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Wind chill and frozen pipes again

Weather forecast for this week is windy, gusts up to 45 MPH, and also temps near zero F. Will the wind chill make it mo...
68 comments posted 12yrs
posted by cayoung61
68 comments posted 12yrs posted by cayoung61

Storing fuel

I'm planning on storing 6000 gallons of fuel. I would like to bury the tank. It's unknown how long the fuel will sit, w...
12 comments posted 12yrs
posted by nothome
12 comments posted 12yrs posted by nothome

OT: Google joins ALEC

Be afraid; be very afraid. Go to to protest this Stalinist action that Google is committing. =========================...
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posted by hypatia08
6 comments posted 12yrs posted by hypatia08

Hot water heater flushing.

I've been a homeowner for about 22 years now and I never knew how easy it is to flush a hot water heater until today. h...
13 comments posted 12yrs
posted by jthread
13 comments posted 12yrs posted by jthread

Google Rant (was hole size for taps

>> snipped-for-privacy@>> >>> On Sunday, January 19, 2014 9:08:32 AM UTC-5, herb white wrote: >> >>>> I need a chart th...
8 comments posted 12yrs
posted by snag_one
8 comments posted 12yrs posted by snag_one

New Interior Paint Trick (new to me anyway)

I figured out how to deal with water stains and other stains on wallboard t hat insist on bleeding through the next pai...
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posted by jamesgangnc
11 comments posted 12yrs posted by jamesgangnc

hole size for taps

I need a chart that tells what size hole to drill when cutting threads in metal. Where would I find that ? thanks a lot...
27 comments posted 12yrs
posted by herbwhite59
27 comments posted 12yrs posted by herbwhite59

Heat tape on ABS drain pipe?

I have an under-sink sump in my garage with the p-trap, sump bucket and about a 1.5 feet of water in the riser above th...
13 comments posted 12yrs
posted by NedFlanders
13 comments posted 12yrs posted by NedFlanders

Tree ID Forum?

Anyone know a good place to post questions about identifying trees? I know this is not the right one, but it's one of t...
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posted by guvbob2003
5 comments posted 12yrs posted by guvbob2003

air conditioner fire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku1PO923ShQ About 1:16 into the video, we see the unit under a deck, with gate, and tiny...
22 comments posted 12yrs
posted by cayoung61
22 comments posted 12yrs posted by cayoung61

How to get on a mailing list

I had never heard of "Neighbor to Neighbor" before. While talking to my aunt on the phone, she discovered that I also g...
14 comments posted 12yrs
posted by Kilowatt
14 comments posted 12yrs posted by Kilowatt

You can get them to do it right

I had some work done on my heater and the tech checked the air flow. He found that one of the 2 air return ducts was sm...
13 comments posted 12yrs
posted by billnews2
13 comments posted 12yrs posted by billnews2

Hacked fridge

From Business Insider: http://tinyurl.com/oyevx42 Hackers broke into some home gadgets then sent 3/4 million malicious e...
9 comments posted 12yrs
posted by ""dh0496\"
9 comments posted 12yrs posted by ""dh0496\"