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Load miser
go back to a regular electric tank....... tankless electric are almost never effective. besides a malfunction of your building heat OR water heat could someday leave your home frozen
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Chain saw brand
I'm searching for a used chainsaw and want to know what are good brands to look for. Thank you
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OT: Another high-quality product from China...
"[SEOUL, South Korea] South Korea has seized thousands of smuggled drug capsules filled with powdered flesh from dead babies, which some people believe can cure disease, officials said Monday." me of...
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Gone... but not forgotten
"A House Republican is planning in the coming weeks to revive the GOP offensive against federal light-bulb efficiency standards. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) will offer an amendment to Energy...
 
Make your own Toilet
Do you need an extra toilet in your house? Do you have an unused shower stall? (Or you can make it outside of the shower stall as long as there is a drainpipe). * Help is here * You dont really need...
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Battery disconnect switch
I have a LR 9806 battery disconnect switch on my MH. Does any body have a wiring diagram for this type switch? Thanks Hank
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Grass Seed On Top Of Rocks!? WHAT THE HECK!?
So I am out working in my yard today, and my 76 year old male neighbor comes outside, and he starts sprinkling grass seed all over his treebelt. The problem is, his treebelt is completely covered in...
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Can a Little Giant pool cover pump be repaired?
I have one of these: the reviews, it appears this pump has a defective design such that the power cord easily breaks right at the pump. At least that's what happened to mine. Otherwise the pump has...
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Water from AC runoff
My AC pumps the water into a drain in the basement through an exposed 3/8 tube. Would that water be harmful to pets?
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Leaf Guard & Similar
What has been the experience with Leaf Guard and similar gutter systems? I don't doubt that they do what they promise...keep leaves and debris out. What I question is whether the water will go in as...
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Does anyone have experience removing a paramount PCC2000 pool cleaner op up head?
Does anyone here have experience removing a Paramount PC2000 3" diameter pool cleaner pop-up head? other threads, I'm emptying and cleaning my pool. What I can't fathom is HOW to remove the pop-up...
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Why did the breaker trip after a power outage?
Last night I was at a local tavern when the power went out in a large section of town. This was probably due to a storm outdoors. The power was only out for about 2 minutes. When it came back on, one...
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What's inside of these modern electronic ballasts
You got bridge to make dc, mosfets to switch at high frequency, inductor and caps. More efficient but probably less reliable, but ballasts break too. Greg
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snake catching thing
Many years ago I saw a two piece thing for catching and transporting snakes. It was made up of one piece that had an L bracket on a long handle that was used to pin the snake to the ground. The other...
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Self-Clean Range Will Not Work
We have a ten-year old GE self-cleaning glass-top electric range. My wife had never used the self-cleaning feature mainly because of the high electricity consumption (she says). Anyway, because she is...
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