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Hey all, Been a while since we've been on but this post might be right up some folks' alley! We bought this cute but ever-so-cool homemade project and are looking to get it running. My guess is that the "power plant" would have been 2-3 D cell batteries and the capacitor array is a step up as...

I don't remember exactly- like 2 feet or so.

We had a Westinghouse built in control center in the downstairs kitchen until about 2 years ago. Each end had a retractable cord for plugging in a coffee percolator, egg poacher, etc, and there were 2 outlets in the middle, one timed. Each of the 4 power "legs" had its own push button reset...

How good are Miele dishwashers? Are they as good as Bosch? We've never owned a Bosch, but I did take a "dead" 800 series Miele and put a new circ pump in it... used it for a number of years until the TOL one from the Miele showroom became available at a BOL "standard DW" price. It replaced a...

I did replace the foam filter though as soon as I saw any de I made sure to have a spare and I switch them out when one needs cleaning. This also alleviates the issue of putting the plinth filter back in even ever so slightly damp and causing a fault in the machine. Chuck (No on dryer sheets...

For our New England friends, have you noticed that the usual special sales of chix lobsters hasn't happened this year? Usually it's during the height of the season, July-ish IIRC, and again for Labor Day weekend. This year the best I've seen between Price Chopper and Stop and Shop (always more...

Lower washing temperatures... I cringe every time I hear the radio commercial where Ice-T and Stone Cold Steve Austin are hawking Tide because it cleans better in cold than bargain detergents in hot, and washing in cold saves something like $130 a year so it's good for the environment. Hot...

I guess I should feel very lucky- I went to Price Chopper (changing over to Market 32... same company different "style") and didn't notice any losses. Last Sat there were none of the family packs of chicken thighs that were on sale, but that happens from time to time anyway. Got them yesterday...

Well, we've narrowed down that "smell" to the clothes that have been hanging in the boiler room too long; they're the only ones that get it. If I hang clothes in there for a day or three to finish the dry, they're fine.   One thing I've noticed is that you need to very carefully monitor your...

When Rich doesn't use the Miele coffee center, he prefers French press or a vac-pot brew. I love the smell of brewing coffee but hate the taste!   Interesting note- did you know that the Miele cups of coffee are not usually fresh grind, even though it grinds the beans right then and there for...

False alarm! I did a little more digging and found the same speakers with 8 ohm impedance for only about $20 more!!!   Chuck

Now I'm confused. I tried looking up using lower ohm speakers and it said that if you connect them in a string (series or daisy chain vs. parallel) you add the impedance, and as long as the total was more than the amp was rated for you'd be likely not to have an issue. If you wire them parallel...

Hey all, audiophile question time.   I have a mixing board with 8 ohm speaker outputs. I currently run an 8 ohm Bose and 8 ohm Peavey (both passive) on each side in that order from the board (board into the Bose then another cable from the Bose to the Peavey). Could I go from the board to an 8...

Single induction burners... ...have been showing up at the thrifts and Rich got me a nice one for downstairs for either $10 or 12. Once I pull it out, I'll see if I want to give it counter space next to my 7qt. air fryer!   I have a good amount of Calphalon tri-ply which is not...

and keep a sheet of heavy duty foil on the floor Opinions on this please? Many say that this messes with convection currents in the oven, especially if it's gas, and others say it's bad because the foil can actually stick to the oven floor because of the heat.   Chuck