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Switch a switch with wet hands

I don't do this, but I have am AC fan with a remote switch. I put the switch in the hot wire, and the neutral wire is 1...
14 comments posted 10yrs
posted by NONONObobbyburns1111
14 comments posted 10yrs posted by NONONObobbyburns1111

OT Waxy hands in hot weather

OT, Do any of you notice this. In hot humid weather my hands feel wet or dirty, so I wash them with soap and water, and...
7 comments posted 10yrs
posted by NONONObobbyburns1111
7 comments posted 10yrs posted by NONONObobbyburns1111

OT - How To Avoid Fear Of Heights

If all parents would do this for their young children, we could eradicate the Fear Of Heights epidemic that is sweeping...
11 comments posted 10yrs
posted by teamarrows
11 comments posted 10yrs posted by teamarrows

Water Softeners and Septic Tanks

A neighbor said he is going to install a water softener. He has a septic tank, which he said is a metal (steel) tank. I...
8 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Paintedcow
8 comments posted 10yrs posted by Paintedcow

Freezer question

I posted recently about our freezer having problems staying cold. We have a side by side GE Profile Model PSHS6RGXCDSS...
15 comments posted 10yrs
posted by szeik
15 comments posted 10yrs posted by szeik

Large Garden Window over Small Bathroom Window

Bath window is only 16-inches wide and has a vent pipe and probably electrical in the wall. Originally was going to rep...
23 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Snuffy-Hub-Cap
23 comments posted 10yrs posted by Snuffy-Hub-Cap

Facebook Has Ruined The Internet

From: https://medium.com/challenging-the-status-quo/facebook-has-ruined-the-internet-388b8f94ee8a Facebook Has Ruined T...
18 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Paintedcow
18 comments posted 10yrs posted by Paintedcow

G clamp or C clamp?

I've always called this a G clamp in the UK, do Americans all say C clamp? Or is there a subtle difference in the shape?...
142 comments posted 10yrs
posted by invalid
142 comments posted 10yrs posted by invalid

Ripoff tire company

Last summer I got four tires put on, less than 10,000 miles on them. Right rear tire has slow leak. Took it to discount...
33 comments posted 10yrs
posted by your.name
33 comments posted 10yrs posted by your.name

Gravel compaction ratio.

I am in the midst of a fair-sized landscaping job. (Two 4-walled interlocking brick flower boxes, sidewalk, patio, etc....
3 comments posted 10yrs
posted by mqduffy001
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by mqduffy001

Danny D bettting Pool on refrigerator

Some out there has to have experience running a betting pool. Will Danny D repair his refrigrator, or replace? What dat...
12 comments posted 10yrs
posted by cayoung61
12 comments posted 10yrs posted by cayoung61

What to do with old water softener??

Disconnected the old Rain Soft carbon filter tank and resin tank. I can use the salt container as a water container. Th...
4 comments posted 10yrs
posted by claimxpress
4 comments posted 10yrs posted by claimxpress

Missing mouse trap

A mouse trap turned up missing a few days ago from a kitchen counter. I'm guessing a mouse's tail got caught in the tra...
13 comments posted 10yrs
posted by invalid
13 comments posted 10yrs posted by invalid

Passing UF Wire Through Shed Wall

I need to pass UF wire through a 3/8" wooden shed wall. Can I use a LB conduit body to accomplish this? http://i1.quinb...
12 comments posted 10yrs
posted by teamarrows
12 comments posted 10yrs posted by teamarrows