Maintenance & Repairs - September 2006

Seriously. I live in an old home & when the water mixture of hot & cold are just right the pipes often squeal so loudly I have to readjust the two temperatures just to stop it.

2006-09-16 11:55:52 · 6 answers · asked by jombojolly 3

It also worsens the ongoing termite problem. We have plenty of ventilation but when it rains it pools there and we have mold on the windows and nothing seems to dry.

2006-09-16 11:28:21 · 5 answers · asked by loira74 2

Ok i have to ask another?Iv'e been living here for like 8 months my hubby's in the military for like 10 yrs so we always lived on bases .Neighbors have always been quite cool etc...Sowe are renting a house here in orange county ca. We have these older neighbor's .Well everytime we have our t.v on not even loud they come over and ask us to lower it there very rude and we always lower it iv'e never been disrespectful toward them i even tried to be there friend.Well last week they called the cops on us because of our t.v cops said just to lower so we did.Ok well last night they called them on us again for the t.v being loud and it is not ,The funny thing was that the cop came up and said this is ridclous it's not even loud well neways the cop and my hubby ended up knowing the same guy in the same platoon etc...So the cop was cool and did not even tell us anything haha in there faces but i dont know what to do always live like without watching tv or just have them call the cop on us .

2006-09-16 11:00:34 · 12 answers · asked by Jho 2

2006-09-16 10:01:19 · 10 answers · asked by jc 2

If a qualified electrician came to your home to do a general check and testing of your electrical circuits in your fuse box what tests would be done and what would he/she look for?

How would the tests be done and what type of results would be gained to say the ciruits were ok?

If a ciruit was found to be faulty what action would be taken?

2006-09-16 09:57:20 · 7 answers · asked by Russell B 3

2006-09-16 09:55:50 · 3 answers · asked by Maria 2

2006-09-16 09:35:47 · 10 answers · asked by aerochic_27 1

how do u get ink out of leather deats

2006-09-16 09:24:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My dad knocked a hole into the systern thru the basement wall and its full of nice clear water all of the time. Should I close it up or just keep it? I am afraid a kid will fall in the well. Do you pay to have these filled or what?

2006-09-16 09:09:47 · 3 answers · asked by happydawg 6

I live in an apartment complex that refuses to fix things when they go wrong in the apartment. For example, my bathtub does not drain properly. It takes about two to three hours for it to drain after you take a shower. That is not how a tub should be. They have came up to fix it before and blamed me for putting a mop down the drain and then a washcloth, both of which I have never done. They refuse to come up and fix anything else with it. The sink is the same exact way. I dont know what I should do to get them to fix it. Is there a number to call or somewhere I could look to get help on getting my apartment to fix things? I dont know what my options are.

2006-09-16 08:47:34 · 12 answers · asked by Jane 2

Ours is 7 years old. Last year we turned it up to the "HOT" setting when we noticed that the water wasn't getting that hot. I just turned it up to the A position today after we noticed that the water wasn't all that hot. The D position says "Very Hot" and has a scalding warning next to it. I know that the further you keep it below the "HOT" setting the more money you save. It's only my wife and I, not a big family so the demand on the water heater is not that great.

Thank-you.

2006-09-16 08:33:14 · 7 answers · asked by shotsofnature 2

The house is old and drafty. I would like to cut my heat bill down if at all possible, but I am not sure where most of my energy is lost. I have been thinking about moving my bedroom downstairs and closing the upstairs off, There is a bathroom up there and I am concerned about pipes and the stool becoming frozen. I have a front door no one every uses and would like to replace it, but not sure if that is the route to go. How much does it cost to install a new front door and frame and would you close off the upstairs?

2006-09-16 08:11:32 · 7 answers · asked by happydawg 6

2006-09-16 08:09:52 · 5 answers · asked by stellaarnold49 1

Please help!!! Is there any solution to get the key out? I unscrewed everything and tried to get the key out that way, but that didn't work, so I reput everything, but then I apparently reversed the key mechanism...god this is annoying...again, please help!

2006-09-16 08:05:25 · 3 answers · asked by Moosehead 2

I have a gas stovetop. Currently, only two of my four burners ignite. The other two, when i turn the knob, click and emit gas but do not ignite. What can i do to fix them?

2006-09-16 07:57:17 · 5 answers · asked by Balner 2

It's a Timex Expedition Indiglo - says on the back it uses a CR 2016 cell.

2006-09-16 06:53:41 · 11 answers · asked by ajrisley 1

2006-09-16 06:27:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-16 06:25:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was messing around trying to fix my sink. The hot water wouldn't turn all the way off, and the water knob under the sink is so old and rusted that, when I tried to loosen it with a wrench, it sprung a leak and..... to make a long story short, I need to cut the hot water off at the source. I seem to have managed to do this by moving a lever on the pipe coming out of the hot water heater into the "off " position. My question is....is it ok to turn that lever off? Am I going to cause the water heater to back up and explode or anything? I doubt that Ican get a plumber out until Monday. I don't mind not having hot water....I just dont' want to blow up my basement !

2006-09-16 06:00:26 · 7 answers · asked by Schleppy 5

2006-09-16 05:36:33 · 2 answers · asked by Kim W 1

2006-09-16 05:05:53 · 5 answers · asked by R O 1

2006-09-16 04:42:40 · 13 answers · asked by smutulator 1

do you have an illustrated procedure to guide me ?

2006-09-16 03:43:34 · 2 answers · asked by FRANKLIN D 1

2006-09-16 03:28:18 · 5 answers · asked by JB 1

2006-09-16 03:26:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My friend added "a little bit" of oil to her nearly new Craftsman 7.0 walk behind lawn mower despite me telling her to never do that again...it won't start - I cleaned/changed the spark plug and air filter - told her to dump out all the oil - how long does it take to "dry" out? Is there anything else I can clean/replace to help facilitate the drying?? Thanks in advance for the help.

2006-09-16 03:20:20 · 6 answers · asked by Loadbetty 2

Figured at 378 feet, this tree is one tall woody. I am going to need a bigger chainsaw, I think.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060908/ap_on_sc/tallest_tree_5

2006-09-16 02:52:09 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Our basement bathroom does not have this problem. Only the one on the main floor. The drains seem to be working perfectly. It is something between a dead body smell and a sewer smell.

2006-09-16 02:50:27 · 17 answers · asked by Mr Ed 7

The model is DWF115P. Is there anyone who can help me with this problem.

2006-09-16 02:34:15 · 2 answers · asked by BRUCE J 1

we got a plastic spa tub but never use it. Guess what? One day when I cleaned that room and it cracked with a cleft about 10 inches long. Geez.. what a waste and it turned out be to a crap... Can anyone know how to fix it and what kind of fillament we can fill the cleft up without leeking when the spa tub is filled with water...

2006-09-16 02:06:23 · 2 answers · asked by Snowcrane66 3