Maintenance & Repairs - February 2007

Is lamaniate countertops good, or should I go for the marble one.

2007-02-15 01:46:52 · 7 answers · asked by mom of 2 beautiful girls 2

I live in a small 900 sq. ft. home. My heat pump quit working and now I am using small space heaters which seem to heat my home better than the heat pump. I am using a total of 3 1500 watt electric space heaters that cut on and off according to degree of temperature in my home. I don't want to make my electric bill sky rocket, so I am trying to decide whether to go ahead and get my heat pump serviced or to wait and keep using the small heaters. Any help is greatly appreciated!!!!

2007-02-15 01:30:48 · 6 answers · asked by justn4me 2

When I replaced the battery in a PIR, the Pir still did not work. There is a length of stiff wire in the Pir, is this a tamper device? If so how do I overcome it?

2007-02-15 01:30:31 · 1 answers · asked by GEOFFREY R 1

2007-02-15 00:37:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

when it comes on the heat work fine, but it seems to go off a lot, almost like the battery is dead but i cant seem to find a battery. that said my house is very cold and i need some help.

2007-02-15 00:34:44 · 5 answers · asked by jdryan123 2

My apartment building must have been built in the 1960s or so. I doubt there is much insulation in the walls. I put window film on the windows as they leak so much air it is pathetic. Any ideas on what to do with the walls? I was wondering if I purchased sheets of the foam insulation, for example at Home Depot - you know the thin blue foam sheets - and put them up on the inside of the exterior walls - would that help any? My desk is next to an exterior wall and there is LITERALLY a cold draft coming off the wall -

I have to pay for heat but apartment management won't let me install a programmable thermostat and obviously they are not going to do anything about the insulation or the windows.

Any thoughts would be most appreciated!

2007-02-15 00:25:00 · 3 answers · asked by mikki9887 1

My husband says it helps to cirrculate the heat. Im not sure. we've never had a fireplace before. Its cold and I want the max heat from the fireplace. Whats up with the switch?????

2007-02-14 23:51:21 · 7 answers · asked by angelscordi 2

Our roof is very large (2 pitches) and is 150 years old. The problem is we keep losing slates and then having to do massive internal repairs because of the damage caused. My question is should we get the whole roof replaced? I dont know what our other options are - can a roof be sealed?

2007-02-14 22:25:17 · 11 answers · asked by lilaclouise 1

I am looking at having the flat roof on our extension replaced with a pitched one. How much should a chartered surveyor charge for preparing the plans etc for the work?

2007-02-14 21:26:34 · 5 answers · asked by the little ninja 3

2007-02-14 21:21:20 · 4 answers · asked by simck 4

At the switch I have Red and Black at the ceiling rose I have 2 blacks one with yellow sleeving. Why?

2007-02-14 21:07:21 · 4 answers · asked by ARCHIE D 1

2007-02-14 21:02:00 · 6 answers · asked by johncoop_99 1

2007-02-14 20:48:21 · 3 answers · asked by johncoop_99 1

i moved into a new house and the white plastic waste pipe going from the outside wall(kitchen sink) to the drain is missing, so everytime i do the washing up the contents end up on my patio! does anyone know what size i should buy, 32mm or 40mm

thanks

2007-02-14 20:34:18 · 12 answers · asked by kevin r 1

We bought a 110 year old house 3 years ago and were told at the time that there was some rising damp. I've a friend who's recently had this done and its expensive! With 2 kids I'm looking at ways of doing it myself, but wondered what people's experience is...

2007-02-14 20:16:39 · 6 answers · asked by SnowBadger 1

And, the Statue of Liberty had the torch under her dress!

What tips or advise do you have for travelers and people to make traveling safer on the highways and streets during the deep freeze?

