Maintenance & Repairs - January 2007

Is it possible to stop it from leaking withour hiring a plumber ? Can a housewife do it herself ?

2007-01-02 19:15:35 · 8 answers · asked by confuzed 1

The carpet in my apartment is at least 20 years old. My biggest concern is health risks. It is filthy even after being steam cleaned I can only imagine what is trapped in the deteriorating carpet pad that might cause resperitory problems. The carpet is warn through, uneven and has been ripped up by previous tenants running cords under it. It is permanantly discolored by dirt and sundamage. It is pulling up along the door jam and catches when opening and closing the door. I have only lived here a year and didn't create any of this damage. Are there laws regarding when carpet must be replaced?

2007-01-02 17:50:38 · 10 answers · asked by Kristin R 1

I was in the laundry room and I heard a dripping. It sounds like it's coming from the wall behind the washing machine. I am a first time home owner. I am not very familiar with what to do, or who to contact in order to get this fixed. Anybody have any ideas? Please help. Thanks in advance.

2007-01-02 17:35:55 · 3 answers · asked by Jackie B 2

I cut keys part time and some of the blanks have sit around for a long time and have developed some tarnish. Is there a solution that I can soak the keys in to remove the tarnish? I have Brasso, but the keys are really hard to polish with all the grooves in them. I tried a solution of Amonia, baking soda and white vinagar that I found, but it didn't work. Does anyone have any recipe that will work?

2007-01-02 17:19:32 · 12 answers · asked by Forker1 1

It was delivered without rollers so its hard to move.

2007-01-02 17:09:18 · 2 answers · asked by Mitsubishifatigue 1

It is glue. It is carpet. Help.

2007-01-02 17:06:33 · 11 answers · asked by todeathuntildeathtodeath 1

my dad and I are installing a water heater

2007-01-02 16:53:37 · 11 answers · asked by elijahdelao 2

I smell sewer gas in the sink drain.It looks as though the sink waste pipe has not been vented it just drains.could this be the reason.The trap has water in it and is leveled correctly.Its an older house so it has a ceramic sewer with no sewer trap and drains into a septic tank.Any suggestions?

2007-01-02 16:52:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I live in an apartment building with security doors which is great but the only problem is there isn't a doorbell or buzzer for my guests or deliveries (be it packages or pizza) to ring to let me know they are here and they can't get into the door without a key. Does anyone know if there are any laws about this? I live in Wisconsin and any help would be greatly appreciated!

2007-01-02 16:00:35 · 5 answers · asked by mizgeministarz 3

I need some on with experience on replacing an emergency ballast. They are not the same as an ordinary ballast they have a battery within it and it needs to charge. But here is the problem that i posted on an earlier question......
I hooked up an emergency ballast and I think that I fried it. I hooked up the red and white connector on the one side and then hooked up the two brown to one another on the other side and it sparked. I did read the table on that part, but it stated it needed to be closed. Does that mean that it needs not to be hooked together? Is there any way to repair the one I just fried?
I did replace it. On these types of ballasts, they have two plastic connectors on each end, they are supposed to be connected, or at least the red and white on one side must or it doesn't work at all. I have replaced them before and hooked both sides up. But this time I hooked up the red and white together like I am supposed to, but then hooked the two brown cnnctrs that are made to.....

2007-01-02 15:45:32 · 1 answers · asked by mykd4sound 2

2007-01-02 15:38:07 · 8 answers · asked by milwatts 3

Let's say 2 electric motors are doing the same amount of "work", and I don't want the motor to burn up/break.

What I want to know is, which one of these 2 scenarios should I avoid?

1.An electric motor that stalls/stops moving...

Or, 2. A fast electric motor that doesn't stall, but constantly goes at a very high speed?

2007-01-02 15:32:59 · 5 answers · asked by I like horses 1

I live in Illinois and I am trying to find out as an escavator what do I have to do to become certified to install septic systems.

