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Is there a kit to repair this? I think I'll have to replace the pump seals to keep the oil in. Called Sears. They said to bring it to repair shop. I'd like to do it myself. Anyone have this problem?

2007-06-29 04:34:42 · 3 answers · asked by tonymonton 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have this body scrub that I like to use but it always leaves the shower floor very oily.....I am afraid there is going to be an accident....so after I do my body scrub is there anything that I can do without pulling out all my cleaning stuff....Just wondering if anyone knew any quick fixes....Thanks

2007-06-29 04:31:35 · 9 answers · asked by Renae 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I just bought the Swiffer Sweep + Vac and I let it charge for 24 hours the first time, like it said to. After that, I ran it until it died and plugged it back in for about 20 hours. I started using it again and it died RIGHT away! What the heck is wrong with this thing? Why won't it hold a charge? It works great for about 2 minutes. Dang!

2007-06-29 04:30:35 · 2 answers · asked by Heidi 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

My landlord had a guy come over and scrape the paint off the front of our second story. He used a tarp, but somehow managed to get the scrapings ALL OVER the front yard and flower beds. It has rained multiple times, but the chips remain. How do I get rid of them, pick up each piece? There're hundreds! Thanks!

2007-06-29 04:29:32 · 4 answers · asked by Mother Inferior 9 3 in Garden & Landscape

I have cockroaches coming up through my tub drains and floor drains in my house.

In Arizona, with the 118 degree heat, it is an ongoing battle with these critters.

My exterminator has stopped them from coming into the house and garage, but the sneaky bastards are using the drains now.

I was thinking of pouring ammonia down the drains.

Any suggestions?

2007-06-29 04:28:32 · 4 answers · asked by kimrod 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I hate having my 13x9 inch and my cookie sheets getting rusty. How do I stop them from doing it and is there a way to fix the ones I have now that are rusty?

2007-06-29 04:27:52 · 9 answers · asked by ohio_ninja_cows 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

by machine or by hand either way???

2007-06-29 04:24:48 · 6 answers · asked by frank L L 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

They say it gives better lighting, less costly, and longer lasting. .

2007-06-29 04:17:50 · 4 answers · asked by bryce d 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

i bought a comforter set that is cotton, polyester, and the shams have rayon cording. can i wash it at home if im careful? its oversized so a little shrinking wont be terrible.

2007-06-29 04:14:47 · 10 answers · asked by Lacey 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have finished installing a ceramic tiles in my bathroom. Now, I have a problem with the toilet being rocking (not leveled down even after tightening all screws). The flange is still good. Is it because of the new floor's height? How can I fix it without breaking the tiles around the base of the toilet so it can be at the same height like before? Any help is greatly appreciated.

2007-06-29 04:04:43 · 9 answers · asked by AJ C 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

This is a recurring debate in our office. I say keeping the thermostat on a steady temp. is more efficient. Others think that by making sure the heat or AC does not cut on over the weekends or at night is most efficient. For example, for AC, this would be changing the thermo. from 75 to 80 to save energy. Doesn't that mean that the units just have to work harder to get the temp. back to 75 when the employees come back to work?

2007-06-29 03:56:47 · 9 answers · asked by ParkerSpain 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am having a deck built, it approx 16 x 10 feet. The decking is spanning the 16 foot width. A few of the boards appear to be warped along the width of the board, the appear to run in a curve. The boards that appear this way are near the suppport posts that are sticking up for the railing. The boards that are not near posts appear straight. Nonetheless when measuring from the wall to the edge of the boards along the length of the boards the measurement is consistent. The railing and spindles have yet to be put up. I am wondering if the posts are giving an illusion of the boards being warped and if that illusion will go away when the spindles and railing have been put in place.

2007-06-29 03:56:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I am a graphic designer - you would think I would be good at this kind of thing but I am stuck. My boyfriend and I are building a house. I want our kitchen walls to be a wine/maroon color - we are going to have a nook, so the wine color will also be in the nook. Our living room is right next to the nook (open area). Our original plan was to put marroon carpets in the living room. Too much Maroon!! Now I am stuck. I wanted to put hardwood (which is going to be in the kitchen and nook) in the living room too, and put a rug over the hardwood, but we decided we dont want that much hardwood on the first floor. We want our walls to be a nutural light brown. My other idea was to put a tan carpet instead of the wine/maroon and put big multi colored rug in the middle. I'm not sure if that would look good - I think I have seen someone do that once. If anyone has any ideas I would love to hear them!

2007-06-29 03:49:31 · 4 answers · asked by Kelly V 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

I bought some for a craft and dont know what paint you need to use to make it work/stay on, etc.

2007-06-29 03:44:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I do pre-treat before washing but sometimes I don't realize that the stains did not come out until after I pull my daughter's clothes from the dryer. I always thought once it's been through the dryer the stain is permanent. Is this true? I am not talking about stains on whites, which can usually still be bleached out. I mean bright or multi-colored clothes? What products do you laundry experts recommend? Her clothes are almost entirely cotton.

