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canister light fixtures - where to buy?

Hi, can anyone advise where I can purchase canister lights like these shown in this Canadian URL? http://www.millslighti...
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posted by dchou4u
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by dchou4u

Help with leaky shower faucets

Hello, while I am quite at home in a materials synthesis laboratory, my experience and knowledge of every day technical...
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posted by adrirodr
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by adrirodr

Need Chimney Cap Repair Advice .. .. ..

I have a double-flue chimney that has a leaky cap. It gets saturated with water, then drips down into the wall cavity....
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posted by b.wingard
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by b.wingard

delay timer for bathroom fan?

any recommendations? prefer one that will fit in a Decora opening, as it will be ganged with a light switch and also a...
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posted by njnagel
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by njnagel

Generator Question

I bought an 8-yr old house 2 1/2 years ago that has a well and a sump pump that runs alot when it rains alot. I decided...
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posted by greekgod
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by greekgod

Stripping wall papaer

My son accidentally put his foot through the bathroom ceiling while he was up in the attic. I didnt think it would be s...
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posted by GFENDER
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by GFENDER

Patina on brass?

OK, so I'm delving into an area that I know little about now... DECORATING. Weekend before last, SWMBO and I ran up...
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posted by njnagel
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by njnagel

Need some electrical know-how

I have a very old table saw (runs off a pulley) that won't start unless I give the pulley wheel a gentle spin just...
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posted by willisl
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by willisl

Speed Control for fan?

This may be a duplicate posting because an earlier post never showed up in this NG. Sorry ----------------------- It&#3...
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posted by wer25
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by wer25

surplus Ipe decking FS Orlando

Attention,hobbyist woodworkers of the Orlando area; I saw in today's Sentinel,an ad for 43 2x6x12' pieces of IP...
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posted by jyanik
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by jyanik

Cigarette smoke detector

In relation to your question of whether a cigarette smoke detector is available, then I can confirm that there are seve...
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posted by info
63 comments posted 18yrs posted by info

The Shingles That Were Blown Off

have a strip of cellophane-like tape over the black adhesive.
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posted by Windswept
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by Windswept

Eye glasses

Saw a thread for on line glasses. I have never tried this service ,but the cost of glasses is eating into my golf budget...
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posted by ktech594
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by ktech594

broken bathtub

My cheap vinyl bathtub has become brittle over time and now has several places where it has actually failed and has cra...
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posted by lwhaley22000
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by lwhaley22000

Installing a GFI

A simple task, I know. The GFI in my kids' bathroom went bad. I installed the new one. When it's hanging out of...
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posted by Mitch
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by Mitch