Maintenance & Repairs - February 2007

going to the switch. How do we figure out what the switches go to? Other switches in each of the 3 boxes work fine.

2007-02-20 13:19:52 · 4 answers · asked by toothacres 5

My landlord is the queen of "I can't afford to fix anything." so, before she blames me for rotting the wood in the bathroom window sill, I would like to fix it and paint it myself.. it's currently peeling and getting gross. I want something easy, maybe a scraper, or I think there is some goop I can put on it to remove it. What do you suggest?

2007-02-20 13:12:21 · 3 answers · asked by mariaplus32005 1

is it worth the price to convert from oil heat to gas heat ie, new equipment, gas line already available

2007-02-20 12:49:48 · 5 answers · asked by val 1

I have a old rebublic home warranty that was included when i originally purchased my home. It is about to expire in march and there asking $300 to extend it another year with a $100 per call service charge. Is it advantage to me to purchase the warranty or just put that money ito an emergency fund?

2007-02-20 12:40:20 · 9 answers · asked by bigdogcush 1

2007-02-20 12:12:54 · 5 answers · asked by resdonny 1

I live in a 2-story house with a loft and occasionally a high-pitched constant ringing starts somewhere in the loft area and I can't figure out where it is coming from. It's not the smoke detector, carbon monixide detector, TV, phone or computer. Do you have any ideas on how I can figure out where it's coming from?

2007-02-20 11:31:07 · 7 answers · asked by Whatever 2

My house gets terribly dry in the winter and I was wondering how to stop this.

2007-02-20 10:36:47 · 7 answers · asked by Matey13 1

I helped my dad move to where I live so I could take care of him. Rather than try to sell the mobile home he was living in, we decided just to turn it over to the park. Not a week later the toilet went through the floor for whatever reason. Now the park refuses to accept the trailer. I want to remove it from the park, put it in a junk yard or something, and be done with it, but I was wondering how much it costs. I could call around but I'm worried they will take advantage of me because of the circumstances.

2007-02-20 10:32:40 · 6 answers · asked by tekdeth 2

We have a detached garage with a mother-in-law suite in it. It is heated. The gutter have huge icicles hanging from them, but our house does not. There are not any trees above that would shed leaves. Is this an indication of clogged gutters or storm drain?
We will have to wait till spring to clean them anyway.

2007-02-20 10:31:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi
I have a Worcester Highflow 3.5. It is about 13 years old. Yesterday the radiators all went cold. I checked and found that the pump is running and the boiler is also heating the water supply. It flashes up when I run the hot water but it is not heating the radiator system. I have bled all the radiators
Can anyone help ??

2007-02-20 10:25:04 · 5 answers · asked by scouse3 1

2007-02-20 10:18:28 · 2 answers · asked by willie-24 1

the glass housing broke on my water/electric meter and needs to be replaced. i don't want to have water/power comp. to do the replacing because it will be costly.(i live so.cal) can i do this myself? and how would i go about doing this? anyone have answers that won't involve having to call DWP?
(dept. water/power) :)

2007-02-20 09:54:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Last night I asked could anyone help me get a hot water heater because mine busted and I have been without water for several days.
I was told that the $1025.00 I get each month disqualifies me because I have to much income, my mortgage company says I don't have enough income. I am still without a hot water heater or water. Also I need some minor work on my garbage disposal and fixtures in the bathroom. I am on disability since 2002. Is there anyone who can help me? I live in Dallas and am in the Dallas phone book. 214-421-9375.

2007-02-20 09:29:56 · 3 answers · asked by jurie1952 1

Moving to a terraced house in chester and wanted to know roughly how much a month I'm likely to pay in heating, electric and water?

2007-02-20 09:08:51 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

We bought a modular home last year. The pipes that run under the house to the septic tank have a "u-shape" in the line not far from the bathroom. We were told by someone who says he was plumber that this "u-shape" is to keep the septic smell from coming thru the toilets/sinks into the house. I've been told by someone else (not a plumber, don't ask) that it's wrong and it will clog. Is there a professional plumber out there who can tell me what's right? We still have warranty left on the house and if it needs to be fixed, I want it fixed under the warranty.

Also, do we need to regularly put something like Ridex (spelling?) into the septic, and if yes, how often?

Thanks!

2007-02-20 08:06:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-20 07:46:03 · 6 answers · asked by Mary 2

Im looking to purchase a home with a septic system and there are only 10 homes in the city with septic systems and all others are city sewer, is this bad?
Is this something that sould not want me to purchase tihis home? im lost!!

2007-02-20 07:40:55 · 8 answers · asked by jEsS 2

Also, is it worth trying to repair? That is, will the crack simply continue to spread even if I seal it? I have heard of the following adhesive compounds: caulking, epoxy-resin. Will either of these do the job? Do I need some other product that I've never heard of? Thanks a lot.

2007-02-20 07:35:42 · 8 answers · asked by kmm4864990 1

I live in New Jersey and we recently had a bit of snow.

There isn't much, about 3 to 4 inches, but it was snow mixed with quite a bit of rain.

I've let it sit on my driveway for almost a week now and it's frozen over, I've been trying to shovel pieces away but huge chunks of ice come out. Shoveling my driveway is too slow and ineffective.

I tried boiling water to no avail, I couldn't blanket enough ice with the water to sufficiently melt it, and I can't get my shovel under the ice either

How can I shovel this driveway?!

2007-02-20 07:33:34 · 6 answers · asked by Jasper H 2

i just unknowingly sat on my boyfriend's cream colored carpet with my new blue jeans and they stained it dark blue! i have no clue how to get this ugly stain out... and worse yet, it's not even HIS house, it's his mom's house!! what do i do?!?!?!!

2007-02-20 07:32:46 · 4 answers · asked by candygullivy 1

My space heater is only a couple of months old and it keeps shutting off every couple of minutes. I have to unplug it from the wall, wait 5 minutes and it will work again for a short period of time. My room is freezing and I'm setting the temp to 75 degrees. Two other of my roomates are having the same problem with their space heaters too. All three stop working at the same time... Why are they not working? Please help.

2007-02-20 07:32:20 · 6 answers · asked by KTRollin 1

I was told there was no maintinence for it when I bought my house. But logically, shouldn't I wrap it up in winter to keep snow and fall leaves from getting inside? Are the parts inside stainless steel or will it rust apart?

2007-02-20 07:09:24 · 6 answers · asked by Lisa 6

the funace coil heats the water via a coil and then is stored in a small tank and then continously heats water as needed . My problem is the water comes out scalding hot for 3 min and then ice cold for about 10 minutes before it heats up again Any idea what the problem could be?

2007-02-20 06:59:13 · 2 answers · asked by sirex2562 1

2007-02-20 06:44:23 · 14 answers · asked by Kaz 1

2007-02-20 06:42:59 · 11 answers · asked by christine s 4

2007-02-20 06:42:15 · 5 answers · asked by Dave A 1

2007-02-20 06:39:22 · 12 answers · asked by Kaz 1

We have had a high electric bill. Does my computer screen jiggling and noise in my headset have anything to do with our electric bill? I have had electricians and heating people out here too, but wanted to know about the voltage. Thanks!

2007-02-20 06:35:31 · 2 answers · asked by yym1fy 1

Our deck is only 2 years old, but I suspect the guy used some cheap wood to build it because it's starting to cause splinters when my kids play on it. What would you suggest we do?

2007-02-20 06:16:37 · 9 answers · asked by vanityspice 3

Clinton Township, MI

2007-02-20 06:11:42 · 2 answers · asked by Brandy C 1