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Doorbell problem
My doorbell transformer is marked 16V, but it's actually about 18V.
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GE Profile icemaker stopped working
I took a closer look at the unit and at the top there are these little whit e plastic fingers. One of them is bent and looks like is stuck behind a li ttle piece of plastic. If I can figure out how to...
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7 years ago
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Electrical
In other words, don't just put tape over the nicked wires...make sure the tape is /between/ the exposed wires.
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7 years ago
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Vinyl tile cleaner?
I'm looking for a strong cleaner for linoleum and vinyl tile. Biggest problem is the tile installer smeared tile cement along many of the seams between tiles. A "Magic Eraser" helps remove it but...
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7 years ago
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Creating a duplex outlet from two 20A feeds
It DOES need a "linked" breaker -at least anywhere I've seen it done. Basically you install a 240 volt circuit and split it at the outlet (edison circuit)
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7 years ago
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OT, Ping gfre From Florida
Thanks but I have no use for a "Piccolo" drive. I do have a platter from one in this clock. It is the second one in (8") That drive was used in white box AS/400s and several smaller systems or support...
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7 years ago
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OT. Online pricing
Article here about online pricing: Even the type of computer can make a difference according to this.
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7 years ago
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Construction Adhesive Nightmare
One solution might be to just put the new drywall over the paneling?
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7 years ago
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New furnace
I have one in the kitchen. Everyone in my neighborhood has one. You put bottles of water in it or you hook a line to the dispenser and cold water comes out. Even makes ice.
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7 years ago
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OT, Need A Hobby?
Uncle Monster posted for all of us... Nice! Congrats to him. Reminds me of my father who was a machinist. I could not do something like that... Even if I did manage to get it running the next comment...
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7 years ago
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Hard to believe they used to wire stuff like this....
A *cool* website showing all the old antique wiring from the past! Worth viewing....
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7 years ago
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OT Canadian Wall
News Update from Canada The flood of Trump-fearing American liberals sneaking across the border into Canada has intensified in the past week. The Republican presidential campaign is prompting an...
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Amazon prices
When I started shopping at Amazon in 1999, I quickly came to believe that their prices were very good. For the past year or so, I've been feeling that their prices can no longer be taken for granted...
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7 years ago
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Running a separate wire for grounding
Although I do not understand the reasoning for this code rule, I always understood that if you have the old 2 prong outlets, fed from old cable, which does not have a ground wire, that you can NOT run...
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The SuperMoon is gonna Crash into the Earth......
The SuperMoon is causing flooding in Southern Florida, Next it will probably Crash into the Earth...... Pack your suitcases now!
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