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    Electrical Mystery need advice

    Okay mystery solved, neighbor got nervous called another friend that works for the utility company. High enough up to send a lineman out yesterday right away. Lineman checks panel, does basically all the same things we did but with a fancy tester. He is confused as well. Goes to truck gets out...
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    Electrical Mystery need advice

    Not a joke, and the radio did not have batteries. I read about the same thing in the Great Goofs page from Family handyman magazine as well and made sure. Had I not had that magazine I might not have checked the radio. I usually use a light but since the distance throught the house to the panel...
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    Electrical Mystery need advice

    Not a joke, and the radio did not have batteries. I read about the same thing in the Great Goofs page from Family handyman magazine as well and made sure. Had I not had that magazine I might not have checked the radio. I usually use a light but since the distance throught the house to the panel...
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    Electrical Mystery need advice

    I am helping a neighbor fix up his garage. For added safety he wants to install GFI plugs in the garage. Here is the mystery, we turned off the breakers to the garage to do the change out. Came to do the one mounted in the backwall of the garage, in the wall between house and garage, and it was...
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    Let's See Your Garage Dog

    Oops forgot to attach a photo of Willow, Lexie's back up. She is 7
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    Let's See Your Garage Dog

    Here is Lexie on look out. She is 13.
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    just a Question.

    Quikcrete has a calculator on their website based on sq.ft., 4" or 6" slab, 60# or 80# bags: http://www.quikrete.com/Calculator/Main.asp Here is another calculator: http://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/howmuch/calculator.htm Food for thought if doing it on your own. 4.5 cu yds. = 121.5...
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    Water cooled air conditioner?

    Quick note: This water is NOT distilled!! Would highly discourage drinking of this water. This water is condensed, huge difference. The water comes in contact with many surfaces laden with trace chemicals from the unit as well as airborne contaminants(sp?). Keep the unit well drained and check...
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    Fiber/Mesh/Rebar

    Just a heads up. If using fiber in the concrete and you are going to coat the slab after curing. After doing the acid wash to etch the concrete and lower the pH you will need to burn off the exposed fibers with a small torch. You would think they would aid in anti slip but they are not strong...
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