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Transponder car key

Had a big scare today - thought I locked my only remaining car key in the t runk.* Called road service - they said woul...
14 comments posted 12yrs
posted by hypatia08
14 comments posted 12yrs posted by hypatia08

All Tetrrain Hoover Carpet Cleaner

I noticed that the brushes on my carpet cleaner were not operation. When I pulled the brushes off, I noticed, that the...
1 comments posted 12yrs
posted by BigRed
1 comments posted 12yrs posted by BigRed

3-way switches -- old house wiring

I am trying to solve a 3-way switch circuit issue in an old house. The wiring in the house is old, and it is either kno...
32 comments posted 12yrs
posted by TomR
32 comments posted 12yrs posted by TomR

OT Lee Valley article

Saw this in another newsgroup Some of us here buy from Lee Valley. This is a good reason to do so, as they treat employe...
12 comments posted 12yrs
posted by esp
12 comments posted 12yrs posted by esp

OT - vehicle thank you

Might have been on this list. A couple weeks ago, I mentioned my work van didn't start for a hoot. Someone suggested th...
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posted by cayoung61
16 comments posted 12yrs posted by cayoung61

Light bulbs

While I was in Europe I saw these Osram light bulbs. They are much better t han the Chinese garbage sold in the U.S. Th...
19 comments posted 12yrs
posted by recyclebinned
19 comments posted 12yrs posted by recyclebinned

Wire connection torquing ?

The instructor at my last code refresher class talked about properly torquing wiring connections. He said he went throu...
19 comments posted 12yrs
posted by ""dh0496\"
19 comments posted 12yrs posted by ""dh0496\"

oil change

I recently got a new 2014 dodge caravan and it`s now ready for it`s first oil change. I would like to do it myself but d...
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posted by herbwhite59
89 comments posted 12yrs posted by herbwhite59

Home Inspection[s] pros & cons

I may be buying a home in the near future; it would be less than 10 years old. Is it a reasonable thing to do, on a som...
30 comments posted 12yrs
posted by 21blackswan
30 comments posted 12yrs posted by 21blackswan

Which screws to use for 2 x 4 construction?

Went to add a structure to the studs and need to use screws to assemble [no real way to pound nails in and pounding wou...
40 comments posted 12yrs
posted by robert.a.macy
40 comments posted 12yrs posted by robert.a.macy

Walmart Irony

http://imgur.com/2GFzZg5 Swiped from Reddit
1 comments posted 12yrs
posted by Kilowatt
1 comments posted 12yrs posted by Kilowatt