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My daughter needs to have her house re plumbed due to many leaks in her copper lines. I told her that PEX is whats being used now, but I know little of it, other than I would have brass fittings used. I know so little of it that I can't even ask a sensible question. Can anyone offer some...

is it legal to use a crimp splice to repair a damaged wire. The wires insulation was cut by an ac installer and I found out that he repaired it with electrical tape, which I don't think is kosher, My other alternatives are to run new wiring or install a box and splice the wires inside the box...

I've been seeing more and more threads being deleted by various individuals, Who are these people and what is the criteria they use ? And by whose authority? My only real concern is that this forum could turn into a political device where people could just delete whatever they don't agree...

I have a concrete patio that has a brick overlay mortared in place.Some of the brick has cracked, probably because the concrete underneath cracked. I wan to replace the broken brick, but chiseling the mortar and brick out will be too labor intensive. I was wondering if I could gouge out the...

help----how do you delete a post or a reply that you wrote and you want to rid of?

I have T-11 siding that is starting to rot in places at the bottom. I do maintain a space below the bottom so no dirt, mulch or water can make contact with it.Pressure treated T1-11 is not available anywhere near here. Any one have a suggestion for preventing this from rotting?

when I connected my elect. smoker to an outlet, the gfi popped. I disconnected from the wall outlet and opened the elect. panel on the smoker and found no problem with the wiring, , I then removed the connectors from the heating element and checked for continuity of the element and that...

This isn't the right place to post this, but it will get the most viewing. https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/k1bG2EPGmI0?autoplay=1&vq=hd720&rel=0&showinfo=0&start=82&end=321

ok, here's my problem: I have squirrels chewing on the insulating foam rubber around the return refrigerant line of my air conditioner unit. I want to give them a mild elec. shock when they go to chew. I don't want to electrocute them, just get their attention enough so they go away. I have an...