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Deja Poo: The Living Machine Sewage System Picture the lobby atrium of a new, green building, one filled with leafy plants and trees. Now imagine that those trees are growing in waste collected from the building's toilets. |
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Harvesting the Water With Rain Barrels Catching and using rainwater can be a simple single plastic barrel with a gravity feed to a flower bed or a sophisticated system that supply all your water needs. Here's how each is built. |
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Low-Flow Toilets A closer look at these water-saving commodes. |
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Roadhouse PC Out of the Box is selling a PC called the Think Tank, which features a patented motorcycle-inspired design. |
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Toilet Troubleshooting Residential toilets are remarkably simple, and most can be fixed for under $25. The trick is in diagnosing the problem. |
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The Future of Oil Storage Heating oil has always brought with it the issue of how to store it and keep it clean. Now, polyethylene, leak-proof oil tanks, proven in Europe since 1971, are finally approved for use in the U.S. |
Popular Mechanics
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MythBusters Workshop: Extreme Plumbing A mythbusters primer on turning plumbing and high-psi tanks into things that go boom. As always, don't try this at home. |
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Fixing a Leaky Toilet Put an end to the gurgles, ripples and hissing. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2006
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Tapping Into The Sun Help your country and your wallet -- install a solar hot-water heater. Here's what to look for, and what to expect. |
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Water Softeners They make hard water easy to get along with... |
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Waterlogged Tank Woes Well pump cycles very rapidly... Repointing the mortar joints in a brick chimney... Purchasing replacement carpet... Green stains around drains... etc. |
AskMen.com
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Cartier Tank While the Tank is a tested legend, you don't often see men wearing them these days, which leaves room for a revival among well-dressed men. |
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Tank cleaning equipment This line of automatic, permanently installed tank cleaning equipment offers a series of rotating jet heads and rotating spray heads suitable for tanks ranging in size from 500 gallons to silos with a 500,000-gallon capacity. |
Defense Update
Issue 1, 2006 |
The role of Armor in Urban Combat Mutually supporting combined arms (armor-infantry) tactical element can achieve success while keeping casualties to a minimum... Improving visibility when "buttoned up" in tanks... Enhancing tank survivability in urban combat... Tank firepower adapted for urban warfare... etc. |
This Old House
June 2007
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Dream House Turned Nightmare It was just a "slight" leak in the underground oil storage tank, the home inspector said. |
U.S. CPSC
January 28, 2004 |
Sta-Rite Industries Recall of Pool Filters The Posi-Lok locking ring, which secures the filter's upper tank shell to the lower tank shell, can disengage from the lower tank shell allowing the top shell of the filter to blow off, causing injury to nearby consumers. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2005
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Answers To Your Home Improvement Questions What causes curling asphalt shingles?... Help with landscaping... Septic tank cleaning... Hacksaw in tight spots... Stubborn sliding glass doors... Electrolux encourages "silly" designs... Hard-to-tighten light bulbs... Enlarging an old bathroom... Five grasscutters reviewed... etc. |
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Weird Economic Reactions Why does the stock market often tank when there's good economic news reported? |
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Healthier Water Heater You can at least double the life of your water-heater tank by replacing the anode rod every few years. |
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Troubleshoot Your Toilet Without a Plumber A call to a licensed plumber can mean an expensive hourly fee, but the science of plumbing is fairly straightforward, and most problems are simpler to solve than you might think. |
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December 14, 2001 |
DeVilbiss Air Power Recalls Porter-Cable Portable Generators A small hole in the generator's fuel tank, where it mounts to the frame, can leak fuel and pose a fire hazard to consumers... |
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MRO Q&A: Addressing Hairline Cracks in Stainless Steel Water Tanks The warranty expired, and the vendor says there are no material or workmanship defects. Do you have any idea what the problem might be and how it can be resolved? |
