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my electrical box EXPLODED!!!

I was in the process of rewiring over 60% of my house and finally all rewiring are done. Yesterday was the finishing as...
26 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nmbexcuse
26 comments posted 18yrs posted by nmbexcuse

I need to build a wooden barricade

Does anyone have any plans to build a wooden barricade, like the ones they put on streets. I know they are pretty simpl...
15 comments posted 18yrs
posted by letterman
15 comments posted 18yrs posted by letterman

Insulation problem

Hi I have a house that was built in the early 70s in a cool climate. The house has an overhanging roofline and the room...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mbuckshi
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by mbuckshi

MY Whirlpool Washing Machine problem

I have a Whirlpool machine, 29 years old, so it's all electro- mechanical. For the first time ever, I think, I used...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by NOPSAMmm2005
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005

Whirlpool Washing Machine problem

My Whirlpool LA6300XPW4 washer turned itself on the other night (scared the h. out of me) and started filling the tub....
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by x
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by x

AC Freon Leak ?

I just had AC service done last week and the technician said that there were no freon in the system at all. As far as I...
34 comments posted 18yrs
posted by pipe.jack
34 comments posted 18yrs posted by pipe.jack

It's Hot Upstairs More Insulation or Attic Fan?

Hi! We have a two-story home in Flagstaff, AZ. It's normally cool enough around here that, without using our centra...
30 comments posted 18yrs
posted by vmcw
30 comments posted 18yrs posted by vmcw

Poulan Chainsaw fuel line

can someone provide me with a diagram of the poulan fuel lines. I have a chainsaw that has the lines stripped out and I...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jb3320
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by jb3320

run cable in interior wall/drill fireblock

I need to drill a 5/8" or 3/4" hole in a fireblock in an interior 2x4 finished wall in order to run a cable. I have rea...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by kd0gd
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by kd0gd

New Vistas in Gutter drainage

"Quite regularly, as a home inspector, I see run-of-the-mill "bad" popping up. Occasionally "that was really dumb" make...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by heybub
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by heybub

Trimming a door to fit

I just bought a new hollow core door and it is slightly too wide and too tall for the opening (an eighth inch or less)....
25 comments posted 18yrs
posted by neutrino1
25 comments posted 18yrs posted by neutrino1

Silly string on vinyl siding - help!

One of my miscreant kids sprayed some green Silly String (plasticized "string" that comes from an aerosal can and harde...
17 comments posted 18yrs
posted by test1
17 comments posted 18yrs posted by test1

Sprinkler Pump relay location

Should I mount the sprinkler pump relay in the basement near the fuse panel. That also happens to be relatively close t...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by none
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by none