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Maintenance Required - Visit Dealer

A friend called me just now asking what it means when her RAV4 (2021 I think?) with about 90K miles came up with that on...
20 comments posted 2yrs
posted by frankie
20 comments posted 2yrs posted by frankie

Plumb Pak screws

Twenty years ago, the last time I dealt with washers, plumbing,etc. I didn't know what size washers I needed and I boug...
0 comments posted 2yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
0 comments posted 2yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

What makes this sink different from other sinks?

Sink with rust colored deposits, just below the overflow. Getting them off is not a problem, but I dont' understand why...
4 comments posted 2yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
4 comments posted 2yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

How to side your shed in under 5 minutes.

How to side your shed in under 5 minutes. https://www.amazon.com/live/video/037cecf9f4024903be0c1b1b22c01886?ref_=dp_vs...
3 comments posted 2yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
3 comments posted 2yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Back for a day

Sorry that I have been away for a while, and unfortunately will only be sporadic for the foreseeable future. My family...
34 comments posted 2yrs
posted by judithlatham
34 comments posted 2yrs posted by judithlatham

Termites & sweet plants

In 1967 my uncle brought us some yew bushes from Connecticut. Soon we were inundated with what appeared to be flying an...
4 comments posted 2yrs
posted by vjp2.at
4 comments posted 2yrs posted by vjp2.at

Faucet seats

I gather I can't just use any faucet seat, EVEN if it screws in??, to replace my faucet seat. But I can't find any seat...
4 comments posted 2yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
4 comments posted 2yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Material choice, blocking crawl space openings

tMy house has a full basement except under a one room addition, which has a crawl space. It has brick veneer at ground...
5 comments posted 2yrs
posted by timothy42bach
5 comments posted 2yrs posted by timothy42bach

stacking two large and small socket wrenches

Tried a heat gun on my two shower faucets, got hot enough to ignite a tiny bit of something in the wall. No flames but...
4 comments posted 2yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
4 comments posted 2yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

OT: DST Ends Sunday

Hi All, Daylight Stupid Time ends Sunday, November 5, 2023, 2:00:00 am clocks are turned backward 1 hour -T
60 comments posted 2yrs
posted by T
60 comments posted 2yrs posted by T

shower stems are frozen

So I finished the toilet tank, the washers on one bathroom sink, the cutoff valve for another toilet, the stem for the...
4 comments posted 2yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
4 comments posted 2yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

How to make a phonecall correctly

Why don't people give me a chance to answer the phone? There's more than 1 millisecond between me answering it, and pre...
54 comments posted 2yrs
posted by CK1
54 comments posted 2yrs posted by CK1