We are finally getting a range hood for our oven! This is great! There are new building codes (2009 IRC M1503.4) that strictly govern how many CFMs a range hood can have without a make-up air unit. This is bad, frustrating, bad, confusing, bad and maddening. Everything I read gives me conflicting information. How much power does your average cook who likes to experiment but rarely uses all their burners at once really need in a range hood? (Lots of details inside).
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posted by instead of three wishes
on May 13, 2013 -
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My rented studio is located right next to the main house, but the wifi signal coming from my landlord is very weak. What can I do that won't inconvenience my landlord?
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posted by acidic
on Apr 1, 2013 -
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What are your favorite current recordings with good dynamic range, preferably jazz and blues?
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posted by thrasher
on Apr 25, 2012 -
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How safe to use is a gas range that got a little bit waterlogged previously?
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posted by drea
on Feb 24, 2012 -
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[Singing Filter] I was just cast in a musical. I generally sing alto but the role I'm playing (Rapunzel in Into the Woods) is soprano. I'm having some difficulty getting her highest note - it is one or two notes out of my range, depending on the day. Looking for tips, tricks, advice - anything!
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posted by firei
on Feb 22, 2012 -
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Why does my electric range trip the circuit breaker when the oven and all burners are used? This behavior is new.
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posted by wnissen
on Nov 14, 2011 -
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Wireless network question! This one's pretty specific to my living circumstances, since what I want to do is share the network in a house across a courtyard from mine.
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posted by dorothy humbird
on Jul 21, 2011 -
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StatisticsFilter: Range restriction and the strength of linear and non-linear relationships. Help?
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posted by tybeet
on May 31, 2011 -
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Does anyone make 27-inch electric kitchen ranges anymore? I know about
this one, but it's the only one I can find. Extra points for one that's stainless steel and under a thousand dollars.
posted by Shoggoth
on Aug 2, 2010 -
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I have a gas stove in good condition that I want to get rid of. Salvation Army's donation pickup line in my area (Boston) never answers my calls and never returns my messages. What other options do I have? Also, I was told by the stove salesman that selling the stove wasn't a good idea because I'd be liable if the purchaser hooked it up wrong and poisoned or exploded themselves. Is this true, or was it just FUD?
posted by Plutor
on May 28, 2010 -
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Why do flatbed scanners seem to have so little dynamic range for sketches? I draw for fun, usually with a 0.5mm mechanical pencil. I do not put a lot of pressure onto the pen because it allows for more details/subtle shading.
When I scan the images, the "light" details are always blown out and no amount of fiddling xsane's settings (gamma, brightness, contrast) seems to reveal them.
Is there a trick I'm missing, or paper+scanner just really sucks and I should just use my tablet?
Example scanned drawing lacking much of the visual information that the eye can see on paper.
Scanners I have used over the years: HP ScanJet 3300C, Canon lide (briefly), and now a Brother MFC-5840CN.
posted by a007r
on Jan 28, 2010 -
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Help me buy a Wireless (WiFi) router with exceptional signal/range for not a boatload of cash.
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posted by jckll
on Sep 2, 2009 -
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Excel2007Filter: I want to be able to search information between two things in a single cell in Excel.
So a cell may have 4-9 typed in it, but I want that cell to be highlighted if a user searches for 7. Or 4. Or anything between 4 and 9 inclusively. (More details and a screenshot of the spreadsheet inside.)
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posted by sperose
on Sep 2, 2009 -
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How can I count certain things in a range of cells in Excel that fall between two dates?
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posted by SansPoint
on Sep 2, 2009 -
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My state's unemployment regulations have a section indicating that turning down a job offer is grounds for terminating benefits. Given that at this point, I'm not being asked to provide them with any data as to whom I'm applying, and given the extraordinarily large number of people on the unemployment rolls, am I correct in saying that turning down an offer really has little practical chance of getting back to them?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 13, 2009 -
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Should we look into compact dishwashers and portable gas stoves for our newly rented flat?
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posted by tavegyl
on Jun 23, 2009 -
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Does formal, or politely euphemistic, language exist by which, early on in the job-hunt process, you can make sure you and a potential employer aren't considering salary ranges that are half a planet apart?
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posted by WCityMike
on Jun 12, 2009 -
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The oven portion of our gas range went from being fine to dead inside. Made baked potatoes one night, next night I turned it on and it wouldn't heat up at all. The burners still work fine. I reviewed some literature about repairing it myself, but I'm trying to decide if it's a good idea.
