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Question on GFCI combo outlet/switch

I had replaced the light switch in a bathroom with a GFCI combo outlet /switch so that a hair dryer can be used. The fe...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mikepier
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by mikepier

Aluminum big wire anti oxidant

I've had the privilege of working on an outdoor circuit panel box. The BIG aluminum stranded wires come into a 200...
80 comments posted 18yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
80 comments posted 18yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Fast propane heat

Today I was working in an unheated building. It was a "round house". House set up by the beach, along the edge of a lak...
15 comments posted 18yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
15 comments posted 18yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Adding a 2-wire receptacle with 12/2 wire

I have a house with 2-wire receptacles. From one of the 2-wire receptacles, I want to run a line to a new 2-wire recept...
32 comments posted 18yrs
posted by BETA-33
32 comments posted 18yrs posted by BETA-33

What hole size for installing a sink faucet?

Hi, My plumber is coming tomorrow morning and he is expecting me to have prepaired the vanity top for a faucet installa...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by aaronfude
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by aaronfude

Whole house water filter

Hi, Instead of hauling bottled water, considering to have whole house filter installed in the basement. Wondering if fi...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dragon40
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by dragon40

Disposal/Sink Leak

I just installed a new garbage disposal and thought I did a pretty good job considering I had put one in before (not on...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by bworthey
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by bworthey

Heating contractor cut my truss

I have my home up for sale, and a buyer made an offer. They had their own inspector. They ended up backing out of the d...
17 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Oscar
17 comments posted 18yrs posted by Oscar

Latex paint doesn't crack??

Finally found a "real paint store" that sells Benjamin Moore exterior paint in 5-gallon pails. Store employee asked wha...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nobody
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by nobody

Flushing A/C Condensate Line

Any recs. on how to keep algae/? from building up in a/c condensate drain line. I have used bleach on a regular basis i...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by aec26
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by aec26

Basics of Customer Complaints

Hi All, Have a look at the link. It has the basics of Customer Complaints: http://www.tech2mgr.com/managerial/CRM/Custom...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by gungun.publishers
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by gungun.publishers

PLUMBING PROBLEM CONTINUED............

The toilet is flushing slow, even holding handle down doesn't get a complete empty. I plunged and snaked and found...
15 comments posted 18yrs
posted by goldenmike4393
15 comments posted 18yrs posted by goldenmike4393

Whole house sediment filters

We live in Gilbert (phoenix) Arizona, we have a water softener, but we have always gotten a brown ring in the washer tu...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by spam
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by spam