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window and door installation with repairs

Hi guys, I would like to re install the windows and doors at my house as this has been years since I have been using th...
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posted by kimberlyjcastle
1 comments posted 10yrs posted by kimberlyjcastle

verizon wireless 411 directory assistance stinks

First i dont have a smart phone and really dont want one. i have kept verizon all these years because directory assista...
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posted by hallerb
34 comments posted 10yrs posted by hallerb

Heat pumps

Got a question regarding the realistic heat output from heat pumps. Friend of mine living in South Texas has a hydronic...
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posted by ratcc44
24 comments posted 10yrs posted by ratcc44

Circuit breaker keeps tripping

How do I debug when a circuit breaker keeps tripping? 1. It has never tripped before (years). 2. Yesterday, it was trip...
174 comments posted 10yrs
posted by E.Robinson
174 comments posted 10yrs posted by E.Robinson

DOOR BELL SAGA - PART II

I decided to start a new post as an update. I am waiting for a call from the electrician to trouble shoot my problem wi...
38 comments posted 10yrs
posted by mb32449
38 comments posted 10yrs posted by mb32449

no heat tonight

A friend calls me just now. She has gas heat, forced air, and the furnace is broken. The repairman comes but not until...
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posted by NONONOmisc07
29 comments posted 10yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Outlet and switch plates

Just for fun: http://wkrp.org/jeff/outlet.html
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posted by Jwisnia18
2 comments posted 10yrs posted by Jwisnia18

OT: Vintage License Plate records

Totally OT but there are a few smart people here. I am trying to get information from a vintage 1959 photo. I have no i...
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posted by philo
9 comments posted 10yrs posted by philo

squirrel drilling water lines

This is a long shot, but maybe somebody can help. On a construction contract translated from Romanian, there is a charg...
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posted by timothy42b
2 comments posted 10yrs posted by timothy42b

(OT) Henry Winkler sells out his whole generation

This has nothing to do with home repair, but it has a lot to do with your home ownership. In the 60s and 70's Winkler w...
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posted by old-1950s-coot
8 comments posted 10yrs posted by old-1950s-coot

Got shocked touching electric range and pot rack

OK, this scared the heck out of me. I was getting a pot off of my pot rack, and I put a pot on a burner of the stove, t...
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posted by jackson
21 comments posted 10yrs posted by jackson

O.T. Glen Frey was 67.

Glen was one of the founding members of the group Eagles. From the Los Angeles Times: http://preview.alturl.com/d8wyu
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posted by dh0496
0 comments posted 10yrs posted by dh0496

OT - camping lantern choices

A friend of mine is considering a two mantle lantern for power cuts and camping. Mine is propane, he prefers Coleman fu...
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posted by cayoung61
66 comments posted 10yrs posted by cayoung61

wavy glass

I was at a friend's new used house today, and he has kitchen cabinets, maybe made by a carpenter he hired, and maybe pu...
6 comments posted 10yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Concrete damage-Why?

In the backyard of a friends house, the concrete is disintegrating a little , on the top. It's in Reno, there has been...
2 comments posted 10yrs
posted by bill_activist
2 comments posted 10yrs posted by bill_activist