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Drylok Waterproofing?
Has anyone here tried using Drylok to waterproof their basement? My daughter had good results with it and I was thinking of using it at my place. Paul
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Your Opinion of Good and Bad Deck Coatings (Stain. Paint, etc)
Some of you have coated a deck with some sort of coating. Whether it's a stain, paint, or something else. What brands have you found to be good quality, or maybe you have been dissapointed with some...
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Do you grease plastic lawnmower drive gears?
Nylon geares are their own "dry lube"
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7 years ago
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Ideas for improving washing machine lint filtering?
I have an Amana Heavy Duty Washer that is top loading and has a built-in se lf-cleaning lint trap between the inner and outer tubs. The lint trap is no where near as effective as lint screens used to...
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Two recent incidents might be of interest to group
Bought a grill heat shield at Lowes yesterday with shelf price of $19.99 which I thought was high but decided to buy anyway so I took it to self checkout and was charged $3.99. Thought they had...
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7 years ago
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Toilet bowl rust stains
Oren my huckleberry friend, You forgot about brown cooties already? You taught me all about them! I suspect what the OP "thinks" is rust, is the brown cooties you described in my sister's toilet bowl....
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7 years ago
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Amazon clamps down on dangerous, laptop-destroying USB-C cables
If it sets that LiON battery on fire while you are sleeping, it might.
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7 years ago
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Bought new home, some flood lights come on some times, others other times
Scott, If it's a new home then call the electrical contractor who wired it.. Dave Martel
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7 years ago
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GE Electric range model jbs07c1ww oven light not working
This GE electric range oven light is not working. The bulb is good, the sw itch tested good, the socket tested good. I even pigtailed a regular light socket. The switch provided power to the socket ....
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7 years ago
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Anyone using propane tank level monitoring app?
Have you experience with using a remote propane monitor on your phone? My thousand-gallon propane tank just ran almost dry (down to 20%) because the propane company forgot to fill it on schedule at...
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US wants to force lower speeds on truck and bus drivers
My $100 Garmin GPS displays the speed limit for most any road. Why not just tie the speed governor to a GPS database?
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Water is too soft
If I leave the bypass valve to my softener in a slightly in a slightly open position will this allow me to moderate the softness of the water? I have a Fleck 5600 SXT 32000 metered cabinet unit which...
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7 years ago
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OT: Amazon Delivery Dates - Happily Early!
There was a thread a while back about the estimated delivery dates when people order things from Amazon (and some other vendors). I ordered something late evening on Friday, Aug 26. I chose standard...
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A/c in new home
I moved into a new home in Arizona in Nov 2015. The a/c worked fine until the outside temperature got over 100 degrees. When it does, my thermostat will stop at 78 degrees and can't be changed for up...
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is there a moderated version of alt.home.repair
I there a moderated version of this group? Or, has anyone put together a script monkey to prune the noise? Does google have a filter? (Please add trump,clinton,obama,... and so on.) Thanks in advance.
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