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    Whats the correct setting for a multi meter

    Hey I got this multi meter for free and don't know how to use it can you guys please help . Here are the instructions don't understand them all I want to do is test 110 outlets and sockets with it LCD Auto Range Multimeter (220-0163) Operation Faxback Doc. # 6291 Using the Stand The...
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    Gas fireplace vent free or vented ?

    The wife and I want to get a fireplace well two of them one for our living room the other for are bed room . Don't know much about fireplaces but I think this will be a DIY anyway what is the difference between vented and non vented ? I'm assuming that non vented means no chimney ? And the only...
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    Pet stained floor

    Hi If you seen my other post you know I just bought a home and I'm renovating the place as I live in it . Well have a question regarding my wood floor the carpet was peed on by a dog over the years and we had the carpet cleaned but it still stank so today I removed the carpet and seen that the...
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    Need help picking out a sump pump

    Hi I'm fixing to install a French drain inside my basement and outside as well . I need a good sump pump that will pump anything I can throw at it I've picked out two pumps already tell me what you guys think also the pump has to be able to handle a toilet shower and sink as well and MUST pump...
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    what is the strangest thing you ever found remodling a home ?

    Me and my dad remodeled my uncles home that was built in the civil war . It sits on bricks and is a dog trot house meaning it has a open breeze way front to back that's open to the elements any who . I've found civil war buttons from a soldiers uniform under the home when I was running plumbing...
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    Help with problems in basement

    My home was built in 1950 and the basement is made out of cinder blocks . There are at least three spots that water is coming in from . The worst spot is from two windows that were filled in with bricks and concrete and the other two spots are at the bottom of one wall there not as bad but still...
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    Need advice on the best way to handle this please

    Hey , I'm new here me and the wife just bought our first home we have lived here for about three months . Yesterday I was cleaning the gutters and noticed that the bathroom roof looked funny as I inspected it further I seen that the roll out had a dip and the plywood is rotten under it . The...
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