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Women attack pole transformer and kill it
I dont believe this is a Memorial Day tradition, but a small rural town had a big dinner cooking for the whole town. For a reasonable price, you could get a complete meal with all the fixings an...
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Weirdness from my lawn mower
Year old walk behind self-propelled. Sometimes it won't start, other times it starts and runs for about 10-15 minutes and stops. Even if starts, when I turn it off to get drink of water or other...
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Measuring For New Countertop
I am going to look at new counter tops soon -- and a local store has a sale. They say give a price per square foot....how do you measure kitchen counters? I would like an idea about how much we are...
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Building a lean-to
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 | You would mitre cut and fit the wall plate as needed provide a wall plate along the entire wall of the required type for the size/weight of the roofing system you are planning to...
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freon
Has anyone tried using the freon that you buy for a car AC system in a home centralized AC system? Are there any reliable discussions about this topic on the web. I see some, but don't know who to...
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Sticky wall problem
I have one of these oversized decorative clocks on the bathroom wall. It hangs on a screw into a plastic sleeve. To keep the clock slightly off the wall, and even, there are two bosses about 1" in...
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Any suggestion for an inexpensive rubber stopper such as these (see pic) for Fafco solar panels?
I bought the $40 repair tool kit from Fafco solar panels which only comes with 10 rubber stoppers: it takes four plugs per leak, and since I have dozens of leaks, I also bought (at about $1.50 each),...
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HVAC help
I stumbled upon your website and loved it. My carrier weathermaker quit working. It is about 14 years old. I went outside and there is a loud hum and the fan is not running. I spun the fan with a...
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cutting straight edge in wood with dremel
I've got a cabinet in the laundry room (see pics) where I want to cut off about 1/4" from bottom (bottom face). I will stop perhaps 2 " from each end of cabinet. The board / trim is about 11/16" thick...
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counter depth fridges
Do you have one? Likes or dislikes. Brand? Finish? Would you do it again? Thanks
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well pressure tank - 19.2 psi = 44 psi ???
The bladder in a 1988 vintage pressure tank for home well is shot. Pump itself is 325 feet down at bottom of the well. I will probably replace the tank with one suggested from local plumbing supply...
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Kitchen Sink Clogging - Garbage Disposal
My kitchen sink has a 15 year old Kitchenaid garbage disposal unit. Recent= ly the drain pipe below has been plugging with ground vegetable matter almo= st daily. The sinks drain into 2" (od) PVC,...
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York Affinity series furnace
Hi, I am considering 98% AFUE modulating furnace to replace over 18 year old Carrier mid-efficiency furnace. Please, anyone has experience with this York furnace? One more question, is OK mating it to...
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Painting Security Door
How can I re-paint my exterior steel security door without clogging up the holes in the perforated mesh screen?
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How to replace water pipe
As a follow up to my previous question - suppose I decide to replace the pipe. What kind of pipe and fittings would I use. Is there a standard for this type of work? I've laid sprinkler pipes before...
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