den with CFL equivalents. The information label on the...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by woger151
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by woger151

Run Your Car On Water!!! Under $50

I got sick of paying $4 a gallon at the pump So I got adventurous and purchased the information on How-To convert my ve...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by T13productions
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by T13productions

Wireless thermostats and older boilers

Hi, Will this wireless thermostat http://www.smarthome.com/30403a.html work with my older style boiler which is controll...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by aaronfude
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by aaronfude

Working with PEX

I posted something a few weeks ago about my girlfriend wanting me to add an outside faucet for the back yard. The probl...
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posted by mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com
19 comments posted 18yrs posted by mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com

Replacing floor tile in 45 y.o. home

The same friend is buying a home built in the 60's and the floor of the rumpus room is missing 2 or 3 nine-inch flo...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by NOPSAMmm2005
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005

Dish washer puddle below screen smells bad.

A friend has a GE Nautilus dishwasher about 7 years old, model 6Sd2616F00AA. The water in the bottom stinks. Should it....
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by NOPSAMmm2005
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005