Homeowner Forum / Repair / April 2008

I am putting lights in my basement and would like a wiring diagram
that shows how to connect six electrical outlets that stretch from one
end of the basement to the other, with a three-way switch on either
end of the circuit.  The power comes in to the circuit in the middle

Looked thru the Trane and Carrier web pages, but couln't find any specifics
on this.
For a central residential air conditioner, a pretty basic non-high
efficiency unit, of 3 tons, what is

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I'm in need of a six inch round hole in ceramic floor tile for a cook
top vent system. It is under a cabinet so neatness or exactness is not
critical. I only have one to do so would rather not invest a lot into
it.

Last night I found acorn shells in the car, above the glove box.  I opened
the hood and found a lot more shells in the engine compartment.
There are lots of squirrels in the neighborhood so I'm pretty sure they are
getting in the car at night-the car is not in the driveway during ...

I'm posting looking for recommendations on a window AC unit. I'm considering
the 12-18000 BTU range. The area I'm lookking to cool is 4 rooms together
amounting to approx 500sq ft with 8ft cielings, but consider the one of
those roos that I spend most ime in (which has all sorts ...

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Took a can of Rust Oleum white spray paint out side. Quick spray job. I'm
shaking the can as I walk outdoors.  Got about half a second of spray from
the can, and the spray stops. Nearly new can.
What's with that? Do they do that on purpose? I did shake the can like it

As opposed to carpets?
The basic process must be the same, but I wonder how much trouble is
caused by the fact that a rug is not fixed to the floor.
Does anyone have experience with this?

My kitchen faucet does the drip, drip drip thing.
I shut off the water at the cold water shutoff, remove the stem from the
hot water valve at the kitchen sink and see one, two or three tiny
grains of sand, flaked iron, who knows what it is, but it's very tiny.

I have to make some decisions about lighting the lobby of a six-flat
building, stairwell, hallways, back porches, as well as a security
light for the yard.
The basic decision is: do we go with old fashioned warm yellowish

When joining PVC pipes in the past, I have sanded them, primed them and then
cemented them. Is it really necessary to sand the surfaces to be joined? Is
the primer enough?
Thanks

Cox won't let me attach pics in a non-binary group, but
I've got pics of everything described here at:
http://drop.io/AHR_Screen
(Anyone can add other pics or notes there.)