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Repairing a Furnace's Electronic Ignition
2014-02-09 13:32:15| About Home Repair
Often, when a furnace goes out, a person may be looking to re-light a non-existent pilot light. (See How to Light a Gas Furnace Pilot). They come to find out what they have is an electronic ignition as used in more efficient and modern furnaces....Read Full Post
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Study Says Repairing or Rebuilding Salvage Vehicles is a Bad Idea
2014-01-10 19:35:43| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
What Did the Study Seek to Find Out? DamageMAX, the leading damaged vehicle buyer in the United States, has completed a comprehensive analysis on the impact of salvage title brands on repaired and damaged vehicles. In this study, over 5 million wholesale vehicle transactions through June 2013 were used to identify trends in value diminution associated with salvage (rebuilt) title brands. Key Findings of the Study: Rebuilding salvage branded vehicles (even to factory specs) generally has a negative return on investment Luxury Car & Pickup segments suffer the most from salvage title branding SUV and Mid-sized segments are least impacted by salvage brands Takeaways for the Used Car Marketing Industry: The average discount a salvage title vehicle will experience when compared to an analogous clean title is 66%, meaning that the vehicle will only fetch 34% of average wholesale in repaired form. Remember and Know: Over 5 million transactions spanning 10 model years were used to establish the trend as reflected in the Study by DamageMax. What You Really Need to Know and Act On: Check out the entire study and matrix it will dramatize and enable you to visualize this almost startling points and conclusion revealed and verified by this comprehensive analysis of salvage vehicles.The Article Study Says Repairing or Rebuilding Salvage Vehicles is a Bad Idea appeared first on Automotive Digest.
Crews repairing broken water main in SW Portland
2013-12-12 21:27:13| PortlandOnline
On KPTV.com, December 12, 2013
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Repairing Your Gas Water Heater is Easier Than You Think!
2013-08-07 01:32:05| About Home Repair
Gas and electric tank style water heaters are the silent workhorse appliances of our home. Problem is, they love to stop working at 11PM on a Saturday the weekend you have company staying over....Read Full Post
Repairing a Wet Basement
2013-07-25 00:13:57| About Home Repair
Wet basements are never a welcome sight but correcting the problem does not always require extensive repair. Why? Because not all "leaks" are caused by the same problem. Sometimes a wet basement can be solved with a solution as simple as redirecting a downspout or changing the slope of the grade around the home. In some cases it may take a serious repair involving the basement wall structure itself....Read Full Post