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LED under cabinet light

For the past 47 years we've had a fluorescent light on in the kitchen 24 hours a day. It has always been an 18" T-8 lig...
18 comments posted 13yrs
posted by esp
18 comments posted 13yrs posted by esp

KitchenAid KUDS01DJ

The top row of buttons, used to select options, do not come on. Nor does it seem to make a difference when I press them...
15 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Erik
15 comments posted 13yrs posted by Erik

Wood stove "huffing"

We were at the cabin recently. The stove seemed not to be working right. Every once in a while, it would make a huffing...
2 comments posted 13yrs
posted by StevexxxBulicz
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by StevexxxBulicz

Cover indoor side of room A/C to prevent mold?

Last winter, a lot of mold grew inside my room air conditioner, even though the outside of it was covered for the winte...
6 comments posted 13yrs
posted by sdlitvin
6 comments posted 13yrs posted by sdlitvin

OT for home repair -- armor all on tires

Today, (Friday Oct 18, 2003) a friend told me that Armor All is bad for car tires, breaks down the rubber. I did some i...
45 comments posted 13yrs
posted by cayoung61
45 comments posted 13yrs posted by cayoung61

Bathroom floors

My bathrooms are back to back, and the floors are in serious need of repair. They're "sagging," and one day I expect to...
14 comments posted 13yrs
posted by sme617x
14 comments posted 13yrs posted by sme617x

Melnor "fire hose" nozzle review

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Melnor-Ergo-Fire-Nozzle/24063004 I bought one, today. It has the "kewl" factor of being big,...
2 comments posted 13yrs
posted by cayoung61
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by cayoung61

isolating furnace intake

As part of duct sealing process, I need to improve the air intake port show in the photo so that it doesn't suck air fr...
10 comments posted 13yrs
posted by nospam
10 comments posted 13yrs posted by nospam

Bondo to fill in spots on concrete porch

I am (STILL!!) working on repainting my concrete porch (approx 10x10 + 2 steps). Scraping off decades of paint is a bit...
26 comments posted 13yrs
posted by hypatia08
26 comments posted 13yrs posted by hypatia08

Glue loose paper back to particle board

I have a bathroom vanity that got seriously wet and the exterior wood look contact paper came loose from the vertical p...
3 comments posted 13yrs
posted by ameyer2
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by ameyer2

Dryer vent piping

I have an electric dryer that vents through the crawl space to an outside o pening. The run is about 12-15 feet. It use...
7 comments posted 13yrs
posted by stryped1
7 comments posted 13yrs posted by stryped1

Expansion tank with no pressure regulator?

I looked at a friends basement water lines recently and noticed that he did n't have a water pressure regulator but he...
8 comments posted 13yrs
posted by galt_57
8 comments posted 13yrs posted by galt_57

Water heater

Are Rheem products a wholesale item? Had a Rheem WH years ago, it lasted about 13 years. Have been buying (gas) Bradfor...
8 comments posted 13yrs
posted by invalid
8 comments posted 13yrs posted by invalid

GE Microwave: No Lights, No Nothing?

This one: http://tinyurl.com/kr4vhej Less than 3 years old. Slow learner that I am (and needing a particular dimension)...
6 comments posted 13yrs
posted by x
6 comments posted 13yrs posted by x