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AC Cord Female Connector with Strong Grip?

I'm getting fed up with my various outdoor AC cords constantly falling off various outdoor power tools - lawn mower, bl...
12 comments posted 13yrs
posted by art.shapiro
12 comments posted 13yrs posted by art.shapiro

Another Space Heater Question - Oil Filled

Picture an oil filled space heater no thermostat switched to the 15KW setting. Picture it in a closed room with no ther...
31 comments posted 13yrs
posted by teamarrows
31 comments posted 13yrs posted by teamarrows

Weird noise in pipes. Any suggestions?

I hear a strange noise in my walls when I shut off running water from a fau= cet. Doesn't matter if hot or cold water....
20 comments posted 13yrs
posted by jacopoxy
20 comments posted 13yrs posted by jacopoxy

What is this?

http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2012/11/26/a-stone-in-rockland/
7 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Kilowatt
7 comments posted 13yrs posted by Kilowatt

Furnace Plumbing Question

Hello, Have a forced hot water heating system. Typical 2 story Colonial house. Have a valve that I have to replace in t...
3 comments posted 13yrs
posted by rgsros
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by rgsros

Walmart is your Friend

I keep seeing posts on this newsgroup cutting down Walmart. To those posting these messages, KNOCK IT OFF! Walmart is y...
27 comments posted 13yrs
posted by BargainShopper
27 comments posted 13yrs posted by BargainShopper

Somewhere it's Black Tuesday

You dont think the stores are done yet, do you? We had Black Friday, begun on Thursday, and continued into Saturday or...
1 comments posted 13yrs
posted by homeowner
1 comments posted 13yrs posted by homeowner

OT - Special website for homeguy

Time to go shopping http://www.americansworking.com/ I don't have any affiliation with this site/s. Somebody in a Knitti...
1 comments posted 13yrs
posted by news4
1 comments posted 13yrs posted by news4

Break away electrical cord?

I need to replace the power plug on my ten year old vacuum because the cable jacket has pulled out of the plug, leaving...
6 comments posted 13yrs
posted by nospam
6 comments posted 13yrs posted by nospam

On space heaters

I read an article recently claiming that space heaters in the bedroom didn't really save money in that the cost of elec...
31 comments posted 13yrs
posted by heybub
31 comments posted 13yrs posted by heybub

Liftmaster Problems

Have had it for almost 4 years but recently operation is erratic. No problems with the button in the garage but using t...
12 comments posted 13yrs
posted by atlas-bugged
12 comments posted 13yrs posted by atlas-bugged

If torsion spring breaks on metal garage door

Hypothetically, on a metal garage door, if the torsion spring breaks, can you disengage the garage door from the garage...
36 comments posted 13yrs
posted by doug
36 comments posted 13yrs posted by doug