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Snowblower Problem ?

Hi, My son has a 6 yr old typical Ariens 2-stage snowblower. He doesn't live in my area, but I am hoping to help him ou...
12 comments posted 13yrs
posted by rgsros
12 comments posted 13yrs posted by rgsros

Sanding and refinishing 65 year old wood floor

I want to restore our wood floor that's been covered by carpeting for 60 ye= ars. I think it's red oak. Some of the woo...
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posted by shareyourknowledge
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by shareyourknowledge

Wood Pellet Stove Firebox Heat Treating

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_treating An interesting read regarding the topic being discussed. And, it is very app...
3 comments posted 13yrs
posted by steveb
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by steveb

Telephone Wiring Mystery

I bought a new, modular, twin-telephone-jack outlet box cover, and bridged the two jacks to be in parallel. I added wir...
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posted by hate
67 comments posted 13yrs posted by hate

Outdoor pendant light question

The prior owners of my house put a double floodlight on the wall alongside my deck for lighting. I was looking at lamps...
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posted by donwiss
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by donwiss

Work boots

Been buying Danner hiking boots for work. Obviously I do a lot of walking, especially on pavement. Was disappointed wit...
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posted by here
13 comments posted 13yrs posted by here

Do Not Purchase Eset NOD32 Antivirus Software

I had purchased this software, and I found it to be useable, but quite uneq= ual to many of the other antivirus program...
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posted by thewoofer
16 comments posted 13yrs posted by thewoofer

Programmable Thermostat

The temperature in my home is always either too hot or too cold so I suspect the programmable thermostat is not set cor...
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posted by gcotterl
27 comments posted 13yrs posted by gcotterl

Buying Garage Door Opener

I'm replacing my 2 car garage door opener. The one that's in there is a Stanley (not longer makes garage door openers)...
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posted by jthread
24 comments posted 13yrs posted by jthread

Should the U.S. pull out of Chicago ?

Body count: In the last six months 292 killed (murdered) in Chicago. (221 killed in Iraq) AND Chicago has one of the st...
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posted by hairy
143 comments posted 13yrs posted by hairy

New help for home maintenance

http://www.kurzweilai.net/http://www.roboy.org/ "Researchers at the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in Zurich have a...
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posted by news4
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by news4

Termite inspectors and plumbing leaks

The termite inspector reports a pipe leak under a house. The owner of the house calls me to check it out. I crawl under...
13 comments posted 13yrs
posted by recyclebinned
13 comments posted 13yrs posted by recyclebinned

Silicone grease on diaphragm washer

I think I read somewhere that applying a small amount of silicone grease to the rubber diaphragm washer in a toilet cis...
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posted by M.Joshi.b226148
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by M.Joshi.b226148

Snow, anyone else get it, too?

Thursday Dec 27, 2012 Last night, about two inches snow on myside step, when I went to bed. This morning, opened the do...
24 comments posted 13yrs
posted by cayoung61***spamblock
24 comments posted 13yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock