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  1. Xtant12

    Any electricians out there?

    Hello all, I have this compressor sitting in my garage. I was going to sell it to someone but they fell through. It is a California air 2 stage industrial. It says it has 230v on the sticker. Since I have not sold it yet I was wondering if I could run it in my garage? I do have 240 in there...
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    Food / Drink Need some smoker advice ( FOODS )

    Hello all, So I attempted to smoke my first chunck of beef. I know I did it wrong. I will list what I did and someone tell me where I went wrong. I'm very new to this so help me improve for next attempt. I did a dry rub on the meat and let sit for 20 mins. Let grill warm up Set it to smoke...
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    Paging MOOK!

    I had a fantastic idea. I wanted to reach out and say I think we should add a Homeowner Help section. A place where people can ask for help or ideas on how to fix stuff around the house. Some people on here might be in the trades and can help, others might have had the same problem and can...
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    Lets talk STUPID crazy!

    Anyone out there ever watch the movie Need for speed? Here is the question. You know the part when the buddies fill the Mustang when they are driving on the highway? Is there any law that says you can't actually do that? I mean, the military can fill planes in flight. I was just wondering. Let...
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    Home sale question

    Is their a way to look up a house and see past sale history? I was trying for public records but everything wants me to enter a credit card.
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    Christmas light help

    I know someone out there knows the answer to the question I'm about to ask. I ordered 6 sets of 30 foot lights what each strand has a control box to change the lights to strobe, stay on, blink ect. If I plug 3 strands together, will all 3 strands be controlled via the 1st strand box? Basically...
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    P.S.A. for ALL

    Just a heads up, if you are at a RR crossing and the train has passed. Know that if you go over the tracks BEFORE the arms are all the way back up you can get a ticket from police. Car has to be stationary until the signals have been fully returned to the safe position. That is all..
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    🔧 Technical Lets Talk Scooters!

    Who has them?? I have a gear oil question. I working on a scooter from 2007, its a Roketa 150cc. It says Gear oil is 80w/40. I'm having trouble finding it. I found a ton of 80's but they have a higher back number. Example 80w/140. Does anyone know about gear oil on here? Can I use a different...
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    LET'S TALK HOUSES!

    So this market is nuts. Out of its mind to be exact. I wanted to ask a question, then a sub question. Has anyone here built their own house? For example, you know how Menards sells those house kits. If so, was it cheaper? I know you have to buy land and I think you have to hire a contractor...
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    Open source gm codes

    Does anyone know anything about this? So I bought a 2016 Buick Envision. I want to update the navi and software, under setti gs it says something about it being open source. I found the GM site but there is a bunch of them. I do not know what one to use. Has anyone done this or have experience?
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    Covid talk

    Just found our from our head of finance at work that if anyone on our team gets covid they have to use vacation time or non-paid time. Unbelievable... This can't be right. We are all very pissed about hearing this.
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    Let's talk paddle boats

    So I literally just stumbled onto these electric padle boats and want to get one so bad for me and my son. Our lake has a 9hp max limit on boat motors so this would be perfect. Just something to scoot around the lake in. Only problem is, you can't find these things gs anywhere. Its crazy...
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    Company question

    Quick question, does anyone know if a company can make you use your vacation time instead of taking unemployment? Is it legal? Just wondering.....
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    Operation fire pit

    So I dont know if you remember but I 2018 I decided I wanted to learn how to weld so I bought a mig 130 welder from prime days and just jumped in. I played around with it a few times and that's about it. I picked it up again and here's what I been working on. Keep in mind I'm a novice and have...
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    Venomous Rage is upon you!

    Here is my rant for the year. My sonata blew the motor on 8-5-19. The car has the factory defective recall warranty so they were supposed to replace the motor for free. Well, after forever they finally got approval to replace the motor. 2 months later the motor was replaced. I went to go get...
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    Seen something cool today

    I seen a Harley davidson motor cycle I thought was cool. It is actually surprising because I really dislike them. I talked to the guy about it, it was a 06 street rod. He was in a hurry so couldn't talk much. Anyone know anything about them?
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    Work perks

    So I ran into an old coworker from 9 years ago. When I seen him pull up at Kohls I was like sweet car!! He told me it was a rental. He still uses our old company discount when wants a rental. Can you do that?? I was like WTF? I know he didn't get fired, he did a 2 week notice. This blew my mind.
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    F150 help

    I'm leaning towards a f150 truck. 1 is a 2010 with 98k, 4.6 v8 4x4 quad cab. And a 2013 EcoBoost turbo. I really dont know much about truck. Are either of these good? The EcoBoost has 136k on it. Also a quad cab.
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    2017 dodge challenger 392 shaker package

    Quick question, my coworker bought his 2017 challenger right off the show room floor in 2017. Its black, have the factory hood shaker and says 392 on it. I have been googling it and everything I see comes up scat pack. I dont think his is a scat pack because I see it nowhere on the car. Does...
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    2007-8 Ford question

    I'm interested in a few fords I found online. I need something just for the weekends to haul bikes and kids gear to do things. My car isn't big enough to bring 2 bikes, a twin kid carrier bike attachment ect... Anyways, the trucks have a 5.4 v8 flex fuel motor. Any issues with them? I k ow my...