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posted by Mayor Curley
on Mar 23, 2009 -
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How far will a 35dB 2.4GHz (b/g) signal travel indoors with a ceiling mounted dome antenna?
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posted by jammnrose
on Mar 13, 2009 -
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our new belkin router doesn't have the power to make it all the way through the house. are range extenders good? which one should I choose? (more inside)
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posted by krautland
on Jan 5, 2009 -
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PseudoMilitaryFilter: Looking for a pdf of a
range card, the kind you used to fill out while sitting in your trench, OP or whatever.
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posted by furtive
on Nov 29, 2008 -
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How to do a VBA version of the following array formula in Excel?
The following array formula (entered with ctrl,shift,enter) will produce the string 'Bank statement'!H842, which is the name of a cell I would like to be able to manipulate via VBA:
{="'Bank statement'!H"&MATCH(C1&D$39,'Bank statement'!A:A&'Bank statement'!C:C,0)}
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posted by Mokusatsu
on Oct 17, 2008 -
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Is anyone familiar with
Elmira stoves, especially the Northstar? My mother wants to know if they are anything special besides the obvious retro-charm appeal. My instinct is to tell her if she is going to spend this much to buy a
Wolf, which is a fraction of the price. I think if the Elmiras are as well-performing as Wolfs or Vikings she might want one regardless of the cost. (I found
this, but it's not quite what I'm looking for.)
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posted by fiercecupcake
on Jul 8, 2008 -
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I'm thinking of relocating the base station to a different part of the house, behind a brick wall which will significantly reduce the range of the
handsets . Is it possible to open one of these up and install a more powerful antenna?
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posted by simplesharps
on May 25, 2008 -
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How (if possible) can you find the domain and range of a graph on a graphing calculator (which in my case is a TI-84 Plus)?
posted by meta.mark
on May 8, 2008 -
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My new gas range is breaking my heart. WTF is wrong with it? And if it is a goner, should I bother trying to replace it with another gas range, or give up and switch to electric?
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posted by Enroute
on May 6, 2008 -
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I've decided to abandon '
plan A' and think it's best to connect my two houses using wifi because of electrical concerns. I've read through tons of past Askme and other threads on the internet about range boosting, repeaters, gain, antennas etc but I'm asking this question because I'm hoping that there's a kit someone can point me in the direction of that matches my needs!
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posted by dance
on Apr 17, 2008 -
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Can I use my three-ply (out-middle-inner) copper-aluminum-stainless steel pots and pans on an electric range? Will it mess them up?
posted by aussicht
on Jan 30, 2008 -
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My U.S. passport expires 13 Oct 08 and I need to book one international trip before then: leaving New York 17 July 08, returning 2 Aug 08 (one destination country, a non-EU-member in Eastern Europe, plus stops for flight transfers in one or two EU member countries). Is it even worth researching various countries' and airlines' how-close-to-expiration-date safety ranges for travel, or should I just assume I MUST renew my passport before then?
posted by anonymous
on Jan 13, 2008 -
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I am trying to find replacement knobs for a stove, but cannot find a model number anywhere on the stove.
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posted by Pockets
on Nov 11, 2007 -
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The vintage oven/range in my new apartment is so obviously awesome. And my landlord says it works. But how?
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posted by iamkimiam
on Nov 9, 2007 -
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In UNIX (specifically FreeBSD, if it matters), is there a way to *randomize* the interval and/or size and/or destination of pings?
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posted by allterrainbrain
on Oct 11, 2007 -
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My husband and I cook a lot. We're moving from an apartment with a decent gas stove/oven to one with a crappy electric stove/oven. Obviously, Something Must Be Done. Should we go for gas or induction?
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posted by web-goddess
on Sep 10, 2007 -
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ExcelFilter: Help me count rows where one string appears in one column and a second string appears in a second!
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posted by Alterscape
on Aug 14, 2007 -
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Wifi Shootout: powerbook g4 PCMCIA: what card and antenna combination will get me the most bang for my buck in terms of range?
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posted by Freen
on Aug 7, 2007 -
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I have a gas range that was left in the rain for a short time (about a 10 minute, moderate rain). Will it still work?
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posted by kingtaj
on Jul 17, 2007 -
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