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DirecTV DVR, Can I use a Splitter?

So I Have a Line run out to a Bedroom for a Standard DirecTV Receiver. The DVRs use 2 Tuners to be able to record off 2...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by scooter133
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by scooter133

Ice maker stopped

GE refrig with ice maker turned on by putting lever down Put it down and it made ice for a few hours then just stopped....
36 comments posted 18yrs
posted by LouB
36 comments posted 18yrs posted by LouB

Restripping oak door slab vs. buying a new slab

I asked last week on how to strip my 6 panel oak front door. I found a furniture restoration place about a mile away fr...
19 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mikepier
19 comments posted 18yrs posted by mikepier

Freshly soldered joint leaks; what now?

I spent a good while yesterday after noon with the spiders and snakes under my house replacing some valves that the las...
35 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com
35 comments posted 18yrs posted by mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com

Help fixing the finish on my oil stained deck

So I bought this house about 2.5 years ago. The first summer I was in it, the red oak deck was fading a bit and clearly...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jrames
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by jrames

Ping Don Klipstein about CFLs

Andy asks: I have a question about the CFL lamps... Can they be run from an inverter without a problem ? I have two typ...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by andysharpe
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by andysharpe

Low hot water volume

3500 sq foot house. I have 3/4 inch into the hot water tank, then into wall, where it probably reduces to 1/2 inch. eve...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ryker
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by ryker

Peel and stick tile directly over hardwood

we have dogs which makes refinishing our hardwood floors very difficult. my wife kinda likes vinyl tile. i dont want to...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by hallerb
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by hallerb

Water-damaged exterior doors

I have two exterior doors that are water damaged. They are typical wood fremed - masonite skinned doors. They were prop...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by RubEric
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by RubEric

ok to use breaker as switch for pool pump?

The regular switch for the pool pump is, well, out by the pool. Out the back of the house, across a lawn, through a loc...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by deandkl
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by deandkl

Malibu low voltage lights - glass needs cleaning

Hi, I have a number of Malibu metal low voltage lights in my yard. I have noticed that the glass surface has a layer of...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dchou4u
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by dchou4u

Sears Kenmore Power Miser 6

The Sears Kenmore Power Miser 6, 40 Gallon, Natural Gas water heater is a poorly designed product. I recommend that if...
20 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mercellusb
20 comments posted 18yrs posted by mercellusb

Basement Windows

I am replacing the basement windows in my house. The current wooden windows are set directly into the cinderblock openi...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Cold_and_dry
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by Cold_and_dry