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My AccessMaster Garage Door Opener is crazy!

I've tried so many things to correct my problem with my garage door opener. I have an Access Master chain driven 1/...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by cornerstone3
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by cornerstone3

Reasonably priced motion detector/sensor fixtures.

Have recently installed some additional motion/photo-cell sensor operated outside fixtures. The sensors are rated to co...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tsanford
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by tsanford

Painting wood with green slime

I replaced some wood on a camping trailer last year. I never got it painted. It's been under a tree all year. Now t...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jamesbielow
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by jamesbielow

Is stucco material simply mortar mix?

I want to try stucco on some concrete block. Can I use premixed block mortar mix? or is there a special formula for stuc...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by beerguzzler50
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by beerguzzler50

Rodent Control

"A village in northern Spain has staged a remake of the Pied Piper of Hamelin to drive out a plague of voles that has b...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by heybubNOSPAM
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by heybubNOSPAM

Leaky sink trap

I've just installed a sink and am troubleshooting a slow drip. The drip comes off of the bottom of the trap. I had...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by benlotto
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by benlotto

source for water to water heat pump

I'm interested in reliable brands and sources for water-to-water heat pumps. Intend to use well water on an open lo...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bogus
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by bogus

Toilet won't flush without high water level

I've been flushing my toilet with a bucket of water because the reservoir is cracked. The funny thing is that it wo...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jbclem1
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by jbclem1

Is my pool's gunite showing through?

I guess I don't really know the makeup of my pool surface. I have some areas where the plaster has flaked off. The...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by stupid48
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by stupid48

Can you "roll up" formica?

I need to buy a 4'x8' sheet of generic "Formica" from Home Depot. Trouble is, I have no way to get it home, exc...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by none
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by none

Getting a more efficient heat pump

I'm trying to estimate how long it would take to recoup my investment if I buy a more efficient heat pump. The one...
37 comments posted 19yrs
posted by youknowwhat.mccranie
37 comments posted 19yrs posted by youknowwhat.mccranie

Replacement adapter source?

I would like suggestions for obtaining replacements for two Thomson AC adapters. They are part of a speaker system. P/N...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mirrahaaoe
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by mirrahaaoe

"schedule" of pipe - info?

What's the difference between Schedule 40 and, say, Schedule 60 or 80 pipe? I'm primarily concerned with PVC. P...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by njnagel
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by njnagel