Maintenance & Repairs - January 2007

The plasterboard was put up using dabs of adhesive rather than studs, unfortunately. The gap behind the units will vary, as the walls were uneven, but I reckon it's about 2cm or so.And the wall units are fairly heavy, and will be a lot heavier once they're full of stuff!
I thought about using cavity fixings, but would these be able to hold the weight?
Any help or advice here would be gratefully received.

2007-01-19 01:40:33 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-19 01:35:39 · 10 answers · asked by healthy 1

Where can I buy a new air conditioning compressor? I mean, what sort of store? What should I look for in the yellow pages?

2007-01-19 01:06:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-19 01:04:46 · 4 answers · asked by Avskull 5

I have a maggi junior 640 crosscut and need to wire in a new contacter box ive taken the old one out and cant remember where the wires go can any one help?

2007-01-19 00:42:58 · 2 answers · asked by stefwan 1

3 weeks ago, a strange bleeping noise started in our kitchen. It is a high pitched noise, three bleeps in quick succession every 56 seconds. It's only audible in our kitchen, but the noise is unlocatable. It doesn't seem to be coming from the washing machine, dishwasher, smoke alarm etc. The fusebox/mains is in the kitchen but it doesn't seem to be making the noise. At first I thought it was a battery running down, but we have cleared the kitchen out and failed to find anything. I presume it wouldn't go on for 3 weeks anyway! Several friends have been round to try and track down the source and have all failed. We have also turned the power off at the mains to see whether it was mains generated and the beeping continued. At one point, we've had 4 people in the kitchen trying to triangulate onto the source and failed! Any ideas as to what to look for or suggestions as to how we can get to the bottom of this or what it might be? Could it be something to do with the fuse box?

2007-01-19 00:41:29 · 8 answers · asked by babyalmie 3

It over fills and then when the dial moves round to the rinse cycle it stays there it wont rinse, spin or emptyy the excess water. It works fine on all the other cycles whats up with it, is it a minor problem?

2007-01-18 23:59:55 · 5 answers · asked by LMac100 2

2007-01-18 23:59:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a round yellowish thing between my bathroom floor and the tub. What is it and how do I get rid of it? I also have these things in my basement..I've sprayed bleach on them but they come back. They look like little spores..

2007-01-18 23:59:14 · 3 answers · asked by Amy O 1

My neighbour has recently poured 4 gallons of goose fat through my letterbox. He also pulled all the plants out of my front garden and sellotaped them to my windows.

2007-01-18 23:51:27 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

We have a walk in wardrobe (of a sorts) in the main bedroom of our house. The wardrobe backs on to an external wall, and goes over the top of the stars leading from the living room to the first floor.

Recently, we found mould (i think) in the wardrobe. Black spots originating from the bottom corner where the two external walls meet. I have tested the black area with a damp detector, and nothing (although there is something elsewhere in the wardrobe, mid wall).

There is no ventillation in the wardrobe, and I'm hoping it is only condensation. The mould is upstairs, and the rst of the wall outside the wardrobe (stairs, etc) shows no sign of damp.

Help and or solutions? please

2007-01-18 23:07:29 · 8 answers · asked by madmarkuk 2

4 slates flew off my roof last night near the guttering. I can see a couple of thin wooden rails on the asfelt, that the slates go on. If I buy some new slates is it just a case cutting them to size with my tile cutter and making a few holes and popping a few nails in to keep them fixed to the roof?

2007-01-18 22:54:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi our tree has broken off and caused damage to next doors garden due to the storms we have had and wind. Do we pay or do they claim on there or our house insurence?

2007-01-18 22:51:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

do i have to buy a whole new tank from the new company?or can i use the 1 i have?

2007-01-18 22:24:16 · 5 answers · asked by kahlien05 1

2007-01-18 22:12:55 · 2 answers · asked by kahlien05 1

In our house we have an old cellar which, 12 years ago was tanked out with bitumen and is now used as my study. We had a point under the stairs where the emulsion paint bubbled, so when it was decorated, some protective stuff was put under the paint under the stairs. However, the damp has broken through again and I don't know what to do next.

2007-01-18 22:08:33 · 3 answers · asked by herladyship 1

I am confused as to the use of flexible gas lines when connecting the furnace in my home to the main gas feed line.Is it better to make the connection with solid black pipe?

2007-01-18 22:06:16 · 7 answers · asked by steve p 1

We have a problem at home with the heating ystem. the radiators all over the house are only going luke warm to mid hot, and as a result the house is freezing. On top of that, if we want piping hot water from the hot taps, we need to have both the heating and hot water on all day at least. Without doing this, the hot water is barely warm.

Any ideas what the problem could be? and or the solution?

I've heard that bleeding the last radiator on the system until water is hot should do the trick. is this true? HELP

2007-01-18 21:55:14 · 11 answers · asked by madmarkuk 2

My mom was doing the dishes and my favorite glass got cracked. Its not a bad crack it just leaks a little.
Is there anyway to seal the crack so I can still use the cup?

2007-01-18 21:17:43 · 2 answers · asked by eagletec 2

1200 long x 400 high k2 compact radiator.
flow and return pipework is below floor with two isolating valves 15mm ,cap ends are fitted after valves.
two hatches are cut out were pipes come up to radiator..

2007-01-18 20:53:19 · 3 answers · asked by ANNAMARIE H 1

I turned the water off the other night to fit a new washing machine, when i've tried to turn the water back on, the valve on the main just keeps turning and turning, and won't switch anything back on. Is this just a case of replacing the valve or is it a more complicated (and expensive) job?

2007-01-18 18:23:22 · 14 answers · asked by ♥♥J3NN1F3R♥♥ 2

I'm house hunting for my first house. There's one I'm interested in. It has an aerobic sewer system. Will these systems make my electric bill high? Also, how much does it cost per month or year for a maintainance contract?

I know nothing about this stuff. Can they be changed back over to septic? If anyone knows the real cost per month to own these let me know. I've researched and found that they are more maintainance and money to operate. Just want to know how much?

Want to know if I should disregard this house because of this system. I don't anticipate having a lot of extra money every month to deal unexpected things like this.

Thanks in advance for any help!

2007-01-18 18:19:03 · 4 answers · asked by syoung_2000 1

It seems like almost every house you enter has at least one.

2007-01-18 17:05:14 · 4 answers · asked by imjustasteph 4

Any suggestions as to how i'd go about cleaning my barrell BBQ Grill? the inside is cool but the outside is rusted (still very usable) but I'd still like to give it a new look.

Thanks

2007-01-18 16:38:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I work in an old barn....and the pigeons are roosted way up in the rafters.....they poop on everything!!!....it is very irritating and unsanitary....Please Help!!!....i cannot shoot them b/c it is a horse farm and i cant have any stray bullets!!!....:0(

2007-01-18 16:22:01 · 15 answers · asked by mafronk21 2

the roach is the size of godzilla it fell from the ceiling above the kitchen cabinets

2007-01-18 16:21:07 · 12 answers · asked by sweet_insolence_05 1

2007-01-18 16:09:45 · 6 answers · asked by TayLynn 2

2007-01-18 16:03:37 · 5 answers · asked by gadgetgirl 1

2007-01-18 16:00:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-18 15:56:44 · 3 answers · asked by e-mod 1