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PIR lights and CCTV?

I have cameras front and back of house which switch to IR at night. Will be getting PIR outside lights soon and curious...
14 comments posted 10yrs
posted by me
14 comments posted 10yrs posted by me

Where to buy DURABLE window Screen

A local commercial building has some brass window screen that is extremely strong. I want to buy some of that, but all...
6 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Paintedcow
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by Paintedcow

wall plug wiring

While looking at this wall plug, I noticed it has a designated side for white wire, and a designated side for black wir...
61 comments posted 10yrs
posted by dangerous
61 comments posted 10yrs posted by dangerous

OT. Falkirk Wheel

I saw it on the show World's Strangest on the Science Channel. It replaces locks that took a whole day to move a boat f...
5 comments posted 10yrs
posted by dh0496
5 comments posted 10yrs posted by dh0496

Noisy flusher

1. I've noticed when sitting on the toilet t hat I have no trouble getting to one inch of it, and then I sort have to p...
7 comments posted 10yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
7 comments posted 10yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Parking lot resurface

My apartment owner has resurfaced the parking lot. It is some kind of black coating that was sprayed on. The original p...
26 comments posted 10yrs
posted by andrewkennedy775
26 comments posted 10yrs posted by andrewkennedy775

French drain and cellar Q

Now that we have some weather fit for humans to be outside , I've gotten back to work on the cellar . Today I rolled a...
16 comments posted 10yrs
posted by snag_one
16 comments posted 10yrs posted by snag_one

Electric log lighter for fireplace?

My home was originally an All-Electric Home, and while I've converted heat and hot water over to gas, with a slab found...
2 comments posted 10yrs
posted by waybackNO584SPAM44
2 comments posted 10yrs posted by waybackNO584SPAM44

more light changes

the light in Ma's room started to flicker last week and after 20yrs it was time to replace the el cheapo florescent sho...
12 comments posted 10yrs
posted by songbird
12 comments posted 10yrs posted by songbird

Putting heated air in a cold tire

I keep my air compressor in the house or it wont start or the line freezes. To pump up a tire, I have up to 165ft of ai...
22 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Paintedcow
22 comments posted 10yrs posted by Paintedcow

OT Frank Sinatra

screw politics it's time for something good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIiUqfxFttM
29 comments posted 10yrs
posted by philo
29 comments posted 10yrs posted by philo

Parts Storage Boxes?

I am looking for a specific style of parts storage box. There should be 5-8 separate compartments, large enough to hold...
6 comments posted 10yrs
posted by unknown
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by unknown

OT enlarging photo

My sister emailed me (Gmail) ancient family photo. I'd like to make it bigger - my printout clicking on the DLed photo...
39 comments posted 10yrs
posted by invalid
39 comments posted 10yrs posted by invalid