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Is my magnetron faulty?
Whirlpool WMC50522AW -Oven heats weakly--won't boil a cup of water on high after 5 minutes -Draws only 300 watts on high (rated 1200 watts) -Measures -10KV DC to case at Magnetron terminals on high...
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Garden hose connection leak sealing
I use an evaporative cooler for cooling and after decades of experimenting find that a garden hose run over the surface of the ground to a short length of copper tubing (cooler water connection...
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Paint or finish floors first?
We are in the end stages of a construction project and one of the rooms is a small den about 11' x 9' with a small closet, 2 windows, 1 door into the hallway. It will be our TV room when it is...
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Fence Co leaving gaps in fence because posts are smaller
wrote Don't you think the estimator should have told me the posts were going to be smaller and there would be gaps? Is there a way to fix this problem? Tough call. If it's stockade I'd say you're...
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SPAX Multi-Material Screws vs. Standard Wood Screws
I was in HD yesterday looking for #8 wood screws in 2.5" or 3" lengths. They did not carry those lengths in anything other than the "2 packs" ($1.18 ea) so the clerk suggested these: I should note...
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Is there a recommended height for toilet paper holders?
Above the toilet seat but below the washing basin?
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Dryer vent exhaust port move up??
Why are you wanting to raise it in the first place? Jon
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OT Firefox 48.0.2 on Windows 7
Greetings, I had refreshed FF, and now I have trouble getting to sites. I get "Your connection is not secure". Even on FF's Health Report. Youtube no longer will play using FF. I have ESET as an...
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OT Gas pump skimmers
The majority of this is being done with small readers that are stuck onto the front of the reader built into the pump. So you can judge for yourself whether or not the pump has been altered. If in...
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Do USA repair their garbage trucks?
Out of curiosity... Aren't these trucks all bio-hazards?
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Ping gfretwell: Commercial Electric LED Shoplight Review?
gfretwell: It's been almost a year since you started a thread about these LED shop lights. Are you still a fan? Last night I stole the florescent shop light from my garage for use over a project table...
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A Program to Assist Homeless People to do Home Repair
Our government needs to do something useful for once, and do something for the poor. Why not develop a program to Assist Homeless People to do Home Repair. First they need to educate these homeless...
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Tapping into a main lugs connection .
So who is this "home inspector" and why does his opinion matter? Was he your county's building inspector or did the buiding inspector pass all of the wiork? Dave M.
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Internal Revenue Scam OT)
Our laws apply within our borders, but the phone scammers are overseas. Even so, the feds have managed to shut a few of these down. Problem is, it's an endless game of whack-a-mole. Scammer A hires a...
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Disabling DRL on several different makes and models
For those interested. The trick for the s10 I mentioned is covered there as well. [g] http://lightsout.org/disable.html