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05-29-2017, 06:26 PM | #1051 |
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Our deck is a year old and slightly discolored. I want to seal it this summer AND keep the natural color
What is the best way to turn it to brown instead of slightly gray. Bleach/water? Power wash? Sander? |
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05-29-2017, 06:54 PM | #1052 |
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Power wash will do the trick. Just be careful, you can tear them up if you use the wrong tip. Try the widest pattern first and work your way smaller. Just leave the 0 degree tip in the machine. Allow to dry then stain with the finish of your choice and enjoy.
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05-29-2017, 07:06 PM | #1053 | |
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The oxygen bleach stuff he sells works. I used it to clean a swing set and it did an amazing job of taking dirt, algae/mold growth off of it and prepped it to stain. |
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05-29-2017, 07:19 PM | #1054 | |
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06-05-2017, 02:31 PM | #1055 |
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Help me not die...
I have a 1/2hp single phase 230v 2 wire submersible pump that the previous owner says worked fine. When I say 2 wire, I mean 2 wires, not 2 wires and a ground wire like most I've been around. I went ahead and put a leg to both wires and threw the 30a and it pumps like a champ out of a tank. Before I throw this thing down a well, why does it not have a ground wire and is there anything I should do to a true 2 wire pump to avoid death? |
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06-05-2017, 02:58 PM | #1056 |
Draft a QB
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06-05-2017, 05:12 PM | #1057 | |
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06-21-2017, 12:30 PM | #1058 |
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Home Depot, Menards face lawsuits over lumber size description
This lawsuit seems a little farfetched to me.
MILWAUKEE — Two home improvements stores are accused of deceiving the buyers of four-by-four boards, the big brother to the ubiquitous two-by-four. The alleged deception: Menards and Home Depot (HD) market and sell the hefty lumber as four-by-fours without specifying that the boards actually measure 3˝ inches by 3˝ inches. The lawsuits against the retailers would-be class actions, filed within five days of each other in federal court for the Northern District of Illinois. Attorneys from the same Chicago law firm represent the plaintiffs in both cases. Each suit seeks more than $5 million. “Defendant has received significant profits from its false marketing and sale of its dimensional lumber products,” the action against Menards contends. Defendant’s representations as to the dimension of these products were false and misleading,” the suit against Home Depot alleges. The retailers say the allegations are bogus. It is common knowledge and longstanding industry practice, they say, that names such as two-by-four or four-by-four do not describe the width and thickness of those pieces of lumber. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money...uit/415874001/ |
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06-21-2017, 12:57 PM | #1059 |
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Good lord. Wonder how many tax dollars are going to be wasted on that shitshow.
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06-21-2017, 01:14 PM | #1060 | |
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06-21-2017, 01:19 PM | #1061 | |
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08-12-2017, 02:54 PM | #1062 |
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Any appliance repair gurus in the house? I have a Samsung dw80f600 dishwasher Thant runs constantly and won't shut off or drain without pushing cancel and drain button. Upim not seeing an error code and getting mixed results online. Turbidity sensor or control panel?
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08-12-2017, 03:00 PM | #1063 |
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Appliances, furnaces, air conditioners, whatever, if it's acting erratically, and it has a control panel, it's more than likely the control panel.
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08-12-2017, 03:05 PM | #1064 |
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That's what I though got to but I keep seeing things about a turbidity sensor being dirty our out.
I've seen the control board online for $200. It's 3-4 years old and I figure a new one is going to be 600 or maybe 800 if I splurge on a Bosch. Appliances don't seem to last at all these days. Already been through a washing machine. Does the smart guy fix the 4 year old appliance for 200 or just bite the bullet. The repair looks like a 5 minute fix with a 200 part if it's a control board |
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08-12-2017, 03:32 PM | #1065 |
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Never heard of a turbidity sensor, is that some high end unit? Most of my experience is with apartment grade appliances, they're pretty basic.
4 years old? I'd probably fix it if I was happy with it otherwise and it's in good shape. |
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