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How do I know what brand is my Kitchen Fucet

I've been trying to figure out the brand of my Faucet so I can buy replacment parts (Diverter) but I can't see...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Carlo.Cucina
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by Carlo.Cucina

Subpanel or add breakers

I'm finishing my basement and am planning to add 6 new circuits (2: lights, 1: outlets, 1: GFI in bath, 1: sewage p...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mattmeitzner
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by mattmeitzner

Stove vent pipe question

A thread in another newsgroup put a bee in my bonnet to ask this. I have a microwave installed over my stove. I wasn&#3...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rjynly
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by rjynly

wood pellet boilers

I am looking for an european, ie german, swedish manufacturer of wood pellet boilers so that I can purchase one.
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by glynhafod
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by glynhafod

Water pressure in house?

Per an earlier discussion, I have been trying to ensure that I will not have a future problem with T&P valves in my hou...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by njnagel
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by njnagel

Room lighting options

I would like to explore some newer lighting options for my home. I currently have a mix of CF's in all the non-dimm...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by maury.markowitz
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by maury.markowitz

How to trim PEX with aluminum jacket

Prior to making up PEX joints, you have to remove the aluminum jacket (If you have a jacket that is). Is there a specifi...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ajcrm125
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by ajcrm125

Unsticking a corner carousel

With luck, I'll be moving in a few weeks. The new house passed the structural inspection with only minor issues not...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by cnelson
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by cnelson

Dumb question about copper piping

With the first freeze of the year last night, I crawled under the house to shut off the water to the back deck and blow...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com

garbage disposal not working

My In-sinkerator was working, then it suddenly stopped. When I turn it on now, I hear a "hum" -- as if it is in fact tu...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jweisler
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by jweisler

new water heater time...

Figures. I was in the middle of doing annual "plumbing maintenance" (flushing all the water heaters and preparing to in...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by njnagel
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by njnagel

Furnace Thermocouples

I have Carrier gas furnaces in the house, one upstairs, one downstairs. Home was built in 1990. They eat thermocouples,...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by smcjensen
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by smcjensen

brad nailer, hardwood floor install

I'm about to lay a hardwood floor. Choices include glue or nailing. I have a Milwaukee brad nailer. Will this work o...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bogus
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by bogus

Water heater installed, thanks guys.

I finally had someone else do it. He did in five minutes what would have taken me an hour because I would have been too...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dgk
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by dgk