Home & Garden - 30 September 2007

The bookshelf is on carpet and there is no way to remove the carpet. I don't want it to lean forward when I put the books on it.

2007-09-30 10:05:04 · 5 answers · asked by jonacclis 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I need to know, because my room smells like smoke.

2007-09-30 10:04:50 · 12 answers · asked by AckiLeeZ 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-09-30 10:00:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-09-30 09:58:12 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2007-09-30 09:55:40 · 9 answers · asked by j 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

My roommate is from a foreign country where air conditioning isn't exactly commonplace. We both use the A/C all day, but I also keep the ceiling fan on. I've heard my entire life that ceiling fans are good at lowering your energy costs. He turns off the ceiling fan whenever I'm not around, stating that I'm just using MORE energy (A/C+fan). Who is right?

2007-09-30 09:53:04 · 7 answers · asked by Rachel M 4 in Other - Home & Garden

I know there are many variables, but in general which makes more sense and why?

2007-09-30 09:43:00 · 7 answers · asked by dullerd 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

Well, you see, i have a pet ant, and im keeping him in a plastic container full with garden ( and natural ) soils, a couple of broken sticks, leaves, and woodchips. So far, he seems to be a happy camper. But the thing is, what do they eat?? im talking about the small black kind ( well, its a baby right now ) that comes in packs. So, if you could tell me what type of food i should supply, that would help save the little ones life, and will be GREATLY appreciated. Thank!

- Jess <3

2007-09-30 09:39:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I am wondering if there is anything that will take the white stuff off of my brick house they say it is from the water can anyone help please and I have tryed limeaway but work just a little

2007-09-30 09:22:07 · 3 answers · asked by Stac 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have a small outdoor thermometer in my window. My window has a screen outside and a sliding door inside the room, so the thermometer is in the middle of the window. The front of the thermometer, which has the numbers are facing my room. The back is against the screen. If I place a index card on the back of the thermometer to make shade, it should be safe right? Like the card won't burn or anything right?

2007-09-30 09:18:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

Walls are tile. Some times they stick other times they won't. Is there a secret?

2007-09-30 09:15:47 · 6 answers · asked by Bill Spry 4 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-09-30 09:12:31 · 8 answers · asked by svd1 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-09-30 09:09:00 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-09-30 09:04:44 · 1 answers · asked by randa mahmoud h 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I transplanted them into large containers and give them plenty of water and sunlight. The leaves and stems are green and healthy. If I snip off the dead flowers will new ones bloom this season?

2007-09-30 08:58:05 · 2 answers · asked by Suzanne H 1 in Garden & Landscape

eeeeeeeeewww i got this creepy crawly thing on my wall but before i get the neighbor to comeover and kill it(cause i aint going near it) can anyone tell me what this is ive never seen one this size before usually there small icky things but this one even my cat wont go near its got two big legs on top and bottom short ones in the middle assuming ithas 8 of them its oval shaped dark color about the size of a kidney been and is just sitting there staring at me dont think its a daddy long leggs and yes the good cat is going after it woohoo.is it poisonous i live in colorado if that helps

2007-09-30 08:48:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-09-30 08:47:52 · 9 answers · asked by Mike R 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

So, this is kind of personal, but my upstairs neighbor is complaining about my squeeky bed... how do I quiet it?
It is a wood frame with metal to wood joints, a mass production bed, much like you would find at Art Van.
Since stopping the activities that produce the noise are not an option, what can I do to the bed to reduce the noise that IT makes?

Thanks for your help!

2007-09-30 08:41:16 · 8 answers · asked by J K 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I drained the old oil, added 1 qt plus about 10 oz, (wanted to leave it low on purpose) and ran this motor for about 10-15 min. Never stalled, but did smoke, just not as bad. Got brave and ran a portion of the yard with blades engaged, smoke finally quit and motor never stalled once. Did changing oil cure the problem, or am I just foolin myself?

2007-09-30 08:38:48 · 3 answers · asked by Robert C 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-09-30 08:36:59 · 10 answers · asked by Avatar111 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

anytips on planting garlic bulbs indoor and outside? do i have to peel the papery skin off?

2007-09-30 08:30:30 · 2 answers · asked by etak2007 2 in Garden & Landscape

I'm breaking a bunch of them, trying to fit them in and move them around.

2007-09-30 08:26:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I just purchased it 3 weeks ago! I have a 3/4 acre yard and today it is my 4th time to use it. I see black smoke started coming out and it started losing power....

What could be wrong??? please help.

2007-09-30 08:16:25 · 5 answers · asked by Quickie D 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a small area (2m^2) of concrete that i would like to do something to to make it easy to clean. (it is under a stove)
I thought about polishing it but cant seem to find anywhere to hire the tools from ( i would like to do it myself) and wondered if anybody knew, a) somewhere i could hire something like a ds 301 planetary polisher from or b) what else i could to to it (resins...??)
thank you

2007-09-30 08:11:16 · 9 answers · asked by cluckcluck 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have a outdoors plumbing question. I moved my spigot and it basically fell right out of the junction (? - I don't know what it is called) that is permantly attached to the house plumbing. The spigot has 1/2" male NPT, but is just a *tad* smaller than the junction's threading. I am not sure how someone got it to stay in the first place. The threads in the junction seem to be fine and is defintly not 3/4" NPT, the 1/2" male just isn't that loose in the junction, but does slide right into the female.

It looks like someone loaded the male end with teflon tape and got the spigot to stay into the junction somehow.

My question is this: What is the solution here? As I see it, I have 2 possibilities. One is to totally block off this junction, but with what and what NPT size? The second is to get the right threaded spigot, but again, what size?

The junction in question has no external threads

2007-09-30 08:03:55 · 5 answers · asked by Mark S 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

Three non-english speaking employees,(I do not speak spanish) were sent to thin and cut deadwood from 4 large trees. After napping for 1/2 of the 4 hours they were here (a neighbor called to ask who the sleeping people were), we have checked their work to find that they have 'butchered' our trees. Also no planting,(17 other trees), took place. The 1 day job was supposed to be completed today, (day 2), but no-one has been and we have only been able to reach answerphones.

2007-09-30 07:56:23 · 2 answers · asked by flyinlilfairee 1 in Garden & Landscape

Boiler changed to combi.
Old system had a branch from the outflow through a coil in the tank.
Plumber just linked this to the inflow when he removed the tank.
To me this seems like a short curcuit, a low resistance short way for much of the hot water to go straight back to the boiler.
I said to the plumber wouldnt it be better just to block these (forcing all the water to go round the rads)
He said 'no then ur only return is through the rads, I like to keep things moving a bit!'???
Does his theory make sense?
The rads are still getting warm but I cant believe that in parrallel short curcuit is helping??

2007-09-30 07:49:16 · 3 answers · asked by cln 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

again tell me where in the code you find this,, some folks say it is not in the code

2007-09-30 07:47:52 · 4 answers · asked by daorangejello 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm moving to a place with little inside storage, but it has two outdoor sheds... I live in Vancouver, BC (DAMP and WET). Can i store things like xmas decorations in the shed? Or will it get mouldy and gross? What about if I put up that pink fluffy insulation in the walls?

2007-09-30 07:47:49 · 4 answers · asked by carolynnnna 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

again tell me where in the code you find this,, some folks say it is not in the code

2007-09-30 07:47:12 · 6 answers · asked by daorangejello 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)