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• Posted in thread: Normal temperature variation on 07-29-2011 at 05:04 PM
  Thanks. I'll do some monitoring of the defrost cycles to see if it's related. Just one of the
  many issues I have with this fridge. Not a happy camper.

• Posted in thread: Normal temperature variation on 07-23-2011 at 12:47 AM
  I've noticed that my side by side refrigerator's temperature varies up to 10 degrees or more at
  times. I use a dial temp gauge which sits in the same area to observe this. I notice no pattern
  as to wh...

• Posted in thread: Cleaning sewer line on 11-07-2010 at 10:30 AM
  I have some muriatic acid, which I'm told can work. The question is; how much and how do I use
  it? I recently had family visit, and no drain problems before they came, so a house full of
  women and hal...

• Posted in thread: Cleaning sewer line on 11-06-2010 at 05:02 PM
  Hello,My main drain line is starting to back up when draining large amounts of water into it
  (washer or bathtub). Is there an effective drain cleaner I can pour into my basement floor
  drain? I'd like ...

• Posted in thread: Drilling in brick on 09-16-2010 at 01:35 PM
  Thanks. I checked out hammer drills and out of my budget for this use. I used my 3/8" drill and
  masonry bit. I used a 1/4" bit w/same size lead anchors into the mortar. They fit in loosely. A
  couple j...

• Posted in thread: Drilling in brick on 09-14-2010 at 10:56 AM
  Although a great idea, mounting a separate post is not an option for a couple reasons;A
  sidewalk runs adjacent to the wall (which is actually the garage wall),and a downspout runs
  w/in inches of the e...

• Posted in thread: Drilling in brick on 09-13-2010 at 11:14 PM
  Hello,I have a gate which adjoins the side of my house, with the latch side against my brick
  exterior wall. When installed several years aqo, the contractor butted a 2x4 against the brick
  to hold the ...

• Posted in thread: House settling? on 11-18-2008 at 07:23 PM
  Looks like a concrete foundation. Now that I think of it, the majority of cracks happened
  during a relatively short period of time, and may speak to the drought we had in CO over a
  period of several y...

• Posted in thread: House settling? on 11-17-2008 at 11:11 PM
  Hello,I have a 1962 brick ranch with full basement. As I was considering its purchase 10+ years
  ago, I noticed a crack in the living room drywall which ascended up the wall and half way
  across the cei...