Maintenance & Repairs - February 2007

My heating system has electronic timer. I keep it at 69 degrees during the day and keep it to 55 degrees during night. When I get up in the morning, the temperature of the house has dropped to 55 and then when its time for 69 degrees, the heating system tries very hard. It keeps running continously for more than an hour to bring up the temperature.

My question to you is, is this a good strategy to keep the house temperature very low? Is it actually saving my heating bill? Or is it actually costing me more because of heating system trying so hard during early morning from 55 to 69 degrees.

Any advice will be appriciated.

2007-02-13 05:38:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I recently moved out of state and immediately noticed that my tap water tasted awful, so I bought a Brita water filter, and while it made the water taste better it seems that deposits are clogging my humidifier despite using filtered water. I would like to know of any tips people might have. Vinegar seems to be a popular remedy, but it isn't very efficient, and I'd rather not have to buy the humidifier manufacturer's cleaner, partly because it is only sold online.

Tips are appreciated. :)

2007-02-13 05:36:50 · 1 answers · asked by Stephanie 4

2007-02-13 05:08:29 · 13 answers · asked by xhon1 2

I have some cheap solar powered lights. They each have 1 ni-cad??? battery.
Can I use higher rated batteries as long as they are AA size?
Also if I use higher rated batteries ex 1200 instead of 600....will this help my lights to be brighter for longer? thanks for the help in advance.

2007-02-13 04:58:10 · 4 answers · asked by to be announced 2

2007-02-13 04:32:29 · 8 answers · asked by Linnygirl 5

2007-02-13 04:20:55 · 2 answers · asked by andrew f 1

2007-02-13 04:02:26 · 4 answers · asked by woodsmoke 1

changed plug , checked gas & oil

2007-02-13 03:52:27 · 7 answers · asked by RAY S 1

There is only one flat above me, and my flat is leasehold, we pay no factoring fees at all.

2007-02-13 03:49:56 · 5 answers · asked by pinupprop 2

Without warning (usually they slow drain first, but not this time) our upstairs bathroom (sink and tub) stopped draining as well as the kitchen (double sink and water backing up into dishwasher). The downstairs bathroom (sink) is fine and both of the toilets seem to be fine. We got the upstairs bathroom to drain last night, but then this morning our whole kitchen was soaked in water (including carpeting!) and smelled like the drain stuff we used. It looks like the upstairs had drained out the kitchen sink (the counter was all wet as well). We haven't tried a snake yet, but the drain cleaner didn't work downstairs at all. Any ideas???

We are on well water and a septic tank. Don't know when the last time the tank was cleaned, but it won't be possible until the ground thaws! (Another month or so!!)

2007-02-13 02:19:52 · 4 answers · asked by finding_my_dream 3

2007-02-13 01:58:10 · 7 answers · asked by d032984405 1

2007-02-13 01:56:40 · 9 answers · asked by CJ 2

2007-02-13 01:09:31 · 3 answers · asked by birdzs_lover 1

2007-02-13 00:33:41 · 16 answers · asked by abbynormell 2

The back rocks are all destroyed,neighbors have watched,I have seen them cracked in half and up in the air.I tried to resolve the issue about 2 years after I wasin the house.It is a very nice small 2 bedroom bungalow,that I once was able to work hard for,today I have physical disabilities and I am still having to see doctors so I am juggling,dealing with pain,going to pain management,take pain meds.etc..I can't lift over 3 lbs.I have COPD& Asthma on top of the rest that plaques me.I am not able to work,but I put a good 24+years in to working very hard with Bidery Machines and became a Machinist.Issue number 2.)I paid out of my pocket to have a 38ft 6 ft tall tripple gate 9 gauge slated fence built as the other 36ft remained wooden and it looked good,I was very proud of it and so were my neighbors.Last summer a car took out a good portion of the fence and the wooden one(I may have to go into 3 times on getting this out) some house damage to lower siding board,etc...it was ugly.Be back..

