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All repairs complete

This summer I had a huge list of necessary home repairs. As of yesterday I finally got completely caught up. I now have...
8 comments posted 11yrs
posted by philo
8 comments posted 11yrs posted by philo

Painting predicament.

I'm prepping a room for painting- a guy showed me a trick of using paintabl e/sand able silicone caulk over minor hairl...
4 comments posted 11yrs
posted by cvplummer
4 comments posted 11yrs posted by cvplummer

Gluing plastics - tips?

I have an adjustable "sleeve" with telescoping inner sleeve. It locks in p lace with a beefy plastic clip that has pins...
2 comments posted 11yrs
posted by gwandsh
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by gwandsh

Gerber Toilets

Hi All, I have two Kohler toilets in my home. Both worked great until about four months ago when one would not quit run...
23 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Katenospam
23 comments posted 11yrs posted by Katenospam

Electronic pest repeller

This is a unit that you plug into an outlet and it supposedly does something to the house circuitry that repels pests f...
18 comments posted 11yrs
posted by x
18 comments posted 11yrs posted by x

about speakers and impedance

Hi All, This is the first time I post here, I apologize if this has been discussed before. I like to tinker with equipm...
32 comments posted 11yrs
posted by alvaro
32 comments posted 11yrs posted by alvaro

Switching an outdoor outlet between GFCI Circuits

I would like to connect an existing outdoor outlet to a GFCI circuit that is on a timer during the Christmas season. I...
7 comments posted 11yrs
posted by utguy53
7 comments posted 11yrs posted by utguy53

The the person who had a stubbon fastener:

Saw an ad for the Easypuller $40. Never used it but it looks interesting. See lasvegastool.com hth
0 comments posted 11yrs
posted by shellyf_DELETE_
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by shellyf_DELETE_

Spray Paint a Cellphone

I have a basic prepaid cellphone. (Not a smart phone). It's black, and I'm constantly misplacing it, especially in the...
17 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Jerry.Tan
17 comments posted 11yrs posted by Jerry.Tan

Connecting Internet from Cable TV Provider

I posted a sketch for this at alt.binaries.schematics.electronic and alt.binaries.schematics.electronics. Can't post to...
7 comments posted 11yrs
posted by sasquatch
7 comments posted 11yrs posted by sasquatch

Recap of 2014 posts

I remember some but not all of the popular posts here. What were your favorites and was a resolution posted. Do you thi...
15 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Tekkie
15 comments posted 11yrs posted by Tekkie

How to stretch Chain Link Fence?

I bought a used dog kennel off Craigslist. It came with 3 usable panels, and one had a hole in the chain link fence (CL...
4 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Jerry.Tan
4 comments posted 11yrs posted by Jerry.Tan

Replacing cracked Neo Angle shower base

We have a Neo-Angle shower with floor-to-ceiling tiled walls on the two fixed sides. The base has one large through-and...
1 comments posted 11yrs
posted by NOSPAM
1 comments posted 11yrs posted by NOSPAM

OT - Free phone number look up

Used to be, I could log onto yellow pages (dot com), Switchboard, lookup, Standeyo, or gosh knows how many sites. Type...
33 comments posted 11yrs
posted by cayoung61
33 comments posted 11yrs posted by cayoung61