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Central heat and air condition will not stop blowing
I had a "hard" power outage a couple of nights ago and all the sudden the blower keeps coming back on randomly, even though I have the Honeywell controller in the off postion (between heat and air)...
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Need advice for Tecumseh electric starter
I have a 6 horse "commercial/industrial Tecumseh which I use on a DR Power Wagon. (Motor data is "WT PXS, 207 IBA, 207 DOM, 8282K") For 13 years I have used the manual start most of the time, since I...
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Garage Door will not close
Craftsman 1/2 Last week I had my trailer half way in my garage and out. Son closed the door and it hit my trailer and bent the top door. I had to get get another door and put it on. Got it on fine all...
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I found my missing air chuck...
I have had that trouble. Now taking memeroy pills, really helps. ww
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28apr12 8-10PM (TONIGHT!) WEBSTER TARPLEY (9/11-WTC "WHO DONE IT"): via BOOKTV (ie C-SPAN2)
Sorry for the off-topic post, but to some of you, this will be important. 28apr12 8-10PM (TONIGHT!) WEBSTER TARPLEY (9/11-WTC "WHO DONE IT"): via BOOKTV (ie C-SPAN2) DEBATE between "official 9/11...
 
Drywall Compound with MDF ?
I have been building a bathroom in the basement, with the usual problems with sewer pipes etc. I have used 1/2" Mdf to build boxes and built in cupboards around the main stack and pipes. The question...
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Central A/C brands available for DIY installation
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foggy headlights
On my 10 year old van the headlight lens are becomming real foggy. It`s almost as if they have been sandblasted. What can I do to make them clear again? Can I use a buffer wheel in a drill with some...
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Countersink nails on Exterior Paint Job
I am having my house exterior painted. Full paint job, I even paid extra for his handyman/carpenter to replace dryrotted planks on my wood siding. My question is... Should part of his job be to...
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How to paint over a bad surface?
I don't know what silk paint or bathroom paint is, but you should be able to apply different sheen paints over each other without the result being that it is cracked and crazed. Something must have...
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Smoke test to find drywell outlet??
I'd check with either farm and garden places. They might have "woodchuck bombs". Or a bee supply place. Bee keepers often use smoke devices to move the bees away from a hive, so they can harvest the...
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Repair termite damaged band joist
Hi. Had a termite problem a few years back but solved it (leaky drain pipe near band joist and sill plate was providing water to them for years). We fixed the leak, exterminated the nest, and no sign...
 
Home sales contracts jump in March, mortgage rates dip
"Mortgage buyerFreddie Mac says the rate on 30-year loans averaged 3.88% this week, down from 3.9% last week. In February, the rate hit 3.87%, lowest since long-term mortgages began in the 1950s."...
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Pocket door removal
I have pocket doors in two of my bathrooms. The bearings need lubrication badly. They squeak and do not move freely. How can I get to the wheel assemblies from which the doors are suspended? There are...
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