[ ] [ 340973 ] [ misc.consumers.house ] [ view full article ]
"Travis Jordan" - Re: Need new gas boiler for house - what brand? Is Slant Fin good?
- Travis Jordan wrote:
> Steve@carolinabreezehvac.com wrote:
> > Funny tho.....you say all the other American cars are crap....havent
> > you seen a Camry, or a M3?
I forgot to mention...I certainly wouldn't put an M3 (or BMW, for that
matter) in the 'non-crap' catagory. You must not have owned one or
you'd be so pissed by the engine recalls that you'd NEVER have included
it as a r...
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[ ] [ 340971 ] [ misc.consumers.house ] [ view full article ]
"Travis Jordan" - Re: Need new gas boiler for house - what brand? Is Slant Fin good?
- Steve@carolinabreezehvac.com wrote:
> Funny tho.....you say all the other American cars are crap....havent
> you seen a Camry, or a M3?
> Hint...built by Americans, imported to the rest of the world..
Yeah, I know, Steve. I should have said "cars made by U.S. based car
manufacturers are crap", meaning those makers that are headquartered in
the U.S.. That would be Daimler-Chrysler,...
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[ Sun, 15 May 2005 10:54:44 -0700
] [ 340968 ] [ misc.consumers.house ] [ view full article ]
G Henslee - Re: original tile was tiled over in the 70s - how to restore?
- ameijers wrote:
> wrote in message
> news:1111611830.075200.301640@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>
>>Hi,
>>My house has original ceramic tile from the 1900s. Some dufus tiled
>>over it in the 70s or 80s with a cheap and ugly ceramic tile.
>>
>>Is there a way to remove the recent tile without damaging the original
>>tile underneath?
>>
Extremel...
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[ 15 May 2005 10:49:05 -0700
] [ 340966 ] [ misc.consumers.house ] [ view full article ]
fleemo17@comcast.net - Malfunctioning Garage Door Opener on Warm Afternoons
- I'm having trouble with my garage door opener. On warm afternoons when
the sun is shining on the garage door, it won't close properly. It
goes down part way, then the light flashes and the door goes back up as
if there's a blockage in front of the infrared beams. I've checked for
something in the way, as well as the alignment of the beams. Early in
the morning and at night, it works ...
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[ 15 May 2005 13:20:40 -0400
] [ 340964 ] [ misc.consumers.house ] [ view full article ]
richgr@panix.com (Rich Greenberg) - Re: installing fluorescent light bulbs
- In article <118eqbe9prk1o6c@corp.supernews.com>, echo wrote:
> I took some burned out fluorescent light bulbs out of their sockets, but
>I can't get them back in. There seems to be some sort of "wiggle" factor
>involved, and maybe you have to wiggle them back in one way and not another.
> It's over my head. I'm not a rocket scientist. Can't they be made in such
>a way ...
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[ Sun, 15 May 2005 10:37:49 -0400
] [ 340958 ] [ misc.consumers.house ] [ view full article ]
The Real Tom - Re: How to tell when filter needs changing.
- On Sun, 15 May 2005 05:34:59 -0700, "Tim Zimmer"
wrote:
>Our ionizer drinking water filter needs changing once every 8
>month or more if the city water is clean. Since our city is pretty
>clean I only worry about chlorine. How can I tell if the activated
>charcoal filter is still working properly?
>
>Thanks
>
>
>
>
Drawing on my experience from fi...
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[ Sat, 14 May 2005 22:40:47 -0500
] [ 340949 ] [ misc.consumers.house ] [ view full article ]
"Bradley V. Stone" - Re: Questions on getting a drainage easement...
- trader4@optonline.net wrote:
> In every place I'm aware of in the US, the only way you're ever going
> to get an easement like this is to have the property owner agree to it.
> The question is, how much is it worth to you? If I were the neighbor,
> I wouldn't consider it unless I received reasonable compensation.
>
I understand that.. but where would I start to see if I could eve...
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[ 14 May 2005 15:34:22 -0700
] [ 340947 ] [ misc.consumers.house ] [ view full article ]
Shaynelle@gmail.com - Original flooring in 100 yr old house?
- We have nice hardwood floors in the main floor dining and living rooms.