2007-06-29 03:39:35 · 4 answers · asked by Sweet Tooth 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

we're pretty sure its a groundhog bcuz it only eats the tips of the buds. how do we stop it? my mom is so sad about this bcuz she was so excited about the lilies, and i want 2 help her. please help!

2007-06-29 03:21:57 · 4 answers · asked by ♥idk my bff jill?♥ 4 in Garden & Landscape

I'm going to paint my room? What do you think is the best color??? What color is yours???

2007-06-29 03:21:10 · 12 answers · asked by nickelback726 4 in Decorating & Remodeling

About a month ago we bought 5 orchid plants, unfortunately we kept them in quite a dark spot and didn't feed them. All the flowers dropped off and some of their leaves turned yellow and dropped off. We have now moved them to a sunnier spot and are feeding them on orchid food. Do we need to trim the dead stem to get them flowering again and how often do we need to feed them? They had gorgeous flowers so any help anyone could give to get them flowering again would be greatly appreciated.

2007-06-29 03:12:00 · 7 answers · asked by maitreyauk 1 in Garden & Landscape

The cleaning services ive looked at have been over my budget, although im getting professiinal carpet cleaning. Any tips on specific cleaners especially with my bathtub, windows? also my bathtub now takes a long time to drain..i dont want to use anything that will damage the surface.

2007-06-29 02:46:26 · 13 answers · asked by Zzzzzz 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-06-29 02:44:46 · 9 answers · asked by Scouse 7 in Garden & Landscape

We live in a Beth Johnson House but it's a private landlord who owns our house (it's confusing but bear with me..).
For the late eight months we have had a mouse infestation which we personally have spent hundreds of pounds trying to sort out, everything from getting professional pest control people in, getting the council to put poison down, getting electromagnetic units fitted etc.

The reason the mice are not leaving and are still getting in the house is because we have massive floorboard cracks and holes EVERYWHERE. We have filled them in best we can but the mice keep chewing through everything and the council have told us the floorboards need completely replacing to seal off all the nests and stop new mice getting in.

Now then, Beth Johnson have to ask our private landlord to foot the bill to do this and they're refusing. We can't personally speak to the landlord, Beth Johnson have to on our behalf.

How do I make the landlord sort this out? We're going crazy!

2007-06-29 02:42:09 · 10 answers · asked by Chipmunk_Cheeks 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

HELP!!
I just bought ahibiscus and planted it outside. I live in indiana.
Am i going to be able to keep it through the winter out there? how can i do that? Please help me Thanks

2007-06-29 02:37:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I have a bedroom with wall paper literally on sheet rock. When I get the wall paper off what do I do next? It is better to re wall paper or paint? Is there anything I can put on the sheet rock that is not to messy before wall papering or painting?

2007-06-29 02:26:10 · 3 answers · asked by runmommarun 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have an 18 volt, 8.25" Ryobi miter saw. I would like to eliminate the battery and be able to run the saw from a continous power source. The batteries wear out to quickly, but the saw is perfect.

2007-06-29 02:15:47 · 6 answers · asked by Chillo55 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

We've looked at the pros and cons that we can think of for both ways, but we're still not sure.

If we install the c. tile first and have it go under the cabinets, that resolves some issues but is such a waste of material (& $). We could also have the c. tile go slightly under the cabinets and fill the rest with plywood underlayment. But if we do this, how do we secured the island to the floor without breaking the tile?

Or we could install the cabinets first and install the c. tile up to them. This would cause a lot of cutting, and it would cause issues with the dishwasher - if we tile under it, then it would be too high for the countertop...but if we don't tile it, it's too hard to install.

Any suggestions or advice would be great. I'd even take opinions as long as there's some basis in understanding of what we're doing.

Thanks! :-)

2007-06-29 01:50:12 · 10 answers · asked by Curious Jenna 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have never had a yard sale. I have went to a few and I know not to put things on the ground....as I hate bending over to look at them. I have bright signs up so that's taken care of it. I really need to know about clothing and pricing. I have everything from shorts/shirts to nice dresses. I don't know what to price them at and also lots of sandals and purses?? Last how do I place them? In boxes on tables? Just folded up on table? I would really like to hang them but I don't have a fence or trees. I live in a duplex type subdivision. Any suggestions about that? Thanks.

2007-06-29 01:38:07 · 11 answers · asked by Jay 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Does anyone know of a cheap way to repair a leaking roof in my garage. It currently has asbestos corrugated sheeting on it and it has developed holes in it.

I had a quote for a new roof and it was close to 3 grand (its a triple garage)

Any ideas on what i can cover the roof with or seal the holes, Im not too worried about looks, i just want to stop the rain from coming in

2007-06-29 01:33:55 · 14 answers · asked by chazza 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a very wide but short garden with a wall the length of a garage which is a bit of an eyesore. I would like to put some climbing plants on it but am worried about damaging the foundations. I look forward to your comments.

2007-06-29 01:21:08 · 13 answers · asked by kazz C 1 in Garden & Landscape

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