Maintenance & Repairs - January 2007

Does anyone else's heat pump kick off and on during the furnace cycle? Does it sometimes sound like it is pulling too much electricity?

2007-01-23 02:24:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-23 02:20:50 · 2 answers · asked by Danny D 1

my furnace oil burner seems to be burning oil too fast. can it be adjusted to flow slower?

2007-01-23 02:08:24 · 6 answers · asked by deewill153 1

I already know how to refinish the tub if I decide to do that but I do not know how to patch the hole.

2007-01-23 01:59:28 · 4 answers · asked by Jennifer 1

Looking for budgetary cost of a toilet drain installed in cement 18 inches from the drain line leaving the house. The house is 2 years old, the plumbing is all PVC and the entire area is accessible(no walls installed yet). This is in the basement but the elevation is 6 feet above the septic tank so I don't need pumps or anything like that. Just need the cement hammered up, and a drain cut into the pipe.

2007-01-23 01:36:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do gas furnaces "consume" the air in the space they are located to burn the natural gas or do they have an outside source of air? If you have a space (say a 6' X 6' area) is there a limit to how many fuel burning appliances you can put into this space? In other words, could you put two 75,000btu furnaces and a 30 gallon gas water heater in this space?

2007-01-23 01:26:31 · 4 answers · asked by TB28 2

blocked drain, the manhole cover i need to lift is very heavy,it has a metal handle and i need something to lift this, i am trying to find in uk a manhole hook type lifter with no luck, anyone know where i can get one or any advice please.

2007-01-23 01:25:48 · 8 answers · asked by batty 3

i am going to get a few estimates but until then i am curious to know if it would be way into the thousands. i know it is hard to estimate that with out more details but if anyone could throw out some numbers. we will not be taking the plaster ceilings out - only sheetrocking over them. thanks!

2007-01-23 01:25:07 · 7 answers · asked by dog lover 2

A friend is insulating the attic for heat loss in her cabin in northern Michigan. Above the living space ceiling is some blown insulation covered by wood on the top of the truss base (to allow for attic storage). A contractor is rolling R25 plain insulation over the top of this wood planking. Is this wise and/or okay?

2007-01-23 01:11:53 · 5 answers · asked by david f 1

We just installed laminate wood floors & tiles in our open space living/kitchen room. We put ceramic tiles in the kitchen area & the wood laminate in the living area. Due to time constraints we had to get the laminate installed first before the tiles.
Our tiler was supposed to put something between the wood & the tiles but didn't.
He's not being very cooperative about completing this, so we are trying to do something ourselves.
What can we put there, so that the grout stops coming apart where the tiles & laminate wood meet?
Thanks.

2007-01-23 00:59:06 · 5 answers · asked by first timer 2

I live in the country and my water comes from a well. It is only the kitchen sink where I have this problem. I do have a dishwasher, too.

2007-01-23 00:25:15 · 6 answers · asked by tobydoby 1

I live in a Victorian Terrace and am having problems with music and television noise from next door which has been converted into flats. Ideally I need a solution I can do myself and which is cheap!

2007-01-23 00:16:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

The slates I have picked up from my garden have nail holes and also a large blob of white 'blu-tack' on each of them.

Is this normal, or should I suspect a botched job by my roofer?

2007-01-22 23:38:48 · 4 answers · asked by fatface 2

My hot water tank is leaking realy fast from the pressure release vale. after i urned on the hot water in my shower its slowed down.. but started leaking fast after i shut it off.. pleae help

2007-01-22 23:13:47 · 6 answers · asked by Bloody 2

I have a solar/car battery system setup, and want to run an outside Security PIR Light using 12 Volts. Is it possible to buy a 240V Security Pir Light (fairly cheap to buy), and change it to work with a 12V supply?

I can get 12V 50watt Halogen bulbs no problem, its the PIR sensor i can't find. Does anyone know where I could get one from or if it is possible to change the PIR circuitry to accept a 12V supply as opposed to 240V mains?

Cheers

2007-01-22 22:56:06 · 3 answers · asked by SharpHarp 1

BUTTONS FOR CLOTHES! :D

2007-01-22 22:48:59 · 1 answers · asked by jus 2

When the timer on the controller gives a run signal, the pump runs but there is no heat to the rads or hot water tank. The boiler hasn't lit because the pilot has gone out. I have gone through the "light the boiler pilot" instructions religiously and the pilot will light, yet when I slowly release the grey button after 30 seconds, the pilot light goes out right at the end of the grey button's travel. I have tried turning the grey buton to the right and releasing it as insructed, but when I try to light the pilot again after 3/4 minutes, the same thing happens. It's almost as if the grey button is being allowed to travel outwards just a fraction too far which is cutting off the gas supply to the pilot light. Can the grey button be adjusted or will it require a replacement? If not that, what else could it be? Any help or advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

2007-01-22 22:31:58 · 8 answers · asked by hedgeybear 4

2007-01-22 21:37:02 · 41 answers · asked by carol g 1

my split system (two months old) drips water inside the house while the water still runs out of the drain hose outside. I am sure this is a fault but how do I fix this.

2007-01-22 21:07:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I would like to dye my canvas awnings. They have faded and I have changed house colours. Can I dye them or where would I take them?

2007-01-22 20:58:45 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im trying to connect back bathroom heater with two wires. One is white, the other is green coming in from conduct. I believe white w/ white and green w/ black?

2007-01-22 20:25:47 · 3 answers · asked by alsdrywall1 1

I bought a wallpaper cutting tool (think of a pizza cutter but smaller and alot sharper) and tested the sharpness on the box it came in, it cut through that and about 1 inch of the leather suite the box was leaning on - a very silly mistake.
Its a perfect cut and im sure i can glue it together. Someone suggested finding the offcut of leather on the suite and poking it through the hole, then glueing the cut together with 'leather glue'.
Has anyone any ideas if this is the right way of doing this and where i can get 'leather glue'.
Thanks in advance.

2007-01-22 19:52:56 · 9 answers · asked by leescolin 1

I am finishing my basement & want to put in cable outlets. Can I run RG6 lines parallel to each other without interference? How about parallel to electrical outlet & light switch wires? How about distance between cable outlets & electrical outlets? Or is any interference going to be so minimal, I won't notice?

2007-01-22 17:57:10 · 2 answers · asked by master76 1

2007-01-22 17:41:35 · 11 answers · asked by Aimee S 2

My fiance and I are under contract and have to get one done soon but we don't want to get ripped off in our first home buying experience.

2007-01-22 17:04:37 · 9 answers · asked by Jeremy 1

I have a severe ant problem. Usually it's worse after it rains. Hundreds of them get in my bath tub and in the sinks. They
are in the living room and kitchen too. How can I kill them outside and inside as well? And where can I buy the products?

2007-01-22 16:49:46 · 4 answers · asked by jenn 3

2007-01-22 16:16:44 · 6 answers · asked by Lisha 1

...I heard there are places that come to your house and collect old materials like wood, drywall, etc. and give u cash for it. I guess they recycle those materials.

I'm rehabbing my house & wanted to know where I can contact people or companies that do this.

(In or around Chicago, IL)

Thanx!

2007-01-22 16:09:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-22 15:40:29 · 3 answers · asked by aerobicjnky 1

2007-01-22 15:19:36 · 3 answers · asked by John Chadek 1