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Is it necessary to use 'purple wire nuts' when hooking up a ceiling fixture having stranded copper wire to aluminum household wiring?

How do I turn it on, the top handle, bottom one, turn pull push? No idea and book is of no help. Don't want to break anything

I have a new Lutron tamper resistant GFCI in the kitchen. I see the little shutters on the left 'hole' of both the upper and lower recept. How hard do I push a plu into these to release them or is...

Can I replace just the broken upper cable or do I have to replace the entire upper drive shaft housing at over $45? Only the housing assembly is shown on the parts diagrams.

I'VE GOT IT. No idea what was causing the "not found' message, I fiddled with so many things, but after all of these things, I now have a network printer. Got a real understanding of firewalls,...

I tried step #1 on the XP machine. When I go to the sharing tab I do not have a "list in directory" option, just sharing and add other drivers. BTW, I'm running XP-Media center not XP-Pro. Look...

Thanks for the info. I'll check to make sure I've done these things properly. My full network shows on the router's network map but I'm thinking there is a firewall issue somewhere... will keep...

Sorry for being chaotic. You are correct about only trying to share the printer. Any help appreciated.

Sorry for being chaotic. You are correct about only trying to share the printer.

Three drives on the desktop are sharing enabled. This was to test the setup primarily. I was trying to 'look at' the H drive on the desktop which is shared from the laptop. The drive was shown on the...

I have the same situation; desktop XP,laptop W7, printer wired to desktop. Have setup the files as shared as well as sharing status on the printer. When I go to network in W7, the two members show up...

Thanks both of you for your answers. I called Dominion Resources[VA] and after bouncing around a bit, they wrote a workorder to come have our voltage checked. Our building is 35+ years old so the NYC...

I have a new Electrolux oven which among other things checks for incoming voltage. Specifically, it wants 240VAC and gives an error message if the voltage is outside a 7% +/- window. I had a Tech...

Can't find one online or in a big box; they all start at 6" rounds. Any idea what a shop would charge?

While renovating a condo bathroom, we removed the old rectangular sheet metal ductwork and replaced it with 4" insulated flexible to gain valuable ceiling space. The old diffuser was a 2-way 6x8. Is...

I believe code says that kitchen recpt. Should be on a 20amp circuit. Does this mean all outlets and GFCI must be 20 amp rated as well, or will 15amp be OK?

As it turns out, we took a Trust distribution in '09 that is larger than the income for the Trust. Is there a penalty for this? As far as tax, does the actual Trust income pass through to the 1040...

Upgraded firmware to build 004 then the HP would not connect to the router. Linksys got me reconfigured but I was wondering:
1. He put me inMixed mode, not 802.11N only which is all I have.
2. He...

I have a recent stock merger. I received $33/shr cash and new stock valued at $17/shr. For LTCG, must I show proceeds of $50/shr against a basis of $17/shr or can I carry forward the old basis to the...

Thanks for the clarification...

Just got Cox DVR service [Motorola DCT-64xx]. Install diagrams are contradictory. They show connecting all the r,y,g, etc. audio and video cables from the audio/video out terminals to the same input...

Trying to plan a small home network consisting of old desktop [function as server] and two laptops. When researching Linksys routers, I see both wireless routers and access point devices... what is...

Wow... that is NOT good news. We have already installed a new solid surface countertop AND backsplash and I don't see anyway to run a new line to the box or from the receptacle at the other end. Now...

My memory is failing so I'll need to ask for help. I want to ADD a GFCI device into an existing single gang box in the kitchen to provide additional outlets.. Box contains a single pole switch for...

I recently ( this year) inherited a farm with standing timber. When I have the timber cut THIS year, will any gain be ordinary income since I only inherited it this year, or can it be LTCG since the...

I have a 3 year old, 4 ton Ruud heat pump. I'm in VA where right now it is between 20 and 40 degrees most days. Is it unusual for the HP to go into defrost mode rather frequently? Is this a sign of a...

One of the options within Control Panel, Screen saver is to indicate whether to power down all hard drives after XX amount of time. On a desktop, is this practical, does it prolong the life of the...

I recently inherited a Virginia tree Farm. The State Forestry just advised that the 149 acres of Virginia pines should be thinned out, mainly due to hardwood growth. Are there any special tax rules...

My 32 year old condo has a Mansfield toilet, a brand I am not familiar with. There are no 'low flow' markings on the tank or bowl but based on the water flow it MUST be a 1.6g flush which does a very...

I am trying to relocate and install a new hall light fixture to a concrete ceiling. The electrician asked that I supply all the Wiremold material needed to run the power from the existing fixture to...

I am replacing old BB with new 3 1/4" x 9/16" BB. Walls are drywall with metal studs and concrete floor [condo] covered carpet. What is the best size brad or finish nail to use. Will screw the scarf...

Thanks. Sorry to be so stupid, but I don not see a 'C' terminal on the connection board at the handler.The wire from the thermostat comes through the closet wall and attaches to a terminal board on...

Yellow to Y, green to G, white toW and red to 4/R. there is a blue wire in the thermostat sub-base that is trimmed off and not used and no blue wire is used or visible on the wire going to the air...

Can't determine if there is a 24vac common on my old Bryant. How do you add one ?

Thanks. The wire from the thermostat comes through the closet wall and attached to a terminal board on the side of the air handler. There are 5 screws there labeled, Y,G,W,4/R and X/F. Only 4 wires...

Thanks. I think there is enough blue wire in the thermostat bundle to use. My new situation appears to be at the Bryant air handler. The wire from the thermostat comes through the closet wall and...

Want to replace the old analog thermostat on my Carrier HVAC with Bryant handler and heat. It appears that the original installers cut-off the blue wire thus making it a 4 wire thermostat with I...

Trying to replace a 30+ year old mechanical t'stat with a Honeywell TH8320. My thermostat is so old that even though I have found pictures of it's sub-base online, the terminal markings are some what...