Homeowner Forum / General / August 2004

I've seen some mixed messages, even from labs and government sites,
about whether "normal" CFL bulbs can be used safely in 3-way lamps.
Some say flatly Yes, others No.  But I haven't seen much about this in
general.  Can someone point me to a definitive site, or answer this

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I want to install a 2 - 4 foot track light bar in my bathroom specifically
because the shower in there is built into the side wall with a closet door
sized opening.  It gets no direct light from the vanity (which is on the
same side) or from the overhead flood lights in the middle ...

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I have a refrigerator (about 16 years old, a G.E.) and it's started
forming huge amounts of condensation in the bottom, overflowing to
the floor every few days.  If this the normal result of humid
air and perhaps a leaky door gasket?  Or is there something broken

I am european moving to the US soon. I am wondering if I can bring
over my blow drier (220V-1000W) and buy a transformer to use in the
US. I already have a transformer that I have used in the US but I
think it will not handle the 1000W (I was using it for an electrical

I have a new mattress with a memory foam top layer, which seems to
make it very comfortable. I would like to protect the mattress from
spills, so I am searching for a waterproof mattress encasing. The
problem is most of these encasings ruin the mattress feel and defeat

I need to ship a bed across the country; too big for UPS, and too
small for moving companies which have a minimum of $600 for fuel, etc.  
How do I find space on an existing moving van that's already scheduled
for the same route and just pay the incremental cost of carrying one

Sorry. The lot size i posted as 31.75 feet is actually 41.75 feet!
Sorry for any confusion.
Stephen.

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I'm in the process of buying a house and the lower level is an
unfinished basement.  There is NM cable drooping unsupported
under the joists to single bulb light fixtures.  Naturally I want
to get this fixed as soon as possible.  I've been told to just

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Anyone know the dimensions of the front glass in an FMI D1000/P fireplace?

We have moved into a new home built circa-1940 and we've noticed on
most every door frame on the right hand side there is a small metal
bracket/bar type thing about four inches long mounted horizontally at
about eye level.  It's just a bit larger than the thickness of a

My finished basement has a stale musty smell. I noticed that a
neighbor's basement was fine. He apparently has a dehumidifier running
constantly.
So I bought one and have emptied it twice already. I set the humidity