Craigslist regularly has listings for units that are almost $500 cheaper than what I would pay retail. What should I be looking out for with used air conditioners?
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posted by laptolain
on Apr 24, 2013 -
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My friend has this thing in her bathroom beside the sink and she doesn't know what it is. It was there when she moved in and the former owners are long gone. Does anyone know what it does and does it have an official name? Like, would I be able to find a new one in a store?
Here is a small gallery of 3 photos I took of it. Thank you!
posted by Sully
on Mar 4, 2013 -
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Fluorescent bulbs explosion -- how to clean glass and powder from the carpet? Broken glass is everywhere. And carpets are everywhere.
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posted by Oli D.
on Nov 29, 2012 -
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Can someone help me translate this wall scroll written in traditional Chinese characters? (photo inside)
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posted by melizabeth
on Oct 15, 2012 -
2 answers
What would you put up for the interior walls of your man cave in the garage?
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posted by otto42
on Jul 26, 2012 -
27 answers
I love the walls in
this photograph. Moroccan, textured, uneven. I'm moving into a new place soon. I don't know much about painting. What do I need to do to make my walls look like this?
posted by Jairus
on Apr 3, 2012 -
17 answers
Can you find an example from before 1979 of the "crazy string wall" used in movies and television?
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posted by Mo Nickels
on Feb 22, 2012 -
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I want to hang some LP covers on a wall, and remember years ago seeing a cheap little kit that was something like four pieces of clear plastic for the corners, connected by an elastic string X-shape in the back that could hang on a nail. The result was a neat frameless effect that I liked, but I can't find it again. Does anyone know what that kit was and where I can buy it?
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posted by mediareport
on Jan 29, 2012 -
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I am trying to find photos of rooms where the furniture (desks, armoires...) is painted the same shade as the wall.
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posted by acidic
on Jan 26, 2012 -
7 answers
Suppose there's a 700-foot-high wall of ice sitting in an environment that resembles, for the sake of argument, Alaska. I have some questions about the physics and long-term stability of such a structure.
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posted by COBRA!
on Jan 10, 2012 -
16 answers
If I "like" a FaceBook page, does that mean that the admin of that page has access to view my wall?
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posted by 1000monkeys
on Nov 9, 2011 -
5 answers
Please help me hang three large format pieces of art so it is straight and evenly spaced.
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posted by funkiwan
on Oct 13, 2011 -
6 answers
What is the proper way to replace rotted siding and fascia (looking for someone to enumerate the layers and materials) so that the house is well sealed and weather protected?
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posted by hanoixan
on Sep 4, 2011 -
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I am buying a house that has full English ivy covering the stucco on the house. I want to hear from folks that have ivy on your house or have had ivy on your house what it takes to care for it and if there's anything you wish you had known about it before you got it. The house is in Southern California, so there will be year round growth I assume.
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posted by dottiechang
on Aug 14, 2011 -
26 answers
Could a running human perform the Wall of Death stunt without a motorcycle?
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posted by Tube
on Jul 28, 2011 -
10 answers
What's the best/least expensive way to run a garden hose from my cellar thru a brick wall to the front of my house?
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posted by boby
on Jul 18, 2011 -
13 answers
I want to make an existing wall taller so I don't have to look at my awful neighbors anymore. Help!
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posted by BlahLaLa
on Apr 24, 2011 -
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How can I fix this cheapie wall clock? Taking it back to the store isn't a good option.
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posted by cashman
on Mar 4, 2011 -
15 answers
I want to convert a wall switch into a door switch (for a wardrobe light). Is this easily feasible?
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posted by ddaavviidd
on Feb 16, 2011 -
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Where can I find a video clip of an old city defending its walls against an enemy (with axes, battering ram, catapults, towers)?
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posted by jayne
on Feb 5, 2011 -
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A law enforcement officer is investigating a case. The officer takes clues such as photographs and pieces of paper and pins them to a wall or cork board. Yarn or string is stretched between some of the pins to indicate a relationship between those clues. What is this investigative process or technique called?
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posted by Rob Rockets
on Jan 9, 2011 -
19 answers
Where can I find a photo of a bare white Mediterranean wall-- the kind one might see inside a house on the island of Hydra?
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posted by cotesdurhone
on Jan 2, 2011 -
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I'd love to turn a large area (3m by 1m) of my wall into effectively a whiteboard, by covering it in some kind of transparent film. What's the cheapest way of doing this?
Essentially, I want something very similar to
this but I can't use anything like paint, since I'm in university accommodation
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posted by insperatum
on Dec 23, 2010 -
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How should I separate my bedroom 'area' from my living room 'area' in my studio apartment... without using those stupid dividing screens? (More info inside!)
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posted by darkgroove
on Dec 8, 2010 -
33 answers
My Facebook wall has been returning a blank screen for a few days now. I can see the Info/Photo/Video pages, the "Home"/newsfeed pages....but not my wall. Using Opera 10.63 but same happens in IE8 too. Windows Vista Ultimate O/S. All other websites working fine. Others CAN see my wall! Have reported it to FB and sent screen shot....but anything I can try? Thanks.
posted by JtJ
on Nov 28, 2010 -
5 answers
I want a wall-mounted iphone dock. a clock would be nice, but I don't need high quality speakers.
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posted by lrodman
on Aug 17, 2010 -
0 answers
My bathroom has black mold growing at the top of the wall/edge ofthe ceiling.
The wall is white paint over drywall, and the paint has been blistering and revealing thick black mold under the paint/ on top of the dry wall. This area of my bathroom sometimes leaks due to another leaky bathroom being located rght above my bathroom.
My questions:
1. How quickly do I need to take action
2. Can I resolve this myself, safely
3. If I clean it, what chemicals do I use
4. If I clean it, what safety gear do I need (breathing mask, gloves, etc)
5. If I clean it, what are my health risks and can they be easily treated with antibiotics/quick doctors visti?
6. Should I burn the house down and run right now?
posted by thankyoumuchly
on Jul 15, 2010 -
10 answers
How can I decorate my living room wall with lots of photos without framing them or tacking each one up individually?
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posted by chummie26
on Jul 14, 2010 -
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How do I hang things on the walls of my apartment without making holes/leaving marks?
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posted by zardoz
on Jul 7, 2010 -
23 answers
I am vacating my room--one bedroom in a multi-bedroom apartment. So that potential future occupants like what they see and want to sublet said room, I would like to fill the tack holes I left in the drywall. Plus, there are several long, very thin cracks that have formed on the walls over the past eight years. How do I give the room a cheap but passable make-up job? What materials will I need to pick up?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 7, 2010 -
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We live in a small, 100-yr-old house, thus after a couple of kids, my workspace (desk, PC, files, etc) got relegated to the basement. Help me figure out some sort of cheap, flexible surface to hang on my basement wall that I can put thumb tacks on (like you would with a corkboard).
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posted by glenngulia
on Jun 7, 2010 -
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