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'Lectrics question

I know there was discussion recently about stapling wires on rafters , but what about on floor joists ? My new place ha...
6 comments posted 12yrs
posted by snag_one
6 comments posted 12yrs posted by snag_one

Additive for outside oil tank

I live in a home with oil heat and an outdoor oil tank. I have periodic problems with the oil line freezing and/or jell...
7 comments posted 12yrs
posted by kc1ih
7 comments posted 12yrs posted by kc1ih

Gear reduction motor oil

When I just finished my trommel, I had a gear reduction motor that I used. Apparently, it had never been used, as there...
25 comments posted 12yrs
posted by snuffy
25 comments posted 12yrs posted by snuffy

Carrier Furnace Question

The inducer motor assembly vibrates/rattles when it shuts-down. The unit is 18 yrs old...The inducer motor runs smoothl...
4 comments posted 12yrs
posted by pheeh.zero
4 comments posted 12yrs posted by pheeh.zero

Neew Years Resolutions 2014

Use spell chekker Lose 10 pounds Clean house, throw otu clutter More time studying scriptures Save money and reduce deb...
44 comments posted 12yrs
posted by cayoung61
44 comments posted 12yrs posted by cayoung61

Admiral refrigerator lesson

Got a call to fix Admiral side by side, maybe twenty or thirty years old. Not defrosting. The fellow had the heater and...
9 comments posted 12yrs
posted by cayoung61
9 comments posted 12yrs posted by cayoung61

Basement Window Replacement

We have four very old basement windows which are slowly falling apart. I st apled plastic sheeting over them to keep th...
19 comments posted 12yrs
posted by pintiha
19 comments posted 12yrs posted by pintiha

OT: Car windshield cleaning Q?

There are so many DIY'ers here that I thought this would be the best place to ask this car Q? On one of my vehicles (12...
26 comments posted 12yrs
posted by r.mariotti
26 comments posted 12yrs posted by r.mariotti

Dead door chimes

My GE umpteen-year-old wireless door chimes have been erratic recently and finally died. Yesterday they would only soun...
9 comments posted 12yrs
posted by invalid
9 comments posted 12yrs posted by invalid

inglis direct drive washer grinds and doesn t spin

**i have an inglis heavy duty super capacity washer ...it has started a grinding sound , it doesn t spin as it is suppo...
0 comments posted 12yrs
posted by bonfieldross
0 comments posted 12yrs posted by bonfieldross

Safety

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1492199_748552478505457_22757588_o.jpg Photo of the socket set I...
4 comments posted 12yrs
posted by philo
4 comments posted 12yrs posted by philo

Microwave Oven Magnetron Test

I have a non-heating microwave oven that I just opened up. I tested the HV diode and it seems to be acting as a good di...
17 comments posted 12yrs
posted by ghuang
17 comments posted 12yrs posted by ghuang

termite bait/repellent?

Hi All, My sister in Southern California thinks she may have terminates. She can't afford an exterminator and her healt...
7 comments posted 12yrs
posted by Todd
7 comments posted 12yrs posted by Todd

OT - Full Size Spare - Or Is It?

I rented a car this weekend. The tire pressure indicator came on. At my next stop I checked the tires and it turned out...
76 comments posted 12yrs
posted by teamarrows
76 comments posted 12yrs posted by teamarrows

Do any of these printers work with Windows 2000?

Do any of these printers work with Windows 2000? Specs for each say XP and later. Canon MG2220 Canon MG3520 HP 2512 Than...
7 comments posted 12yrs
posted by guvbob2003
7 comments posted 12yrs posted by guvbob2003