Home & Garden - 18 January 2007

2007-01-18 05:56:25 · 11 answers · asked by elliemae 1 in Other - Home & Garden

One of the zone control valves in my heating system does not appear to be working. The thermostat is calling for heat, but no water is flowing. If the other thermostats call for heat, the valves seem to open as the pipes above the valve get hot from the water flowing through. The one that appears busted gets luke warm at best. All 4 valves in the system are fed from the same pipe, and the failed valve is the third in the series of 4 along the pipe (and #4 flows fine) so it doesn't appear to be something in the feeder pipe.

Is there anything I can do to try and fix the existing valve, can I replace the valve myself? Would replacing the valve top of the valve (the green/gold portion) possible fix the issue (maybe a problem with the operation of the piston? Is there anything I ahve to do before removing the valve top aside from removing power to the valve?

2007-01-18 05:48:32 · 4 answers · asked by rodney78 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Hi, My neighbour has a ivy vine that has made it's way through my fence and ive had to pull out plants from my garden cause its overridden everything. Im in melbourne, australia, dont know what kind of ivy vine it is. Apparently it's been there for like 20 years and the people who used to live in my house have tried for years to get rid of it. I know it can be hard to get rid of but was hoping for some advice. Its just the vine and leaves over my fence, the roots of it are at the neighbours. Its coming in through in between the wooden palings of the fence. Can I put something on the fence to stop it. People have tried poisoning it without success and I dont want to use poisons as I have pets.

2007-01-18 05:42:53 · 7 answers · asked by kazt_75 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-01-18 05:41:30 · 10 answers · asked by jahzeil reid 1 in Garden & Landscape

It wouldn't like hurt the filtration system would it?

2007-01-18 05:38:33 · 5 answers · asked by Candace S 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I came home from work one night and my furnace stopped working. No sound no heat nothing. Could you tell me what could be wrong. Maybe could it be the fuse or thermastat?

2007-01-18 05:35:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

The business will be just for small home repair both instide and out no major construction work. Thanks for the help.

2007-01-18 05:33:05 · 5 answers · asked by brian t 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-01-18 05:32:27 · 7 answers · asked by tillybuduk 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

size meaning hight

2007-01-18 05:31:12 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

is a sunbeam heated blanket the best .......is it any good at all should i buy one

2007-01-18 05:30:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

We have a gas furnace that only works sometimes.

The pilot light is lit. When the thermostat triggers the heater to come on, I do not hear the click that usually happens at this time, the flame does not ignite, and the fan never comes on.

It sometimes helps if I turn the thermostat off for about five minutes then turn it back on and turn up the temperature until it should click on. But when it's happening a lot, this only fixes it the first few times. After a few times, even this won't work. Then we just wait an hour or so and keep trying the above until it comes on.

2007-01-18 05:27:49 · 5 answers · asked by Tim 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-01-18 05:24:32 · 23 answers · asked by Bill W 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

i accidently left a white jumper into the washing machine and when i put the next load in something ran and now i have blue patches of dye on it.. what can i do?

2007-01-18 05:21:29 · 19 answers · asked by sarah p 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

Does a plant grow better in the dark, in sunlight or floresent light?
(this is for a project.)

2007-01-18 05:17:54 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-01-18 05:17:44 · 3 answers · asked by Pillsbury 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-01-18 05:13:41 · 4 answers · asked by oscar_l_castillo 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

and get the hard core out

2007-01-18 05:13:39 · 11 answers · asked by ? 3 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-01-18 05:12:11 · 2 answers · asked by Guillaume 1 in Other - Home & Garden

Does plumers putty dry? If it does how long does it take to dry??

2007-01-18 05:11:11 · 6 answers · asked by Sarah G 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Is it to girly for a guy to wear an apron when cooking and cleaning ?

2007-01-18 05:09:12 · 19 answers · asked by Me 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

I am trying to find out the correct seed color that different varieties of lettuce are supposed to have.

2007-01-18 05:00:13 · 2 answers · asked by Larz 1 in Garden & Landscape

just bought a house with 2 acres in WI, steep incline on part (more than 45 degrees and mud under the grass). Tried a little (lowest model of riding style mower) john deere and it kept wanting to tip and it would loose traction on the hills What to do????? Prior owners had very expensive lawn service. Is there a machine I can get to tackle this task?? Thanks, Catherine

2007-01-18 04:58:59 · 13 answers · asked by Catherine M 1 in Garden & Landscape

I don't want to dig my patio out I want to suck out the clay instead. I can not afford to lose my beer gut with all of that digging.

2007-01-18 04:56:25 · 9 answers · asked by Steve P 2 in Garden & Landscape

2007-01-18 04:55:38 · 9 answers · asked by Hi Peepsies !!!! 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a gas furnace with a pilot light, and my current thermostat is a mechanical one that has only one stage and it is located in the living room.
When all the vents of the heating system are open, the living room gets hot real fast and the heating stops while our bedrooms are still freezing.
When I close the living room vents and leave just the bedrooms' vents open the heating never stops, we get steamed and the living room is too cold.

2007-01-18 04:55:19 · 8 answers · asked by Tzur 4 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

How muchh on average do uu spend on groceries PER week?

2007-01-18 04:52:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I live in NY just outside the city. We get moderate snowfall(just not this year). I have a long driveway, and NEED it cleared. Do I need a 2 stage or will one stage handle it. And has anyone had experience with a pull start snow thrower, I can get a new 5.5hp 2 stage for $500 w/o electric start, or a 7HP one stage w/ elec start for $350. Any opinions?

2007-01-18 04:51:28 · 5 answers · asked by wsnealis 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-01-18 04:47:12 · 5 answers · asked by Chompo 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Question Details: We are going to post up pictures and posters of bands we like, add some christmas lights, and I'm going to grab a comfortable shag rug eventually for myself. I need your suggestions!

2007-01-18 04:42:42 · 3 answers · asked by footlover 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I am interested in growing some tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, lettuce...stuff like that and get like the big plasic bucket container type things, what should i get in order to get started and I live in southwestern oregon..so when would be a good time to start planting the seeds and whatnot?

2007-01-18 04:41:26 · 7 answers · asked by punk_princess_1369 2 in Garden & Landscape