2007-02-14 16:08:40 · 11 answers · asked by marnefirstinfantry 5

I'm wanting to form 1/2" OD soft copper tubing into a pretty tight coil, with the coil having approximately 3 1/2 " outside diameter. I plan on using a piece of conduit of the appropriate size to wrap the tubing around to attain the coil diameter I want. I also have an appropriately sized coil spring tubing bender to help. Wondering if anyone has done this successfully before and/or have any suggestions to ensure I don't collapse the tubing during the process.

2007-02-14 16:03:57 · 5 answers · asked by andyfnp 1

If so, what should I do to make sure I live until I get it fixed?
(I live in a small studio apartment)

2007-02-14 15:38:34 · 9 answers · asked by Bob 1

okay, i'm really not good with electrical stuff, but my oil furnace is making a boom, boom, boom, sound then going off. it is blowing out a horrible smell of oil. ive had a headache all day. My carbon monoxide detector has not gone off. So i have the doors wide open, can't leave, because there is a blizzard and i'm far from town. does anyone know the symptoms, of carbon monoxide poisoning, or about oil furnaces?

2007-02-14 15:27:59 · 2 answers · asked by chara 2

how do i wire this

2007-02-14 15:12:09 · 6 answers · asked by nathan r 1

or get someone else to work on the project for you

2007-02-14 15:08:51 · 9 answers · asked by Cuddly Lez 6

There is currently a fiberglass tub in the bathroom and we are thinking about tearing it out and doing a walk in shower that is tiled up the wall? Any idea on how to figure out the estimate? We need to decide rather quickly as we are having trouble replacing the current shower head...thanks.

2007-02-14 15:06:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Pics here: http://www.photobox.co.uk/public/customer.html?customer=1857299 Please let me know how you can tell if the cupboards were pulled off the wall or fell off. Thanks in advance!

2007-02-14 14:38:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

My home heater runs off oil today it has started acting up we thought we had just run out cause it had shut off on its own but it wasn't really all the way empty so we had it filled and my husband has had to prime it several times (suck the air out with a hose although it doesnt seem theres a lot of air) and after that it will run a cycle then shut off again and not come back on I know this is a complicated question but anyone who has experienced this or something similar and could give any advice would be appreciated thanks.

2007-02-14 14:29:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

The army moving people lost all my husbands tools! I want to have everything restocked before he gets home from Iraq. What do I need? He does work on cars but he would only need the basics, and he use to have quite a bit of small power tools but none of them were large. Please Help! Thank you!

2007-02-14 14:21:23 · 5 answers · asked by dogs2son1 3

i think they are lease-lines, but my septic tank does not drain sewage

2007-02-14 14:03:37 · 5 answers · asked by rudy b0726 1

My tenants have said this happened to them and are threatening to withold rent until I fix them. I have lived in the flat and know the cupboards are sturdy. Is it possible that they really did 'just' fall off the wall? How do I find out?

2007-02-14 13:57:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I blead, and serviced the radiators, as I do every year. The furnace is in excellent condition, but cannot seem to find the problem. I did however, recently rehabbed my basement apartment and had the radiators removed from the basement. (Installed wall heaters) Could this have been the cause of the problem?

2007-02-14 13:48:12 · 3 answers · asked by Jesse 2

Assuming the heater runs at maximum capacity (10,000 btus).

Is there any conversion available that I can do other calculations(e.g. ho long 20 lbs of propane will last for a 30,000 btu heater)

Hope this makes sense! Tahnks for your help!

2007-02-14 13:41:42 · 3 answers · asked by joeflaherty 1

I have a Yard Machines 3.5 HP single-stage snow thrower with a 2-cycle engine. It has been tempermental this winter (and last) but pretty much follows a very odd trend. After I get it started, which may take some effort, it will run fine for about 5 minutes. Then it bogs down like the choke somehow got flipped on and it will eventually die. I have checked the choke many, many, many times, with no result. If I let it sit and cool off for 5-10 minutes, it will (sometimes) start back up and then will do the same thing after about 5 minutes.

WHAT IS UP WITH THIS ENGINE? I can't figure it out.

2007-02-14 13:33:33 · 5 answers · asked by elpetay 2