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3 prong plug, can I use in 2 outlet?

Bought a sous vide 800 watt cooker. Can I safely use in a 2 slot outlet? 15 amp service, older house, maybe from 1965 or...
26 comments posted 5yrs
posted by canope234
26 comments posted 5yrs posted by canope234

Barbers

OT How many of you get haircuts these days? Versus how many of you don't in order to avoid close contact with a barber?...
1 comments posted 5yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
1 comments posted 5yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Halo Light retro w/torsion spring

This last weekend I installed some Halo retrofit LED kits into some can lights that are approximately 45 years old. (Pr...
4 comments posted 5yrs
posted by sidwelle
4 comments posted 5yrs posted by sidwelle

Smoke detectors, Ionization vs Photoelectric

Looking to install some new smoke detectors. I was going to install Ionization type smoke detectors in the lower floors...
26 comments posted 5yrs
posted by sidwelle
26 comments posted 5yrs posted by sidwelle

OT. College Football

The Salvation Army Bell ringers are out and we've had Black Friday. The college football season is normally winding dow...
11 comments posted 5yrs
posted by deanhofman
11 comments posted 5yrs posted by deanhofman

light socket hot/neutral screw

I accidentally let the two screwed wire terminals in a socket fall out of the socket. I know that the gold one is for t...
11 comments posted 5yrs
posted by turdusmi
11 comments posted 5yrs posted by turdusmi

OT: looking for a BX80701W1250 processor

Hi All, All my suppliers and all my search engines can not find an in stock source for an Intel BX80701W1250, Xeon W-12...
12 comments posted 5yrs
posted by T
12 comments posted 5yrs posted by T

Thats gonna take 3 years to dry

Serious concrete pour. This is not how I would have done it, but maybe that's why I'm not a pro. https://imgur.com/galle...
29 comments posted 5yrs
posted by none
29 comments posted 5yrs posted by none

Polishing my headlights

3 weeks ago I polished my headlight lenses. They came out great. I had replaced a bulb and noticed again how cloudy the...
39 comments posted 5yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
39 comments posted 5yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

What terminology means a soft ride?

I don't need a new car now but I will and I want to understand terminology. I want a car with soft ride so I will not f...
15 comments posted 5yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
15 comments posted 5yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

OT. Vehicle Buying

I intend to buy a small pickup sometime before Christmas. The internet sure makes snooping a lot easier. One idea is to...
49 comments posted 5yrs
posted by deanhofman
49 comments posted 5yrs posted by deanhofman

Highly places sources

Highly places sources within the trump administration have confirmed that Trump's primary goal when out of office will...
1 comments posted 5yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
1 comments posted 5yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Monorprice empties my shopping cart

Monorprice empties my shopping cart I got an email that Monorprice was going to empty my shopping cart soon, so it was...
7 comments posted 5yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
7 comments posted 5yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

mysterious credit card charges

"Before getting into a credit card dispute, wait until the unfamiliar charge actually posts to your account. Some pendi...
5 comments posted 5yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
5 comments posted 5yrs posted by NONONOmisc07