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    Ceiling fan hummmmm....

    BilltheTailor - You're right, I should have been more clear - solder should not be used for joining houswiring together. Wire nuts should always be used; they are the expected standard, and solder has inherent problems due in part to user inexperience with the complexities of making a good...
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    Ceiling fan hummmmm....

    Jesse - Noted you were intending to solder the connection from the fan to the wires in the junction box? This seems a bit extreme! It makes it very difficult to remove, as you have to cut the wires off, or risk weakening the insulation by the heat from the tip of the iron. The wire nuts...
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    Home Entertainment center woes

    Hi there - Reviewing some of the threads, I noticed no one had answered this! There could be several problems with the unit that would cause that issue. From what I gather from your post, you have a new entertainment unit that does not cut out; only the old one did. Please let me know if the...
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    I think my house is killing my electronics, no really!

    Hi there - I just joined the forum and was viewing some threads when I came across this one. In your first post, you mentioned all of the devices that had failed or gone intermittant, one of which was a previously problematic hard drive (I think it failed on its own - you shouldn't have...
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