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Sprinkler System Help

I've been running my system a lot because we just overseeded the lawn. I think that I may have an underground leak...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jm44316
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by jm44316

No-Shed Electric Blanket Suggestions

I have been using a Sunbeam brand electric blanket that I bought from K-Mart and it sheds so much of its surface fibers...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by franzen_torres
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by franzen_torres

Kenmore dryer 70 series

The dryer stopped working this morning. When you set the timer and then press the start button, you hear a buzzing soun...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by newsgroups1
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by newsgroups1

fix leaking (badly installed?) door sill plate

I have a steel door to my balcony with an aluminum door sill plate that slopes inward. I can't tell if the house ha...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Xarthurruhtra
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by Xarthurruhtra

Does window film keep the cold out?

We have single-pane windows, but we don't want to spend $10,000 for new ones. One alternative we're considering...
24 comments posted 19yrs
posted by skybearer
24 comments posted 19yrs posted by skybearer

Popcorn Ceilings

Is there a particularly good method to remove the popcorn plaster from ceilings. The "plaster" has been painted twice. T...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by johnff
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by johnff

Hard to find toilet flapper

I have a toilet that has a rigid plastic rocker as the flapper, with pegs, not holes on the flapper. This is an old flap...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tadamsmar
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by tadamsmar

Salvage wall tile

First time retiling a bathroom and I think I screwed up. I have about 18" of tile I put in above my soaking tub. The Lo...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by noone
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by noone

What size thread on the HD chimney brush rods?

Do they use the 1/4" or the 3/8" threads on the typical black fibreglass chimney rods at home depot? I want to order a...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by deanbrown3d
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by deanbrown3d

Washing machine questions

I hope you can help me with these seemingly simple questions! 1) Why has GE stopped making Filter-Flo machines? The one...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by a7yvm109gf5d1
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by a7yvm109gf5d1

Help me ID this ceiling fan

Hi, I have a ceiling fan that was installed by the previous-to-the- previous owners and I need to identify it by make a...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dewey3k
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by dewey3k

Water heater timer - what's better

Here's my setup: a 12 year old forced hot water oil boiler, with a gas conversion burner, and connected to that is...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by roperman
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by roperman