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Fertilizer

I'm ticked. The neighbors hire out their yard work to a bunch from south of the border. Today, was out in the hot tub,...
50 comments posted 14yrs
posted by rd
50 comments posted 14yrs posted by rd

whole house surge protectors

This is after reading and talking to others, I'm thinking about this. I'm not very educated on electricity so I wonder...
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posted by doug
61 comments posted 14yrs posted by doug

electric clothes dryer

I had a service guy tell me that sometimes electr. boards fail inside the dryer due to electrical spikes. I wondered if...
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posted by doug
39 comments posted 14yrs posted by doug

Fixing stripped plastic electrical boxes

Many of us have had to deal with plastic electrical boxes with stripped or broken device mounting holes. Sometimes peop...
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posted by pffranklin
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by pffranklin

Phone update

I bought one of these: http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/devices/att/fusion-blue-prepaid.htmlIt turns out that it is mor...
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posted by Kilowatt
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by Kilowatt

Biggest On The Job Screwup EVER

'Drunken' Broker Sent Oil to 8-Month High in 2009 http://www.cnbc.com/id/49197769 On June 30, 2009, oil mysteriously ju...
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posted by who
25 comments posted 14yrs posted by who

Generators, Again?!

In another thread some folks wondered about using their vehicle to supply power to their homes in times of disaster or...
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posted by the-daring-dufas
44 comments posted 14yrs posted by the-daring-dufas

Appliance repair?

Are appliance repair questions acceptable here?
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posted by MiniMouse
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by MiniMouse

painting conduit

Can you spray paint conduit and not fail inspections?
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posted by cal
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by cal

Recycling

Hi guys, I'm currently on a project, one that involves recycling pallets and turning them into fence. I think it's all...
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posted by ownerbuilder2012.ab2fa88
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by ownerbuilder2012.ab2fa88

You seen one bag of mortar, seen'em all??

Looking to patch up my stone walls, between stones. Was at HD today, must be a half-dozen or more types of mortar -- or...
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posted by fitcat
10 comments posted 14yrs posted by fitcat

High Efficiency Furnace

An out-of-town friend has a two-story condo with an old gas, forced-air fur= nace in a pantry off the kitchen. She want...
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posted by pintiha
58 comments posted 14yrs posted by pintiha

Just HOW does one clean a paint brush?

This is crazy! In our home we moved into there was left over 2.5 gal of Dunne Edwards Exterior/Interior flat the constr...
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posted by robert.a.macy
42 comments posted 14yrs posted by robert.a.macy

Battery devices, carry spare batteries

When using a battery powered device, it's important to have a set of replacement batteries at hand. My digicam and mini...
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posted by cayoung61***spamblock
10 comments posted 14yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock