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Ot. Kbb value

Just did kelley blue book value on my Xterra. 58000 miles new everything. New starter today, new friginn everything. 26...
32 comments posted 6yrs
posted by canope234
32 comments posted 6yrs posted by canope234

30amp plug to 20amp device

I want to run a 20amp treadmill on a 30amp outlet. Can I just use an adapter like this and get on with it?...
34 comments posted 6yrs
posted by michaeldwilson2
34 comments posted 6yrs posted by michaeldwilson2

Laundry room vent to attic ?

Can I vent my laundry room (not dryer) w/an exhaust fan directly to attic ? We get a lot of heat in our 6x6' laundry roo...
44 comments posted 6yrs
posted by sidwelle
44 comments posted 6yrs posted by sidwelle

Insulating on outside of walls of house

Been using bales of straw on outside of house to protect pipes inside of house. What other outside insulation could I u...
11 comments posted 6yrs
posted by caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85_14898
11 comments posted 6yrs posted by caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85_14898

OT: "Mixed up the brake and accelerator"?!?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8020957/Moment-helpful-rabbi-75-parking-Jaguar-mows-two-pedestrians-demolishes...
326 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
326 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey

Space heater reluctant pushbuttons

I have a space heater and the operating buttons require many pushes before they work. Anything I can do without tearing...
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by invalid
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by invalid

Problems with 12V and 5V lines on a PC ATX supply

Why do (cheap? expensive ones may be better) PC ATX power supplies need current drawn from the 5V line to make the 12V...
62 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
62 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey

lost ring; comparison of maps

Story on As It Happens was about a woman who, around 1970, lost her boyfriend's class ring, which he gave her 3 months...
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by NONONOaddressee
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by NONONOaddressee

Drilling porcelain tile

OK, what's the trick. This stuff just laughs at a Tap Con bit in a hammer drill (the carbide tip ends up melting) and i...
12 comments posted 6yrs
posted by gfretwell
12 comments posted 6yrs posted by gfretwell

1 HP water pump and number of sprinkler

I am thinking of installing a 1 HP water pump to water my lawn. How many sprinklers can it support? Is there a rule of...
5 comments posted 6yrs
posted by ouasami
5 comments posted 6yrs posted by ouasami

Tile over peel and stick

Have a small bathroom 1951 house. Original diagonal subfloor in great shape, with 1/2 inch plywood over that and almost...
13 comments posted 6yrs
posted by caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85_14891
13 comments posted 6yrs posted by caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85_14891