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Water Line to Frigidaire...

Fridge is about six years old, and new to us (came with the home purchase). There is plastic line on a self-piercing co...
4 comments posted 13yrs
posted by norminn
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by norminn

OT: The New England snow storm....

...just might be the answer to their prayer to get people with guns off their streets. It'll work for a few days anyway.
22 comments posted 13yrs
posted by RedAlt5
22 comments posted 13yrs posted by RedAlt5

Semi OT: Plastic bag bans kill people

"In a 2011 study, four researchers examined reusable bags in California and Arizona and found that 51 percent of them c...
3 comments posted 13yrs
posted by heybub
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by heybub

OT.New comet

The brightest comet in our lifetimes may be approaching the sun this year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment...
3 comments posted 13yrs
posted by harry130747
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by harry130747

Need temporary fix for ceiling rain leak

I live in an apartment, and the living room ceiling near the deck has a rain leak: During the biggest rainstorms, some...
70 comments posted 13yrs
posted by sdlitvin
70 comments posted 13yrs posted by sdlitvin

Top 10 Home safety hazards

According to "This Old House": http://magazine.foxnews.com/at-home/discover-your-homes-top-10-danger-zones?intcmp=HPBuck...
6 comments posted 13yrs
posted by heybub
6 comments posted 13yrs posted by heybub

Flipping the Bird to the Judge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lLA7dQ-uxR0 Thank you sir. May I have another? -- Stephanie: Wha...
11 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Kilowatt
11 comments posted 13yrs posted by Kilowatt

Cottonwood

Is cottonwood a decent firewood? A friend is removing a tree, and it is free. The tree is pretty big, as I hear. I can...
17 comments posted 13yrs
posted by steveb
17 comments posted 13yrs posted by steveb

Welder advice

What kind of inexpensive (relatively) welding device do I need? I have steel burglar-bar doors onto which I want to tac...
17 comments posted 13yrs
posted by heybub
17 comments posted 13yrs posted by heybub

dishwasher hammering

Why would a dishwasher make a hammering sound when filling? It severely shakes the copper fill pipe. Thx
9 comments posted 13yrs
posted by dumbstruc
9 comments posted 13yrs posted by dumbstruc

Home inspection

All - Looking for some advice. I'm currently under contract on a foreclosed prop= erty. The property has been winterize...
16 comments posted 13yrs
posted by ajacobs328
16 comments posted 13yrs posted by ajacobs328

Patio - Another Idea to Toss Out There

I have decided against staining my concrete patio. I have been researching a product called, "Moisture Shield" that loo...
2 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Katenospam
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by Katenospam

Gas Clothes Dryer

I have a fairly new but very lightly used front loader Whirlpool Duet that has always served me well, but has gradually...
25 comments posted 13yrs
posted by malcomreynolds
25 comments posted 13yrs posted by malcomreynolds