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Safe weed killer?
this reference perhaps ? developed as a chelator John T. Glyphosate - Wikipedia Chelation - Wikipedia
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Garage Door Motor unit just hums
that or a bad motor capacitor m
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Product Recall - European Plug Heads for Power Adaptors
ith-Power-Adaptors Consumer Contact: NVIDIA toll-free at 800-797-6530 anytime or online at and click on USA/Canada Link, then click on the support tab located at the top of the page. Recall Details...
 
Another Filter or Two
Take another look. Notice the 'AND' in the filter? All three conditions have to be met before that specific part of the Global filter engages.
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Wire 8 gauge aluminum wire
Short answer. yes.
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SPT1 SPT2
You can buy any wire you like if you don't tell anyone what you're using it for. Only if in direct sunlight a lot. The thicker cord lasts longer in UV light.
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Why would an engine "gurgle" only after turning it off (and spill coolant?)
et or something cracked/warped? The radiator cap has 0.9 embossed on it which I guess means 0.9 bar, which I guess means 0.9 times 14.7 which is about 13-1/4 PSI above atmospheric pressure. The...
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Poor Richard's Almanac
Yah, sewer was mandatory hookup but the $7000 fee was payable at 2% interest over 10 years. Water hookup was optional but hookup was $13,000 cash now.
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Duz anyone know how to uze a elektrik doorbell?
You need to sharpen your aim, and hit the doorbell button with a rock. ;-)
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Contract for bamboo removal
Doesn't sound like the kind of contractor I'd hire or contract I'd enter into. If this is a typical residential deal, you'd think the contractor you're hiring does the work and isn't subbing it out....
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"Peritelevision" = SCART?
The original version likely had characters with accent marks (=AmE "flyspecks") that are not permitted by the basic standard for URL formation....r
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Cleaning cloudiness off sunglass lens rears
Something strange that it takes hours for cloudiness to come back. I have regular glasses with anti-reflective coating and they seem to need cleaning more often but these are sun glasses and would not...
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Seeking advice for refinishing a wood floor....
Per other's advice, hire a pro. If you've never used a floor sander, I wouldn't try it now on something you want done properly. No way you'll match with spot sanding or bleaching. It's best to do the...
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Ice Maker Problem
On Thu 03 Aug 2017 04:50:08a, Wayne Boatwright told us... Thanks to all who posted! All good tips for sorting this out. One thing I do know for sure is that the refrigerator is sitting perfectly...
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OT. Solid state relay switching others
I use SSRs a lot. You do need a little bit of a resistive load to make them turn off reliably but 15w of incandescent light seems to work OK. Typically they look like a 1000 ohm resistor so at 5v they...
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