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Oil Furnace Repair

I just got an email from my wife. The repair guy from our oil company came out to do our annual tune-up on the furnace...
4 comments posted 13yrs
posted by pintiha
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by pintiha

Shrinking a carpet?

The carpeting in my house was installed during the winter, and they apparently didn't bother heating the area and letti...
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posted by dontbother
20 comments posted 13yrs posted by dontbother

Tip of the day, August 14, 2013

Tired of mashing your fingers with a hammer, starting nails? Hold the nail in needle nose pliers, they don't yell "OUCH"...
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posted by cayoung61
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by cayoung61

OT: Fences send the wrong message.....

There have been quite a few mysterious findings in the yard this spring and summer...exploratory excavations, strange s...
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posted by norminn
1 comments posted 13yrs posted by norminn

The best end cut preservative available

In an unrelated thread, one of the regulars in this forum was telling me that he had some wood preservative that was no...
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posted by nestork.c50e46c
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by nestork.c50e46c

Combating new kitchen smells?

OK - here's one for you all: We just had our kitchen remodeled and except for the tile floor everything was new and top...
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posted by r.mariotti
23 comments posted 13yrs posted by r.mariotti

Generator Maintenance, Service Questions

An elderly friend of my family is moving from Florida back to the Midwest. Her husband passed away a few years ago and...
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posted by moe
13 comments posted 13yrs posted by moe

Tip of the day, August 13, 2013

A syringe full of grease helps when assembling things, using screws or bolts. A tiny bit of grease on the threads helps...
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posted by cayoung61
13 comments posted 13yrs posted by cayoung61

craftsman push mower

i have a craftsman eager 1 push mower where does the grass come out of if I dont have the bagger on it the grass gets c...
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posted by cynthia
7 comments posted 13yrs posted by cynthia

Sparks inside the cover of push mower

I have a push mower that runs just fine. I was mowing after dark tonite and noticed there are sparks inside the cover,...
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posted by mancave
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by mancave

Propane grill

I have a Brinkman propane grill. The gas control knobs aren't letting gas through, thus it can't be lit. Do I need to c...
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posted by andrew_kennedy7
11 comments posted 13yrs posted by andrew_kennedy7

OT: Radiator fan hydraulic clutches

Here's the situation. Have a BMW X5 where the electric auxiliary radiator fan is kaput. These are a real piece of work....
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posted by trader4
8 comments posted 13yrs posted by trader4

OT No dates on conflicting webpages.

OT: I've complained before about the lack of a date on more than half, maybe more than 3/4s, of all webpages, and here'...
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posted by NONONOmisc07
18 comments posted 13yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

concealing outdoor air conditioner pipes

I'm installing a mini-split air conditioner system in several rooms of my h ouse. The wire/pipe bundles need to run on...
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posted by millinghill
6 comments posted 13yrs posted by millinghill