Maintenance & Repairs - November 2006

Looking for used 30 gal steel drum with open top

2006-11-26 01:15:19 · 5 answers · asked by Charlie W 1

I took everything out and made sure the spinner was balance. I also tried to start at the beginning of delicate, permapress and regular cycles, but when I pull the start knob, the washer only hums with no other response. I also tried to shake the water tubes to see if anything was backed up in there but they seem fine. I am not in a financial situation to call a mechanic so what do I do?

2006-11-26 01:04:42 · 10 answers · asked by Broken Washer :( 1

am adding partition wall inside house how much sand to cement to water do i need?

2006-11-25 22:48:55 · 19 answers · asked by funny_smartlovely 3

My yard stays wet after it rains. Someone told me that WEEPING WILLOW TREES suck up water from the ground. Is this true, and do you think if i plant a few it might somewhat help my problem.

2006-11-25 22:47:34 · 7 answers · asked by sober397 1

I live in a rented apartment. The management has lately been very inefficient in responding to work orders. My dishwasher has been out of commission for one week and I have been doing my dishes manually. The maintenance person checked my dishwasher and has ordered a new part. I was given false assurances that the matter will be taken care of in a day or two. It is almost a week now and I had to spent Thanksgiving doing all the dishes by hand.

Am I entitled for a one time rent deduction for the inconvenience and if so, what is a reasonable amount?

2006-11-25 21:53:36 · 7 answers · asked by neeshera 1

2006-11-25 21:49:39 · 3 answers · asked by Diane C 1

My house structure was completed 9 years back. The plastering work was done 4 years back. After 2 years of plaster work, thin cracks were noticed at most of the corners near the concreted cielings. This need to be corrected. White cement is not found effective. Can anyone suggest a remedial action? I am told that the thin cracks appear when paper boards did not get placed on the wall top before concreting was pored. Is there any potential danger to the building? Believe me no crack was detected on the walls prior to plastering work.

2006-11-25 21:47:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-25 20:03:30 · 5 answers · asked by Nan L 1

THERE WAS A LEAK IN MY OILBURNER IN MY HOME I FIXED THE LAK AND BEGAN TO CLEAN UP THE OIL . THERE R NO MORE PUDDLES OF OIL BUT ITS ON THE GROUND WAT CAN I USE TO GET RID OF THE SMELL AND THE RESTOF THE OIL ON THE GROUND

2006-11-25 17:52:44 · 9 answers · asked by supa644 2

How do you know you when you have used enough oakum to seal a lead caulked drain joint for a 4 inch pipe? Do you tamper it down with a tool? Anything else I should know about using oakum?

2006-11-25 17:47:58 · 6 answers · asked by Jack C 2

Obviously, you are supposed to use lead to seal a lead caulked drain joint but I am hesitant to use lead due to concerns with lead poisoning. Is there an alternative to using lead? The guy at the plumbing store recomended sealing the joint with epoxy. Is this a good solid alternative?

2006-11-25 17:44:20 · 7 answers · asked by Jack C 2

I built an insulated dog kennel in my garage and because of my HOA I cannot put wall ac unit to the outside. Will I be ok installing the wall Ac unit in the kennel/garage shared wall. AC will be in kennel and rear of AC unit will be in garage, will this work ok.

Thanks

2006-11-25 16:46:57 · 3 answers · asked by paradise2865 1

I have 2 toilets in my house and both of them are flooding to the point it looks like someone left a water hose running on the floor. It's so gross. But the wierd thing is that when someone flushes one toilet both of them flood from the bottom. And it's all fresh water. Not toilet water but the kind you get from the sink. Clean water and we have already snaked all the drains. We have asked several people and they have no clue. And my grandfather it trying to tear down both toilets so we need answers fast because once he starts something you can't even force him to finish it because he's so childish. Anyway will you please help me?! I'm desprate here.

2006-11-25 15:34:42 · 8 answers · asked by Kayla [(Adam)] 4

Is it normal for my sump pump hole to be empty. No water in there.. ??

