Home & Garden - 31 October 2007

I have some white on white leather Fila shoes, and they're kind of dirty looking. They're not white like they were before, so I want to clean them, but I don't know how. I tried using a wet cloth and then drying them with a dry cloth, but it did more damage than good. Anyone have any white sneakers? How do you get them clean looking?

2007-10-31 15:38:59 · 3 answers · asked by richard 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

i found this ice crystals look-a-like behind my furnace and water heater heater. i removed them to see and they were dry and about 1 foot from the floor. the house is really old, water problems in the basement. i have been cleaning it out to find where the water is coming in at. i have seveal places marked. so, also what is the best thing to put on the walls to stop the leaking in ? thanks

2007-10-31 15:38:43 · 4 answers · asked by bvfarrington 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-10-31 15:33:26 · 2 answers · asked by finblock 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I work in a restaurant.When I went to heat up a danish in the micro it smelled like smoke.Come to find out whomever worked the night shift had put a couple rolls in there to heat up.However they forgot about it and started a fire.The cook saw it and unplugged it.But now how do I get rid of that awful odor.

2007-10-31 15:28:07 · 6 answers · asked by redheadwaitress 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

Yellow would just be too much i think.

2007-10-31 15:26:14 · 12 answers · asked by Hilllbilly_gal 5 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-10-31 15:19:23 · 4 answers · asked by kitty cat 3 in Other - Home & Garden

The zipper on my purse got stuck today. I managed to get it unzipped because I really needed something out of it, but now I can't get it to zip. Any ideas on how to fix it?

2007-10-31 15:18:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-10-31 15:17:28 · 2 answers · asked by dee 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

back in june i had central air installed in my house. they incorporated my old furnace and installed a seperate thermostat for the air and left the old thermostat for the heat. now when i use the heat, the fan doesnt shut off. i think they wired it all wrong

2007-10-31 15:09:59 · 4 answers · asked by magdeal2002 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

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2007-10-31 15:08:45 · 7 answers · asked by gldavis_0910 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

What dissolves hair clogs?

2007-10-31 15:07:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

My girlfriends clock chimes loudly every 15 minutes. How can I make it quieter? I can't turn off the chimes, she will just turn them back on.

2007-10-31 15:05:42 · 11 answers · asked by joeblow 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

from the short side the one that attaches in to the wall so i think i may of dropped the O-Ring but i do not know exactly what kind to buy

so if you can please help me out that would be great

2007-10-31 14:52:08 · 9 answers · asked by go_pali 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

i need to buy 3/4 inch thick, cherry high grade plywood, cut to my exact dimension sizes, so i dont have to cut down pieces myself, into these dimensions. i have no skill with a saw and cutting straight.

2007-10-31 14:42:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

We just moved into a new home and the showers have "cultured marble surrounds." The only info I can find online related to cleaning marble shower surrounds is "they are easy to care for" but no one mentions an actual cleaning product to use, and every cleaning product label that i've come across says not recommended for marble. grrrr.... getting frustrated, please help.

2007-10-31 14:39:30 · 4 answers · asked by thelovelylady 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-10-31 14:37:47 · 6 answers · asked by Lizzy 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-10-31 14:29:15 · 12 answers · asked by lenzix5 4 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-10-31 14:29:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I want to grow them in All colors

2007-10-31 14:19:09 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

It's just that all the paint i have tried comes off and starts to peel because of the moisture in the bathroom, it's very small. Even the bathroom paint is rubbish. Anyone know of something that stays put for longer than a few months? I always have the window open but it doesn't help so i need a good hardwearing paint. Would external paint be harmful to me and my children?

2007-10-31 14:04:28 · 13 answers · asked by Heidi. 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

i have an old barn fan and motor on a metal frame sitting outside. every time i see it it is rotating in the slight wind at a fairly hefty speed. since generators are the same hardware as electric motors could i just hook a fan belt back up and get power from the motor? i understand that there is a lot of resistance in the motor but that aside, i think i heard of something in the motor that prevents this (electricity generation) from happening so that the fan doesn't send electricity back into the circuit when its windy. is this true? if so, what's it called, where's it located and how do i remove/bypass it? Has anyone ever done this? Any tips?(especially for increasing the efficiency)

2007-10-31 13:41:58 · 4 answers · asked by Supreme Overlord 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-10-31 13:36:41 · 2 answers · asked by Richard M 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

About a week ago my roommate clogged the toilet but was able to plunge it and it worked normally for a couple of days. Now when we flush the toilet it fills nearly to the rim and then slowly drains, but not completely. We've tried to plunge it again and we've also tried the dish washing liquid plus hot water trick. They don't work. Any suggestions before we have to call a plumber.

2007-10-31 13:33:49 · 11 answers · asked by little_white_lies 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

I currently have a single GFCI outlet outside and I was wanting to install a GFCI outlet/switch combo in it's place.

So my question is can I just use the current wiring or do I need to run additionally wiring for the switch part of it. Or can I somehow use the current two wires for both the outlet and switch and ran a wire between the outlet to the switch?
Thanks,
Jen

2007-10-31 13:32:53 · 7 answers · asked by javega8 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

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2007-10-31 13:30:37 · 4 answers · asked by rpoilto 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have 24 cabinet doors. The existing cabinetry is knotty pine wood. I was given a quote of $1500 to refinish it by painting it white. How much more should refacing be? I am thinking of using thermofoil so it looks like wood.
Also, can my barrel hinge be changed over to concealed hinges?

2007-10-31 13:24:30 · 7 answers · asked by jan 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

my husband has stain the size of a 50p on his jeans that he got doing some DIY on the roof. All i know is it's black silicon kind of stuff and it hasn't come out in the wash. would appreciate any suggestions as otherwise they'll have to be binned. cheers

2007-10-31 13:23:10 · 3 answers · asked by blooming and flying 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have had this stain of blood on the carpet for a couple of weeks already. I tried to use my mom's steam cleaner and it helped for some but there is still these ugly spots in some areas and its so hard ot get it out. what other things can i try or if i hire a carpet cleaner will i have to empty the whole room cause i have alot of heavy big stuff like t.v., computer desk, etc.

2007-10-31 13:20:38 · 17 answers · asked by tinkerbell88 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-10-31 13:18:13 · 8 answers · asked by the d 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

Is there anything other than covering it to fix it?

2007-10-31 13:15:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling