Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
First thing this morning I picked up some plumber's epoxy putty at the hardware store to repair the cracked drain pipe I discovered yesterday. This was my first experience with epoxy putty and I found out it is pretty amazing stuff.
Straight out of the package, the epoxy looks like ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
All I wanted was some clean sheets. It's a simple task, right? Wash. Dry. Fold. Done.
Simple.
But in an old house, simple tasks can get complicated. Here's how: I put the sheets into the washer and finished off a bottle of detergent ...
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Friday, July 13th, 2007
Some days you've just got to make it up as you go along. Like when the handle on my kitchen faucet finally broke for good after months of gradually increasing weakness and wiggling. Obviously my preferred solutions will be to replace the broken handle or get an ...
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Sunday, February 18th, 2007
The recent string of days below zero degrees here in Minneapolis have been tough. Even hardy Minnesotans, accustomed to chilly winter temps, have stayed indoors as much as possible in order to avoid the danger and discomfort of the extreme cold.
So what's a person to do when the cold ...
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Wednesday, September 27th, 2006
There isn't much that can go wrong with a hot water radiant heating system. It is basically a second plumbing network that just circulates water between the boiler where water is heated, and radiators that release that heat into the rooms. When trouble occurs, one common problem is ...
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