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    Need Suggestions For Good Roof Gutter Guards

    I live in the mountains and my house is surrounded by huge Ponderosa Pines. The long pine needles that shed onto my roof are creating a problem with clogging up my gutter system and the resultant rainfall pouring off of my roof onto areas where it causes other problems. Can someone suggest a...
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    Question For Financial Advisors

    My severance package funds will be about depleted by next June. I will also turn 65 that month. I have no plans on returning to work and consider myself retired. I will need to either start drawing Social Security or take some withdrawals from an IRA to cover my monthly expenses by June. My home...
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    Snow Shovel Recommendations ?

    I did a search in this area and also in the Tool Time Forum and didn't see the topic covered, so here is my question: I just moved from sea level to a small California mountain community. We are at between 5000-6000 ft. of elevation so we get a little snow each year. Yesterday we received about...
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    Recommend A Good Light Duty Snow Boot

    I recently moved to a SouCal mountain community that receives some snowfall each year. Not heavy, and usually has melted within a few days. I will be needing a set of snow boots for light use such as shoveling the driveway or wearing when out running errands and needing to slog through slushy...
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    Turtle Wax Seal & Shine On Top of Ice or Vice-Versa ?

    I have two coats of Meguiars Hybrid Ceramic Wax on the paint of my new car, applied after using a Mothers Speed Clay 2.0 to clay the surface first. So far it looks and performs pretty well. I decided to try the Turtle Wax Ice product too, and mistakenly bought the TW Ice Spray Wax in the blue...
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    Need Advice On Speaker Switcher for Dual Amps/4 Speakers

    I would like to use a vintage Marantz stereo receiver just to play LP's and CD's, and use a newer Onkyo 5.1 surround sound receiver when watching movies from the DVD player. Is there some sort of matrix type speaker switcher that has these inputs and outputs so that I can use my existing...
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    Hose Leak At Bib, Tried New Hose & Washer

    I just moved into a home in a mountain community. The home was built in 2018. The only hose bib on the front of the house is inside the finished garage, about 10 feet from the door opening. That seems rather ridiculous but that's where it is. Not being one to take my car to a commercial car...
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    Granite Countertops Are Magnetic. Who Knew ?

    I accidentally broke my old magnetic stud sensor which I always use in conjunction with an electronic type. I went down to the local True Value and picked up a new one made by C.H. Hanson which uses the rare earth/neodymium magnets. I like this one as it has a small bubble level built in which...
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    Question for Electricians: 3 Way Light Switches and Dimmers

    My new home is illuminated throughout with ceiling flush mounted 8" LED domes. They are 950 lumens/15 watts each. Several zones are controlled with 3 way switches. Those things are way too bright ! I would like to install a dimmer in place of one of the 3 way switches in a few zones to control...
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    How To Handle Excessive Rain Water Runoff

    I am in the process of purchasing a home. It was built in October 2018. In February of this year, there was a pretty severe rain storm that dumped way more than the normal amount of rain in a short period of time. The home is built on a slope. The rain gutter system was overwhelmed it seems and...
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    Bridge Loan - Mortgage Loan Need Advice

    I just turned 64 and was laid off. I had planned on working another year but the new company that acquired my former employer wanted to replace me with one of their own people. So while drawing unemployment at the moment I doubt that I will go back to work. I can afford retirement now if I want...
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    Any Issues Mixing Redline 5W-30 and Castrol Edge 5W-30 ?

    I want to drain the factory fill and change the filter on my new Mazda CX 5 with the 2.5 liter Turbo Skyactiv engine somewhere around the 1000 - 1200 mile mark and refill with a quality synthetic. I think the Castrol Edge will be a good match for this engine. I have 3 quarts of Redline 5W-30...
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    Idling A Turbo Engine Before Shutdown

    I just purchased a new Mazda CX 5 with the 2.5L turbocharged engine. The manual says that after sustained high speeds, as in just getting off the freeway that you should idle the engine for about 30 seconds before shutting it down or it may damage the turbocharger. Is this to prevent coking ? If...
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    Need Recommendations For A New SUV

    I will be moving to a mountain community within a year. It gets a little snow for 2 or 3 weeks out of the year but it usually melts within a few days and it won't be like living in Buffalo or some place like that where you really get winter. I figure that I will need at least all wheel drive and...
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    Redline 5W-30 4976 Miles 2009 Nissan 370Z

    I was just about to turn 80,000 miles on my 2009 Nissan 370Z with the VQ37VHR engine so I decided on another Blackstone Report. I bought the car new. I have changed the oil myself religiously every 5,000 miles. Every previous change I have used an oversized Mobil 1 110 filter. The last two times...
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    Concrete Anchors Question

    I used the concrete anchors that came with a gazebo that I installed last weekend, I measured their diameter with a drill bit gauge (since the made in China instructions didn't give much guidance) and they slipped through a 7/16" hole. I bought a 7/16" masonary bit, drilled the concrete and...
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    Pennz Ultra 5W-30 Euro L, Nissan 370Z, 4996 Miles

    I accidentally used Pennzoil Ultra 5W-30 Euro L Formula which is designed for diesel engines in my last oil change. My car is an '09 Nissan 370Z with the VQ37 engine and now has a little over 50K miles. I have been doing 5K OCI's since new, previously using Pennz Ultra and Redline 5W-30...
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    Pennz Ultra Regular Vs. Ultra Euro L: Difference ?

    I have 2 cases of 5W-30 Pennzoil Ultra to use in my Nissan 370Z which has the VQ37 engine. I just noticed one case is Ultra and the other is Ultra Euro L. The regular Ultra says it exceeds GF5 API SN, and then also exceeds requirements of some Ford, Chrysler, Honda, GM and ACEA. The bottle...
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    Pennzoil Ultra 5W-30, 2009 Nissan 370Z, 4980 miles

    This is my first Blackstone Report using Pennzoil Ultra 5W-30 Euro. I had been running Redline 5W-30 with good results since the 5000 mile mark on the engine. I switched to Ultra at 35K and put just under 5000 miles on this sample. It performed well, but it will remain to be seen if I can find...
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    Cleaning A Ryobi Cordless Drill

    Kind of an odd question, but I have a Ryobi cordless drill, a 6V model that the housing is clad with some sort of blue rubber coating. It only receives light household duty and is about 10 years old. The rubber coating is very, very sticky. I have tried cleaning it with household cleaner, Simple...
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