Discussion Forum
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Gas Furnace Pilot Problem
I have a utica gas fired boiler for my hot water radiator heating. About 20 years old with no problems. Today I noticed that the room temp was way lower…
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Locktop Chimney Damper
Anyone have any experience with this product? It sits on top of the chimney and supposedly seals it tight when fireplace not in use. Operates with a chain that drops…
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Washingmachine Help
My 20+ yr. old sears washer crapped out today. The tub filled as normal, but the drive motor wouldn't kick on. I emptied the tub and tried again...this time the…
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Smoking Multi-Master: Literally
In order to replace the panels on a wood garage door, I am cutting away the "stops" (on the side of the door facing into the garage). These are not…
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Cold Weather Glove/Mitten Recommendation
Recently I find that my fingers are much more cold sensitive when shoveling/snowblowing. I actually had to go inside today half way thru the job. Any recommendations on super insulated…
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Weepholes A Good Idea?
I have posted a few times about an ongoing wood garage door repair. It started out with the bottom section falling apart and being repaired, including replacement of the particleboard…
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Garage Door Questions
Well, I'm finally getting around to reinstalling the bottom section of my wood garage door, which had fallen apart. As part of the job, I am giving a "tune-up" to…
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Rusted boltsnuts
I am doing some work on a very old pickup which involves removing some very rusted nuts from equally rusted bolts. Fairly large...using 17mm socket. So far, one came loose…
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Sewer Line Repair
I recently saw a TOH episode (East Boston project) where the old and damaged clay sewer line was repaired with an epoxy sleeve that was inserted into the pipe from…
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Which adhesive to use?
A while back, I posted a question about replacing garage door panels. Well...the project has expanded because the entire bottom section was coming apart, so I removed it and took…