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old boiler question

I purchased a house built in 1951 about 7 years ago......It still has original boiler which is still working well. The...
14 comments posted 13yrs
posted by gaffer
14 comments posted 13yrs posted by gaffer

A real craftsman makes his own tools!

Time again to reverse the direction of the ceiling fan in the bedroom. Twice a year, just like Daylight Savings Time. P...
10 comments posted 13yrs
posted by heybub
10 comments posted 13yrs posted by heybub

An idiot and his table saw...

This guy purposely caused kickback on his table saw to prove a point. Make sure you watch what happens at 4:20 into the...
150 comments posted 13yrs
posted by teamarrows
150 comments posted 13yrs posted by teamarrows

Main Water Supply Line freeze protection

I own a property (a house) that is vacant and mostly gutted at this point, and it is essentially a shell on the upper f...
24 comments posted 13yrs
posted by TomR
24 comments posted 13yrs posted by TomR

Grease, wax or ?

I've been making some French screen doors. Each inactive door will have two flush (recessed) bolts in the door edge, on...
1 comments posted 13yrs
posted by dadiOH
1 comments posted 13yrs posted by dadiOH

OT, USS Enterprise Retired

USS Enterprise has been retired after 51 years of active service. A long career for an amazing boat. ^_^ TDD
22 comments posted 13yrs
posted by the-daring-dufas
22 comments posted 13yrs posted by the-daring-dufas

Looking for thermostat to operate at near 32F - 0C

Looking for a thermostat to control a small heater in a cold room I have electricity and nothing else So the heater wil...
61 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Attila.Iskander
61 comments posted 13yrs posted by Attila.Iskander

Dual Flush conversion kit

Hi, Just a curious question Does it work pretty good or is wasted time. Any one installed one and using it? Comments/sug...
4 comments posted 13yrs
posted by dragon40
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by dragon40

Electrical outlet testing

Is there a way to test a single gang outlet not connected to a circuit? I had an issue with power loss from two outlets...
18 comments posted 13yrs
posted by MB
18 comments posted 13yrs posted by MB

toilet flapper for a residence

I've replaced flappers before in toilets but I remember once when I was inside a hardware store they showed several dif...
2 comments posted 13yrs
posted by doug
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by doug

Twisted extension cord

My brother uses a 100 foot long, 12 gage, extension cord with his electric lawn mower. The cord always becomes VERY twi...
58 comments posted 13yrs
posted by neutrino1
58 comments posted 13yrs posted by neutrino1