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Stop valve or ball valve?

Hi, I was hoping some of you could shed personal opinion on my decision to buy either stop or ball valves for the below...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by comboverfish
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by comboverfish

Craftsman Warranty

About 12 years ago I bought one of those "Best Buy" Craftsman garden hoses. The hose material itsownself looks like it...
20 comments posted 18yrs
posted by puddingDOTman
20 comments posted 18yrs posted by puddingDOTman

Toilet Advice, or a Tale of Two Lowes¹

I have an older toilet that flushes poorly. It¹s on of the ones that was made about the time 1.6 gallon toilets became...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by kc1ih
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by kc1ih

Kitchen countertops

I'm told we need a new kitchen countertop. :-) Apart from the Granite vs. eStone question, picking a fabricator/ins...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by me7
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by me7

Bubbling Basement Toilet

My basement toilet has started to erupt as a bubble of air blows water up and out. As far as we can tell it happens on...
24 comments posted 18yrs
posted by teamarrows
24 comments posted 18yrs posted by teamarrows

semi-transparent over toner?

Can anyone say fer sure/ Can I use semi transparent oil deck stain over oil toner? I washed with a degreaser and it is...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by pvc57
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by pvc57

Pergo laminate floors: Lowe's vs. Home Depot

Lowe's sells a line called American Cottage. HD sells a line called Prestige. A carton of either contains 7 planks,...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by raykosXXX
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by raykosXXX

Sounds like my Inifinite Switch

I had to replace the element receptacle I found bad a while back. It was arcing, and sometimes the element would not he...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mrbreezeet1NO SPAM
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by mrbreezeet1NO SPAM

What size compressor?

I need a compressor for checking/topping my car tires, blowing the dust out of our computers and similar light tasks. W...
25 comments posted 18yrs
posted by wer25
25 comments posted 18yrs posted by wer25

Tabletop Electric Switch

While using incandescent bulbs, I was able to have a tabletop dimmer which controlled lamps on either side of my bed. S...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by FJB0623
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by FJB0623

Custom shower plumbing question

Hey: Ok Tiling a shower, and the homeowner requested me to tackle the plumbing also..Ok no problem I do it all the time...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dradis84
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by dradis84

Magic Jack Review

http://voip2u.org/ The guy says he lives in an area where the telephone company does not provide long distance service....
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by kilowatt
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by kilowatt

howto? basement drain (for washer)

I need to install a washer in a basement, problem is there is no drain in the area. The only real option is to pump it...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by tom
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by tom

Voice-Over-Internet Software

My apologies that this is not a repair question. But with the thread on Majic Jack, curious minds want to know. Do Vonta...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rdadams
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by rdadams

oil smell

I have a 30 year old Texaco boiler with a summer winter hookup. Whenever the heater comes on, there's an oilsmell s...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by michael
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by michael