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portable electric generator questions

I am think about buying a portable electric generator for emergency use during power outages. (Power outages are few an...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dowhileme
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by dowhileme

Floor Spongy under LINO

My neighbour's floor beside bathtub which feels soft under lino. SMALL area affected. He is NOT a computer literate...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by karlletwin
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by karlletwin

ball valve for washer supply lines

Like many others, I want to replace the gate valves on my washer supply lines with proper ball valves. I'm comforta...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dakota2112
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by dakota2112

Paver Patio Question - Please help!

I need some advice from the group. I recently spent the past week putting in a soft-set paver patio and I have complete...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by greatyetiofthenorth
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by greatyetiofthenorth

Plumbing - ABS to PVC

As a reminder, plumbing is not my strongpoint but I do it pretty much without leaks pretty much first shot lately. Anyw...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by postmaster
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by postmaster

Garage door update....

Well, I found something wrong, I had two sets of number 2 hinges. I replaced one with number 3 hinges and re wound ever...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by stryped
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by stryped

skateboard ramp materials?

My son and his buddies are building a large skateboard ramp in the back yard and need to cover the plywood structure wi...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by BSAKing
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by BSAKing

Repairing Cracked LEdger Board

We have an offer on our house and the inspection was done Monday. One of the items that came back was the deck ledger b...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by msvaughan
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by msvaughan

claw foot tub drain plumbing question

Hello, just joined this excellent group. I have a small older (1926) rental house with a rough but functional basement....
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by charley.hale
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by charley.hale

220V Air Conditioner - Proper Wire Gauge

Hello, I have a dedicated outlet for a 220V window air conditioner that is connected to the main panel with 12-gauge wi...
31 comments posted 18yrs
posted by boots4bears
31 comments posted 18yrs posted by boots4bears

Source for RO pressure tank

I've got a 5 year old 5 stage RO system. I'd like to start using RO water to make beer but the 3.2 gallon tank...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mike
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by mike

Surge / Ground / Lightning

Who is W_TOM and why has he appeared in every single thread that has contained those keywords since 2001???
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nobuyout
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by nobuyout