2007-01-02 15:26:08 · 3 answers · asked by Breana04 1

2007-01-02 14:54:32 · 3 answers · asked by sigmerc01 2

My furnace has attempted to turn on for the past 20 mins but hasnt. IIt starts up but fails, tries to start up again and fails, and repeats. Anyone know what might be wrong with it? It's a fairly new furnace.

2007-01-02 14:50:03 · 8 answers · asked by Ezzie 1

I have a serious issue with drainage at the side of my house (water is hitting the house directly). The suggested solution is to concrete the area, and install a drain along the wall. The only problem is that the weep holes will be closed off.

To rectify the issue people have suggested creating new weep holes on the bricks above with a concrete bit - will this work/be acceptable?

2007-01-02 14:33:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I hooked up an emergency ballast and need help with it. If you look at my profile you will see the whole problem.

2007-01-02 14:25:25 · 2 answers · asked by mykd4sound 2

2007-01-02 14:20:48 · 13 answers · asked by danny e 1

2007-01-02 14:18:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't want to scratch the surface, or throw it out - it was a gift from a very good friend. Would boiling water ruin the finish? I don;t think I can freeze it without cracking it. Any ideas?

2007-01-02 14:16:28 · 13 answers · asked by WomanWhoReads 5

More specifically how do you disconnect the cylinder from the base and seat?

2007-01-02 14:11:19 · 6 answers · asked by rsmith985 3

What are our best options? I think we should put in a boiler bypass system with a seperate pump to circulate the water during cold weather. Drain the pipes, but winter summer hook-up needs water in pipes?

2007-01-02 13:58:50 · 5 answers · asked by vati_52 1

Any ideas to fix it for the time being, as we can't really afford to replace the entire roof right now.

2007-01-02 13:47:06 · 4 answers · asked by Michelle Y 1

how do i purge this , i have opened every faucet in the house, still next day there is a blast of air. HELP

2007-01-02 13:44:05 · 12 answers · asked by den o 1

Since it is officially the rainy season, even in sunny LA, it could be some time before a roofer is available to replace the entire roof (which is now at least 29 years old, and probably needs to be completely replaced). Therefore, I need a patch for the meantime. In 1977, I had fiberglass shingles placed on top of the original wood shingle roof. At that time, I was told that fiberglass should last about 30 years (it has), but asphalt was only good for 20-25. Is that still the case? Are there other materials I should consider for the re-roofing? Presumably the entire roof now has to be removed and replaced? I plan to live in this house for about 40 more years.

2007-01-02 13:43:00 · 4 answers · asked by elizabeth_gewe 1

I have something made out of rubber that is very useful to me, and it got a scratch on it(scuff mark) is there anything I can do to get it off, 10 pts for an answer!!!!!

2007-01-02 13:36:28 · 3 answers · asked by prisonsongfreak 1

rats have been terrorizing my house, making holes on every plastic bags lying on the floor. can anybody help me?

2007-01-02 13:28:10 · 15 answers · asked by ise 2

Hood fan has two speeds, low does not go on, and High blows instead of sucking

2007-01-02 13:24:00 · 10 answers · asked by alsdrywall1 1

I hooked up an emergency ballast and I think that I fried it. I hooked up the red and white connector on the one side and then hooked up the two brown to one another on the other side and it sparked. I did read the table on that part, but it stated it needed to be closed. Does that mean that it needs not to be hooked together? Is there any way to repair the one I just fried?

2007-01-02 13:13:09 · 3 answers · asked by mykd4sound 2

@ moms for the holidays...she has 1/2inch PVC from water heater to lavatory, hot and cold, both 1/2 inch pvc fittings to valves are cross threaded, instead of replacing the PVC fittings I want to sweat copper from water heater, and cold feed to lavatory what fitting do I need to go from PVC to copper thread? or should I just cut the pvc where it is cross threaded and replace the 1/2inch slip joint to thread fitting?

2007-01-02 13:02:38 · 6 answers · asked by venl8r 1