Maintenance & Repairs - November 2006

I have a friend who owns 45 sheep, and I can have the wool for free. I have read about sheep wool insulation, and many companies sell it. I was wondering if the process is industrial scale or if my friend and I can make enough at home for our houses!

2006-11-29 08:08:44 · 5 answers · asked by nelsonpk2000 1

I heat with a woodstove and electric baseboard heaters. I am thinking of putting in a furnace and with the price of oil and gas i might just get an electric F.A,the price is lower because there are no exaust pipes to put in to vent,there are no fumes to worry about,and the furnace itself is cheaper.I'm just wondering about operating costs. It gets very cold in the winter where i live.

2006-11-29 07:52:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

It's only one year old and we have only used it twice. It is a gas blower and it is the type you have to mix the gas with oil. Well, we did that and changed out the gas since it had set up over the year. We used it last week and it worked fine. Now we can't get it to start. We can't take it back to the store for it has been over a year now but we have only used it twice. Also we did try putting in a new spark plug. I don't know what else to try. Any suggestions?

2006-11-29 07:17:56 · 4 answers · asked by egg_sammash 5

2006-11-29 06:40:10 · 9 answers · asked by s 2

2006-11-29 06:39:22 · 13 answers · asked by the one 3

The veneer or laminate which seems to be an ultra thin sticker is coming off, and then plastic edging is coming off. We have to finish the project by Christmas so if anyone knows what I can use to refinish the table or where I can get inexpensive veneer or laminate that would be fabulous. Thanks.

2006-11-29 06:28:12 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

a rechargeable weed eater, weed blower, dust buster, flashlight.. drills i asways keep them plugged in

2006-11-29 06:21:08 · 1 answers · asked by zeek 5

my dad's boiler is on the blink and looks as if it will be cheaper to replace than repair. the problem is i've seen great boilers on e-bay at good money but what one should i buy?. what do all the numbers mean? my dad's is model prisima 24se year 1997 type c. the ones i've been looking at are he120 lonox 32kw , m90e 24s , m110 32 sm/e 32 kw and so on. are any of these any good ?. please help asap as have no hot water or heating!!!! also how much should one of these cost to get fitted ? thanks

2006-11-29 06:12:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I live in Michigan and ladybugs are still flying around in the house even though it's cold outside. How do you get rid of them?

2006-11-29 05:52:49 · 3 answers · asked by lady9 1

2006-11-29 05:45:26 · 4 answers · asked by rae 2

I recently purchased a house and there is one termite trail that enters the house through the plumbing area and into the cabinet..I figure that the nest is underground and i figure a bunch of them is in the cabinet itself. IF I FIND AND DESTROY THE NEST UNDERGROUND AND BLOCK THE PASSAGE (USING BURNT OIL ALL AROUND THE BASE OF THE HOUSE) DOES THE ONES LEFT IN THE CABINET ABLE TO SURVIVE AND BUILD A NEST IN THE CABINET??

2006-11-29 05:37:04 · 6 answers · asked by Jr DRE 2

My wax ring cracked within a year of putting it in. I was told it's from a clog. Is it normal for a clog to crack a wax ring?

2006-11-29 05:09:44 · 6 answers · asked by dee 1

2006-11-29 05:03:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

How do I keep the cold air from coming in without having to pay a lot of money or breaking my windows (not exactly a handy person).

2006-11-29 04:40:18 · 4 answers · asked by lawgurlgrad 1

2006-11-29 04:10:05 · 5 answers · asked by Rodney B 1

I have a bunch of strings of lights that partly work or don't work at all. They worked last year, and I don't want to simply throw them out. How does one diagnose and fix christmas light problems?

2006-11-29 04:06:35 · 6 answers · asked by Steve S 1

when i moved in my house my wall out lite did not work i have two switches on the wall one for porch lite and one controols the walloutlite to turn it off and on i have for wires in the wall otlite two white and one black with power and one red taped to gether the switches on the wall suppose to work the outlite and porch lite what am i doind wrong nothing works

2006-11-29 02:59:26 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Pump is about 10 years old. Performance has decreased over the past year or two. Has no problem priming. Runs pretty Quiet.

2006-11-29 01:43:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

how do you stop condensation on a flush box? it builds up and then drips onto the floor, there must be some way of stopping the build up.

2006-11-29 01:37:12 · 3 answers · asked by john w 1

I have a 2 year old kenmore fridge that has the water filter cannister in the bottom. The water tastes and smells bad. I thought it was the PUR filter and I replaced it. It still is same. I then took out filter and flushed system(its a plastic tube coiled up behind the crisper). It still tastes and smells bad. Is it the line coming from under the faucet that connects to the fridge or the line inside the fridge or the water intake pump bad? I really flushed it good twice but the taste/smell comes back. Thanks John

2006-11-29 01:02:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-29 00:44:37 · 21 answers · asked by bobog 1

I honestly have locked myself out of my house! It is just a yale lock. Loads of people say that you can just use 2 credit cards to do it. Does this honestly work?

2006-11-29 00:34:24 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I currently have an old coal effect fire which was in the house when we bought it.

It doesnt work and needs to be replaced.

I have managed to get a fire near enough the same to be fitted in its place.

How much would it cost to have the old one removed and the new one installed?

I live in the west midlands.

2006-11-29 00:29:33 · 4 answers · asked by baggies_70 2

what type of cement to use, and how to prepare the floor?

2006-11-29 00:27:30 · 3 answers · asked by spencer 2

My cat knocked over one of those glass air freshners, the gel side down. The gel has now stuck to the wood and I can't remove it, it has also changed the colour of the wood. Any tips? apart from getting rid of the cat

2006-11-28 22:44:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-28 21:49:18 · 16 answers · asked by terryf 1

I am recently single... so I am becoming "miss fix-it", so to speak around my house. There was a bad storm a while ago that knocked down the tree in the front yard. Since then, the sprinklers have spewed all over the front yard whenever the water to the house is turned on... I have to keep the water to the house off or else it floods the front yard, and the neighbors yard. Is there a way to cut off the water supply to the sprinklers, and still be able to have water in the house, seeing as I don't use the sprinklers anyway??(rock landscaping)

2006-11-28 21:31:51 · 10 answers · asked by =] -- * 3

I went to turn the heating on last night and it tripped a fuse. Replaced fuse and the same thing happened. Wondering if this could be the thermostat,cos heating is permanently switched on to constant on the timer and I just use the thermostat in the hall to activate it. Or could it be the timer itself? How hard/easy is it to replace the thermostat or timer? And if I can't do it am I better getting a plumber or an electrician out? It's a gas boiler if that makes any difference.

2006-11-28 18:44:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I saw this at a tool supply store. Thank you!!

2006-11-28 18:03:37 · 3 answers · asked by whrldpz 7

We have a Gas Boiler that was installed about 3 years ago when we had an extension to our house. The central heating system for the whole house was redesigned at that time by a CORGI approved engineer.

It has been regularly serviced since and is currently covered by a British Gas servicing contract.

Since we've switched the central heating on for the winter it has worked perfectly as far as heating the house is concerned, but despite bleeding the raidiators (when it's switched off) it is making a horrendous noise while it heats up the water. It sounds like the noise a young boy makes when pretending to be firing a gun (a sort of "peeyung, peeyung" sound). It's very loud - wakes us up in the morning. The sound continues for a short while if I switch off the heating.

Before we have the BG man in, I'd like an idea of what it's likely to be that is causing the problem. Just so that we don't get conned into buying a new system when it may be something simple.

TIA

Neil

2006-11-28 17:39:27 · 7 answers · asked by zlin z 1