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Securing 9mm plywood underlay to fibre cement subfloor
I'm preparing to install 9mm flooring-grade plywood sheet on top of my fibre cement subfloor (thickness unknown), as I'm nailing down solid wood flooring afterwards. Here's the ply I'm using: https://...
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Transfer switch options
I am planning to get a transfer switch for a generator hookup for power outages but also for a EcoFlow ultra pro and solar panel hookup to help with some electric loads. However my breaker is bricked ...
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Wax stain removal from a wooden table surface [closed]
Our housekeeper placed a bottle of floor wax on our wooden dining table. Are there options available to safely remove stain without discoloring the surface or damaging the wood?
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3 way light switch mysterious outtage
I’m a senior with no electrical knowledge, except be careful.Older home. I have a 3-way switch that I turned on on 1st floor to turn on 2nd floor hall light. Bulb lit up fine. I walked upstairs and ...
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Thermostat Wiring Confusion
I tried looking through past threads on how to connect a c wire in boiler for a smart thermostat, but I'm still having some issues.
I'm attaching images of the wiring.
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Mystery vent smell
There is a supply vent in the floor of my master bedroom that smells only when neither the heat nor the AC is on. In the spring or fall when neither system is on the smell slowly comes back, and the ...
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How do I diagnose my Wayne Emergency Backup Sump Pump ESP25N
I have had the Wayne Emergency Backup Sump Pump ESP25N installed since June 2020. This week I was replacing my primary pump and wanted to test the backup pump. I lowered the float to activate it, and ...
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How do i wire this
I could use so e help. My grandma bought a house from flippers. The house has 2 porch lights that run to a box just inside the front door with 2 single pole switches in it. The lights don't work, and ...
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Control Valve box flooding after priming the irrigation system
Just started the sprinkler system for the season as I've been doing for years and the round valve control box on the left immediately flooded and no water was going to the zones.
When I close the ...
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How to remove a stuck transmission nut on an 8-year-old washing machine?
I'm trying to repair an 8-year-old washing machine and need to replace the transmission. I’m stuck at the step where I have to remove the large nut (as shown in the photo). I tried using a pipe wrench,...
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Fill the space behind sink and wall and prepare for tiling
I have a full worktop stainless steel sink & built in draining board which is fitted next to our kitchen countertops, however, the sink is about 35mm shallower.
Wanted to have the front edge in ...
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How to upgrade a dimmable incandescent fan light fixture to LED
I have two dimmable fan fixtures that are controlled via a wireless remote. These fixtures only accept 40 watt bulbs and they aren’t bright enough to adequately light up the room. Even at night they ...
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How to be able to tighten an untighten a nut when I don't have access to the bolt side
I am wanting to replace a bolt on a swamp cooler whose head snapped off. Originally it screwed into some welded on threads on the sheet metal (the empty hole here):
But since the bolt head snapped ...
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Shimming between bottom of joist hanger and 2x8 being hung
I'm hanging joists for a porch. A few of the hangers are 1/4 inch too low for the joist to be level with the rest of the porch frame. Can I use a composite shim between the base of the joist hanger ...
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I'm finding wolf spiders inside my home daily, what can I do about this?
I live in Northern California and I'm not sure if it's a coincidence but as the weather is now warming up - I am finding at least one black wolf spider on my wall a day. Moved into this neighborhood ...
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