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Refrigerator weirdness

The post that separates my freezer from the refrigerator is all of a sudden very hot to the touch. It is hot all long t...
4 comments posted 12yrs
posted by kurtullman
4 comments posted 12yrs posted by kurtullman

Cleaning mortar residue

It seems that no matter how careful I am , I manage to get some mortar on the face of the stone I'm putting up behind m...
5 comments posted 12yrs
posted by snag_one
5 comments posted 12yrs posted by snag_one

OT - Things you might never need to know.

Gears are probably the most efficient method of mechanical power transmission we have today, and much of the reason for...
11 comments posted 12yrs
posted by nestork.e523a77
11 comments posted 12yrs posted by nestork.e523a77

Lightning Strike, Breakers Tripped

Wowser! Lightning strike two nights ago shook our house and sent our puppy (briefly) into hiding. Our son lives about 1...
9 comments posted 12yrs
posted by norminn
9 comments posted 12yrs posted by norminn

refrigerator freezer troubles

Hi All, Help! refrigerator freezer: Whirlpool GR2SHKXKQ 21.6 cu ft Purchased ~ 12/2010 Stinker won't cool below 50 degr...
149 comments posted 12yrs
posted by Todd
149 comments posted 12yrs posted by Todd

Leakly coupler joint

For a long time I occasionally would smell sewer gas in the vicinity of my kitchen sink. I thought it was because I had...
5 comments posted 12yrs
posted by garyr
5 comments posted 12yrs posted by garyr

I do not like water-saving washers

They don't get the clothes clean and stink about every 2-3 weeks. Have been buying some brand name cleaner that costs a...
49 comments posted 12yrs
posted by guvbob2003
49 comments posted 12yrs posted by guvbob2003

Carpet smells after steam-clean

Mark, can you explain why nearly two year-old carpet with medium grade pad = would smell so strongly of dog odor after...
9 comments posted 12yrs
posted by tcraig1983
9 comments posted 12yrs posted by tcraig1983

Getting Stoned ...

The wall behind my stove , that is . Having done much research I have found that the distance from the wall to the stov...
0 comments posted 12yrs
posted by snag_one
0 comments posted 12yrs posted by snag_one

Water Heater again!

Oh so annoying! I had called the plumber because it was getting to where our replacement water heater had to be lit onc...
106 comments posted 12yrs
posted by juliebove
106 comments posted 12yrs posted by juliebove

best product for restaining concrete?

I need some recommendations on what to use for restaining concrete steps on our breeze way. The stain on them now is ge...
5 comments posted 12yrs
posted by enchaned
5 comments posted 12yrs posted by enchaned

Word Wrapping & Time Stamping

Is this a problem on my end (sorry ladies)? I thought time stamps and wrapping were handled by the receiving party. I'm...
15 comments posted 12yrs
posted by guvbob2003
15 comments posted 12yrs posted by guvbob2003

Labor Day

Around here, there was hardly a flag put out. I'm not a flag waver, but do make it point to put ours up at least on wha...
18 comments posted 12yrs
posted by guvbob2003
18 comments posted 12yrs posted by guvbob2003

spray foam question

We have an old hot tub on our deck. One of several issues with it is that mice have been tunneling in the foam insulati...
2 comments posted 12yrs
posted by jcl541
2 comments posted 12yrs posted by jcl541