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Blower stays on after heat cuts off

My family has just moved into a doublewide. When I had power turned on I asked for an average power bill. Now that we a...
21 comments posted 12yrs
posted by Dad of 4
21 comments posted 12yrs posted by Dad of 4

Crimping and arthritis

One of the hardest things to do these days is to use my spade lug crimper. I sometimes can put the crimpers on a hard s...
47 comments posted 12yrs
posted by robert_green1963
47 comments posted 12yrs posted by robert_green1963

My Wife Watches Too Much Mike Holmes

I was installing a new fan/heater in my bathroom this weekend. This unit is much bigger in all three dimensions than my...
0 comments posted 12yrs
posted by teamarrows
0 comments posted 12yrs posted by teamarrows

Alternate ways of getting jobs done

On the other thread, I mentioned stuffing plastic bags into a sewer drain line. One time I saw an unfinished front door...
42 comments posted 12yrs
posted by cayoung61
42 comments posted 12yrs posted by cayoung61

Attack on cherry tree

I hope you'll bear with me, confirm or contradict my assumptions, and answer any questions you have answers for. I plan...
5 comments posted 12yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
5 comments posted 12yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

slant on basement floor

My new next door neighbor, after my old one married a very competent guy (who is by himself redoing their bathroom from...
6 comments posted 12yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
6 comments posted 12yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Septic tank question.

I had a toilet running for about 5 hours and ended up with septic overload symptoms. (gurgling, high water level in cle...
1 comments posted 12yrs
posted by gfretwell
1 comments posted 12yrs posted by gfretwell

Asbestos delays work....

I never knew asbestos grows in the wild. "CARSON CITY ? The discovery of naturally occurring asbestos in and around Bou...
2 comments posted 12yrs
posted by Oren
2 comments posted 12yrs posted by Oren

closet doors [bi-fold]

Want to install bi-fold doors (4 panels toyal) on a closet 4 feet wide but only 59 inches high. Standard doors are all...
3 comments posted 12yrs
posted by ivanvegvary
3 comments posted 12yrs posted by ivanvegvary

Convert lawnmower into lawn / pavement vacuum (?)

Would this work: Take a lawnmower, mount a plate (steel, plywood, etc) under the entire deck, effectively creating a se...
15 comments posted 12yrs
posted by "Home"
15 comments posted 12yrs posted by "Home"

OT? strut in desk chair or kitchen chair

OT? A lot of desk chairs and kitchen chairs have a center strut, that compresses when one sits down. What is the point...
13 comments posted 12yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
13 comments posted 12yrs posted by NONONOmisc07