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  0 Thread: Washing Machine Standpipes Questions
Post: RE: Washing Machine Standpipes Questions

Had a tenant once that got a higher capacity washer that would overflow the standpipe.  We stuck a fitting in the end of the hose that limited how much water could come out at a time and that seemed t...
harderhandyman Home Improvement 19 5,089 01-12-2023, 09:39 AM
  0 Thread: Hardwood floor, sand more or quit?
Post: RE: Hardwood floor, sand more or quit?

Went with sheet vinyl in that kitchen.  The room is small enough that a piece of that is pretty easy to install and since the cabinets weren't installed yet I put it underneath them.  If the cabinets ...
harderhandyman Home Improvement 14 2,101 10-09-2022, 08:20 PM
  0 Thread: Hardwood floor, sand more or quit?
Post: Hardwood floor, sand more or quit?

I rented a sander to sand floors in a rental house.  Got the rest of the house sanded and finished just fine.  Apparently in the kitchen the hardwoods were never finished and had been overlaid with vi...
harderhandyman Home Improvement 14 2,101 09-28-2022, 09:22 PM
  0 Thread: TOTO toilet - flapper issue
Post: RE: TOTO toilet - flapper issue

Philip1231 Wrote: (09-25-2022, 06:09 PM) -- Had similar problem with a brand new Toto: the seal between the flush valve assembly and the porcelain was the culprit. -- I had several of those leak as...
harderhandyman Home Improvement 3 1,124 09-26-2022, 08:17 AM
  0 Thread: Gas Water Heater w/NO electronics?
Post: RE: Gas Water Heater w/NO electronics?

Home Depot here has a 40 gal natural gas that doesn't need electricity, 020352641058 is the upc code on it.  They have other sizes too.
harderhandyman Home Improvement 7 1,788 05-13-2022, 08:27 AM
  0 Thread: Garage door seal
Post: RE: Garage door seal

rub it down with Dawn dish soap, it will slide in much easier.
harderhandyman Home Improvement 12 2,387 06-15-2021, 08:41 PM
  0 Thread: WiFi extenders
Post: RE: WiFi extenders

I put one of these in the ship about 250' away, amazing that it pulls a signal that far away.  Only $18 on amazon.  I've even used a weak signal from it in the house basement! TP-Link N300 WiFi Exten...
harderhandyman Home Improvement 20 6,078 11-28-2020, 01:11 AM
  0 Thread: Range Hood Venting
Post: RE: Range Hood Venting

Here's a picture that I took last year while blowing insulation into an attic, sorry for the poor quality picture.  You can see the range hood vents into the attic, and the staining/decay that it has ...
harderhandyman Home Improvement 13 4,523 08-29-2020, 09:27 AM
  0 Thread: Anyone ever mounted a "under mount" sink as a surface mount?
Post: RE: Anyone ever mounted a "under mount" sink as a ...

I just put in our new sink this week, it's made by Karran, I belive they make a stainless single bowl for laminate as well, mine is quartz.
harderhandyman Home Improvement 14 6,735 04-05-2019, 08:41 PM
  0 Thread: Audio problems with new TV's
Post: RE: Audio problems with new TV's

I recently went through this as well.  I ordered a converter much like the one someone else linked to on Amazon.  At first I didn't think it had worked because when I plugged it into the tv it didn't ...
harderhandyman Home Improvement 11 4,741 03-16-2019, 01:24 PM
  0 Thread: Sherwin-Williams sale frequency
Post: Re: Sherwin-Williams sale frequency

SW doesn't give much if any discount on duration to contractors, better to use the coupon.
harderhandyman Home Improvement 22 41,546 07-17-2016, 01:23 AM
  0 Thread: Adhesive for EPDM
Post: Re: Adhesive for EPDM

Look for a repair kit, I got one a few years ago and it had a small bottle of adhesive
harderhandyman Home Improvement 3 6,961 03-20-2016, 06:53 PM
  0 Thread: Pex question
Post: Re: Pex question

no it won't hurt
harderhandyman Home Improvement 2 2,197 03-11-2016, 12:30 AM
  0 Thread: New Hi Efficiency gas furnace question
Post: Re: New Hi Efficiency gas furnace question

partially shut down the vents to your bedroom so it isn't as warm as the rest of the house?
harderhandyman Home Improvement 4 5,340 12-20-2015, 07:00 PM

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