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Yuma AZ handyman?

Can anyone possibly recommend a handyman in Yuma AZ? I have had several good ones in the past but they all retired or m...
6 comments posted 13yrs
posted by invalid
6 comments posted 13yrs posted by invalid

Smooth finish with grout

I have some Polyblend sanded grout. I would like to fill a small hole in the tile with it. Is there a way to get a smoot...
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posted by andrew_kennedy7
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by andrew_kennedy7

Gas engine exhaust extensions and back pressure

Awl -- Recently, in asking about pipe diam/length and pressure drops for natural gas, I was surprised at how significan...
3 comments posted 13yrs
posted by fitcat
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by fitcat

Nat gas pressure drop vs. pipe length

OK, took delivery of a 15,000 W tri-fuel generator, with a Honda GX690 motor, 690 cc, about 22 hp. Couldn't get it to r...
147 comments posted 13yrs
posted by fitcat
147 comments posted 13yrs posted by fitcat

Bathroom vainity faucet

Need to replace my bathroom faucet...i am not looking for anything too expe= nsive..but am wondering what type of finis...
7 comments posted 13yrs
posted by korevette
7 comments posted 13yrs posted by korevette

OT - Who puts nickels on their gun barrels?

I was just talking to a co-worker, who happens to be a hunter, so she knows a bit about guns. She said that when she wa...
24 comments posted 13yrs
posted by teamarrows
24 comments posted 13yrs posted by teamarrows

water line freeze damage

I live in far SW AZ where it rarely goes below 35 F or so. Rarely once or twice in a winter it gets down to 28 or 30 F....
15 comments posted 13yrs
posted by invalid
15 comments posted 13yrs posted by invalid

Heating Gasoline in a Microwave

As unbelievable as it sounds, some program I saw on tv, showed a guy put a gasoline can in a microwave, and turn the MW...
30 comments posted 13yrs
posted by homeowner
30 comments posted 13yrs posted by homeowner

What do you call it

Someone else's post made me think of this of which I completely forgot about. When I was a kid living on Long Island, m...
15 comments posted 13yrs
posted by doug
15 comments posted 13yrs posted by doug

Whatchamacallit

You mount it on the top of a door, vertical, pin pointing up, chain hanging down. It has a chain hanging down with a ri...
5 comments posted 13yrs
posted by steveb
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by steveb

Ceiling fan

My Hampton Bay ceiling fan and light-kit no longer turn on when I pull the pull-chains. (The circuit-breaker did not tr...
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posted by gcotterl
8 comments posted 13yrs posted by gcotterl

How to cut into existing sprinkler pipe

I am extending my sprinkler system. I can do it by tapping into an existing underground circuit of 3/4" PVC pipe. All I...
23 comments posted 13yrs
posted by sample
23 comments posted 13yrs posted by sample