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Stuff you Want/Don't Want but Don't Much Need.

I've got what I need. At least until I need something I don't have. Had a couple snowblowers, and when they broke I tos...
11 comments posted 13yrs
posted by thismailautodeleted
11 comments posted 13yrs posted by thismailautodeleted

Salus programmable room thermostat

I've just had a new Vaillant EcoTec 831 boiler fitted with a Salus St620 Programmable Thermostat. Read the instructions...
4 comments posted 13yrs
posted by diydave123.af199c9
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by diydave123.af199c9

Acrylic Kitchen Splashbacks

Do people really think Acrylic Splashblacks look good in the kitchen and do they really think they are pratical? Thought...
2 comments posted 13yrs
posted by henrycollymore.af14569
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by henrycollymore.af14569

Indiana house exdplosion update

http://news.msn.com/us/ind-home-explosion-now-homicide-investigationINDIANAPOLIS ? Authorities launched a homicide inve...
68 comments posted 13yrs
posted by esp
68 comments posted 13yrs posted by esp

Oven bulb lube

After changing oven light bulb, the threads seemed gritty and rough. Hard to turn the bulb. What's a lube that withstan...
24 comments posted 13yrs
posted by cayoung61***spamblock
24 comments posted 13yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

Lawnmower Battery Question

I have a Murray electric start lawnmower. I know that I am supposed to unplug the cable during the winter months. Is it...
9 comments posted 13yrs
posted by katenospam
9 comments posted 13yrs posted by katenospam

how to replace a oil tank gauge

my oil tank have a gauge and its broken, can any one help me how to replace it
6 comments posted 13yrs
posted by judy212
6 comments posted 13yrs posted by judy212

OT - Speaker Wire, Crackling Speakers

A few weeks ago I picked up a surround sound system on Craigslist. It came with some pretty thin speaker wire, (24 gaug...
20 comments posted 13yrs
posted by teamarrows
20 comments posted 13yrs posted by teamarrows

Flickering Lights

I've got a flickering light problem to track down. The circuit has a few living room outlets on it with 2 incandescent...
22 comments posted 13yrs
posted by teamarrows
22 comments posted 13yrs posted by teamarrows

CFL vs shop FL tube light

I had to replace the burned out FL long straight tube in my shop light, and noticed the marking indicated "40 watt". I...
14 comments posted 13yrs
posted by pschuman_no5pam_m3
14 comments posted 13yrs posted by pschuman_no5pam_m3

upgrade 3-wire thermostat?

The cable connecting the furnace and thermostat has 3 wires. The thermostat is a honeywell battery powered unit and can...
3 comments posted 13yrs
posted by nospam
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by nospam

Mantis Tiller Adjustment

We had a Mantis garden tiller which worked well for a number of years but i= t finally wore out this spring, when we bo...
2 comments posted 13yrs
posted by pintiha
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by pintiha

(OT) Welcome back the Newspaper boy

Back in the late 90's it appeared that the daily newspaper was a dying thing. People could go online and read the news...
26 comments posted 13yrs
posted by homeowner
26 comments posted 13yrs posted by homeowner

Is that a voltage mismatch

Hi, I have a rechargeable vacuum cleaner from which I lost the power adapter a = long time ago. Now I found one (I thin...
16 comments posted 13yrs
posted by sam.takoy
16 comments posted 13yrs posted by sam.takoy