Home & Garden - 18 August 2006

2006-08-18 12:22:21 · 2 answers · asked by wrfischer@snet.net 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a pump connected to a lake, that I use to water garden. I changed the line into the lake as it had a air leak and lost it.'s prime.I have filled water back into the tank and lines .several times. And it hasn't caught it's prime. It is a year old pump that came with it's own tank.
When I am doing all this I leave the tap end closed.
I'm pretty sure that all is tight and not leaking.The line into the water is only about 5ft deep

2006-08-18 12:18:42 · 9 answers · asked by montreal1235 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a 2 year old house where the smoke detectors go off in the middle of the night with no smoke. They are connected all together by the electric. Any thoughts?

2006-08-18 12:17:32 · 14 answers · asked by cjboyd11 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-08-18 12:17:30 · 1 answers · asked by BEENY 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I have a very small bathroom off of my master bedroom. It has black ceramic floor and I don't like it. Can ceramic be painted? If not, is there any way to go over it without tearing it all out?

2006-08-18 12:15:41 · 3 answers · asked by mab5096 7 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-08-18 12:15:15 · 5 answers · asked by akf1959 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Electrical conversion; Household current

2006-08-18 12:11:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I really want a fig tree because I love figs, but I don't even know if it will grow here.

2006-08-18 12:00:08 · 2 answers · asked by donnamspeirs 3 in Garden & Landscape

2006-08-18 11:51:31 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2006-08-18 11:42:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

My pumpkins have Powdery Mildew. Does anyone know what to treat the leaves with?

Thanks.

2006-08-18 11:41:50 · 5 answers · asked by Voice 4 in Garden & Landscape

New construction, but house is finished. Do I run it from an existing box in the attic? Off another ceiling fan?

2006-08-18 11:31:05 · 5 answers · asked by Coondog 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

found in a bag of flour. They are tiny, almost invisible to the naked eye, and are a a very very light bright brown/beige in colour, definitely not fleas as they crawl along quite fast but easily squashed. We thought they were weavils that live in flour, but have now found them in books, in food such as breakfast cereals, in the bread bin. Again I thought weavils, because I know that they can be found in old books, they live on the startch in the binding glue. They are very light sensitive and as soon as light is shone on them or you disturb them, they seem to go into hiding within the tiles, work top etc.
My wife is going frantic, and the has sprayed disinfectant onto a clothe and wiped all the areas we've seen them. But they come back very quickly, as soon as they can hide in the darkness.

Can anyone tell me what they are, how did we get them, and most importantly, what we can do to get rid of them? Please help....

2006-08-18 11:20:01 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2006-08-18 11:17:45 · 21 answers · asked by chrsitell 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

Last year it made new leaves, this year, it has stayed exactly the same.

2006-08-18 11:12:16 · 2 answers · asked by Poppy 2 in Garden & Landscape

2006-08-18 11:10:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2006-08-18 11:07:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I am going to waterproof my basement before all the winter snow comes, but I was wondering what the best way to do that is!

2006-08-18 11:07:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

when it's rainy season, it seems that mildew grow almost instantly, even over night. how do i prevent it, or even kill it if they're already on something, without buying expensive cleaners?

2006-08-18 11:00:13 · 6 answers · asked by Tropicala 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-08-18 10:58:13 · 2 answers · asked by sexy 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have a unit that is 10 years old, the compressor was replaced 6 years ago. An a/c tech came out and told us we had a freon leak and needed a whole new system. Would just replacing the coils solve this problem? If so, is this normally a part that is readily available or could take 1 to 2 weeks to get? Thanks so much.

2006-08-18 10:56:24 · 6 answers · asked by Chicken1 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-08-18 10:54:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2006-08-18 10:52:09 · 11 answers · asked by MEnMA 1 in Garden & Landscape

2006-08-18 10:47:10 · 23 answers · asked by sido 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-08-18 10:45:09 · 3 answers · asked by firstorbust 1 in Garden & Landscape

2006-08-18 10:41:52 · 21 answers · asked by Joy 3 in Other - Home & Garden

no carpet, but there are two colors going on the walls

2006-08-18 10:40:48 · 20 answers · asked by pkingman1274 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

is the only way to keep aphids off my roses with chemicals?

2006-08-18 10:39:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2006-08-18 10:34:08 · 6 answers · asked by David H 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-08-18 10:31:45 · 2 answers · asked by Mickey 1 in Other - Home & Garden