Maintenance & Repairs - January 2007

The other day I walked into my garage and notice that recently my water heater pops, almost like it poping popcorn inside. Its not just one pop, but several. Why is this, and what is it gonna take it fix it. I would like your help, Thank You...to who helps....

2007-01-27 19:53:49 · 3 answers · asked by Mich 2

my neighbour has lived in the house for 57yrs & told me the old air raid shelters for the area are in my garden & got covered up i now want to build on the back of my home how do i find out if there are still there as dont how to find out tryed the council offices & the kid was unhelpful please help i have been waiting for help for 3mths

2007-01-27 19:33:09 · 5 answers · asked by md m 3

I am drilling some holes in a wall to fix some shelves but have found metal which I believe is used for the construction of the walls (to hold conrete together). I am using a 500 W 2.5A Black and Decker drill with a 6" bit for use on metal but am having problems getting through. Is my drill strong enough or do i need a more powerful drill? Would love any help.

Chris

2007-01-27 19:29:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My drain isnt working right i have to time my showers cause the
water keeps over flowing i have tryed liquid plumer foaming snake
didnt work anyone know of any other store brand that might?

2007-01-27 19:15:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

only one screw is then needed to attach to door then one screw needed to attach at frame could not find them at lowes or home depot

2007-01-27 18:02:38 · 4 answers · asked by scho1123 1

2007-01-27 17:44:32 · 7 answers · asked by grace j 1

I have plywood and tile on my shower now; and the tile is coming loose and falling off. Moisture is rotting the plywood. Is the cheapest way to remodel the shower is to put up greenboard and merlite. One wall is cinder block 1/2 way up and framed to the ceiling on top of the cinderblock with wood. Would greenboard and merlite be feasible and cheapest to go with?

2007-01-27 17:21:26 · 11 answers · asked by tennessee_rebel50 1

I am new at this and do no know how to leave feed back or pick the best answer for my question. Can someone tell me .

2007-01-27 17:18:47 · 3 answers · asked by babysnake2007 2

now a days there is shortage of potable water in mumbai,so everybody in the city where water pressure is not adequate installs pressure booster pumps in bathrooms & kitchens.i want to know whats the difference between the pumps which lifts the water to the overhead water tank & the pump which enhances the water pressure.please explain in details.expects an answer from expert persons.

2007-01-27 17:18:31 · 8 answers · asked by vijay t 1

2007-01-27 17:13:46 · 4 answers · asked by fish guy 5

2007-01-27 16:38:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

weve had mice for a few months now. my mom is so scared of mice she wants to move. I dont know where they are coming from. they started to chew up a bag of rabbit food under the sink and are under the sink and stuff. now one is under my bed!!!!!!!! im so scared. we have used sticky traps, but we wanna find a way to get rid of them so they dont come back that doesnt cost too much. how can we get rid of these mice???

2007-01-27 16:37:12 · 10 answers · asked by kyah 2

I live in a house where none of the rooms have light fixtures in the ceilings, all of our rooms have to lamps plugged in to the wall outlet and 1 of those outlets is controlled by the light switch. I would like to change this so that when I turn on the switch I can turn on a light fixture in the ceiling, pretty much to update my house. Should I or can I get power from an outlet or wall switch and how can I do this? Any picture diagrams would help me tremendously!!

2007-01-27 16:30:07 · 8 answers · asked by Paul L 1

I have a few different clock keys and I also need to order some but I don't know what is the standard on how they measure the square hole diagonally or strain side to side, I'm useing my MM calipers to get the #.

2007-01-27 16:20:40 · 1 answers · asked by many19 1

I have a stock of old batteries and do not know where to dispose.
What do you do of yours ?

2007-01-27 15:59:01 · 8 answers · asked by Sunny Magali 2

Have you wondered why Do-It-Yourself customers at Home Depot are allowed to do gas piping in their own home?

I have seen people bewildered on what to buy and what to do.
For example:

A guy was buying pipe and fittings, to fix a natural gas problem in his house. I know this, because he was discussing this pipe-job with his partner.

The first thing I noticed was 45 degree elbows, galvanized nipples, and Teflon® tape. All of which are illegal in most places in my area.

I kept to myself. I didn't want to be rude and butt into somebody's conversation.


Teflon® Tape can clog an oriface, thus a malfunctioning boiler furnace or hot water tank.

45 degree elbows do not "give" or twist, if under any type of strain. A 90 degree will.

Galvanized metal will react to gas and deterioate, mainly inside of the pie, causing failure of the pipe, but mainly causing internal malfunctioning of the equipment.

Some places forbid cast iron fittings. They usually require malible iron.

2007-01-27 15:43:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

this clog was in the tub when i moved in to my apartment and i have tried everything, the maintenance guys won't come fix it even though it was already clogged when i got in the apartment. i have used liquid plummer and all kinds of stuff from walmart and i don't want to have to call roto rooter if i dont have to, is there anything stronger that i can get from somewhere that won't be at walmart. thanks

2007-01-27 15:27:18 · 36 answers · asked by littlemamma1977 2

it has a tubular bolt coming out from the side locking into the frame, it is gold in colour. it has two cone shapes either side of the door where key should be if i had one!!

2007-01-27 15:22:41 · 3 answers · asked by magoo 1

2007-01-27 15:17:22 · 9 answers · asked by shancauf 2

2007-01-27 15:16:45 · 9 answers · asked by Sushi C 1

2007-01-27 15:11:23 · 4 answers · asked by Brandon W 2

Me and my friend were tring to pick a friend's door lock as a joke. Unfortunately, we got a small bit of wood (from the end of a cocktail umbrella stick) stuck inside the lock. Tweezers and even a straightened out paper clip will not remove the wood and currently we can not get the key more than halfway into the lock. Any suggestions? (Other than a locksmith as we are students and that is a last resort!!)

2007-01-27 14:59:10 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I leave my heat around 70 and it automatically kicks on and off which I guess is not a problem. But when the heat kicks on, it rumbles very loudly. So loud I can hear it upstairs on the 2nd floor of the house and the heater is in the basement. What could be causing this noise and is it normal. We just bought his house in July and had it inspected.

2007-01-27 14:42:04 · 6 answers · asked by phillyred1992 2

my refridgarator and freezer stopped working

2007-01-27 14:32:36 · 11 answers · asked by billyxoxokaty c 1

And is it easy to tell the difference between a patched wall and non-patched wall?

2007-01-27 14:26:00 · 8 answers · asked by numb3r_0n3_idiot 2

We have already removed the trees to allow more sunlight and I was told bleach will cause damage to the asphalt shingles.

2007-01-27 14:24:24 · 8 answers · asked by steve20423 2

what is a radiator bleed screw?(94BMW318i)

2007-01-27 14:11:21 · 6 answers · asked by tee_rone2008 4

I got a temp crown put on wednesday. It came off today and when i put it back on, it broken in two pieces. The big piece fits over the tooth, and the other peice is a small piece at the bottom that protefts the real tooth.. Do you have any ideas to keep the temp on (both pieces) till i get back from business trip (nine days).

2007-01-27 14:03:39 · 11 answers · asked by Athmaus 2

If there is a gas leak in the attic or some air pollution in the attic, how does the attic vetillate it? In a normal house, the attic ventillation is good enough to circulate air quickly?

2007-01-27 13:51:21 · 6 answers · asked by Curious_man 2

A friend recently gave me his wood stove along with all the pieces. There is a three piece assembly that goes through the roof but I'm not exactly sure what goes where, could you please help me?

2007-01-27 13:41:43 · 6 answers · asked by RDW 1