2007-02-13 00:09:40 · 2 answers · asked by Gail T 1

I am going to try and get a man,s aspect of what is happening to my house but if
there are female construction contractors out there please feel free to answer please.I have owned my home for 6 years now (30 yr term thing fha/hud loan) I
have had 2 issues arise where I did not catch it in time.A T-Section Alley Way
that when the trash trucks come through and need to turn north they have destroyed all my ideas to prevent this destroying my property in a good section
I paid to have gravel and stancard size 8" rocks put in place where the trucks rip up that section.They even snagged a wire and yanked my wooden fence out on the other side of my garage.I am having to fight what is aware of.
2.)an accident to my house bysome lame driver took out 36+ft,ing of fencing and to cut this down,the 2 guys that were referred to me used flashing as a wrap for the bottom board that is acually a wood siding.Have to do this in 2
seperate answers.Please follow me on this.

2007-02-12 23:52:37 · 3 answers · asked by Gail T 1

2007-02-12 23:49:20 · 7 answers · asked by Barbara D 1

2007-02-12 23:36:21 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-12 23:23:03 · 26 answers · asked by tillula 2

could anyone tell me what 1830mm is in feet and inches.
thank you.

2007-02-12 23:09:52 · 12 answers · asked by peter p 5

My house is an average sized mid-terrace

2007-02-12 23:01:32 · 6 answers · asked by qt 1

We have a water main that runs through our garden that appears to have burst. As a homeowner (and not a council tenant) is it our own responsibility/expense to fix it, or are the local council responsible for this? We live in East Ayrshire.

2007-02-12 22:51:38 · 7 answers · asked by ♥Miss Inquisitive♥ 5

the wiring diagram on the timer is very sketchy. I am wiring a intermatic 480 timer to a three phase pump. Do hot legs go to both the line terminal and the common terminal, and the load terminal go to the coil? I have 480 accross the line and the common terminals so I think it should work, but the clock doesn't turn.

2007-02-12 22:31:57 · 1 answers · asked by tpassarino 1

We live in an apartment building with four units and there are no other people occupying three of the units. About an hour ago, we discovered a huge water leak in the unit next to ours. The water boiler in the attic burst and water is flooding the attic, the level below, the floor below that one, all the way to the basement. There are several inches of water pooling in the center of each of the apartments. No water is on our side, but I'm worried about the structure of the building with that much water damage. We've started packing our stuff (we were planning on moving in the next few weeks). But now there is a large leak, and we are in the dead of winter. Sub zero temps, snow, etc--Chicago area.

Is it adviseable to stay in the building till we find a place, or should we just pack up and move immediately?

2007-02-12 21:20:47 · 6 answers · asked by annabanana4883 3

There is now a dispute as to who's wall it is and who will pay for it to be rebuilt.Is there a general rule as to which wall or fence belongs to which property.I seem to remember it being said that the wall on the left looking from the front is yours.Any help will be appreciated.

2007-02-12 20:55:14 · 14 answers · asked by scrapper 1

Can anyone tell me why its there or what it does because everyone I know is stumped.

2007-02-12 19:45:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-12 19:03:31 · 2 answers · asked by green wheat 2

2007-02-12 19:03:02 · 3 answers · asked by green wheat 2

I have my furnace set at 21 or 22 and most of the time it will stay around that temp, it usually goes down to 19 or so until it kicks back on. Sometimes though it goes down to like 15 and it still shows its calling for heat but it wont turn on. So I turn down till its below 15 then the heat display goes away and I turn it back up and it kicks on but sometimes only blows cold air for a minute then shuts off??? It -30 here so I do it again a few times till it blows hot air. Why is this. sometimes it also kicks off and on a few times and shuts off. Why please help

2007-02-12 16:02:54 · 5 answers · asked by vanny 1

I thought it was clog but two of my neighbors have exactly the same problem (same builders) and occurred the same day. I have already tried boiling water, two containers of liquid plummer, Industrial drain cleaner with Hydochloric Acid ( Gets pipes Hot).I have plunged until I have blisters with no flow. I can access the 5 inch metal pipe that runs under the slab (no basement) via a test plug below the PVC piping. But i can not snake it with quarter inch snake.
Should I add halite to the acid now in my pipes?

2007-02-12 15:59:16 · 11 answers · asked by justpatagn 3