Maintenance & Repairs - November 2006

Where is the best place to put them-up high or down low. Does carbon monoxide tend to rise (like smoke will) or is it a heavy gas and build from the floor up? I notice many detectors are made to plug directly into an outlet, and many outlets are closer to the floor. I know carbon monoxide will eventually fill the room or building, but of course I don't want to let it get that far. So what's the best location for a detector?

2006-11-02 05:56:57 · 6 answers · asked by Starscape 6

2006-11-02 05:35:28 · 11 answers · asked by amhodge01 1

2006-11-02 05:28:48 · 15 answers · asked by julie123lady 1

An inspection of a house I want to purchase noted that neither of the furnaces were equipped with fire-o-matic switches. I assume these switches turn off the gas to the furnace if there is a fire. Would this be covered in local building codes or in the local fire code? I am in Rhode Island.

2006-11-02 05:23:38 · 1 answers · asked by Hodge_1 1

ok i'm single mother and i think my daughter put too much toilet paper in the toilet so i start to plunge it. now i have been plunging for about 45 minutes and it sounds like it is clear and there is air in the tuby thing. everytime i flush the toilet, it flushes fine but the water just keeps rising and not going down, WHAT DO I DO?????

2006-11-02 05:19:44 · 9 answers · asked by jeanenne h 2

I am putting a new HVAC in my house.

2006-11-02 04:54:37 · 4 answers · asked by Michael P 1

I currently have no gas in my home, i know there is a mains pipe running inside but there is no meter installed has it has been capped off.

2006-11-02 04:49:04 · 9 answers · asked by njace 1

example ace in the hole or watch dog

2006-11-02 04:31:04 · 4 answers · asked by SAMMY J 1

What all do I need to know how to do?

2006-11-02 04:04:50 · 10 answers · asked by synchronicity915 6

the boards are tongue and groove and 9 inches wide and long. i have been advised to glue with mastic ( i know there is a black rubber type stuff used for parque) , nail and to lay on a membrane. What about the wood warping and lifting if they are not fixed. Its a bit different than laying lamainate ? no

2006-11-02 03:56:41 · 4 answers · asked by Chris A 1

2006-11-02 03:39:43 · 6 answers · asked by Chris A 1

I know kittens are fluffy but if I can do it then I'll have a go.

2006-11-02 03:24:26 · 15 answers · asked by Tabbyfur aka patchy puss 5

The boiler is fine as it supplied hot water all through the summer. If I just turn on the central heating it makes a whizzing noise and won't fire up. If I turn on the hot water switch and let it run for a while and then turn on the central heating switch. The radiators turn on only in certain rooms. It will then only run for an hour or so and then stops. Even though the switch panel on the wall says it's on. I live in a flat and my water tank is in a top cuboard above the heating systems water tank and it is making a constant running water/gurgling sound and it's venting steam. I have my honeywell stat set at 65. If I turn this down the heating just shuts down along with the hot water.

Any quick ideas before I have to take out a small mortgage to pay for somebody to come in. Many thanks.

2006-11-02 03:19:56 · 9 answers · asked by Tabbyfur aka patchy puss 5

Hi, I think I have more than one problem on our Central Heating system. Its a 1930's house, just bought so little cash for expensive repairs.

Downstairs rads have a twin pipe (10mm) going into each rad valve on one side only. Upstairs is 15mm conventional, pipe in one side, out the other.
Upstairs, one rad (bathroom) works great, others are cold with feed pipes also cold. Why? Air blockage in pipe that tees off to bedroom? If so how do I resolve?
Thanks for your time!

2006-11-02 02:57:20 · 10 answers · asked by Mike W 1

Hi, I think I have more than one problem on our Central Heating system. Its a 1930's house, just bought so little cash for expensive repairs.

Downstairs rads have a twin pipe (10mm) going into each rad valve on one side only. Upstairs is 15mm conventional, pipe in one side, out the other.
Upstairs, one rad (bathroom) works great, others are cold with feed pipes also cold. Why? Air blockage in pipe that tees off to bedroom? If so how do I resolve?
Thanks for your time!

Downstairs, one rad is hot, another only gets warm (though pipes are hot), the third is cold whilst pipes are hot. (Valves open) Why? Sludge ?

