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How do I provide proper fire protection in this situation?
HVAC guys are running a vertical duct (supply and return) from my basement to my 2nd floor attic. It will run adjacent to an exterior wall and will eventually be enclosed in a drywalled-in vertical ...
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Is it safe to use a log burning stove in an old fireplace?
I'm renting a property which has a wood burning stove. Recently I've been investigating ways to make my house warmer (secondary glazing on sash windows etc) and started to wonder how much air could be ...
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Is this fluorescent light fixture a major electrical problem / fire hazard?
(I am a new homeowner.)
I went to replace a some fluorescent tubes that looked like they burned out, but after disassembling it a little to get the tubes out, I saw something a little alarming:
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Can I clean my under-the-floor dryer vent?
Our laundry nook is smack in the middle of our house. The dryer vent goes into an interior wall, turns 90° downward, soon turns 90° back the way it came, and goes straight for four or five meters ...
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What fire hazard considerations are there when creating a cable hole between rooms?
Can't believe this hasn't been asked before, but I can't seem to find anything so...
I've currently got a very light, very thin 32" TV mounted on the bedroom wall. It's perfect - except for the fact ...
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Best practice for oily rag safety?
Most everyone's heard about piles of oily/greasy rags igniting. Linseed oil seems to be a popular culprit for it, but I've also recently heard claims of common automotive oil being involved. I've ...
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Why aren't all houses equipped with fire sprinklers?
Fire sprinklers are common in office buildings but not so common in people's houses. How come?
I'm thinking of adding such a system to my house but... I don't know... maybe there is a reason for why ...
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What caused a burn mark near my hot water pipes?
I was doing some household cleanup in the storage room where my heat tank is located when I noticed a burn mark on the wall frame near the pipe that goes from the heat tank to the shower next room.
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What is the safe/proper way to run non-metallic conduit between floors?
I need to run a CAT5 line and a 22/4 alarm wire from my 2 story attic to the first floor. I have access to the interior of the walls (I will re-dryboard). I'd like to run carlon ENT from the attic ...
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Reducing Attic Fire Risk
When I had my house built, it got cold and so we called the local power co-op energy savings expert to give us advice. One of the things he said was that we had the wrong kind of insulation in the ...
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How to make a second story floor fire proof?
I have a few bench burners on my second story house. While the dry wall has been replaced with a double layer of Type X 5/8 drywall with off-set sockets I worry the floor. Due to the layout of the ...
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Passive-Aggressive smoke detectors
At about 3am this morning, one of my smoke detectors started to give off a chirp -- the 'maybe my battery is dead, maybe I'm dirty' chirp.
We managed to more or less sleep through it. By the time we ...
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Is this insulation supposed to be there?
I was adding some insulation foam into our fireplace as a way of stopping drafts from the chimney. It's obvious that it's installed so we won't ever have it there when a fire is lit (we have not yet ...
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good light fire extinguisher
Just wondering if anyone has any advice/tips on a good small fire extinguisher to have at home? I'm not looking for something that's going to put out a blaze if half my house is on fire. Rather ...
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Where do I begin finding estimates for problems with my potential first home?
I'm looking at purchasing an older home as a primary dwelling. On going through the house with an experienced Realtor and several experienced DIY people for reference (but not a home inspector or ...
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How do I insulate around a gas fireplace without tearing it apart?
My home has a gas fireplace that we do not use very often. It is in a "bump out" on the back of the house. In the winter, cold air flows through the vents under the fireplace and if you feel the ...
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Fire hazard of exhaust fan with heating bulbs in bathroom?
Our strata gave us permission to install an exhaust fan with 4x 250W heating bulbs into our bathroom. We are on the top floor and the roof cavity above us is the cieling for the building. There are no ...
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Should old knob and tube wiring be replaced?
I have been doing some electrical work in my house and I noticed it has old knob and tube wiring that is still hot, should this be replaced as found or is it fine to just leave it? It seems really ...
