Maintenance & Repairs - August 2006

At my fiance's grandma's house, whenever you turn the faucet's hot water (sometimes cold too) on in a glass, the water is cloudy like there is a bunch of bubbles in it. Eventually, it clears up after about 30 seconds, and there is a slight film along the top of the waterline on the glass... I tried getting a faucet mounted filter and it seems to help some, but i was wondering what the cloudiness is? It's not a very old house at all, because it was built less than 10 years ago.

Anyone have this problem? If so, what is it?

2006-08-21 04:22:19 · 10 answers · asked by bigred8882 4

that if I have a problem it is with the internal wiring- for which they charge 100+ dollars if I request them to fix it. What can I do? I open up the outside box, but it seems to be connected to one of the 5 lines available for the house- what is the economic and easiest fix to this? Thanks to all answerers.

2006-08-21 04:18:22 · 5 answers · asked by Discover7 3

2006-08-21 03:48:28 · 5 answers · asked by William B 1

switch has red black white green there are 2 14/2 wires from switch to fixture and 1 14/2 feed in switch box

2006-08-21 03:36:31 · 1 answers · asked by william y 1

I am trying to find out if it is recommended, or even logical, to put refrigerator in a (insulated) cold room? I know it seems odd, but the house i bought have a relatively large cold room. I am thinking of moving the refrigerator into the cold room, to give more space to my kitchen. But I am concerned about the heat released from the refrigerator and air circulation in the cold room. Any advice is appreciated.

2006-08-21 02:02:27 · 9 answers · asked by jakjak 2

2006-08-21 01:47:11 · 1 answers · asked by Ray M 1

2006-08-21 00:47:23 · 6 answers · asked by captcookremembered 3

2006-08-21 00:06:36 · 5 answers · asked by jaints 1

I am looking for some type of acoustic/listening device that can pinpoint the leak - perhaps some plumber out there might be aware of where i can this equipment.

2006-08-20 23:48:41 · 6 answers · asked by Mattyo 1

2006-08-20 23:02:11 · 3 answers · asked by phillip346@btinternet.com 1

2006-08-20 19:57:30 · 5 answers · asked by tonya 1

2006-08-20 19:14:07 · 8 answers · asked by lhynne75 1

I have black rotting wood in my basement and i what to know if it is bad for me and my kids

2006-08-20 18:49:23 · 10 answers · asked by Jessi S 1

2006-08-20 17:28:34 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

There are huge (HUGE!) spiders in my house, specifically in the basement. I hate to kill the things, because it's not fair to them. But I just can't stand the thought (*willy shivers*) of big spiders all over the place. What can I do to get rid of them? Or is there anything to do to get over the fear of spiders?

2006-08-20 17:19:22 · 10 answers · asked by sam 3

2006-08-20 16:04:40 · 6 answers · asked by wanttolpve 4

is there anything we can do to avoid the $3,000 cost of a new compressor?

2006-08-20 15:56:15 · 4 answers · asked by ellen s 2

I have shocked it and i dont want to drain it again before the end of summer.

2006-08-20 15:09:41 · 9 answers · asked by toni j 3

north star 25 gallon spot spray tank. pump model is 26812 m . Is a 1.8 gpm pump. motor runs but pump does not pump liquid.

2006-08-20 15:04:05 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

townhome built in 1985, i have changed main filter, but upstairs is always hot, and downstairs usually cools off at night. If I set the thermostat to 74, it reads 80 as the temp for house even though it is set for 74. Can you get house with new insulation?

2006-08-20 14:35:59 · 17 answers · asked by pmlb 1

2006-08-20 14:16:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

my phone line is working, we can call out, people can call in and on thier end they get 4 rings and then the greeting to leave a message but the phone never rings at my house. I have a phone line with Rogers but have not had much help from them. Help Help

2006-08-20 14:08:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

can not use the bake option

2006-08-20 13:50:13 · 5 answers · asked by tywebb2424 1

I am trying to convert an old 4 prong jack to the modular type. I bought an RCA modular wall outlet (model TP247) that has 4 wires (green, black, red, yellow) attached to screws with the other ends stuck in little holes in the top. I have coming from the wall, two sets of wires. Each set has a solid orange wire, an orange and white, a solid blue, a blue and white, a solid green and a green and white wire. The instructions say "connect the 4 wires to the corresponding terminal posts. Be sure to match wire colors"

1) Do I just leave alone the wires on the back of the outlet since both ends of each are attached, and then attach the appropriate wires from the wall to the screws?

2) How do I "match" two sets of 6 wires colored orange, blue, and green and striped versions of each to the 4 screws with black red, green and yellow ???

2006-08-20 13:40:09 · 4 answers · asked by Johnson 1

I am alone in the house--the kids are out playing--and all of the sudden a light in the next room just comes on!

2006-08-20 13:32:37 · 8 answers · asked by MaryBeth 7

The water comes out at 35 pounds of pressure and then drops to 20, we cannot run more than 1 water source at a time. I assume its low water table, hubby thinks it could be the pump going out. Someone suggested having our well drilled deeper, its 100ft.

We did check the points on the regulator and the regulator is doing its job.

Any ideas on other things we can trouble-shoot ourselves before calling an expert?

2006-08-20 12:56:35 · 5 answers · asked by CheetosRock 4

2006-08-20 12:40:27 · 11 answers · asked by Dom 1

OK, never done this, I'm trying to cut down on our huuge heating bill. This house we're in is older, and not built very well. So, were' trying to insulate as much as possible.

The attic has insulation but it's really old, and the inspector said it was rated to some number that wasn't nearly enough. So when I get new insulation, should I get the fiberglass rolls, then just roll it right over top of the old stuff? OR, should I rip the old stuff out??

And whats the best way to insulate the walls? Can I do this by shooting some of that loose stuff down the walls from the attic?

Thanks, I'm totally clueless..

2006-08-20 12:34:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-20 12:24:03 · 4 answers · asked by masdaddieo 1

Due to poor planning, the previous owners vented a dryer into a garage instead of the outdoors. (We have since corrected this problem and it vents outside now.) The ensuing moisture and condensation caused the paint to come away from the drywall on the garage ceiling. I have scraped the loose paint off and am down to bare drywall. Is there anything special I need to apply to the drywall before I paint?

2006-08-20 12:20:19 · 9 answers · asked by Yolani 2