2006-11-02 02:55:29 · 12 answers · asked by Mike W 1

I just bought a house with a second floor where my childerens rooms will be. They are young, 3,4 and 6. I am concerened that they will open the windows and possibly fall out. Is there a product out there that locks windows closed? I need one that my inventive kids cant break or remove. ( they know how to work the little tabs you can pop out as an extra locking precaution) I already have had problems with them unlocking and opening windows. I just want to keep them safe.

2006-11-02 02:39:26 · 5 answers · asked by Shell 4

We are having a new roof installed on a newly purchased home, however winter has come early in our part of the country. What weather limitations do you recommend?

2006-11-02 02:30:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Peers, I'm looking for a Fleck 5600SE water sotener valve electronic circuit board. Lead me to the place where I can purchase it. (TEN POINT'S)

2006-11-02 02:29:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Spinning it and nd leaving it to set
Bleach like Ajax or Comet.
Every month or so.
Over time?

2006-11-02 02:17:42 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

This toilet used to be a dream! and then suddenly, it would not flush toilet paper. We use the easiest to dissolve toilet paper in town. We don't have children. There have been no foreign object or feminine products put in the toilet. We thought it may be the vent stack and went up on the roof to clear it only to discover that when the 'roof-over' was put in the mobile home, they did not leave a place for the waste pipe vent. Dare we open the vent pipe in the home behind the wall to find out if that is the problem? If so, how do we seal it back off? And if the toilet has to be snaked EVERY time there is even the smallest bit of toilet paper in it, could it be anything else? My husband thinks a new toilet is the answer; I think if it's the vent stack that we would be wasting money because the problem would still be there. We do not have the money to call a plumber to figure it out.

2006-11-02 02:16:27 · 14 answers · asked by Faith 5

theres a thin sheet of ice on the back of the freezer and the intire unit quits cooling. once it is defrosted it works fine for a couple weeks. any idea how to fix this.

2006-11-02 02:07:48 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Our guttering feeds into next doors guttering which has not been maintained for some time. The pipes are obviously blocked which cause rain water to fall on to our flat roof. Is it our responsibility to pay for half of the cost of replacing it? The blocked guttering is all on his property. We have replaced ours. If our neighbour continues to refuse to maintain his property can we take action? Many thanks.

2006-11-02 01:25:58 · 6 answers · asked by Donna B 1

I'm planning on installing home security for my place in Cleveland. Which is better?

2006-11-02 01:14:28 · 6 answers · asked by Raven_419 2

What kind of glue would stick it back on? would superglue work?

2006-11-02 00:46:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

the repair of a 10 gallon crock. it has a crack in it ,what cement to use

2006-11-02 00:44:07 · 4 answers · asked by harobarb@sbcglobal.net 1

Recently, I had a huge clog in my shower (it's a seperate stand up shower from the bath tub) I used liquid drano gel in it and it worked wonderfully. However, a day or two later I noticed a horrible sour smell in the bathroom. It is so strong, it's really hard to tell where it's coming from, but I think it's coming from the shower. My husband looked under the house to see if something had died and there was nothing, not even a smell under there. But he did notice there wasn't a p-trap for the shower under there. We've been living here for 4 years now and it was a new home when we moved in. Could this be the problem and just start making a smell now? What do you think?

2006-11-02 00:30:16 · 11 answers · asked by lilmama 4

2006-11-02 00:24:42 · 7 answers · asked by carobygirl 6

Our heating isn't working and the landlord said we need to 'bleed' the radiators. I've been told it's a messy job and we want to get a professional to come and do it. Has anyone in London had this done recently and could give me an idea on costs?

2006-11-02 00:18:41 · 27 answers · asked by mememe 2

I've tried several times now and it just keeps cracking. I've filled the bath up with water first to weight it down and let the grout dry for 24 hours, but it still cracks and leaves a gap between the bath and the tiles

2006-11-01 23:42:08 · 12 answers · asked by skippy_on_tour 1

when my boiler was fitted the flue was smaller that the original and the large hole was never filled in is this letting gas back into my house

2006-11-01 23:31:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous