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(OT) WARNING: Cheap Melemine Ashtrays from China

I'm a smoker and have used the standard 6" cheap ashtrays made from Melamine. with the cig holder in the center, for ye...
25 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Jerry.Tan
25 comments posted 11yrs posted by Jerry.Tan

Need help understanding very old natural gas furnace

Hello all, In my struggle to find somewhere affordable and convenient to live, I decid ed to forego some 'luxuries' lik...
38 comments posted 11yrs
posted by tylerjaywood
38 comments posted 11yrs posted by tylerjaywood

GFCI breaker

I have two GFCI circuits. One of them stopped working so I checked the breaker box. The breaker was not tripped so I tu...
8 comments posted 11yrs
posted by dadiOH
8 comments posted 11yrs posted by dadiOH

9v battery burns down house

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnVDayI-gwI I never would have thought it possible. OTOH: The battery was obviously no w...
20 comments posted 11yrs
posted by philo
20 comments posted 11yrs posted by philo

Identify Furnace Air Filter Please

I have an furnace electrostatic air filter. It is just a filter about one inch thick and replaces the standard old fash...
3 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Spamfree
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by Spamfree

Washing Machine Water Level

We just had to replace our washing machine. The old one had four levels; sm all, medium, large, and super. The new one...
42 comments posted 11yrs
posted by pintiha
42 comments posted 11yrs posted by pintiha

Water Softeners

I should have put water softeners and counter tops. My water softener was bought in 2006. By the time I had problems wi...
10 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Dorot29701
10 comments posted 11yrs posted by Dorot29701

All-In-One paint/wood trim

I am about to paint- I have Behr all-in-one paint. It is colored- the walls are white. However, there are quite a few p...
6 comments posted 11yrs
posted by cvplummer
6 comments posted 11yrs posted by cvplummer

roof shingles

Why are roof shingles textured? Is it so people won't slip off them when walking up there? It seems smooth shingles woul...
13 comments posted 11yrs
posted by REMOVETHISbadgolferman
13 comments posted 11yrs posted by REMOVETHISbadgolferman

Furnace runs when it shouldn't

We have a propane fueled furnace and a wood stove. We use the furnace to wa rm the house in the morning, then heat with...
19 comments posted 11yrs
posted by eshunter
19 comments posted 11yrs posted by eshunter

Wiring sauna heater

My sauna heater needs to be wired through liquid tight flex conduit rated f or 90 Celsius (194 F). I cannot find such c...
5 comments posted 11yrs
posted by ssgalkin73
5 comments posted 11yrs posted by ssgalkin73

Tools for earlier Milwaukee 18V battery packs???

I've several that use the old 18V pack that are all still perfectly satisfactory (tools as well as the packs) I'd like...
1 comments posted 11yrs
posted by none
1 comments posted 11yrs posted by none

OT TV talking to me

For some reason my LG TV connected to Xfinity has started talking to me. It is obviously some for blind people who can...
25 comments posted 11yrs
posted by kurtullman
25 comments posted 11yrs posted by kurtullman

fireplace screen lubrication

This post is in reply to other posts on this subject, that of fireplace screens that pull back and forth, and which get...
8 comments posted 11yrs
posted by denverchick
8 comments posted 11yrs posted by denverchick