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shower head leaks water every 6 - 12 hours
I have a shower stall with an American Standard single handle faucet and sh ower head. About 6 years old and for several years ever 6 - 12 hours the s hower head just leaks a bunch of water (a couple...
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Home Depot Shopping Experiance - 6x8 metal shed
So I looked up metal storage sheds from the usual sources and Home depot had what I wanted and for the lowest price. Off to the Home Depot. In the door and the high school kid directing "traffic"...
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10 years ago
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Floor for 6x8 metal storage shed
I've bought and assembled several Arrow Metal storage sheds in the past. Just bought another one from Home Depot (I'll post THAT experience in another thread..). In the past I just bought a couple...
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10 years ago
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Stubborn valve stems
Here's a couple of photos of the two valve stems I'm trying replace. Both are starting to leak. I'm having a heck of time getting a wrench on these suckers. I haven't tried soaking them with anything...
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LiFI bulb
Chinese scientists have invented a bulb that emits WiFI. The really good news is the bulb is an LED. The bad news is we'll all freeze to death without global warming.
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LED under cabinet light
For the past 47 years we've had a fluorescent light on in the kitchen 24 hours a day. It has always been an 18" T-8 light, but I'm moving up to the 21st century. Bought a 24" LED fixture. The real...
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10 years ago
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KitchenAid KUDS01DJ
The top row of buttons, used to select options, do not come on. Nor does it seem to make a difference when I press them. Could something be loose in there that has "shorted out" their use? Otherwise,...
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10 years ago
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Wood stove "huffing"
We were at the cabin recently. The stove seemed not to be working right. Every once in a while, it would make a huffing noise, which actually sounded like gases igniting in the stove pipe. The pipe is...
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10 years ago
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Cover indoor side of room A/C to prevent mold?
Last winter, a lot of mold grew inside my room air conditioner, even though the outside of it was covered for the winter. Evidently there was still enough warm room air seeping through to cause...
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10 years ago
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OT for home repair -- armor all on tires
Today, (Friday Oct 18, 2003) a friend told me that Armor All is bad for car tires, breaks down the rubber. I did some internet research, and the Armor All web site says it is good for tires, helps...
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Bathroom floors
My bathrooms are back to back, and the floors are in serious need of repair. They're "sagging," and one day I expect to sit on the commode and go thru to the ground underneath. I think this is a...
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10 years ago
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Melnor "fire hose" nozzle review
I bought one, today. It has the "kewl" factor of being big, and looking like fire department item. I tried it, and two other nozzles on the same water faucet, using the same hose. The other two were a...
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10 years ago
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isolating furnace intake
As part of duct sealing process, I need to improve the air intake port show in the photo so that it doesn't suck air from under the staircase: The round port is 14 inch diameter. The grill cover is...
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Bondo to fill in spots on concrete porch
I am (STILL!!) working on repainting my concrete porch (approx 10x10 + 2 steps). Scraping off decades of paint is a bitch. Earlier layers oil-based; later ones water-based (California banned...
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10 years ago
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Glue loose paper back to particle board
I have a bathroom vanity that got seriously wet and the exterior wood look contact paper came loose from the vertical particle board structure on part of the side of the vanity. I fixed the leak and...
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10 years ago
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