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Weil Mclain Boiler Rumbles

I had my boiler replaced a little over 1 year ago. Ran great for 1 year. It is the Weil Mclain Gold Boiler Forced Hot W...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by blank
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by blank

bathroom addition

I just purchased a house that is on a slab foundation. I would like to add another bathroom to the house. What is the ea...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Bob T. Wrangle
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by Bob T. Wrangle

Electric Switch Not As Expected

I'm visiting my dad and he asked me to swap out a light switch just inside the front door down stairs. There are th...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mschnerd
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by mschnerd

What happened to online NEC?

Entire 2005 NEC used to be available on-line at http://nfpa-acs-01.gvpi.net:8080/rrserver/browser?title=/NFPASTD/7005SB...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spambait
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by spambait

Gas Furnance Problems

Hello All, First time poster... I have an old gas furnance in my greenhouse that I just re-lit the pilot light tonight...
82 comments posted 19yrs
posted by u37849
82 comments posted 19yrs posted by u37849

OUTDOOR ELECTRICAL BOX COVER NEEDED

Hi all, About 5 years ago, I had the outside of my house painted, and the a**hole painter removed one of my spotlight b...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by solidgoldZZZ
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by solidgoldZZZ

Horrible smell in Downstairs bathroom

Today I went downstairs and noticed that the bathroom down there had a horrible smell. Like a sewage smell. We dont use...
19 comments posted 19yrs
posted by danistewart25
19 comments posted 19yrs posted by danistewart25

Soap pump not pumping

Stainless steel Price Pfister kitchen faucet with separate pump soap dispenser. It just stopped pumping... any ideas wha...
38 comments posted 19yrs
posted by laurieTHE_t
38 comments posted 19yrs posted by laurieTHE_t

Farley Windows

I recently bought two vinyl slider basement windows from The Home Depot that are Farley Windows. They are well installe...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Hotnewstips_at_yahoo_dot_ca
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by Hotnewstips_at_yahoo_dot_ca

Exterior trim wood prep question

I'm going to put up some trim around some windows on a stucco house. The wood will be standard pine. What kind of p...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jantero159
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by jantero159

Three wire electric oven, four wire wall?

I've seen several examples on how to wire an electric oven with four wires into home wiring with either three or fo...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by maury.markowitz
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by maury.markowitz

septic tank & coffee grounds

Is it advisable to put coffee grounds in septic tanks? I have heard that coffee grounds do not decompose. Thanks.
46 comments posted 19yrs
posted by st74dummy
46 comments posted 19yrs posted by st74dummy

Plumbing nightmare - advice?

My new bathroom sink drain comes down not even close to the drain from the wall -- see the photo here: http://public.fo...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jkdrummer
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by jkdrummer