Upstairs the previous owner has put in modern carpet (think of the
beige carpet you find en masse in condos, townhouses, subdivisions,
etc.). Our house is almost 100 years old so the carpet does not go well
with the look of the home.
We want to put in hardwood floors upstairs, so out of curiousity, I
lifted the ...
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[ ] [ 340935 ] [ misc.consumers.house ] [ view full article ]
"Percival P. Cassidy" - Re: A weird question about tooth brushes
- Many years ago I asked about Sonicare toothbrushes when they were on
sale at Target. The salesperson told me he had a Sonicare himself but
thought they were overpriced. I bought an Oral-B electric.
Perce
On 05/13/05 03:05 pm trader4@optonline.net tossed the following
ingredients into the ever-growing pot of cybersoup:
> Forget about the old tooth brush holder. Get a Phi...
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[ Fri, 13 May 2005 18:14:58 GMT
] [ 340933 ] [ misc.consumers.house ] [ view full article ]
"Travis Jordan" - Re: Carpenter Ants and Boric Acid
- wipeout64@hotmail.com wrote:
> I learned this from a newsgroup. The person posting claimed it worked
> for them. Do you suppose it would help if they injested this if mixed
> with peanutbutter or just place peanut butter in the middle of a tiny
> cup of boric acid?
http://fireant.tamu.edu/materials/factsheets/FAPFS024_2002rev.pdf
.
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[ 13 May 2005 10:26:37 -0700
] [ 340931 ] [ misc.consumers.house ] [ view full article ]
wipeout64@hotmail.com - Re: Carpenter Ants and Boric Acid
- I learned this from a newsgroup. The person posting claimed it worked
for them. Do you suppose it would help if they injested this if mixed
with peanutbutter or just place peanut butter in the middle of a tiny
cup of boric acid?
.
...
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[ 13 May 2005 05:41:20 -0700
] [ 340927 ] [ misc.consumers.house ] [ view full article ]
"Armadillo" - Trade Show Builds Home in Las Vegas
- Trade Show Builds Home in Las Vegas
Trade Show Builds Home in Las Vegas Source: Las Vegas Business Press
Publication date: 2005-04-04 The city tightened its hold on its place
as the country's leading convention destination with last week's
contract signing by the International Builders' Show (IBS)
Source: http://moi_parier.typepad.com/
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[ 12 May 2005 20:29:18 -0700
] [ 340922 ] [ misc.consumers.house ] [ view full article ]
"Rex" - Seal Coating Tile
- Have you ever considered coating your
tiles with a sealant?
If you haven't yet, what would be the
#1 question you would have about
applying the sealant?
.
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[ Thu, 12 May 2005 17:51:48 -0600
] [ 340920 ] [ misc.consumers.house ] [ view full article ]
Dave Balderstone - Re: Carpenter Ants and Boric Acid
- In article <1115922966.385266.311530@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
wrote:
> Will Boric Acid still work killing even the large 1/2 to 1 inch
> carpenter ants? For the past few days I've been capturing ants in a
> boric acid bottle, coating the ant and letting it go hoping that it'll
> take the acid back to the nest and it would kill them. They're still
> comi...
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[ 12 May 2005 16:16:04 -0700
] [ 340918 ] [ misc.consumers.house ] [ view full article ]
aquollie@aol.com - Multile electrical outlets not working after breakers turned off
- I just replaced my above stove microwave/fan with just an exhaust fan.
We turned off the master breakers to the house and took the microwave
out then put the new fan hood in. Unplugged the stove to clean behind
it then plugged the stove then the fan shroud in. Both work fine. In
fact everything in the house works fine except a few outlets all of a
sudden. I have reset every breaker in th...
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[ Thu, 12 May 2005 19:01:01 -0400
] [ 340916 ] [ misc.consumers.house ] [ view full article ]
Andrew White - Re: A weird question about tooth brushes
- Dennis Healey wrote:
>I have never seen this discussed her before but I know someone
>must be affected by this (like me). About two years ago all the
>newer type tooth brushes I have bought have a (fat) wider
>handle on them and they won't fit in the older type tooth brush
>holders that I have been using. I just moved a month ago to another
>house .... and...
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