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Classic symptoms of a gas oven thermostat dying?
Anyone had this problem with a GE gas oven please? First, the internal auto-probe started undercooking everything, but when I replaced the probe, it did nothing. I figured the problem may be with the...
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California drought (and my respect to Danny D, who is trying to help)
Calif has major risk of forest fires. Hope Danny D and everyone out there is OK. ==================== With Dry Taps and Toilets, California Drought Turns Desperate OCT. 2, 2014 PORTERVILLE, Calif. ?...
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exterior wood stain block
Hello, help needed please. I sanded right back to wood, primed, undercoated & painted with exterior paint a previously varnished wood porch. There are yellow stains bleeding through & running down the...
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Solvent for new Thompsons WaterSeal
Thompsons WaterSeal Advanced has been on the market for a couple of years. The label promises "Easy soap & water clean-up," the product apparently reformulated so as to comply with European Union...
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Nylon insert nuts
Instead of lock washers, some nuts use nylon inserts to keep them on. How many times can one put the nut on -- and off in between -- and have it still work well as a lock nut?. When does the nylon...
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Verizon, DSL Extreme, etc
I am looking at dropping Verizon and getting DSL Extreme. Still checking them out, but I'm wondering if I go with them, wouldn't the connection still be thru Verizon? And if so, why would speed be any...
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Strange refrigerator noises
Every once in a while, I hear noises from the top freezer part. I assumed that it was ice cubes dropping into the collection tray. I put an empty tray under the cube maker but nothing appears in it...
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Hot Air Furnace Duct Cleaning: Good Idea ?
Hello, Family member has been diognosed with mild asthma. Lives in a house with hot air heating. House about 30 yrs old. Was thinking of suggesting that they have the hot air ducts cleaned out by one...
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damn that Julie Bove!
She sticks her toe in her for just a moment, and the newsgroup goes all to hell like the other groups she hangs out in. The thread on water pressure regulator has taken on a nasty tone that does not...
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opening the hood without a sledge hammer
Every couple of months or so, I top off my car battery with a charger to clean up the plates. A couple of days ago, it had been on about 12 hours and as down to 100ma. I put the equipment away and...
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wood door sill question
I have a rotted door sill (among other things), a consequence of contact a concrete stoop. I've taken care of the stoop issues, and I need to replace stuff. The wood (oak) sills I've seen aren't...
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"Sears Appliance and Hardware Store" vs. Sears.com
Found a set of sockets at and went to the local "Sears Appliance and Hardware Store" that replaced the "real Sears" store in the mall many years back, only to find that the item was $30 more than the...
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How to get rid of fruit flies all over my kitchen
Suddenly, we had fruit flies all over the kitchen, so, we went on a hunt and found a bag of Costco grapefruits where the lower one was their home. Throwing out the entire set, we *still* have...
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How to remove and replace a snap ring in a FWD car
How to remove and replace a snap ring in a FWD car. I hit a curb with my car and broke in half the right half-axle, broke a big chunk out of the RF rim and a piece the size of a tea-cup saucer from...
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water pressure regulator question
Sept 30, 2014, Tuesday Parents house, when I was a kid the water pressure always 52 PSI at the gauge. I was there today, and it was 78 PSI. Isn't that rough on gaskets, valves, seats, etc? I turned on...
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