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    painting an old fridge

    IIRC, the original colour scheme was from Llewellyn Ryland and was 3707 Zenith Blue; 3957 Tangerine; 3748 Navy Blue (separating line). Please post pics of your finished project. Contemplating something similar. http://www.llewellyn-ryland.co.uk/standardrange.html
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    Citrogarage

    What fabulous news! Congratulations. You both look very happy.
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    Global Warming - No. Driveway Warming - YESSSS

    Agreed. The amount of wasted energy on blacktop is staggering. That was a real issue with us because we would have gone with a much larger meltway if we had spare electrical service, but the expense of bringing more in was prohibitive so we limited ourselves. In the end, we chose the embedded...
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    Global Warming - No. Driveway Warming - YESSSS

    Mark is correct. The system maintains an evaporative surface temperature of approx. 50-F so there is no run-off and no icing even at the edges of the meltway. The system has a manual override so you can turn it off (if you're feeling nostalgic for that exhilarating feeling from shoveling), or...
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    Global Warming - No. Driveway Warming - YESSSS

    Finally got a chance to test out the snow melt system we installed this summer. A BIG, HUGE, GINORMOUS thanks to Mr.B for his help in getting the GFEP's required for the project. <img src="http://i564.photobucket.com/albums/ss81/Quatroad/P1040089.jpg"> <img...
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    Looking for misc racedeck tiles

    check with ultgar. Steve had some leftovers a while ago.
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    Jack stands - the good, the bad and the ugly

    Yup, the Norco's are the way to go. Have 3 sets and other than the ESCO's from ULTGAR Steve, these are the best around.
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    Snap On Then and Now, 80 Years Back......

    Thank you, Chad. That was tremendous fun! So cool of you to scan/share.
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    Picked up some weekend bargains (?)

    we're all speechless.....and JEALOUS as heck!:bowdown:
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    Hot water heaters for radiant heating

    Buderus and Viessmann are a fortune (and nobody local had any long-term installation/service experience). We also looked at Munchkin and Lochinvar. Went with the Lochinvar Knight modulating condensing unit. HTH.
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    Stone Pavers in a Cold Climate ?

    Agreed. With the right footings, the pavers will not budge...EVER. We have three patios and two walkways that were put down 15 years ago. Everyone snickered and said our stone mason was over-building and over-charging for the job. Well, they've all done, re-done, and re-re-done their jobs...
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    snow-melt system installation begins...

    MRB, could you shoot me some info on which one you'd recommend?:bowdown:
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    Bosch Wall Cabinet - $65.00 (must pickup by June 4)

    That be ME:bounce: Slid right into the trunk of my Avant. Looks so cool in there I haven't taken it out yet! Think it'll help?????
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    snow-melt system installation begins...

    you are spot-on! :beer: We'll see what projected vs. actual ends up looking like.
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    snow-melt system installation begins...

    Of course, utility charges vary.....5 hours/day may be an accurate estimate for your locale, but we evaluated weather records for our area over a 10-year period and concluded that we'll average 20-30 hours of run-time per month during a heavy snow season. AND, there's an override in case...
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