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Cell phone 911

My cell phone (Tracfone LG-200) has a choice of "E911" or "Location". No one at Tracfone or LG has been able to tell me...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by twinmountain
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by twinmountain

Intermittent Leak From Bathtub

After replacing the hot, cold and diverter valves, seats, and washers without fixing the problem, I opened the wall beh...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nobody
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by nobody

Hot Tub Repair or Advice Needed

I have a ten-year-old Balboa hot tub that has served us well but required numerous repairs over the years. The hot tub...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by binteractive
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by binteractive

cove crack in drywall

The vertical coves where two outside walls meet open up every winter and close every summer, apparently in response to...
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posted by donald.girod
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by donald.girod

Save desilvering mirror edges?

I have a large wall mirror in our bathroom, secured with the usual clips. In places the bottom has desilvering or black...
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posted by Alex
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by Alex

Roof repair alternatives

I am considering alternatives re how to repair an old, leaking roof. The roof has a shallow pitch (4 in 12?) and a sing...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by una
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by una

Hotpoint washer BWD129 won't finish cycle

I did a load of towels and had the machine set to hot water, no dry, and white cottons. The cycle appeared to complete...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by TeeEarls
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by TeeEarls

Covering up Electrical J-Box

Hiya Folks, I'm in the process of putting some cabinets up in my laundry room. In the process, I am putting in a pa...
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posted by null
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by null

Looking for Dirty contarctors

lets list all rip off contractors ones who dont pay taxes . doo cash jobs dont pay their workers or subtrades
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posted by jyoung12
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by jyoung12

Jeld Wen bifold door- cut down?

Can I cut off 1 inch from top and bottom of door panels to make it fit existing opening (i guess the builder must have...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by 307frncv
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by 307frncv

Heat - when to set back

I have a small log home. The logs are efficient insulators plus they act as a heat sink. My heat is baseboard hot water...
21 comments posted 18yrs
posted by twinmountain
21 comments posted 18yrs posted by twinmountain

Romex or seperate conductors?

I`m planing on running An electric line from the house to a shed. It will be in buried in conduit. Can I pull romex thr...
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posted by herneva
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by herneva

Filling space at the bottom of fireplace hearth

I recently noticed some cold air around the bottom of our fireplace hearth, which is brick and mortar. A quick look sho...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by benlotto
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by benlotto

OT: dvd recorder/vcr combo

Hi, Slight OT. I am trying to copy all my VCR tapes onto DVDs to save space. From anyone already doing or done this, pl...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dragon40
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by dragon40