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Pushmatic Breaker panel - no main disconnect

I am working on a Pushmatic breaker panel and there is no main breaker to shut power off to any of the other breakers....
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Handyman 1
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by Handyman 1

Stupid Samsung fridge shut down again

I have had major problems with my old Whirlpool fridge (actually made by Samsung) and now with a Samsung badged fridge...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by actodesco
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by actodesco

Poorest town in each state

There's a caveat. It's poorest town with a population between 1,000 and 25,000. Red Cloud has that honor in Nebraska. A...
1 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dh0496
1 comments posted 8yrs posted by dh0496

spray paint splattering

I was using a spray gun to paint kitchen cabinets with an oil based paint. Unfortunately, the paint started to splatter...
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by deodiaus
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by deodiaus

Rug Doctor Hose

I need to replace the upholstery tool vacuum hose for my Rug Doctor as it keeps breaking at flexure points and I keep h...
1 comments posted 8yrs
posted by chet
1 comments posted 8yrs posted by chet

CO2 at highest level in 800,000 years

This doesn't bode well for the future. Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere Hits Record High Monthly Average Scripps Institu...
54 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dove
54 comments posted 8yrs posted by dove

A/C vs. swamp cooler?

Has anyone ever compared power usage between a swamp cooler and a small window A/C? I suspect the A/C uses a bit more p...
409 comments posted 8yrs
posted by invalid
409 comments posted 8yrs posted by invalid

OT. Hey, farmers

Do you have any old planters, tractors or whatever out in the trees? The sheet metal is selling for a lot of money on E...
0 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dh0496
0 comments posted 8yrs posted by dh0496

California to require solar

on houses, apartments, etc. Us rubes will just have to admire all those advanced people way out west.
13 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dh0496
13 comments posted 8yrs posted by dh0496

OT. 30,000 Big Macs

One man. Forty six years.
0 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dh0496
0 comments posted 8yrs posted by dh0496

Pipe cutter replacement cutter wheel...

Have a 60+ yr-old pipe cutter (Craftsman) of grandfather's that is very good but obviously no longer listed as having r...
18 comments posted 8yrs
posted by none
18 comments posted 8yrs posted by none

Older workers face paying Jeremy Hunt's 'care tax'

"Nearly 1.3m ?silver strivers? ? those working beyond the state pension age ? would have to start paying national insur...
4 comments posted 8yrs
posted by super.pooh
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by super.pooh

Centrak Ontario Wind Stoem

We had a DANDY windstorm yesterday that did some pretty extensive damage up here in Ontario. Official wind speeds were...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by clare
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by clare