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Leaking sprinkler line

4-zone residential system with timer-controlled valves. Just noticed water spurting up alongside the "supply side" of t...
0 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Nobody
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by Nobody

where is my drywell?

We have an older house (c 1920?). The cellar drain (only) goes to a drywell, which has gotten quite slow lately. The dr...
23 comments posted 13yrs
posted by gbeccles
23 comments posted 13yrs posted by gbeccles

outdoor furniture

I have serveral wooden picnic tables and benches that stay outside all year. Now it`s time to treat them with somekind...
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posted by herbwhite59
7 comments posted 13yrs posted by herbwhite59

Advantages of the metric system

I needed to rip some Trex decking into narrow strips to replace the wooden slats in a "park" bench we have on our front...
83 comments posted 13yrs
posted by hrhofmann
83 comments posted 13yrs posted by hrhofmann

Best sources of fireplace mantles and fronts?

I've got a fireplace front want to cover up in masterbedroom with something to match the Tuscan decor. Want something w...
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posted by robert.a.macy
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by robert.a.macy

Boiler Leaks Only After No Heat

Hi. I hope someone can give me a clue what might be going on. I have a new Burnham ES25 gas hot water boiler with indir...
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posted by fivetownsresident
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by fivetownsresident

Apple Cider making

It's the first time I am making cider, I have juiced my apples and added the yeast. The first couple of nights the airl...
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posted by jamesjaspersimmons
6 comments posted 13yrs posted by jamesjaspersimmons

Why is there a Title for a Trailer House?

A local Trailer Park is being shut down. The city wants to develop that land, although I heard it's more because there...
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posted by Farmer588
43 comments posted 13yrs posted by Farmer588

OT Has anyone had a blow-out at 65 MPH

OT Has anyone had a blow-out at 65 MPH? I've had one, in about 1972. I'd driven from NYC to Columbus Ohio to visit a fr...
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posted by NONONOmisc07
31 comments posted 13yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

WD-40 for everything?

I just saw a Readers Digest article recommending WD-40 for FIFTY (50) uses. http://www.rd.com/slideshows/13-amazing-use...
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posted by hypatia08
12 comments posted 13yrs posted by hypatia08

OT, Tom Clancy, RIP

I just heard on the news that Tom Clancy has passed away in then hospital. I enjoyed his work and movies based on his bo...
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posted by the-daring-dufas
8 comments posted 13yrs posted by the-daring-dufas

What happens when an electrical motor dies?

If I set up an exhaust fan in the crawlspace that runs non stop, eventually the motor would wear out and fail. Would it...
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posted by nospam
16 comments posted 13yrs posted by nospam

Neighbors fence on my property.

My back neighbor's fence is on my property anywhere from 1 inch up to 6 inc hes in places. We have known about this sin...
70 comments posted 13yrs
posted by cbmhoppy
70 comments posted 13yrs posted by cbmhoppy