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Well Water Treatment for Low pH

I moved to a home with a well 2 1/2 years ago, my first home with a well, so managing it is all new to me. I have colle...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by greekgod
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by greekgod

Solar heating panel installation photos

I've put up a web page with photos taken during installation of a pair of passive solar heating panels at http://www.ie...
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posted by mrdovey
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by mrdovey

stained vinyl flooring

I replaced my countertop in the bathroom this past weekend and had to redo the plastic .So I glued new pvc together and...
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posted by 42n8-1
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by 42n8-1

Plumbing challenge?

Here's what I'd like to do: Run well water through a geothermal heat exchanger and then discharge the same wate...
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posted by bogus
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by bogus

maytag neptune

recently moved this gas dryer and now doesn't seem to be heating at a reasonable rate. any suggestions as to how/wha...
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posted by dchristner
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by dchristner

Toilet Wax Seal ?

Hello, Regarding the wax ring seal under toilets - Would you expect that if it is beginning to go, or has gone "a littl...
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posted by rgsros
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by rgsros

air in pipes

I am having difficulty with what I believe is air in my pipes. I hear a very long and loud groan often, and from almost...
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posted by mckenna7204
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by mckenna7204

OK to Mix Metal & Plastic Drain Parts?

The plumbing under my kitchen sink has all metal parts. The nut which connects the waste pipe to the J trap/gooseneck h...
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posted by joshhemming
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by joshhemming

Light fixture in bathroom

Hi guys. Can anyone speak to the potential danger of installing a light fixture in a full bathroom that has a "dry loca...
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posted by djfath
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by djfath

Electrical outlet

Hello All, This morning when I woke up, my TV/DVD/Stereo/Cable didn't work and I figured since it did not blow a br...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by blond
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by blond

Tub to shower

I'm redoing my bathroom and installing a retrofit shower where the tub was. I had a plumber remove the old plumbing...
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posted by streetweyes
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by streetweyes

fluorescent light question

if you take two tubes out of a four tube fixture, is there any current flowing through the unused ballast? (assume two...
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posted by njnagel
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by njnagel

Drop ceiling/troffers?

Picked up some 2x4 troffers off craigslist yesterday, so today I started evaluating exactly how to get rid of the unhol...
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posted by njnagel
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by njnagel

Protecting (and cleaning) chrome

I have a glass table with chrome sawhorse legs. I haven't polished them in 20 years. As the table is dismantled I w...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by donwiss
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by donwiss