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OT My grandson called

The caller ID said Anonymous. When I answered, a voice I never heard before said "hi grandpa" Then he asked "you know w...
4 comments posted 10yrs
posted by esp
4 comments posted 10yrs posted by esp

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 hig...
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posted by haryob
5 comments posted 10yrs posted by haryob

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...
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posted by invalid
11 comments posted 10yrs posted by invalid

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 clos...
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posted by szeik
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by szeik

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 ot...
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posted by teamarrows
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by teamarrows

Dryer vent exhaust port move up??

I have a dryer vent exhaust port currently located at the baseboard level. I simply want to just move it vertically abo...
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posted by tbrawn
9 comments posted 10yrs posted by tbrawn

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...
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posted by LK
4 comments posted 10yrs posted by LK

OT Gas pump skimmers

A recent article in the newspaper noted how often credit card skimmers (devices are very quickly put in the gas pump th...
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posted by invalid
97 comments posted 10yrs posted by invalid

Do USA repair their garbage trucks?

Out of curiosity... Aren't these trucks all bio-hazards?
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posted by toylet.toylet
11 comments posted 10yrs posted by toylet.toylet

Tapping into a main lugs connection .

I have a sub panel that is on a 30 amp breaker feed from the main panel. At this sub panel I have tapped into the main...
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posted by cwoody95525
37 comments posted 10yrs posted by cwoody95525

Internal Revenue Scam OT)

My wife and I have received two recorded message type phone calls in the past two days from someone claiming to be from...
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posted by hrhofmann
28 comments posted 10yrs posted by hrhofmann