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Old 5/8/09, 8:46 PM
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Default The Do-It-Yourselfer...

does it again.
Didn't know if I should post this in Electrical or Plumbing.
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Old 5/8/09, 8:52 PM
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Well, as long as he took the hose coupling off the other end...



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Old 5/8/09, 10:08 PM
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What is that....a snake poopin an outlet...lol



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Old 5/9/09, 9:01 AM
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He's one which I thought was ingenious...

The tube used as a dryer vent that is.
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Old 5/9/09, 9:25 AM
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That first one is Line heater to prevent a frozen water line instant it ? lol
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Old 5/9/09, 9:28 AM
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He's one which I thought was ingenious...

The tube used as a dryer vent that is.
People wonder why I have no sympathy for DIYers who burn their own house down with installations like this. It is not that I am COLD, I just know that it cost's less to do it right than it does to do it wrong in the end.



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Old 5/9/09, 5:16 PM
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People wonder why I have no sympathy for DIYers who burn their own house down with installations like this. It is not that I am COLD, I just know that it cost's less to do it right than it does to do it wrong in the end.
Paul,

I used the word *ingenious* but really I meant *STUPID*.
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Old 5/9/09, 7:03 PM
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Frigging Fantastic. If only these people could harness their creative energy for the goodness of Mankind.
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Old 5/12/09, 1:33 AM
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The liquid-tight flex conduit in the original photo is rated for 120 VAC or 120 PSI, which ever comes first!
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Old 5/12/09, 8:51 AM
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thats a keeper!!!!




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Old 5/12/09, 2:23 PM
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Default Re: The Do-It-Yourselfer...

I see some of our local contractors moved to Peterborough when our building boom crashed...

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