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    Water heater troubleshooting

    I installed a new Bradford-White 75 gallon water heater at a rental I manage two months ago. Got a call last night, no hot water. Tenant tells me the gas valves are on, pilot would light and stay lit when he turned heater control to 'heat', but shuts off after a few seconds. Upon further...
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    drill bit sets

    Hey guys I've got a (another:)) broken bolt to drill out, and need a longer drill bit to reach it (Kawi kx100 mini bike chain adjuster bolt). Decided it would be nice to have a set of them, sooooo... Recommendations on where to get a set of aircraft extension left hand TiN split point bits (6"...
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    Hot wax smell?

    Not quite sure how to describe this, but here goes: We have Two (gas) forced air heaters in our single-story home. The main (larger) one heats all but the kids' bedrooms, which are on the far end of the house. The heater for their rooms is in the attic, w. the thermostat in one of their rooms...
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    Who was looking for a lightswitch?

    A while back I saw a thread where somebody was looking for a unique light switch. If I recall correctly, he had two switches side by side in his kitchen and wanted one (for the garbage disposal?) to be really different. Well today I was in a shop downtown and saw these:
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    Trying to post a pic test

    Please please please be easy:bowdown:
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    life expectancy of black steel gas lines?

    A little background: House is in coastal California, built approx. '64. I believe it's black steel pipe but I'm not positive, as it has a thick coating of black rubbery/tar type coating on it. I want to pour a concrete patio right up to the house, but this line goes right down the middle of...
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    Which paint to use

    Hopefully will finish mudding my sheetrock today. After priming, I was thinking of final coat to be semi-gloss. Opinions?
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    greetings from sunny Santa Cruz!

    Hi Guys (and um, possibly gals)! Happened across your forum the other day. You see, as it turns out I'm fixing up my garage:lol: I've been talking to friends about how to light it up and everyone says the same thing....just hang a couple florescents in there and you're good to go. Problem is...
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