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Automatic garage door opener opens when it hits the floor
I have a garage door opener that has been working fine until the past month or so. Now, during a close cycle, once it hits the floor (where normally it would stop) it will switch back into an open ...
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Troubleshooting bandsaw cutting at an angle (through aluminum)
I occasionally use (or abuse) a small tabletop band saw to rough cut aluminum plate. I generally having a lot of success and have been able to cut half inch thick plate without any problem using 6 to ...
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What is a good tutorial on the use of a multimeter?
I am ashamed to admit, that despite my many electrical (mis?)adventures.. I have no idea how to use a multimeter. I have installed automobile sound systems, central air air-conditioners, and every ...
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what is beeping in my house?
I know this sounds like a silly question and it may be closed before it may get a single answer but there is something strange in my house which beeps infrequently. I tried to troubleshoot the sound ...
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AC in the attic affects downstairs but not upstairs
We have one AC unit (roughly 1 year old) connected to two zones: Zone 1 is upstairs and Zone 2 is downstairs.
Yesterday, our AC seemed to completely stop working for the upstairs but continue to work ...
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Troubleshooting a garage door/opener that “catches” and re-opens when wet
My garage door and opener work reasonably well most of the time -- hot weather or cold.
Sometimes when it rains, though, the door "catches" a little bit, at about 2 feet from the ground, and it is ...
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Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
My HEIL 7000 natural gas furnace has stopped working what are the most likely causes, and how to verify faulty parts?
Normal operation routine
Thermostat sends "need heat" signal.
Exhaust blower ...
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What Steps Should I Take to Troubleshoot My Gas Oven?
I recently purchased a house, and it came with a gas oven. I've never owned or used a gas oven before, and the oven takes an extremely long time to preheat (like hours). I replaced the door gasket ...
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Why is my lighting circuit tripping the breaker?
I have several MR16 2 pin style light bulbs in my kitchen - The other day the trip switch for the light bulbs tripped when turning these bulbs on - I went and flipped the trip switch and tried again ...
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What could I have done wrong while changing to LED bulbs in my recessed lighting?
I have six recessed lights in the kitchen. I bought six new LED bulbs to replace the old incandescents. I had to lower the socket an inch or two along the track in the recessed fixture in order to get ...
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how can i find electric short from room to fuse box?
When I came home last night the wife was setting in the dark in the bedroom. Why are the two hall lights strobing I ask? She did not know, she took a nap and when she woke no power in the room. ok??? ...
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How can I find an open neutral?
My lights and outlets went out in the half bath of my home and also the two recessed lights in my hall just outside the half bath.
I believe there are two feeds, one to the hall lights and one to ...
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Troubleshooting a leaking exterior door
I have an exterior door that leaks water into the house when rain is blown against it. The floor on the inside of the house is unfinished, meaning it is just the raw subfloor. I don't want to put the ...
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My refrigerator is freezing vegetables in the crisper [closed]
Lately I've noticed that my refrigerator (Whirlpool side-by-side fridge/freezer, about 5 years old) is freezing vegetables located in the two crisper drawers in the bottom. Liquids, including plain ...
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Why does my oven temperature keep rising?
I have an old gas oven that is having a temperature problem. When it's turned on, the temperature keeps rising and rising, not stopping at the set temperature. It gets up to 500+ degrees.
This ...
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Why won't my washer spin even though it still agitates?
I have a Kenmore 80 series washer and it recently stopped spinning and agitating and I found out it was the coupler. So I changed that and it start to work again, normally. After a week or two it ...
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Why isn't my garage door opener button working on new installation?
I recently installed a garage door opener in my new home, it is wired as such per the installation instructions.
The garage was prewired with 20AWG, insulated and drywalled, and I identified which ...
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Why did my oven light stop working after cleaning the oven?
I replaced the bulb in the oven with a new bulb and it won't light. Both the old bulb & new bulb work in a table lamp. The light stopped working after cleaning the oven. Any suggestions? Is ...
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Why did my hot water stop?
I have a Rinnai RL94 tankless water heater. Today something went wrong and now I have no more hot water.
The machine is not showing any kind of error code like it has in the past when things went ...
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Why do I only have 30V going to my light fixture
I just replaced a broken light fixture in my closet. (The switch in the light fixture broke when I pulled too hard on the chain.)
When replacing the light fixture I noticed that there is only 30 V ...
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Strange beeping in house [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
what is beeping in my house?
I've tried ALL the suggestions on this site and the beeping continues, every 20 minutes, day and night. Been going on for two months. Have ...
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Does my electric panel need replacing?
How can I tell if my electric panel needs replacing? Got up today and suddenly I lost power to a tandem breaker the breakers weren't tripped. Then realized I also lost my water pump. The water ...
