Home & Garden - 2 March 2007

I have heard if you spray buff or have a mixture of water and wax and spray it on that it will make the wax build up and be uneven but i want to know with just straight water if it will do anything harmful to the wax. Is it more aggressive with water and take off too much wax. I am only supposed to strip and wax once a year so will it eventually wear down to bare tile before the year is up? I buff 5 nights a week on this floor. Also i use a battery opperated buffer and it has a stress gauge on the pad so you know where to set the pad pressure and when i tried this spraying water the stress gauge went up but did not hit its limit. Please let me know what you have personally experienced or what you have been told or taught. Thanks

2007-03-02 21:56:47 · 6 answers · asked by christopher_lee_thomas 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-03-02 21:42:21 · 5 answers · asked by STELLO S 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I moved into a flat in Beijing about 5 months ago and in the bedroom there was a telephone socket hanging off the wall, I assumed it was useless so I snipped the wires and then stuffed them back in and sealed up the socket. I then realised that the main telephone line came into the apartment through this line. I have managed to put some of the wires back together which has given me access to the internet again, but the landline telephone will still not work no matter where I connect it. Do the internet and the telephone run on separate lines and am I going to need an engineer to come and repair the line? Or can anyone give me some hints as to how to repair? There are eight wires in each cable, an orange/hatched orange, blue/h blue, brown/ h brown and green/ h green. There are also two white wires which I assume carry the power.

2007-03-02 21:30:16 · 2 answers · asked by maitreyauk 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

How fast do Banksia's grow?I live in Western Sydney,near Parramatta.

2007-03-02 21:23:02 · 1 answers · asked by ASK A.S. 5 in Garden & Landscape

They are coming up under the floor. I am seting traps but they dont't seem to work.The council can't do anything about it what shall i do?

2007-03-02 21:15:08 · 19 answers · asked by janie n 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-03-02 21:11:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

its a tubble garage

2007-03-02 21:04:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

Bought and planted two heirloom tomatoes - Brandywine and
Arkansas Traveler. Has anyone grown either and what do you
think? Also, do you know of any really good cherry tomatoes?

2007-03-02 20:50:06 · 6 answers · asked by wallyinsa 3 in Garden & Landscape

I hear a loud gurgling sound coming from the toilet. It does this often but not all the time. It has been suggested that it's probably a vent problem, but the vents seem to be clear, both of them, the one that comes out of the bathroom and the one that comes out of the kitchen. I am puzzeled to why it is doing this.

2007-03-02 20:39:55 · 3 answers · asked by butch 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

We have recently moved into a house in Australia with a tin roof. There is a layer of 5cm batts on the rafters in the roof space, but the temp is 10-15 degrees C higher up there than in the house (with all the windows and doors open). I don't want to get air-conditioning, is there another way to insulate the roof and cool the house?

2007-03-02 20:37:47 · 4 answers · asked by chezza 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I would like a compact unit that could be built into my kitchen units that would do all the ironing.
My husband would like a self cleaning car.

2007-03-02 20:26:47 · 9 answers · asked by JoJo 4 in Other - Home & Garden

i have already searched yahoo images and they could not find them. i am doing a horticulture course and require only small pictures to stick onto chart i am making up. i can print them out myself as our puter is joined up with the printer. the scientific name for soga bark is peltophorum pterocarpum, the common name for equisetiformis is horse tails and the last common name for othosiphon is cat's whiskers. thanks as soon as possible please. if you have pictures already can u email them to me on coldheart30@yahoo.com thanks.

2007-03-02 20:25:40 · 2 answers · asked by jessica c 2 in Garden & Landscape

2007-03-02 20:14:44 · 2 answers · asked by pedro dagandagan 3 in Garden & Landscape

I currently have a drum style humidifier on my forced air system. I've been told that a flow through design might be a better choice. Before I spend money on one can someone give me some insights? Thanks.

2007-03-02 19:41:55 · 4 answers · asked by mechdiff 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I'm confused.

2007-03-02 19:22:35 · 16 answers · asked by jzhang1013 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I just got some shelves that I want to hang. If I screw into the studs, what's the best way? I'm nervous, it's my first time.

2007-03-02 19:16:00 · 7 answers · asked by hotroddickyjoe 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I got these new shelves to hang in my laundry room and I can't decide if I should put the screws in the drywall or the studs.

2007-03-02 19:02:15 · 13 answers · asked by hotroddickyjoe 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

and if so. what looks best? black or white?

2007-03-02 18:57:01 · 9 answers · asked by fitzos 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I dont get it . As soon as the supply shuts off , I hear this god awful sounds coming from inside the wall . You can actually feel the wall shake . I've tried to open and close the supply valve , but it only helps for 1 or 2 flushes . Any experts able to help me out?

2007-03-02 18:51:59 · 7 answers · asked by prole1984 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-03-02 18:49:08 · 8 answers · asked by ash 2 in Garden & Landscape

I only have a cold water feed as my machine is outside, will it still work or do I need to get another plumber out and connect it to the hot pipes aswell? Also do they have an internal heater?

2007-03-02 18:48:54 · 16 answers · asked by sodapups5 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I recently moved in to my first apartment. The tub and toilet are older and, therefore, stained. Is there anything I can do about this? I am a clean person and I don't want people thinking otherwise. Thanks! Oh, by the way, the water here has some kind of minerals in it. I don't know what it is, but it tends to stain things green if it sits long enough. I don't know if that helps or not.

2007-03-02 18:38:19 · 9 answers · asked by Love 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

ok! my project is about food,safety in the kitchen ....well i need your help ...Do u know any protective clothing in the kitchen oh! what chef use ok here is one example -apron or chef gloves ...any idea

2007-03-02 18:14:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I have two young children and a dog. I have pretty well wrecked my dad's Dyson, and my Eureaka Boss vacuum, that is fairly new. I can't spend hundreds of dollars on a vac, mainly because my husband would go balistic if I did. Also, something light weight is a plus.

2007-03-02 18:05:38 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I bought a gorgeous solid wood mahogany sleigh bed. The bed is hand carved. It's has little legs that hold the bed up that look normal but it also has pieces that just sit over each leg and make the legs look detailed. What are those pieces? I don't think they serve a purpose other than making the legs look pretty. THANKS. BEST ANSWER WILL BE CHOSEN.

2007-03-02 17:44:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I usually shave my head in the shower. I let my hair grow out quite a bit and I hated it. It was too hot and too much trouble to deal with so shaved my head with a hair shaver. Most of the time it works, because there is not enough hair going down the drain to matter. This time, however, there was enough to clog it. It's not totally clogged, but drains really, really slowly and backs up a little when it finishs draining. Is it safe to use Liquid Plumer or something similar to that to unclog my drain if I have a septic tank?

2007-03-02 17:43:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I need to know how much the heater is, too.

2007-03-02 17:35:40 · 7 answers · asked by JC` 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

You know, VCR on it, big screen, always "Warm to go," What have I been paying for just having it plugged in?
If I shoot it, can I return it, no holes asked?

2007-03-02 17:24:33 · 2 answers · asked by ? 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Rental: Oversized water heater, and finally set it down to minimum. What did that cost me monthly? What if I put in a manual switch to turn on an hour before showers?

2007-03-02 17:22:15 · 3 answers · asked by ? 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-03-02 17:07:33 · 2 answers · asked by dirtyoldman 4 in Cleaning & Laundry