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Carbon Monoxide Detector and Humidifier?

My sister has a stand alone humidifier located against a wall a few inches away from where a carbon monoxide detector i...
11 comments posted 13yrs
posted by jwisniaDUMPTHIS
11 comments posted 13yrs posted by jwisniaDUMPTHIS

Gas Cans

I can't believe the prices for gas-cans on Ebay most of 5-gallon cans are up to$50.00 plus shipping a piece of plastic t...
36 comments posted 13yrs
posted by oldsplicer
36 comments posted 13yrs posted by oldsplicer

Past Wiring Codes

In my early 1950s house, I decided to upgrade the bathroom outlet fixture to a GFCI, 20-amp circuit. When removing the...
28 comments posted 13yrs
posted by hate
28 comments posted 13yrs posted by hate

Magical Border

It seems that the Southern border of the United States is magical. Anytime = anyone who wasn=92t born in the United Stat...
31 comments posted 13yrs
posted by recyclebinned
31 comments posted 13yrs posted by recyclebinned

My new cabinets

Hi, I'm not sure what my purpose is for posting the pictures of my new cabinets constructed by a local carpenter. Perha...
28 comments posted 13yrs
posted by sam.takoy
28 comments posted 13yrs posted by sam.takoy

Furnace problems...

I am hoping someone has some experience troubleshooting furnace problems. My furnace has just started doing the followi...
14 comments posted 13yrs
posted by ned.flanders
14 comments posted 13yrs posted by ned.flanders

Wire Labels That Can Take the Heat?

Anybody know if there are any write-on, or print-on labels for wiring that can take the temperature extremes of an attic...
7 comments posted 13yrs
posted by hate
7 comments posted 13yrs posted by hate

Fire blocking code references

A friend of mine had some rehab work done on a one-story single-family ranch-style home, and the local inspector cited...
9 comments posted 13yrs
posted by RT
9 comments posted 13yrs posted by RT

Honeywell RA832A Hydronic Switching Relay

Hello, Have 2 Honeywell RA832A Hydronic Switching Relays on a forced hot water residential furnace. Two circulators; no...
1 comments posted 13yrs
posted by rgsros
1 comments posted 13yrs posted by rgsros

20 vs. 30 amp plug - transfer switch/generator

About to pickup a 5000ish watt generator, but I am very confused on what tr= ansfer switch to get. I know I have to get...
16 comments posted 13yrs
posted by timnels
16 comments posted 13yrs posted by timnels

Truth in advertising?

http://hooniverse.com/2012/09/24/truth-in-advertising-hazard-fraught-tools/
2 comments posted 13yrs
posted by jonhenri
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by jonhenri

need advice on a portable generator

Hi All, With winter coming and the storm back east, I have been thinking of a portable generator to run my refrigerator...
16 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Todd
16 comments posted 13yrs posted by Todd

Used car prices: UP

"The estimated 250,000 cars flooded by Superstorm Sandy on the East Coast will drive up used-car prices, even as far aw...
57 comments posted 13yrs
posted by heybub
57 comments posted 13yrs posted by heybub