Home & Garden - 18 November 2006

my steam radiators make loud pinging noises like a wrench is hitting them when i turn the heat on. Can this be fixed

2006-11-18 23:58:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I am thinking of redercorating my BF's bedroom in red and Black coz they r his fave colours and his current room is all in brown..
I was thinking what to get for his new decoration..like frames,...??? Is candles ok? or plz give me ur suggestions

2006-11-18 23:55:12 · 4 answers · asked by rosa 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-11-18 23:48:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

will it crawl back out or will it go down to the sewer? (I'm not actually doing anything with rats, but I'm having a heated debate with my brother)

2006-11-18 23:29:07 · 10 answers · asked by Carpe Diem 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

Could you recommend some cleaning gel you think is best to clean the toilet?

2006-11-18 23:29:05 · 13 answers · asked by lankhai2006 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I live in Swansea, what could be an average cost for a boo window?
Thx for your answers

2006-11-18 23:22:29 · 4 answers · asked by Mauro M 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Hello, My Husband and I are young first time home owners. We own a condo. For the first time our Coils Froze up! Completely! It was only blowing air. So we turned off the A/C overnight. It defrost some. I noticed the air filter was very dirty, so I changed it. We usually have our A/C running ALL DAY and ALL NIGHT. This was the first time it did this. PLUS yesterday was our FIRST Colder Day. What should I do now? I put the FAN ON ONLY... is this correct???

2006-11-18 23:16:00 · 9 answers · asked by lissygirlie82 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-18 23:01:50 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

Our septic tank is buried too deep to be working correctly. Evidently the people before us put a patio over it. The first year we moved in it had to be pumped twice a year. Now it's up to two months and it is horrible by then. The septic guy said all he can do is get another septic and attach it to the current one and it'll be $4800 dollars thank you very much. Meantime now all our toilets and our showers are backing up.

Any ideas how to get things better without coughing up the bucks? We don't HAVE $4800 and my credit is shot I can't even get a loan.

Serious answers please. If you'd like to email me I'd appreciate it if you have good advice. Thanks.

2006-11-18 22:50:13 · 6 answers · asked by SheRa 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-18 22:47:59 · 17 answers · asked by amelia-rose 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

What is the best way for me to cut a slab to size for my patio?
I have a Bolster Chisel & lump hammer, but daren't in case I smash the slab to bits!

2006-11-18 22:45:32 · 12 answers · asked by Richard E 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

as you can tell i am a fan of nature type names

2006-11-18 22:44:34 · 33 answers · asked by amelia-rose 2 in Garden & Landscape

Could anyone advise on where to purchase really cheap kitchen doors. Either a Retail Outlet around Tyne/Wear area England or a website please.

2006-11-18 22:42:21 · 3 answers · asked by Rexion 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Have just encountered a large wasp walking along my kitchen worktop. Don't remember seeing one this late in the year before.

2006-11-18 22:40:43 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I have a water poppy in a pond which has died back to nothing, I have removed it from the pond, and put it in a sepparate container with some liquid fertilizer. Will it recover?

2006-11-18 22:37:30 · 2 answers · asked by Paul B 1 in Garden & Landscape

Why is it I always make a right mess of just about anything I try to hang, nail, glue or generally put together?
I get so frustrated it drives me mad & my Mrs won't talk to me for hours!!!!

2006-11-18 22:36:48 · 24 answers · asked by Richard E 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-11-18 22:32:15 · 8 answers · asked by dolphindoo2000 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-18 22:27:03 · 8 answers · asked by rabzilla 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

We tried spraying it with a deodorizer, but maybe we didn't try the right one. We currently have baking soda on it, but it doesn't seem to be working. Perhaps we haven't given it enough time to work. In the next week,the mattress will not be used, affording us the opportunity to try various remedies.

2006-11-18 22:24:39 · 11 answers · asked by jackbutler5555 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

It started when I was using the sink in my batroom to wash my hands. I couldn't stop it, my boyfriend came in and thought to flush the toilet. Immediately the sound went away. As the tank started to fill it stayed quiet. Once it was full, the noise started again. So I kept having to flush the toilet to avoid having the whole place rumble and make strange noises. My boyfriend thought to keep the bathtub tap slightly on. This is a waste of water just to prevent weird rumbling noises, what on earth is wrong with my pipes, this never has happened before?

2006-11-18 22:20:24 · 8 answers · asked by I am a Muppet 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

i have 230 volys at fuse box but when i turn on an appliance like a kettle or toaster etc the lights dim and only have 195 volts (power comes in via telegraph pole) any ideas? only sarted a few days ago

2006-11-18 22:10:23 · 11 answers · asked by peteuk 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-18 22:09:29 · 5 answers · asked by eugene m 1 in Other - Home & Garden

we've used tidy bowl, the blue tablets you leave in the tank, replaced all the seals, replace the flush mechanism and checked for leaks in and under the tank.

2006-11-18 21:58:15 · 10 answers · asked by dunor2007 1 in Other - Home & Garden

Price doesn't matter as long as it really works.

2006-11-18 21:58:01 · 7 answers · asked by thiscrossibear_lee 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

We've used tidy bowl, the blue tablets you leave in the tank, replaced all the seals, replaced the flush mechanism and checked for leaks in and under the tank.

2006-11-18 21:56:34 · 8 answers · asked by dunor2007 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-18 21:48:15 · 5 answers · asked by snoopyfanno1 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-18 21:30:11 · 3 answers · asked by bugsey 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-18 21:30:09 · 8 answers · asked by usually2right 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I have a 7.5 foot pre-lit Christmas tree, their is a section of about 30 lights that are out, I took every single one of those 30 lights out and replaced them with other lights that I know were working, that didn't work, I then replaced the fuses, that didn't work either, what could be causing this small section to stay out? Its rather frustrating and I've been at it for about 3 hours. The 30 section is part of a stand of about 100 lights, though the other 70 or so lights on that strand are lit, only about 30 lights on one strand are not lit...I am so confused, I didn't know this was possible! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

2006-11-18 21:07:57 · 1 answers · asked by living4jesus221982 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

My wife bought some draino to put in the toilet with the idea of improving the flush because sometimes it takes a couple of flushes to clear , sometime it will come back into the pan after a few minits. Problem is it says on canister don`t use in toilets or in pipes that lead to toilets !!Question is why and what else would you use this chemical for !!!

2006-11-18 20:57:18 · 7 answers · asked by Realist 2006 6 in Other - Home & Garden