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Electrical - Is this legal to code?

Electrical - Is this legal to code? I dug a trench from the garage to a toolshed, and put about 30 feet of 12-2 UF cabl...
49 comments posted 14yrs
posted by fred.flintstone
49 comments posted 14yrs posted by fred.flintstone

Is there a way to duct a natural gas heater?

LOL I know it's summer at the time of this post. Moved into apartment in N= Y that heats with a natural gas stove. is i...
9 comments posted 14yrs
posted by cbennett912
9 comments posted 14yrs posted by cbennett912

Autonomous braking system to be required

In Europe, so says Popular Science. "Cars in Europe may soon become very much more robotic whether drivers want them to...
81 comments posted 14yrs
posted by heybub
81 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub

Baseboard reattach

At the church, someone knocked off about 6 inch length of varnished wood baseboard. The mating surface is some kind of...
14 comments posted 14yrs
posted by cayoung61***spamblock
14 comments posted 14yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

OT Harassing calls

Years ago I put my name on the national no call list. After reporting Card Holder Services to the National Do Not Call...
54 comments posted 14yrs
posted by Kilowatt
54 comments posted 14yrs posted by Kilowatt

Honda Generators

It would have been about year 2000, give or take a year. We had a winter time power cut. A friend of mine had water in...
92 comments posted 14yrs
posted by cayoung61***spamblock
92 comments posted 14yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

Why are toilets made of porcelain?

According to Gizmodo it's because porcelain is nonporous, very strong, durable, sanitary, and, well, it's because that'...
31 comments posted 14yrs
posted by heybub
31 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub

OT: what does this mean?

Maybe I'm missing something here because when I heard this soundbite from the radio, I couldn't understand.... a retire...
34 comments posted 14yrs
posted by noemailaddress
34 comments posted 14yrs posted by noemailaddress

Laminate countertop installation sequence question

Watched all the video's on you tube and read everything I can find. Some say to put the edge on first, and route it eve...
8 comments posted 14yrs
posted by <roanin2009
8 comments posted 14yrs posted by <roanin2009

laser level suggestions

My wife and I will be replacing the kitchen cabinets soon and will probably get a laser level to help do the job as wel...
12 comments posted 14yrs
posted by noway
12 comments posted 14yrs posted by noway

Zoo Chimp Asking Visitors to Help it Escape

At the Welsh Mountain Zoo near Colwyn Bay, visitors are shocked when a chimpanzee appears to instruct them on how to op...
0 comments posted 14yrs
posted by Kilowatt
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by Kilowatt

shoe repair

A little off topic but . . . I have repaired loose soles on shoes before wi= th Shoe Goo, great stuff. My question is,...
2 comments posted 14yrs
posted by kenlerner99
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by kenlerner99

Legally Blonde

Is it just me, or has 99% of the female population taken on the nasally Valley Girl talk in the movie? Almost every com...
13 comments posted 14yrs
posted by steveb
13 comments posted 14yrs posted by steveb

ZTR mower

I think I am going to get a ZTR mower. I just like the way they work. What would you buy and why? Steve
2 comments posted 14yrs
posted by steveb
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by steveb

Trailer value

I have a 16' x 7' flatbed trailer, steel frame, wood planking. It has tandem axles, electric brakes, and is a factory m...
7 comments posted 14yrs
posted by steveb
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by steveb