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The guy has been out twice for this in the last 3 weeks. The last time, (last week), he installed a new thermostat, and yesterday afternoon it happened again. The unit runs fine, and blows ice cold air. But in the late afternoon, (the warmest part of the day), The blower will shut off while the...

This is my Genie Intellicode Garage Door Opener that came with my house. I had new insulated garage doors installed a few years back, and this one, (single door model), is not opening far enough. The double door next to it works fine. But this one needs to go up about a half an inch more, in...

Would it be wise to use something like this, coming off the 50 AMP receptacles on my generators? (Far right 50 AMP female plug). Or could it possibly cause issues? Would it protect the generator itself, or only what is drawing current off it...

For those of you out there who use a lot of it. What in your opinion, is the best quality electrical tape money can buy? And while we're at it, what are the brands to avoid?

I have both double and single garage doors. Both doors were replaced about 4 years ago. Both doors are insulated. The single door has a single coil spring. The double door has a double coil spring. (One on each side of center). Last week we had a power failure, and I had to leave. So I...

August 22 we purchased a new 26 cu. ft. Frigidaire Refrigerator / Freezer. It's not even a month old. For the last few days it was making a very loud buzzing sound, then yesterday it quit working all together, and the "High Temp" light came on. It was 40F inside the freezer. I tried resetting...

Does anyone have or use anything like this? I'm talking about placing your brine tank for your water softener inside of another vessel, to protect against a salt water flood in your garage or basement, should the brine tank split or develope a leak. I know several people this has happened to...

I live in the desert Southwest, and this time of year daily temperatures are in the one teens. My master bedroom gets very warm in the late afternoon, because it absorbs direct Sunlight in the hottest part of the day on 2 sides. What I would like to do is have a small mini split unit installed...

I know very little about A/C. The house we purchased 5 years ago is a single story ranch that's around 1,450 Sq. Ft. The current AC / Heat pump is running fine. (Amana) But it was installed in 2004. I don't know the tonnage of it. We don't even use the heat pump, because it doesn't get cold...

I have both, and use yellow only on gas.... As per code. But is there really much difference between the 2? If you reversed them, and used yellow on plumbing, and white on gas, what would be the key issue that could, or might happen?

Has anyone seen, examined, or used one of these? If they work as advertised, it could prove to be a useful tool for a woman, elderly person, or anyone else who has limited dexterity or strength, who would have difficulty removing tightened or stuck lug nuts. It's nicely packaged, small, and...

Around here most homes are heated by heat pumps. It doesn't get freezing, but it can and often does drop down into the high 30's this time of year at night. (December through February). I've found heat pumps just don't work that well, and are expensive to run. The house came with a small...

I'm looking for a good adhesive to attach this foam weather stripping to OSB board. I don't want anything that will attack and melt the foam rubber. Any suggestions on something that will work? I'm going to be mounting a gable vent fan, to exhaust air out of my shed in the hot weather. And I'm...

I know this has been discussed before concerning plywood flooring. I just just had a shed built that has a OSB floor. I would like to coat it with something to better protect it from wear, flaking, oil drips, etc. Is there a better product than paint for this? The shed is 8' X 12', so we're...

I know that according to insurance statistics automatic ice maker failures account for a LOT of water damage in homes. I personally know 2 people who had major damage because of ice maker leaks and malfunctions. It got me thinking to what would happen if while the icemaker was filling with...

We bought a new high end washer / dryer about a month ago. They are both manufactured by Maytag. My old dryer came with the plug shown below. The new Maytag came with a 14-50, 50 Amp plug. Lowe's installers switched out the plug and installed my old one. They told me this is common practice...

This guy goes the long way around the barn to explain this. But his answer makes no sense. At 2:45 in the video he states that, "Companies aren't going to make more money by, "filling those holes in". That makes no sense, because it takes an extra step in manufacturing to install them in the...

I had a palm tree stump in my backyard about 4 ft. high, that was left by the previous owner. It looked like hell, and I wanted rid of it. The landscaper who does most of my trimming and cleanup wanted between $200 and $250 to rake the gravel back, and dig down to cut it off flush with the...

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