Security system for house with first floor bedrooms
Thanks. Both solutions sound interesting. I'll have to do some research into both of them.
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Security system for house with first floor bedrooms
I have a small house with 2 bedrooms downstairs and one upstairs. Our 2 kids sleep in the bedrooms downstairs. In warm weather, I leave their windo...
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weed killers that don't harm grass?
I have had/am having similar problems. This is only my 2nd summer as a homeowner. Last year I overdid the weed-n-feed (applied by hand because I di...
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Left gas in lawnmower all winter
Quick follow-up here. Thanks again for all the advice. Got me some fresh gas and a new spark plug...and, the engine started! Lawn is now manageable.
about 10 years by jcpress
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Left gas in lawnmower all winter
Thanks. That was very helpful. I haven't tried to start the engine yet - I'm afraid that it'll screw things up even more. You suggest draining the ...
about 10 years by jcpress
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Left gas in lawnmower all winter
OK, so I flaked and left my lawnmower full of gas over the winter. I'm a first-time homebuyer and didn't realize that was a boo-boo. Does anyone ha...
about 10 years by jcpress
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Yellow/Rusty hot water
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Radon in basement
Thanks for the info. I did find a good source of info through doing a search on the web, so I think I'm OK. Thanks for that info about the Canadi...
over 10 years by jcpress
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Insulating Steam Heating Pipes
This is a follow-up on an old post, but I recently found a solution to my problem. After getting poor advice from the good folks at ***** and buy...
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Ice-Maker water line installation kit problems
Just wanted to drop a line with an update. I got the pipe cutter, which made a nice, clean cut, but that didn't solve the problem. I ran back to ...
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Ice-Maker water line installation kit problems
Sorry, let me clarify my earlier post. I didn't squeeze the ring, I squoze the tubing before inserting it into the nut/ring. I was figuring on re...
over 10 years by jcpress
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Ice-Maker water line installation kit problems
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Leaky Roof
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over 10 years by rhagfo
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Windowless Air Conditioners
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almost 11 years by jcpress
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Windowless Air Conditioners
I have a small house built in the 1940s. The layout is not the most efficient for the use of one large air conditioner to cool the whole first flo...
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