Maintenance & Repairs - December 2006

2006-12-31 23:38:53 · 10 answers · asked by sojo 2

How do I shut off the water when a radiator pipe is leaking ?

2006-12-31 23:38:36 · 7 answers · asked by Spiny Norman 7

We live in a mid-terrace house & keep getting mildew on the ceilings in all the rooms upstairs of our house, against the walls that are the exterior walls of the house. Even after cleaning with the appropriate solution it returns very quickly. All the houses in my area are built in the same way & every1 I have spoken to gets the same problem. One thing the surveyor picked up on when we bought the house was that it had a 'floating roof' so I am guessing this has something to do with the problem?
A neighbour was told there is polythene in the roof over the insulation right up to the edge of the roof and have heard this is wrong & causing a build up of moisture in the roof which then comes down the exterior walls? It was suggested that the polythene was pulled back away from the roof edge but we were worried that this would then cause mildew accross the whole ceiling (instead of against the wall to about 6inches in which is happening at the moment).

2006-12-31 23:30:44 · 5 answers · asked by opibemine 1

i have wired the plugs etc correctly, and sometimes i can put on an electric heater which runs for hours, other times only a few minutes, sometimes even a 60watt lamp blows the trip, other times it doesnt, what is going wrong?

2006-12-31 22:57:40 · 12 answers · asked by PHILLIP TIFOSI 1

2006-12-31 22:56:19 · 3 answers · asked by brian.sanders47@btopenworld.com 1

2006-12-31 21:47:22 · 2 answers · asked by Gail D 1

Will the glue like explode?? ANYONE know a solution??

2006-12-31 21:02:40 · 4 answers · asked by hakuna[-]matata 2

Hi there,
Firstly i need to apologise to any plumbers out there, my knowledge of tapware names is minimal.

I have tried fixing this tap in my bathroom sink which is leaking from the actual tap. I have replaced the O ring, replaced the main plunger washer and re-seated the whole tap. I have replaced the washer on the tap yet still no luck.
What else could be wrong?
Please help.
Thanks

2006-12-31 20:20:23 · 5 answers · asked by Scott BJ 1

I have a Lift-master 1/3 hp garage door opener, and over the last year it has had problems with the sensors not being lined up or too much sun glare. Is there a way to overide the sensors?

2006-12-31 18:43:28 · 2 answers · asked by J-rod 2

I need to replace a compression hot water faucet in my shower. There is no water shut-off for shower and no shut-off for outgoing water from gas water heater. I can either turn off inlet water to hot water heater or the main water valve. Will I damage the hot water heater if the pilot light is still on after I relieve the water pressure. I am guessing (hoping?) it would only be for an hour or so. Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.

2006-12-31 17:43:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I bought the property with a violation that the sewer system needs to be connected to the city sewer. I don't understand but I'm thinking this has something to do with my problem.

2006-12-31 17:36:35 · 6 answers · asked by Jesse 2

The down spouts have multiple bends. The house was built in 1950s, and the gutters have been painted a few times(can't take them apart). I was thinking a maybe a plumbing snake or something. Any ideas?

2006-12-31 16:36:15 · 5 answers · asked by Redsfan 2

My husband and I recently purchased a home that has a hot tub outside on the back patio. There was no manual left behind, only some chemicals. I would like to know how to drain the hot tub? I'm assuming there is some sort of mechanism for doing this. Any information would be helpful.

2006-12-31 16:14:55 · 7 answers · asked by CE S 3

I have a rental condo and get $500.00 electric bills because people leave doors open and ac running non stop.Does anyone know of a shut off when doors open? I have seen them in hotels but dont know what they are called.

2006-12-31 15:58:32 · 8 answers · asked by cuteegirl74 1

2006-12-31 15:17:33 · 6 answers · asked by Rick L 1

2006-12-31 15:12:36 · 6 answers · asked by nattalie74 2

2006-12-31 14:31:46 · 10 answers · asked by Chocolate 1

I spilt wine... woops!

2006-12-31 14:29:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-31 14:21:32 · 9 answers · asked by Chocolate 1

We have well water and have all the signs of bacteria (rotten egg water, black ooze on inside of toilet tanks) and I would like to know how much it costs to have our well shock treated to get rid of the problem.

2006-12-31 14:14:45 · 6 answers · asked by gradematch 1

When I open the door smoke comes out and fills the house with smoke. The previous woodstove I had did not do this nearly as bad. I am wondering if this is a design flaw with this brand of woodstoves? Anybody have a blazeking?

2006-12-31 14:01:26 · 8 answers · asked by ohio_mike 2

The lawn is buffalo and the nut grass is thriving. I need to kill the nut grass with out damage to the lawn.

2006-12-31 13:46:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anne S 1

my disposal makes grinding sound when i turn it on. i checked for objects but found nothing. what else can i do?

2006-12-31 13:40:44 · 6 answers · asked by thomas r 2

Glue used was the type used on interior rear view mirror, car

2006-12-31 13:32:48 · 6 answers · asked by dane m 1

2006-12-31 12:48:32 · 4 answers · asked by robhale57 1

1) The drain is very curved.
2) There are "unevel surfaces that the "Zip-it (like a snake)" gets clogged on
3) We believe it may be clogged with small gravel from when we last cleaned the fish tank, and probably some hair from before us girls got the hair net
4) There is also the slight issure of the "vent" thing for the overflow; we have tried vinegar and backingsoda to help push the stiff to the larger out drain, but that lets the gasses escape (it is also broken so we can only use a towel to plug it. Any suggestions?

2006-12-31 12:42:58 · 15 answers · asked by woaikonglong 3

2006-12-31 11:54:55 · 6 answers · asked by bobcrunch 1

I live in a condo and sometimes when I use a heater where I plug the end into an outlet and I use another electricity in the kitchen or other rooms - some part of my home go dark. How does power outage occur? Like, what happens exactly? Other than using too much electricity in one room.

2006-12-31 11:34:41 · 2 answers · asked by Bobcat9 2

I want to replace my old windows with block windows in my basement.. where do I start? How do I do it?

2006-12-31 11:31:24 · 2 answers · asked by Leveled Fellow 2

been off alday go to turn it on and no luck isn't there a relay switch or a reset switch i can turn it on manually through the unit not the thermostate and that is only in on mode not auto doesn't wanna kick on in auto mode ? please help i live in florida and it's hot !!!!!

2006-12-31 11:29:14 · 4 answers · asked by katherine d 1