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OT Times Square

Sorry but I just have to brag. I just found out a few minitues ago one of my photos made it to a Times Square billboard...
36 comments posted 12yrs
posted by philo
36 comments posted 12yrs posted by philo

We got heat ...

Got the pipe up today for the WBS and lit me a far ... and it's just swell ! I did a bit of tune-up before I hooked it...
14 comments posted 12yrs
posted by snag_one
14 comments posted 12yrs posted by snag_one

Drive Drunk and kill someone: Do it in Texas

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2013/1212/Rich-kid-gets-probation-for-drunk-driving-deaths.-His-defense-Affluenza.-...
5 comments posted 12yrs
posted by atlas-bugged
5 comments posted 12yrs posted by atlas-bugged

How to test for a neutral line in a switch box?

I have a programmable switch that requires a neutral line to work. The switch boxes in this old house do not have a neu...
36 comments posted 12yrs
posted by JenMurphy
36 comments posted 12yrs posted by JenMurphy

A question on ethics.

My client asked me to pick-out, purchase and install an appliance for him. It turned out that the appliance that I pick...
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posted by recyclebinned
77 comments posted 12yrs posted by recyclebinned

Greenish stain near bathtub drain Q???

One of our full bathrooms has a 30 year old fiberglass tub and surround. About 10 years ago it was commercially refinis...
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posted by r.mariotti
9 comments posted 12yrs posted by r.mariotti

Need CFM for Brundage Fan

My home furnace has a Fan with a sticker from Brundage, Kalamazoo, MI and a type-in (serial/part?) number 26-13391. I h...
16 comments posted 12yrs
posted by vjp2.at
16 comments posted 12yrs posted by vjp2.at

Electric Meter for Black Outs?

I recently hooked my generator into the main box, with a lock-out device of course. If the power goes out, I'll turn of...
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posted by pintiha
29 comments posted 12yrs posted by pintiha

Why does microwave trip breaker?

A friend with a Panasonic microwave, Inverter model, physcially a big one, says it is tripping the circuit breaker afte...
37 comments posted 12yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
37 comments posted 12yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

winter is here in Central Ontario.

-10F this morning in Waterloo Ontario - DAMN THAT"S COLD!!!! Got another inch of snow overnight - so we are up to MABEE...
13 comments posted 12yrs
posted by clare
13 comments posted 12yrs posted by clare

IDT?

Two or three times I've had guys from IDT? or some similar name come to the door wanting to sell me electricity. They a...
9 comments posted 12yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
9 comments posted 12yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Janitrol garage heater

I have a Janitrol Garage heater and have what I believe to be a fan/thermos tat problem. The unit's pilot lights fine,...
1 comments posted 12yrs
posted by flc3rd
1 comments posted 12yrs posted by flc3rd

Most efficient use of heating zones

Hello, My house is heated with natural gas. The 1st floor living area is a pretty open floor plan and there are 3 heati...
2 comments posted 12yrs
posted by furfey
2 comments posted 12yrs posted by furfey