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toilet wax seal question
Concrete floor. Metal ring well fastened directly to floor. Ring surrounded by ceramic tile approximately 5/16 inches high. Because of this height do I need to add a second wax ring seal or is one...
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Anyone heard from TDD recently?
Monday Jan 13, 2014 I've not seen TDD post in the last couple days. Anyone know if he's OK?
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Home Depot/Lowes appliance repair?
Anybody here have any experience getting appliance repair (refrigerator, clothes washer/dryer, dishwasher) from either Lowe's or Home Depot. I will be in the market for a low-end top loading clothes...
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Can I Run 110 In Schedule 40 Inside A Board-On-Board Fence?
I have a shed that is wired via grey Schedule 40 PVC that runs underground from a GFCI receptacle under my deck. The shed is up against a wooden board-on-board fence similar to this: I'd like to add a...
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How Things Work 1
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Hand Held Shower Install
Shower head is located too high on the tile wall for short person's access to the diverter valve. Any effective solutions to placing the diverter valve lower on the wall???
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OT New York Teen Arrested In Connection With Videotaped "Knockout Game" Attack On Elderly Woman
An upstate New York teenager was arrested yesterday in connection with an online video showing him punching an elderly woman in the head as she exits a Rochester convenience store. Devin Alexander,...
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Ceramic tile install cost
I'm nearing the end of a bathroom remodel. I took out the tub and will have a 60" shower instead. All new fixtures and vanity, etc. The guy doing the ceramic tile is a perfectionist. He is going to a...
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The most powerful Chainsaw : V8 engine!
Might be tough to top a tree with that device.
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Fill Water Heater from bottom ?
Is there anything wrong or dangerous about my idea to supply cold water input to a gas Hot Water Heater via the drain opening? I would include a TEE and a boiler tap so as to permit future draining....
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Updated my lighting.
My wife and I were at the H/W store a week ago and as soon as we stepped out I realized that I should have gotten a bunch of CFL and full spectrum fluorescents. Figured no big deal, probably be back...
 
How To Add Weight To Work Light Base?
The following is a picture of the tripod base of a dual head work light. If you look carefully, you'll notice that the center pole does not match the base. That's because I modified the base to hold...
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Automatic Hot Water Reduction to Control Long Showers
I have a problem with certain family members and exceedingly long showers. Pleading and screaming has no effect. The water bills and the gas bills are outrageous. I've seen some commercial products...
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How to report this dangerous Chinese crap?
If the link is dead (hopefully it will be soon), search for this.... Power Plus voltage tester RGLH-02 I bought one of these last week (locally - not from ebay) -- on the outside chance that it might...
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duet will not start
my duet washer will not start when the start button is selected it gives 3 short beeps. the machine powers up fine without error codes
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