Home & Garden - 17 November 2006

I installed a new kitchen sink faucet, and now it makes a weird thumping sound every few seconds when the water is turned on. I adjusted the water pressure, which slowed the noise repetitions down a little, but it's still there, and terribly annoying...

Was thinking there was an air pocket in the line somewhere.. or something, I'm not a plumber *shrug*

What can I do to make this noise go away?

Thanks!

2006-11-17 12:40:41 · 7 answers · asked by Jez 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

It even happens when I start the washing machine.

Thanks

2006-11-17 12:40:01 · 9 answers · asked by IllegalMexicanImmigrant 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

or is c9 better?

2006-11-17 12:39:27 · 1 answers · asked by jeff 1 in Garden & Landscape

I know i can buy air fresheners, but is there some type of plant or other natural way to make it smell good?

2006-11-17 12:36:27 · 18 answers · asked by nickcap23 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I live in an apartment and I had the water pipe to the toilet burst in my bathroom around midnight. Of course it broke BEFORE the shut off valve, so my bathroom was rapidly filling with water.
I put down a dam of towels at the door and called the super.

The supers responded immediately, shut off the water to the whole apartment and called in a plumber to fix it.
Because the pipe was so badly rusted he had to knock a hole in the wall and it seems at some time he cut himself on the wire mesh behind the tiles...

So by 2 am the pipe was fixed, the toilet back together and the large debris picked up...

BUT...

My bathroom floor was covered in bits of tile and small debris, the wet towels had been dumped in the tub, bottom of the tub was covered in grit and rust) and there was blood on the floor, sink and also the tiles.

Am I expecting too much to think that the workman or super should have made an effort to clean up more of the mess?
Or at least the blood?!?

2006-11-17 12:25:57 · 13 answers · asked by zale 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Can you bend conduit in chicago? I need people asap. Great pay!

2006-11-17 12:24:07 · 5 answers · asked by lidijathebeautiful 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

The one in particular I'm trying to figure out has five pointed leaves that turn red in the fall (LA area).

2006-11-17 12:15:49 · 6 answers · asked by TJL 2 in Garden & Landscape

I need details on how to use the self-cleaning feature on an oven.

2006-11-17 12:12:20 · 15 answers · asked by tootsie1115 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-17 12:03:18 · 6 answers · asked by chicagoCarlos 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I had a stump ground down, and now I have a lot of shredded wood to use for mulch. I have plants against the house. Can I use this mulch safely. And before anyone comments, yes I read about the circulating email that warned against the dreaded formosan termite from new orleans. I know that's a myth.

2006-11-17 12:01:26 · 8 answers · asked by brokenjack 2 in Garden & Landscape

2006-11-17 11:47:37 · 7 answers · asked by gotthex 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I purchased a 20 watt 24" fluorescent plant light at menards recently. Had to get it, it was only 10 bucks. My question is, is this what i need for a single plant and if so what distance above the plant should the light be?

2006-11-17 11:46:06 · 2 answers · asked by jessie_goines 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-11-17 11:45:58 · 6 answers · asked by buckkim_us 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-17 11:44:24 · 3 answers · asked by Don W 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

Some came out pretty clean, but other's still have this wet but stuck on film and i want to clean them out before putting t-lights in the jar which was supposed to be put in first in the first place.

2006-11-17 11:42:22 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-11-17 11:38:12 · 4 answers · asked by edloftis 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I was cutting up my pumpkins yesterday, and I saw that one of the seeds had sprouted, and I never knew that that could happen. I guess what I'm asking is, is would it survive? In other words, could I stick it back in the ground and could it live?

2006-11-17 11:22:17 · 6 answers · asked by redneckgal 3 in Other - Home & Garden

The heater is built into a trailer (central air), with an outside tank. Kerosene can be used, but I'm wondering what kind of fuel to order for it. My mom refers to it as just "Oil."

2006-11-17 11:16:45 · 7 answers · asked by SpikeBoy.com 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

One of four electric outlet stopped working. I replaced the outlet and it still doesn't work? What elso could I do?

2006-11-17 11:13:21 · 7 answers · asked by chih_wen_yen 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-17 11:12:07 · 4 answers · asked by S F 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

My inlaw made a turkey last week saturday and I have some in my fridge. Still good?

2006-11-17 11:06:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I'm in a dorm and there are no visible place that the odor is coming from. I've bought 3 boxes of the special baking soda with the openings and left them in there a week to no avail. There is nothing in the refrigerator.

2006-11-17 11:05:18 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

And if not, why not?

2006-11-17 11:04:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-17 11:01:02 · 5 answers · asked by reno s 1 in Garden & Landscape

I am not looking for an answer as to how to stop my dog from chewing the cords, that has been addressed.

However, once the cords have been chewed through, can't I just cut out the chewed portion and splice the two sides together using electrical tape (i.e., take a portion of the outer coating off both sides, twist the wires together, and cover with the black tape) ??

I thought this was fine, but somebody else told me that this wasn't safe, and that sparks would occur with such a taped cord and potentially cause a fire. Apparantly according to this person, I am supposed to throw out the cords and replace them.

Frankly, being a do-it-myselfer most the time (and a frugal person), splicing seems like an okay fix.

The particular cord in question is an Apple PowerBook Cord (for charging the laptop). Thank you in advance for your reply!

2006-11-17 11:00:27 · 6 answers · asked by LadyPom 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Where can my mom get help with paying her electrical bill? She was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and she really needs the help. We live in California if this helps any. Thank you for your help. God Bless.

2006-11-17 10:52:25 · 3 answers · asked by jkidd 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-11-17 10:46:41 · 6 answers · asked by Matthew L 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

THIS IS MYNAMEISDUKEOFEARL_STEIN (RELICA'S SON AGAIN) HOW MANY O.J'S DOES IT TAKE TO SCREW IN A LIGHTBULB????? ALL WINNING PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE ONE YEAR'S SUPPLY OF FUNIONS!&GRAPE SODA ! COURTESY OF THE "JUICE"!!!!!
AND REMEMBER KIDS,STAY IN SCHOOL DON'T DO DRUGS!!!!!

2006-11-17 10:46:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

We're thinking about getting my mom one of there because her old vacuum cleaner is just about dead. I was wondering if anyone has one of these (or any dyson) and what you think of it?

2006-11-17 10:30:38 · 8 answers · asked by blizzardinjuly19 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

My construction project was halted by the NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection after a neighbor complained about asbestos present. The contractor did not realize that asbestos was present and neither did the architect, who at one point certified that asbestos was absent. I as a homeowner did not know that asbestos was present and trusted the contractor or the architect to find out if the substance was present. Is the contractor responsible? He is the one who haphazardly modified the asbestos insulation of the house and did not even realize the asbestos was what it was. The project was ordered to be suspended by the NYC DEP and delayed the remodeling for a couple of weeks and costed me about $10,000 (including filing fees).

2006-11-17 10:26:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling