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Great Stuff foam tips

Lesson learned slow. Do not buy Great Stuff foam in advance. Goes bad, and throw it out when it doesn't work. Just put...
6 comments posted 13yrs
posted by cayoung61
6 comments posted 13yrs posted by cayoung61

Self Healing plastic.

http://on.aol.com/video/worlds-first-self-fixing-plastic-rebuilds-itself-517937180?hp=1&playlist=127161&icid=maing-grid7...
0 comments posted 13yrs
posted by willshak
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by willshak

Buying and installing a new gas water heater

My old 40 gallon storage gas water heater has a slow leak, so I am looking for a new 40-50 unit which I plan to install...
29 comments posted 13yrs
posted by NOSPAM
29 comments posted 13yrs posted by NOSPAM

OT Happy Constitution Day

"Constitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution by thirty-nine brave men on September...
7 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Oren
7 comments posted 13yrs posted by Oren

Underground lawn sprinkler problem - surging

My system has five zones. When I turned the system on today, the first zone worked okay for maybe 30-60 seconds, then a...
1 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Rebel1
1 comments posted 13yrs posted by Rebel1

Surge Protective Receptacles

Folks here helped me in another thread about whole house surge protection in the electrical breaker panel. The other da...
4 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Oren
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by Oren

How to seal a mouth guard?

This is an odd request, but this forum has come up with amazing solutions to odd requests so many times... I have fairl...
31 comments posted 13yrs
posted by JenMurphy
31 comments posted 13yrs posted by JenMurphy

soil under driveway eroded away

The soil under my concrete driveway has eroded away at one portion. The driveway is now forming a concrete bridge over...
18 comments posted 13yrs
posted by jeli2657
18 comments posted 13yrs posted by jeli2657

Craftsman wrench quality

Is Craftsman worth a damn, anymore? Do they still have the instant replacement guarantee on their hand wrenches? I'm ne...
42 comments posted 13yrs
posted by notbob
42 comments posted 13yrs posted by notbob

OT - Washington, DC

No, this post is not going to be about the shootings there. But, when I was listening to the news I decided to sit down...
20 comments posted 13yrs
posted by nestork.c7d54f8
20 comments posted 13yrs posted by nestork.c7d54f8

Why did we need to trim T1-11 to get it to fit?

I was helping a neighbor hang some T1-11 this weekend and we ran into an issue I didn't expect. It's been a long time s...
3 comments posted 13yrs
posted by teamarrows
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by teamarrows

Light fixture wattage limit Halgen vs Incandescent

Hi, I am a little confused. If someone with electrical experience can answer, I would appreciate it. I have a ceiling l...
17 comments posted 13yrs
posted by naomi.cezana
17 comments posted 13yrs posted by naomi.cezana