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how to seal leak on a pipe on my pool pump

there are two pvc pipes exiting from the pool pump . the pipes has rubber seals flush to the pump. the seal of the lower...
7 comments posted 11yrs
posted by gloria
7 comments posted 11yrs posted by gloria

need help finding an LED replacement bulb

Hi All, I am drawing a blank trying to find what LED bulb would replace this 6V, 4W incandescent bulb that gave my wife...
29 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Todd
29 comments posted 11yrs posted by Todd

stuck washer spigot

I just bought new washer. Delivery man couldn't get hoses off. I have read on here to use liquid wrench etc. I want to...
14 comments posted 11yrs
posted by charlene
14 comments posted 11yrs posted by charlene

How to warm the basement by improving air-flow

This YouTube video offers an interesting discussion regarding returns on HVAC units in basements. The comments to the v...
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posted by mcp6453
4 comments posted 11yrs posted by mcp6453

Weird brown stuff seeping through my clapboards

I have had this happen twice now months apart. All of a sudden this brown liquid starts seeping from under my clapboard...
12 comments posted 11yrs
posted by jtpryan
12 comments posted 11yrs posted by jtpryan

Nice design

My wife had to rent a car a few days ago. They gave her a 2014 GMC Terrain with about 27k miles. By time she got back h...
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posted by noemail
17 comments posted 11yrs posted by noemail

Porter Cable Combo Kit

I just got back from Lowes, I just bought a PORTER-CABLE 4-Tool 20-Volt Max Lithium Ion (Li-ion) Cordless Combo Kit and...
3 comments posted 11yrs
posted by 2013namm
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by 2013namm

Pipe sweating - Metal VS Plastic

I've seen how badly steel and copper pipes sweat in hot and humid weather, but I have not seem enough PEX to know how b...
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posted by Jerry.Tan
7 comments posted 11yrs posted by Jerry.Tan

What does the insurance company do?

What does the insurance company do? >Follow-up on next door neighbor > >The one with the sump pump that runs maybe ever...
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posted by NONONOmisc07
8 comments posted 11yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Gas Water Heater (WH) Pilot

I live in an area where we get high winds. The slope of my roof, combined with the wind will often extinguish the WH pi...
4 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Rob_Lowe
4 comments posted 11yrs posted by Rob_Lowe

Holmes on Homes?

Has anybody come across that Holmes on Homes show? It's a contractor (I think he's in Toronto) who takes on homes with...
4 comments posted 11yrs
posted by x
4 comments posted 11yrs posted by x

Is it asbestos?

The main heat pipe going through the basement from the boiler is enclosed in a wood channel, but I can see that the pip...
27 comments posted 11yrs
posted by dgk
27 comments posted 11yrs posted by dgk

Faucet ID

Trying to help a friend on-line she said a guest broke the handle off her shower this is the only photo I have and can'...
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posted by philo
5 comments posted 11yrs posted by philo

Vented Gas Heater

My house has two heat pumps. They work well most of time time, but when the temperature drops below 32, they're not so...
0 comments posted 11yrs
posted by mcp6453
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by mcp6453