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making my own sump pit cover

Ok so I checked out the 5 gallon buckets and they are only 11" wide. My sump pit runs from 13-15" so I need something i...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by joe5345
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by joe5345

Putting Concrete over Mud

I am in the midwest where we just had well over a foot of rain in ten days. I am on a farm where I have horses. In fron...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gbarry
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by gbarry

Asphalt driveway in two phases

I have a rental property in need of a driveway. The property borders wetlands, thus, the ground is very soft in the spr...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by xlanmanx
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by xlanmanx

DIY Electric Service from Power Company

My Bro-in-law just bought a 100x500' parcel of land that has only a well and a 10x15' garage currently. He'...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mpdsville1
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by mpdsville1

Raymond Karczewski: A Brother and a Troubled Man

My name is Abraham Karczewski, brother of internationally known writer Raymond Karczewski, an intelligent although trou...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Abraham.Karczewski
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by Abraham.Karczewski

Wirsbo PEX expansion tool question

I recently bought a Wirsbo PEX expansion tool and I noticed something that seemed a little odd. If any head is fully se...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ddl
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by ddl

Capri lighting baffles

Can someone please tell me how to put in place Capri Lighting Baffles (model RS30W). The light attaches to the back of...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Richb77
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by Richb77

GE water softener leaking

I have a GE model GXSF27B water softener which is leaking at the plastic connector between the water softener OUT and t...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bbmwr90s01
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by bbmwr90s01

Natural gas conversion kit for generator?

I've got a 10 HP Kohler generator, and I'd like to install one of the Natural gas conversion kits on it so that...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by keith
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by keith

Bad A/C reversing valve?

We completed construction on our home in Florida in 7/2006. We have 2 Bryant central air units (one 3 ton unit and one...
91 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dpontrelli
91 comments posted 19yrs posted by dpontrelli

Dimmer Switch: How to stop filament buzz?

I have a 100W globe style bulb attached to a simple 2-way dimmer. The thing (the bulb) buzzes like crazy on anything ot...
25 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tgm2tothe10thpower
25 comments posted 19yrs posted by tgm2tothe10thpower

Get a laugh

Someone posted this on alt.hvac http://www.inspectionsbybob.com/home_inspections_hall_of_shame.htm It is worth checking...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by moejones
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by moejones