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Replace Halogen Bulbs With LEDs?

Hi, Our electrician recommended we replace the 85 50W halogen spotlights in our ceilings with LEDs. We live in Costa Ri...
88 comments posted 12yrs
posted by garyjbrown123
88 comments posted 12yrs posted by garyjbrown123

Cracked weatherstrip around garage door frame

Hi, the white weatherstrip that runs around the frame of my garage door is cracked due to aging. How do I replace them?...
3 comments posted 12yrs
posted by dchou4u
3 comments posted 12yrs posted by dchou4u

Off the shelf water inlet valve adapter

Kenmore side by side refer/freezer has a water dispenser leak. Google tells me that it is probably a bad water inlet va...
3 comments posted 12yrs
posted by perilmung
3 comments posted 12yrs posted by perilmung

OT: Push v. pull commuter trains

After this weekend's NY train crash I started wondering if commuter trains that are being pushed by an engine are more...
38 comments posted 12yrs
posted by robert_green1963
38 comments posted 12yrs posted by robert_green1963

The Perfect Gift

The perfect gift: A Tool Box Most everyone has a screwdriver or two laying around the house, but not everyone has a min...
1 comments posted 12yrs
posted by fmmck
1 comments posted 12yrs posted by fmmck

Cabinet doors sticking

I am trying to get some cabinet doors trimmed to stop them from sticking when they are closed. When I trim for a door,...
4 comments posted 12yrs
posted by andrewkennedy775
4 comments posted 12yrs posted by andrewkennedy775

Thermocople or gas valve problem

I just installed a new thermostat and my furnace is blowing cold air. My pilot light is on but it still not heating up....
14 comments posted 12yrs
posted by jullianbrowne1992
14 comments posted 12yrs posted by jullianbrowne1992

Home networking

I thought of installing a wifi system in my house. My tablet computer cannot access the internet without it and the str...
16 comments posted 12yrs
posted by wer
16 comments posted 12yrs posted by wer

I invented a 2-phase DC battery pack

Here's what my genius mind came up with. First I obtained a standard D-cell battery pack that holds 2 batteries in seri...
99 comments posted 12yrs
posted by emma.genius
99 comments posted 12yrs posted by emma.genius

Cracked Heat Exchanger

This is about a Bryant gas-fired downflow forced-air furnace, about 20 years old. It sits atop the A/C evaporator box....
27 comments posted 12yrs
posted by bigxgiantxhead
27 comments posted 12yrs posted by bigxgiantxhead

Local news, tools to carry in car

I suppose this was on the local TV news, or some place like that. When the weather started having snow west of here, th...
45 comments posted 12yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
45 comments posted 12yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

OT: Cloud storage providers

Folks, I'm researching cloud storage providers, and asking all my NGs if people have real-time experience with and/or o...
32 comments posted 12yrs
posted by hypatia08
32 comments posted 12yrs posted by hypatia08

stapling romex

Why is it that you cannot staple romex to the underside or bottom of attic rafters? I can see if it is the ceiling joist...
16 comments posted 12yrs
posted by a2rjh
16 comments posted 12yrs posted by a2rjh