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Granite counters can toast your Cheerios

"In Dr. Sugarman's kitchen, the readings were 100 picocuries per liter [25 times recommended levels]." The world is...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by heybub
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by heybub

Fluorescent bulbs

In the days of the incandescent bulb, special bulbs were made for use in vibration prone lights such as ceiling fans. H...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by marte005
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by marte005

Pressure washer as mister system pump?

I have found that the pumps for misting systems are extraordinarily expensive. It occurred to be, why cant I just use a...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by trapspam
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by trapspam

Bathroom exhaust fan combo

I did not notice that the master bath did not have an exhaust fan until after I closed. The ceiling has a light fixture...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by spamfree
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by spamfree

Pressure Reducing Valve really necessary?

My hot water heater is a 21 year old Rheem. It still works and does not leak. I am planning on replacing it due to the...
21 comments posted 18yrs
posted by JReality
21 comments posted 18yrs posted by JReality

High efficiency, high recovery water heaters

I was going to get a whole-house tankless water heater, but changed my mind after reading various forums with lots of c...
37 comments posted 18yrs
posted by anagram
37 comments posted 18yrs posted by anagram

Driveway replacement

Maybe a dumb question, but is there a best time of year to have a concrete driveway replaced. I'm in NW Florida...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by MTWillett
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by MTWillett

Attempt to save oil

I have hot water off my boiler so it's on all summer running a couple minutes several times a day weather I use hot...
16 comments posted 18yrs
posted by boobooililililil
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by boobooililililil

Repairing damaged imitation wood-grain surface

Pulled an adhesive size label off a new shirt and put it on the dresser (imitation wood-grain finish on MDF) sticky sid...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nobody
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by nobody

Which Foundation for a Storage Shed?

I am planning to build a 10ftX12ft backyard shed in SF Bay. We have little rain year round except spring and fall. The...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by charles
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by charles

Kinetico Taste

We have well water, that tastes great, but the dissolved minerals are killing our plumbing fixtures. We had a water rep...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by lopezrx
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by lopezrx

Sealant for putting vanity top on cabinet

I am putting a Silestone quartz vanity top (33" X 21.5") on my Bathroom oak cabinet. What sealant should I use to glue o...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by francan00
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by francan00