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Building fails
There is one where a concrete slab for a tower is built over a railroad track. That one has to be because the track has been abandoned. Try to explain how some of the others were finished without...
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how to get maximum pressure and water volume at 300 foot distance.
My well pump at the pressure tank is 45 psi. From one of my exterior facets I want to run a line to my garden located 300 feet away, to feed a trickle irrigation system consisting of 20 - 120' trickle...
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8 years ago
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Mower won't start
I have a Scotts 229630x8A mower with OVRM 120 engine. Bought it used, so unknown history. Was difficult to start first season, but worked. Now, it's extremely difficult to start, but runs fine if you...
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Happy Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day for any of you out there who qualify! If you're not sure if you qualify, you MUST have both BREASTS and CHILDREN! :)
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8 years ago
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Light Bulb full of Water ????
I was cleaning up around an old building on my propery. There is a lot of debris scatterred around from the previous owner. Anyhow, I found am old (incandescant) lightbulb outside, and it's half full...
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8 years ago
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Question about toilet rough in
I'm hoping someone can give me an answer since the floor installer says one thing and the plumber that will be picking up the toilet and installing it says another. The rough in is 11 1/4 by the floor...
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8 years ago
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Drainage channel/patio
Here goes what is probably a D U M dum question. I have a large concrete patio with a plastic channel that directs water away to one side. It gets clogged with dirt, of course. Grass and weeds then...
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8 years ago
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brush mower ignition system
doing trouble shooting on 3 yo lightly used keyed brush mower.. which is most likely and which is most unlikely candidate for problems. ignition switch solenoid starter Battery is fully charged & when...
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8 years ago
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OT Tires only go in one direction
OT I ended up with a pair of tires that only go in one direction. I want to learn about these things but I don't know what they are called. What are they called.
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8 years ago
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IOT Is email data?
OT I have a cell phone with no data plan. I'm reading about using email from the phone, but is email data? Does that mean no email for me? Thanks.
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Memory is a strange thing. Smart phone story
Memory is a strange thing. I'm reviewing the instructions for my smart phone, partly because I'm going out of town for a few days and I'll be using it. I get to the part about Switching between calls,...
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8 years ago
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Tape to repair office chair arm
Gear Aid Tenacious Tape for Fabric Repair may do the trick. Each package has 3" x 20".
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8 years ago
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pole sander paper
I've been looking at pole sanders. (Manual, if there's any other kind.) The heads are ~3" wide. This does not seem to be a standard size - cut sheets are wider, and cutting from a full sheet would...
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8 years ago
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Falling Trees: Liability?
I'm having some cognitive dissonance around my understanding of falling-tree liability. Person A has a mostly-dead tree on their property - poised to fall across the property line on to Person B's...
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Energizer leaky batteries
This week, discovered leaky AA cells in my closet light, and leaky AAA cells in a FRS walkie talkie. AA in date, and AAA about three months past expiry. I'm disapointed. - . Christopher A. Young learn...
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