Maintenance & Repairs - February 2007

The little lever that you push up or down to either keep water in the tub or drain it, has stopped working. We took the faceplate off and can see that the little circle that the cotter pin goes into has broken. On ours, which is a little older, this whole piece that the cotter pin goes through seems to be part of the paceplate. When I check online for replacements, the faceplate is just the metal cover. I don't need the whole complete drain mechanism. Does this sound like something we can fix ourselves?

2007-02-01 04:00:14 · 5 answers · asked by lillith6662000 3

Hi,
I have installed a new electrical panel. I have it grounded to the grounding rod, but it also needs a second ground. Can I ground it to any cold water pipe, or does it need to be where the water enters the house? Thanks for your time.

pb4sc

2007-02-01 03:58:38 · 9 answers · asked by PB4SC 2

Hi everyone. I have and old bed frame but a new mattress. The mattress sits on wooden planks parallel one to the other. These are also as old as the bed frame. Ive had it for almost 20 years. It squeaks a lot and i was wondering what i could do about it.. Thank u!

2007-02-01 03:58:27 · 9 answers · asked by alkoulaki 2

Do I have to have a plumber fix this problem?

2007-02-01 03:27:06 · 1 answers · asked by murphy 5

2007-02-01 03:11:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I press the opener button, the opener begins to open the door but stops at the first door section, only opening the door 1/4 of the way. If I have someone press the button and I apply upwards pressure on the door, it will open with my assistance all the way. If I stop applying the pressure, the door will stop at that point. This is a belt drive unit, board number 41A5021-5E, and this difficulty started just yesterday. The opener was installed in 05/00 and we have never had an issue with it before. There is no visible damage to the tracks, sensors, etc. and we have experienced no known accidents involving any of these. It just won't lift the door. I am a "do-it-yourselfer" and am seeking guidance from an expert to tell me where to start and a potential diagnosis for the problem. I did momentarily disconnect power in an attempt to "reset" the unit. I also used the quick release and the unit will operate as usual withhout the door attached. THANK YOU!

2007-02-01 02:44:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is an older, GE, two door, Upright model and has been working perfectly until the weather became very cold here in NJ.

2007-02-01 02:31:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was visiting this old lady yesterday and she asked me for advice. My advice would have been to move the fridge or the cooker, and not to have them side by side like that, otherwise the fridge would be damaged in time, only the problem is that her kitchen is a fitted one, and there is no-where else to put either appliance. There is a gap of about half a meter between the two appliances. Since the first piece of advice is not possible to implement, I thought of an insulating material to protect the fridge. Which? Alternatively, If you have other advice, I will relay the same to the lady. Thanks.

2007-02-01 02:25:10 · 6 answers · asked by Balaboo 5

2007-02-01 02:24:42 · 9 answers · asked by newkie 1

2007-02-01 02:12:03 · 7 answers · asked by Sarah S 1

We have a double sink in the kitchen, one with a disposal. About 10' to the right is a bathroom. When we let water out of the sink, it comes up in the toilet. When we flush the toilet, the water comes almost to the top of the commode then drains. You can hear a gurgling in the kitchen sink area and the water does not come back to the level it should in the commode. We opened the main drain and ran an auger through and it seems clear but we are still having the problem. HELP!

2007-02-01 02:08:02 · 5 answers · asked by poopsie 3

2007-02-01 01:51:39 · 2 answers · asked by blondie 1

2007-02-01 01:47:41 · 6 answers · asked by The Godfather327 2

There's got to be a website with tricks for things like this. I don't care of it leans at all and stays straight up -- so long as it doesn't flip backwards. Thanks.

2007-02-01 00:45:52 · 6 answers · asked by ChuckBoutwell 2

2007-02-01 00:44:57 · 5 answers · asked by butz_199 2

It is not old. It only does this knocking thing when it turns on. What can we do to fix this?

2007-02-01 00:43:34 · 8 answers · asked by H 3

Due to the temperature being so cold this last couple of days,
my pipes have frozen. I now have them unfrozen but I have a trickle of water running so hopefully I won't freeze up again. The problem is the trinkle of water is splashing a little and causing a little mildew on the side of the sink. Any idea how to remove this?

2007-02-01 00:41:02 · 4 answers · asked by BONNI 5

Someone told me that if you would add vanilla flavoring to a gallon of painting before painting a room it removed the fumes. Has anyone tried this?

2007-02-01 00:36:54 · 4 answers · asked by cjray4 3

The house has been empty since spring wasn't planning on moving back into it thought it was going to be sold but didn't now I want to move back into this house and need to know what to do to get it running again because of the coldness. It has radiant heat and the lines were never drained. Can you give me some advice?

2007-02-01 00:23:41 · 1 answers · asked by dnagle5 1

Does anyone out there know of a reliable, environmentally sound way to unblock a slow-running bath?

2007-02-01 00:02:57 · 10 answers · asked by Ben C 1