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what should i buy in a new kitchen setup for a new home?
When Maya moved into her new home, the kitchen felt like a blank canvas. She stood in the middle of it, imagining the meals she'd cook and the people she'd feed. But first, she needed the basics.
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How to remove old teflon tape from shower elbow drop that is hard to reach
I want to remove the old teflon tape residue before I change the shower arm, but it's really stuck. Also, the elbow drop is enclosed in all the layers of the wall making it very hard to access.
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Ignitor on Gas Stove Won't Shut Off
I have an Amana countertop stove:
Some water spilled on the controls on the right-hand side. That tripped the GFCI. Resetting the GFCI didn't work: it tripped again immediately. I unplugged the ...
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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Why do some of my lights only work when another circuit's breaker is off?
There are 14 circuits on the electrical panel at my place, but just the following two are of interest: #10 is for washroom receptacles; #14 is for ceiling lights.
Last night, all the ceiling lights ...
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