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Clogged dishwasher drain hose: Thanks for all your help!
A while back, I had asked folks here for some advice about unclogging my dishwasher drain hose. Your advice was very helpful, thanks. Frankly, the TSP did not clear the clog by itself. I followed your...
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Repaint concrete porch
OK, the old paint is pretty much scraped off with the aid of Jason stripper. Will try a final sanding with my home sander. Not up for renting a monster. Then I need to apply a (preferably) thick layer...
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10 years ago
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Iron and ? in well water....
Curious about stuff in water line to my pond, which is a fibber-mcgee arrangement of clear plastic tubing hooked to outside hose faucet. It is 1/4" ID and simply lies across the lawn for 100' because...
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10 years ago
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Reading glasses
Some of us need to wear reading glasses to do home repair (thus why no OT in the subject line). My question. I can go to the optometrist and have all the tests taken and then get glasses costing...
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Noisy water valve
In our garage there is a cold water supply valve for our house. Whenever we run water in the house, flush a toilet, or run the washingmachine, the valve makes a loud pumping noise...
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10 years ago
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Are fiberglass hammer handles better than wood?
I prefer a wooden handles because depending on the force of each strike, I can holder the hammer higher or lower for most comfortable grip.
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10 years ago
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Is this fixture installation code compliant?
Picture a shed with 3/8? SmartSide siding. Picture a motion sensor fixture mounted on the outside of the shed. The fixture is screwed directly to the siding through the holes that would normally be...
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10 years ago
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What happens if you connect 240 device with 2 of same phase?
I recently got a Champion 4000wpeak/3500w continuous generator that has a 1 20v 30a output. I hooked up my elec panel with a 30a breaker with an interlock, ran a 10/4 and a generator inlet box...
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10 years ago
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OT: College tuition rip-off
Our college-age children are being ripped off by Wall Street not just in Ca lif, per below article, but in **every*** state! On the one hand, we're told that our children will never get good jobs with...
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10 years ago
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materials used in natural gas
what type of material can be used in natural gas lines in home use pipe,fittings,ect.
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10 years ago
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Good news about safety.
Now we can relax! HB WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)?A new study released today indicates tha t Americans are safe from the threat of gun violence except in schools, mal ls, airports, movie theatres,...
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Average cost of transfer switch and power inlet
A friend of mine asked me what's it cost. Has a two story frame house. Circuit panel in the cellar, panel is only a few years old. Wants a transfer switch, and power inlet. What's available? Are they...
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10 years ago
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Remember that LED recessed light for a 4" box?
There was a thread a couple weeks ago about how to change a ceiling box to accomodate an LED recessed light that you can just mount to a round 4" ceiling box. Poster had a problem, because there was a...
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Furnace
I am needing a new furnace. I am looking at a regular gas furnace or hybrid furnace (25 y/o house and I can't put in a high efficiency furnace without major construction due to the placement of the...
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Incredible electric fireball ....
Yeah, I saw a video of that fireball on the TV news. They say the electric company thinks it was caused by lightening, but I can think of no reason why an electric fireball like that would travel...
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