Home & Garden - 17 June 2007

2007-06-17 16:42:12 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

just moved to hill with good wind ..looking for one of those windmills(that produces power ) you put up in your backyard and hook it in to power company grid ...anyone know of any good sites to find one?

2007-06-17 16:30:44 · 3 answers · asked by deniselemon5150 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-06-17 16:26:58 · 2 answers · asked by orpa920 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

Today I was weedeating the yard and I accidently got the weedeater tangled with the wire that connects the unit to the house. Actually this wire holds 8 wires which split once it reaches the inside of the unit. All the wires were stil intact and the only damage was to the rubber cover on the outside of the wires. However the unit will not turn on. The thermostat in the house reads 81 degrees right now and it is 10:00 at night here. It is so hot in the house. I have all the fans on. My question is what is the problem? is it the wires wil they have to be replaced although they are intact? Or is it the Actual unit that has broken, or could it be the thermostat? Oh yeah forgot to mention that EVERYTHING is connected it the unit and the house. I looked and nothing was pulled out of place or anything like that. Thanks so much

2007-06-17 16:24:48 · 8 answers · asked by Gettingbetter123 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

How to check for negative air pressure in your house??? was my first thread. this continues my spit on this.

I called em on phone, told heat comes from upper vents going backwards. Kinda like negative pressure effects is what im thinking. He figures maybe 30% air leaking at duct. I know this. Why didnt you fix it before u put in the A COIL? After would be the wrong time. PHFFF......
Anyway tech later comes and changes start capacitor and decides that thermostat needs replacing. ALL GOOD! and left.
So I ask them (older Parents) what he fixed. Thats what they told me. ERGGG!! WHAT ABOUT LEAK! Its peaing me off they slapped this a/c in there and didnt work the ducts sys over as they should have. Just made it run. CAN U FEEL THE NEGATIVE PRESSURE IN THE HOUSE.

2007-06-17 16:20:56 · 0 answers · asked by Wattsup! 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-06-17 16:20:41 · 6 answers · asked by Meg 3 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-06-17 16:19:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I just put down some mulch and they keep digging it up. My husband used to use the good old 22 but I can't stand to shoot them. Thanks for the help.

2007-06-17 16:18:31 · 2 answers · asked by Mrs. Fuzzy Bottoms 7 in Garden & Landscape

our toliet keeps running not from the tank but with in the actual bowel what causes this problem & how is it repaired? It is not a loud running noise but actually I jsut look a the toliet & the deal that hold the ball that whole contraption is leaking at the very top when i wriggle it, it stops but it does look like the water in the bowel is running a bit.

2007-06-17 16:03:50 · 11 answers · asked by odelbor74 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have central air conditioning. I have a three level house and the bottom floor always is cold. However, the top level does not get any cooler when the air is on. Is there something that can help keep the third floor cooler?

2007-06-17 16:01:44 · 10 answers · asked by plusplus61 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-06-17 15:56:31 · 7 answers · asked by Jennifer J 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Had my roof checked after a hailstorm and recommendation I received is to replace the entire roof. Overall damage is not very significant and nothing that is causing any leak in the house. House is about 3 years old. Should I be cautious about immediately replacing the entire roof? What are downsides to replacing an entire roof?

2007-06-17 15:48:39 · 5 answers · asked by eugenio 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

My swamp cooler is spitting water into the house through the vents, what would cause this?

2007-06-17 15:40:55 · 6 answers · asked by nevada75 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Can someone please tell me how to get rid of an oil stain that's already set? Also, I need to know how to get rid of a stain from a black pastel that won't seem to go away. Thanks in advance!

2007-06-17 15:40:15 · 10 answers · asked by Jay 6 in Cleaning & Laundry

Do the more expensive ones really last for years?

2007-06-17 15:38:46 · 5 answers · asked by Sugar 7 in Maintenance & Repairs

I use front loading washers at my local laundromat. All the front loading washers either say "double load" or "triple load".

I often times use the triple load machine because I'm afraid that I'd be packing too much laundry in the double load machine.

Is it okay to fill the machine to the top or should I fill it to only two thirds or even just to half way?

2007-06-17 15:36:28 · 3 answers · asked by steven 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

Thanks in advance.

2007-06-17 15:33:30 · 1 answers · asked by Valerie 6 in Garden & Landscape

2007-06-17 15:31:05 · 4 answers · asked by kendylyn22 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a two foot vine from plant after one month. Do the potatoes grow from nodes on the vine?

2007-06-17 15:27:59 · 2 answers · asked by BARB P 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-06-17 15:14:16 · 4 answers · asked by Joni F 1 in Garden & Landscape

garden slugs....
not the beer in the dish (let them drown ) or pick them off with your hands route
anyone try sprinkling D Earth with any success?

anyone have any ideas for slug proof pretty flowers I can plant ?

2007-06-17 15:13:38 · 8 answers · asked by Mopar Muscle Gal 7 in Garden & Landscape

I have an old clinker brick house and would like to add a couple of stained glass windows. I'm wondering if a person could do the cutting themselves with a masonry saw.
Thanks.

2007-06-17 15:08:27 · 7 answers · asked by schweetums 5 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have yellow leaves on impatiens in flower bed (soil and lots of mulch) with morning sun. But I have green beautiful leaves on impatiens in a plain soil window box on the deck (hot afternoon sun).

Can you suggest what can I do to make the front of the house look like the back of the house???

2007-06-17 15:06:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-06-17 15:03:52 · 4 answers · asked by bipedpoetry 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-06-17 15:01:01 · 7 answers · asked by Old Hippie 1 in Garden & Landscape

I watched the Oprah show one day and she showed a bed and breakfast place that had a nice quote painted on the wall above a master bed. Do any of you have a nice quote that would be fitting for above a bed for a couple starting out in life with a new relationship? I have also seen neat ideas in Pottery Barn of painting a monogrammed type look of initals behind a master bed. Thank you.

2007-06-17 14:53:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

How do I get rid of think moss from the driveway, the surface is rough.

2007-06-17 14:49:36 · 4 answers · asked by trey98607 7 in Garden & Landscape

I have a 1 acre behind my house, in the woods. Mushrooms grow there all the time. How do I know what to pick?? I don't want to get high, I don't want to die from poisoneous mushrooms, any suggestions?? Regards-Bob.

2007-06-17 14:49:20 · 11 answers · asked by bobbovienzo@sbcglobal.net 3 in Garden & Landscape

What is better option A or B below?
A- Wash utensil in washer first and then rinse the utensils which are left unwashed.
B) Wash utensil first manually to some extent and then put in washer.

2007-06-17 14:48:39 · 7 answers · asked by hanish g 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

i need to know what ill need and where to get cheap supplies. and if you have some plans that are pretty easy plz tell me

2007-06-17 14:48:35 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)