2006-11-25 15:16:30 · 4 answers · asked by luvithere 1

I just drilled a few holes in a bedroom wall to mount a couple of small shelves. I used a stud finder and found two areas to drill into to put the supports for the shelves. I realized afterwards that I was drilling into a wall that has a bathroom on the other side. I'm paranoid that I might have drilled through the pipe. There's no sign that anything happened (the drill bit wasn't wet or anything), but I'm still worried.

Any tips on 1) figuring out whether I did any damage and 2) preventing me from making a similar mistake in the future?

2006-11-25 15:03:03 · 10 answers · asked by Albert 2

We have had a running faucet for roughly 5-6 months now, we have reported this numerous times to the manager and property owner, they always say we will send someone, It is loud and annoying it loses about a gallon a minute. We dont pay for water, but pay for the electricity, now the hot water doesnt even last 2 minutes and doesnt get hot, so we have been taking cold baths everyday. Some maitenece guy came and looked at it Wednesday and said Wow that is really bad!! And said he would have to go to another city to find the parts and then get the ok from managment to fix it, he got my number, and he said he would get back to me,,its saturday now I havent heard a word. I dont know what to do here, I am so sick of taking cold showers and listening to the water run. I called housing of Los Angeles LOL that was a joke! Someone was supposed to come and inspect Wednesday I never recieved a call back! Is there any kind of legal action I can take or what do I do?? Please help me!!!

2006-11-25 14:03:07 · 12 answers · asked by Michelle N 5

2006-11-25 14:01:09 · 9 answers · asked by MARTHA A 1

Does anyone know the procedure for installing a dryer from natural gas to propane? What materials are needed and how is it done? Thank you for your time.

2006-11-25 13:48:39 · 5 answers · asked by jhglittergirl 2

I want to paint stripes below the chair rail in the kid's room. I have BLUE Painter's masking tape. Do I peel the tape off while the paint is wet, semi-dry or dry?

The Blue tape is great around windows and edges, but for flat graphic design like stripes (where there are no corners, Windows or edges), it seems a bit risky in peeling some paint off too.

2006-11-25 13:04:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm afraid if I use WD-40, it will collect dirt and eventually gunk up the lock.

2006-11-25 12:55:06 · 18 answers · asked by rainfingers 4

My husband spilled large amount of oil when he changed it in his car, and now I have a very dark bald spot about 2 feet round on my lawn and it looks really bad. How can I fix my lawn???

2006-11-25 12:38:03 · 9 answers · asked by ejpelljo 2

Landlord, I changed the fuse in my fuse box, I tried wiggling the fuse, I did not hear any frying noise. Should I still have a concern, on why this happened?

2006-11-25 12:05:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2006-11-25 12:00:06 · 5 answers · asked by 120 IQ 4

WHERE DO I FIND THE FUSE TO SEE IF IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED

2006-11-25 11:58:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I recently bought my first home. It's close to 90 years old and I love it. It isn't, however, without problems. While the basement is mostly dry, it has had leaks. These leaks have caused the wood of my basement staircase to rot. The loosened staircase is now pulling down some of the main beams in my house... I need to fix it soon!

Where do I start? Is this something that I can handle with a friend who has some background in framing/working on houses?

2006-11-25 11:57:52 · 9 answers · asked by m b 1

Any suggestions?

2006-11-25 11:57:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-25 11:34:54 · 8 answers · asked by Kelly 2

The boiler was locked out, the pressure was almost nil. I re-pressurised it to 1 bar and there was a green light. But in an hour, the pressure reached to 2.1 bar. Is that normal? On searching web its showing anything between 1 bar and 2.5 bar is normal.

2006-11-25 11:20:17 · 5 answers · asked by Yahoo!Amit 2

I don't know what is wrong with it

2006-11-25 11:17:08 · 9 answers · asked by Elisha L 1

I'm looking for instructions on how to change the blade on a
Mc Culloch eager Beaver Super 2318. It has an 18 inch blade. I was looking online for instructions on two things.

1) how to change the blade

2) the oil-gas ratio. (the gas cap says oil-gas fill)

Can anyone link me to some instructions online?

2006-11-25 11:16:09 · 2 answers · asked by elisabeth_rose88 2