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Walvac Central Vacuum

I bought a townhouse that has a Black and Decker Walvac Model 719 central Vacuum in it. There are no hoses or accessori...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by richard.friedel
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by richard.friedel

garage door opener

I have a single car garage door with an opener that is about ten years old. The door opens fine. When it closes still a...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by bigjcw1023
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by bigjcw1023

Guerilla air conditioning

I'm looking to make the best of a bad situation and was hoping to hear advice from creative experts. Here is the si...
13 comments posted 18yrs
posted by itscritter[at]yahoo[dot]com
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by itscritter[at]yahoo[dot]com

Chronomite instant-flow water heater not working

Hi, I got a Chronomite SR-15L 277V instant-flow water heater in our office restroom. The water flow has always been slo...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dchou4u
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by dchou4u

re-stain table top

hi, I got a dining table that is in pretty good shape. But the stain on one area on the tabletop has been damaged by a...
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posted by dchou4u
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by dchou4u

Chewing critters

I just got back from the cabin where I found that something had been chewing on the T1-11 siding of the shed along the...
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posted by chizzard52
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by chizzard52

Bathroom Smells

My bathroom has had a smell for like 2 months now well its been like that ever since i moved in my apartment. It has a...
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posted by u41800
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by u41800

glazed tile

Hi there - I am trying to figure out how to remove lots of grout haze and extra grout on glazed porcelain tile. The pre...
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posted by jazzersaxman
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by jazzersaxman

Vent stack replacement device

Saw an interesting device in the home store today. Replaces the need for a vent on a drain line. Essentially a 6" nozzl...
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posted by no
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by no

Elec. Water Heater Leak

Unit is 3.5 yrs old. Discovered leak yesterday and cannot quite determine the the source. The thermostat and lower elem...
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posted by ahull61
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by ahull61

Fridge too cold

I think I know what's wrong but I wanted to get a second opinion from those who probably know more. My Sears Refrig...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by pipedown
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by pipedown

roofing and flashing question

what would be the draw backs to using one full piece of 12" flashing folded to 6" instead of seperate step flashing whe...
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posted by gntry
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by gntry

Draw down boiler? ? ?

We have a boiler/radiator system in our six-unit apartment building. We have been flushing it -- I think it might be ca...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rayj.balt
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by rayj.balt

Back and side wired receptacles?

I was replacing some receptacles in my kitchen (20 Amp circuit). I pulled out the existing receptacles and found that t...
13 comments posted 18yrs
posted by snowburnt
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by snowburnt