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Any product from China worth buying?

Hi All, Just wondering, because I'm having terrible luck with anything made in China. In most cases I have no choic...
44 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Me
44 comments posted 18yrs posted by Me

Help pls: adding 2nd floor to Cape Cod-style house

A less web-enabled friend is renovating a 1930s Cape in NY state, adding second floor. Wants to move staircase for bett...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by spamtheobroma
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by spamtheobroma

Ice maker connection problem

I have a Fridgidaire top-freezer fridge with an icemaker. I recently tried to hook up the ice maker, but when I examine...
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posted by pupdef2000
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by pupdef2000

Saw blade question

I have a Steel Pro 10", 48T saw blade, part #72811. The box says it's for cutting steel & ferrous metals. I've...
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posted by none
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by none

A different kind of microwave problem

This is a fairly old Panasonic microwave. It does all the usual things that it is asked to. It heats. The timer times....
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posted by left
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by left

K & D Enterprises, Woodbridge, VA-- Stay Away!

I've been wanting to post this for some time. A couple of years back I had problems with my Delta table saw after o...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rubenz1967
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by rubenz1967

ThermoStat / Diverter T zoning advice requetsted

Hi, I've a 1952 house with a single zone diverter T (one-pipe). The thermostat is on the first floor, I'd like...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by msmith
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by msmith

Drinking Water from Toilet

According to an informal survey it seems that most people are opposed to drinking the water from their toilets. I reall...
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posted by jojo&bobo
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by jojo&bobo

Trouble starting portable generator

I bought a new gasoline-power generator from Grainger last year, filled = it up and tried it - worked fine. Then I cove...
15 comments posted 18yrs
posted by SammyBinSnoozin
15 comments posted 18yrs posted by SammyBinSnoozin

Winter Storage

Howdy, My question is about lawn tractor battery storage. What is the best way or system for keeping the riding mower b...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by YosemiteSam
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by YosemiteSam

woodstove wallboard help needed

I'm preparing my house for a Vermont Castings woodstove that we're preparing to install in our living room. In...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by snydley2REMOVETHIS
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by snydley2REMOVETHIS