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I just ran a bat out of my house

Still can't figure out how he got in. I had to chase it with a blanked until it got too tired to fly. I then threw i...
44 comments posted 18yrs
posted by kilowatt
44 comments posted 18yrs posted by kilowatt

Sealing a hard-to-reach galvanized line...

I'm trying to seal an open galvanized drain line (1930s era) that's embedded in my masonry walls. The line is a...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mattdiez
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by mattdiez

replace basement windows

My basement has three small wood windows, rectangle shape. They are all very crappy, after 40-years taking sun heat and...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by wanghaodong
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by wanghaodong

European House Wire Colors

A diagram for a Bosch sander I have shows a brown (braun) and a blue (blau) wire from the cord. It shows which goes whe...
14 comments posted 18yrs
posted by postmaster
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by postmaster

Brown water from outside hydrant?

Hello. This fall we finished up a shop that is about 200 feet away from our house, a slight down grade. We also tapped...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by legbuh
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by legbuh

Sears stackable washer - wash cycle is dead

We hauled out my old stackabe/portable Sears washer, model C1102250081 when having washer problems; put on a load and i...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by cboer
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by cboer

Insurance on heating system? ? ?

Our very old six-unit coop building uses an oil-fired boiler furnace. The last one we had lasted for only eight years. I...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rayj.balt
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by rayj.balt

Soaked basement carpet

I have wall to wall carpeting in my basement on a concrete floor. Water comes up through the concrete about once or twi...
14 comments posted 18yrs
posted by desgnr
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by desgnr

Frigiddaire 50 pint dehumidifier question

I have this unit. It works fine, but the settings on it are 50, 60, 70% and continuous. I read a review on this unit a...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dave
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by dave

Garbage Disposal Question

When I run the garbage disposal the water comes up in the sink next to it. Otherwise both sinks drain fine. Why does the...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by atcctl
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by atcctl

Heat pump makes clicking noise

The heat pump in my old Kenmore HVAC system is making a loud clicking noise. I can year it from a room on the second fl...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by arthedge
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by arthedge

btu,s on new stove.?

Hello to all: The better half wants(needs) a new range. She says she needs more btus. Our existing old school burners a...
19 comments posted 18yrs
posted by j.lef
19 comments posted 18yrs posted by j.lef

Bus Bars (electrical)

In the main service panel there are 2 bus bars ( neutral and ground ). I don't have any screw holes left to add an addi...
14 comments posted 18yrs
posted by narla9
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by narla9