Do It Yourself (DIY) - August 2007

I have taken a photo of the old one (wired) and a photo of the replacement. I'm not sure how i wire the new one???

http://area102.piczo.com/?cr=4&rfm=y
Scroll down to the bottom of my main page and click on LETTERBOX please...Many thanks.

2007-08-12 01:15:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am going to install self stick tiles over linoleum and I have a few spots that need filled. I was wondering if drywall joint compound would work to fill in the small gaps. The room where the tiles are being installed is a bathroom.

2007-08-12 00:29:19 · 12 answers · asked by beck_no42 1

Where is the cheapest place to buy? And if you have experience with them, what size/shape would be the most fun? =) I can handle a little occasional pain, but I don't want to be terrified of my magnets =/ thanks!

2007-08-11 23:49:52 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Our toilet cistern has stopped filling. It has a dual push button arrangement in a small plastic panel on top of a ceramic tank - I can't see how to get into it, as the button and panel seem to be locked together somehow, and the whole lot attached to the internal mechanism - I can see all this by peeking under the panel when lifting an edge. Any ideas how to undo such an arrangement, anyone...?

If I can get into the cistern, I guess it will be a small matter of freeing up the float mechanism which may be stuck, but until I'm in...

Thanks!

2007-08-11 22:50:13 · 7 answers · asked by gizmo 2

I need one that turns off the boiler before pump?

2007-08-11 22:40:46 · 3 answers · asked by Kevin 1

I want to move my washer & dryer. It would be from inside the house to the garage, it's only about 10 feet but there is a dividing wall between the 2 areas.

The electrical for the dryer and the taps for the water in are no problems but it is the drain I need some advice with!

I've had 2 plumbers have a look. The 1st one said he'd want to tear up the floor and the garage cement to install a proper drain (he personally said he wouldn't do it if it were his house). The 2nd one talked about installing a laundry sink beside the new spot and putting in some kind of pump (?), then feed the water back to the original drain - I didn't quite understand him but the only structural work would be to put a small hole in the wall. He estimated about $1,000 for this option (not including the dryer move).

Since it's only a few feet, I'm wondering why I couldn't just get an extra long drain hose and run it through the wall? It would be maybe 8 or 9ft... Thanks!

2007-08-11 18:25:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-11 16:22:20 · 6 answers · asked by hrt1404_t 1

Here's the catch....There are two layers, the first being vinyl. I started taking it off and it just peeled away...no problem. The problem is, theres a layer of wallpaper underneath, however before the people put up the new wallpaper they covered the old stuff with what seems to be a putty/plaster type stuff. I've never seen anything like this before. I've tried a steamer and the chemical remover stuff and anything that involves water seems to just make it worse. At the most the wallpaper comes off in little dime-sized peices. I need help!!!! Has anyone ever seen anything like this before?? If not, does anyone have any ideas on what I could possibly do? Thanks so much for your help!

2007-08-11 15:50:29 · 9 answers · asked by pinkymingo 1

I want to install a window air conditioner venting into an unused, but well ventilated interior space. There is a drain in the space for a drain hose, but since the newer types of AC units evaporate most water to the outside, I am afraid of filling the space with too much humidity.
Are there still ACs available that do not evaporate the condensed water, or can I short circuit the evaporation and just drain the condensate?

2007-08-11 15:49:22 · 1 answers · asked by Louis L 1

Have been shopping at Home Depot and Lowes for a new standard white alcove bathtub. Lowes sells American Standard americast porcelain tub. Home Depot seems to have more Kohler, which are either acrylic or cast iron. I wonder if the cast iron is very heavy and if it is harder to install. Anyone know anything about bathtubs??

2007-08-11 14:36:45 · 9 answers · asked by raindrop221 2

or are they grounded?

2007-08-11 11:25:14 · 7 answers · asked by concaf 1

2007-08-11 10:07:07 · 10 answers · asked by VICTOR B 1

i just bought new tappan 60hz

2007-08-11 09:59:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-11 09:45:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a large old window that I would like to make a mirror. I was wondering where I could get the proper paint and how to do it if possible?

2007-08-11 08:17:07 · 6 answers · asked by sabrina w 1

i have looked allover for a name and cant find one any ideas ????????

2007-08-11 07:33:08 · 8 answers · asked by gbjsoo 1

what should i do to my room?
I have light wood furniture
a desk with a hutch
a bed with shhelfs oon the headboard
a bearu with three drawrs, its a small beauro
i have tan colored walls
i have a blue comforter
I like blue but right now my room theme is blue and brown do you think that is to tomboyish?

2007-08-11 06:43:12 · 5 answers · asked by frog princess 2

I have done DIY projects in the past (hanging drywall, gutting and replacing a kitchen, etc.) Is building a deck hard? Thinking about putting a 12 x 20 deck off of the back of the house, attached w/ lags, etc. Any advice?

2007-08-11 05:39:05 · 8 answers · asked by DeltGuy 1

2007-08-11 05:29:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have wound a bobbin and have put it in the bobbin case. I am using the hand wheel and threaded needle to get it to pull through the plate and it just will not come up! What am I doing wrong??

2007-08-11 04:58:19 · 7 answers · asked by jenfwed 2

2007-08-11 04:43:59 · 9 answers · asked by Richard S 1

2007-08-11 04:02:57 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just bought a new light fixture. The building I live in was built 6 years ago...so, all the wiring is modern.
My husband is going to try and connect this thing. We have instructions and I am cutting off all the electricity at the fuse box.
Is there anything else I need to be concerned about? Is this dangerous even after turning everything off at the fuse box? If you were for some reason to get the wires wrong...what would happen?
Thanks!

2007-08-11 03:37:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

when i replaced the vynil in the bathroom the CHEAP flooring came up also and had to replace with 1/4" plywood. I would prefer not to have to do that in the kitchen. So if the old vynil is cleaned real good with something TSP would the NEW go on the old without to much difficulty?

2007-08-11 03:24:41 · 5 answers · asked by west_man099 1

2007-08-11 01:25:47 · 11 answers · asked by syed a 1

wall is getting soft in house

2007-08-11 01:19:13 · 4 answers · asked by Rene E 1

I have a HUGE back window .. its double doors that leads to the back patio.

16 of the veins are chewed up from when we first got our puppy.

We live in an apartment.

We don't need to replace the whole thing ..

What website online can i find just the individual Veins for my Vertical Blinds?

2007-08-11 00:08:51 · 3 answers · asked by Mike Gravel 2008! 3

i am thinking of buying a fence sprayer,any sugestions

2007-08-10 20:27:20 · 8 answers · asked by filby 1

What is she talkin about?






*I posted this in Gardening by accident lol

2007-08-10 19:01:32 · 6 answers · asked by Victoria. 6

it doesnt fit its too big is there some sort of attachment i can use to make it fit

2007-08-10 18:34:52 · 7 answers · asked by Lithium89 1