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Corrosion on Condensing unit fins

LIttle 2-ton Heil R22 system, 1 1/2 years old. Cools tiny brick bungalow in midwest US. Dogs are all female: no peeing...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by puddingDOTman
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by puddingDOTman

Help with Faucet ID and repair possibilities

Hello, I don't see much talk here about faucets in this group but I'm out of clues hoping someone will recogniz...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by roy
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by roy

Rant - drip irrigation tubing

I had a drip system put in 20 years ago. Now it's springing leaks almost weekly. In repairing the leaks it seems th...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by demi
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by demi

Ditch Witch

I need to trench for sprinklers. The area is VERY sandy, amounting to sand dunes, but with occasional rocks, big rocks,...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by oldfart
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by oldfart

dewalt 12.5" planer problem

Having a problem with my planer. When I try to turn the hangle to raise or lower my cutting heads, it gets stuck, won&#...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by PureNourishment
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by PureNourishment

B&S lawn mower stalls

My Briggs & Stratton Quantam XRM 6.5 hp engine on a Snapper body stalls out. I prime the bulb 5 times, pull the rope an...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by philipweinrich
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by philipweinrich

Jeld-wen sash repair?

Hom\\pefully someone can assist with this one? I've purchased a home that has 18 rather large cottage style Jeld-We...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bobm3
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by bobm3

How to fasten ceiling sheet rock?

I need to attach new sheet rock to the ceiling. It was removed since there were some leaks and stains which has since b...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nmbexcuse
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by nmbexcuse

Kitchen Cabinet Hinges

I am painting the kitchen cabinets in my house that was built in 1963. The person that built it did everything themselv...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dhcbsmith
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by dhcbsmith

How to get rid of a cinder block wall????

How would you demo a small cinderblock wall? It's about 20 cinderblocks long, not attached to anything except to a...
33 comments posted 19yrs
posted by lark
33 comments posted 19yrs posted by lark

Old television danger?

As a kid I was taught a television still retained energy; even after being unplugged from the power source. I have a 19...
36 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Oren
36 comments posted 19yrs posted by Oren

hp 1/2 water pump

My hp 1/2 water pump keeps cutting in and out and isn't maintaining its pressure. Any ideas?
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jkeough
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by jkeough

Newly Installed Light on Ceiling Fan Doesn't Work

I just installed a lighting kit on an existing ceiling fan but it doesn't turn on. I connected the white wires toge...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jvminnick
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by jvminnick

adding vents to a garage

Hey everybody, After an A/C inspection by our local utlity service I was advised to add one or two vents between the at...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ginger.m.griffin
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by ginger.m.griffin