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How keep a threaded rod centered thru a 1,5" hole
Hello all, I am trying to install a Moen faucet to an existing basin. I discovered that the threaded rod that goes down through the mounting hole does not keep centered when I tighten the thread from...
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Is there any reason to replace the fan?
Do electric roof fans rust enough that they must be replaced? My fan, in the pitched part of the roof, looks like new from the inside. The plastic top, the metal screen**, and the metal frame below...
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Something the DoJ is finally doing right
<> https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/blocking-robocalls-now-us-based-voip-gateway-carriers-hit-by-doj-lawsuits/ar-BBZrxJT...
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Header over tub
What is the function of the header over the tub in a bathroom. I mean that drop down about a foot of the ceiling? Is it just cosmetic or does it have a function?
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How we get television content.
Ever wonder where the programming comes from? Perfect explanation
 
Moen cartridge 1222 made by Danco may be defective.
Moen shower valve cartridge made by Danco may be defective.
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Ring sending data to Facebook
according to <> https://www.fastcompany.com/90456776/ring-caught-giving-user-data-to-facebook-whether-they-have-an-account-or-not...
 
Best Size Orchard Ladder?
I would like advise on whether to buy an eight or ten foot orchard ladder. I prune Japanese maples, most of which are less than twenty feet high. To date I have used an eight foot step ladder, but...
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PLEASE HELP WITH BRIGGS AND STRATTON ENGINE BACKFIRING AND STALLING.
i have a brigs and stratton, trimmer lawnmower. When i start it up, engine runs when i back the choke off to idle, but when backed off to run, engine stalls and quits. Put new oil, changed plug,...
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OT: Hate your smart phone???
I have a dumb flipper but hate other people's smart phones. Sitting waiting for my car this am at the dealer there are half a dozen other people in the room and they are all on their smart phones...
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Why are torx screws so expensive?
Pack of PZ2 screws, £10. Pack of identical screws, but with a torx head, £50. WTF?
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Double glazing beading on the outside?!?
Why do some glaziers fit the beading on the outside of windows? Surely, common sense tells us to put the part you can easily remove on the inside, for security.
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slow drying ink source?
Not really a home repair issue, but since a lot of other projects can overlap and there are a lot of responsive folks in this group.... I am currently trying to test a weather instrument called a...
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Scafflin
 Cain't afford to buy none , shurinhell ain't studyin' on hangin' 600 sq ft of wood plank ceiling offa ladders so ... 2x4's , 2x8's and 1x4's will soon become the frames . braces , and walk boards...
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Physics Teacher MELTS Back of Car With Solar Oven
Here's Why You Shouldn't Leave a Giant Parabolic Mirror in Your Car on a Sunny Day Gizmodo - July 25, 2018 -- ======================================= San Francisco School Teacher MELTS The Rear Of His...
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