Maintenance & Repairs - March 2007

How can I find suppliers of
High Pressure machines for unblocking drains?
i.e. High Pressure Jet machine with hoses sufficient for installation in a small community or guest house. situation.

2007-03-26 09:35:16 · 7 answers · asked by Donald M 1

2007-03-26 09:20:21 · 3 answers · asked by emmettb3 1

I used the smallest drill piece to carefully make a hole for the plug/screw... trying to fix up a bracket, but the wall under the stairs got really sandy immediately the drill piece went in, and the holes just got really big.

Now I've got 3 big and unsightly (1 pence sized) deep holes in the wall.

Is there an easy fix (product) to fill these holes with something ?

The rest of under the stairs is painted in white and I've covered up the holes from mum with boxes, so she won't see what a newb I've been. Need to make holes/walls look ok again.

2007-03-26 09:15:01 · 7 answers · asked by Narky 5

I tried adding a humidifier to the duct attached to the furnace. I cut the hole too large and broke the humidifier. I've given up and just want to patch the hole. What's the best approach? The hole is approximately 9" x 9".

2007-03-26 09:07:53 · 1 answers · asked by kcfrank2000 1

I just found the plug cracked in half and I have no idea where you purchase the plugs for it. I purchased it from a nursery that is now out of business. Thanks.

2007-03-26 08:44:34 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im try to get my deisel tractor mower model 330 tractor to engage the blades and nothing. I 'm new to this tractor i'm not familiar with it i replaced the switch. it starts fine and goes. i can adjust the height. belts are fine. any suggestions to check elsewhere to engage blades?

2007-03-26 08:37:33 · 3 answers · asked by tj_huffy 1

2007-03-26 08:36:55 · 11 answers · asked by liverpool4 1

2007-03-26 08:22:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm attempting to get a mirror like shine on a non anodized surface. Is it recommended to use different buffing wheels with the different levels of buffing compounds?

2007-03-26 08:21:04 · 1 answers · asked by m k 5

"Opening a can of worms" Who is Responsible for a problem if you where the last one to touch it, but did not cause the problem? I was doing work for someone, installing an appliance and warned then of a potential problem with GFCI or ground fault interupt circuit being tripped. I asked if he had the outlet on that type of circuit but he was certain that he did not. I looked around the basement to be sure. I did not find a GFCI. 3 Seconds after turning on the appliance the power goes out!!! We check the breakers, look for a tripped circuit, check all the wires, the basement, the house, the machines on the circuit. I asked if he had a plan for the layout of his electrical system, but her did not.

The machine I was installing, can not hurt a normal system, or damage the electrical system but Will trip a GFCI outlet. We could not find it but I knew thats what it was.

He Had a freezer, and lights on the same circuit and wanted me to pay for an electrician to solve the proble

2007-03-26 08:02:17 · 7 answers · asked by jack 1

It seems like everytime my hot water heater kicks on, the main breaker to my house trips. I have no plans to tackle this myself, but what could be the problem?

2007-03-26 07:56:32 · 4 answers · asked by ? 3

the sump pit in our basement does'nt have holes drilled in it and the bottom is solid. on the ipposite side of the basement in the spring and fall water comes in just in 1 corner. if we were to drill several holes in the basin could this resolve are issue or will it cause more issues by letting more water in

2007-03-26 07:51:13 · 5 answers · asked by meko 1

after 3 days rain, water was accumulating to the side of my house. the spot is lower than other lawn. water seems to receed when no rain today. i am thinking of planting trees which suck up those water. is there any better solution?

2007-03-26 07:46:32 · 3 answers · asked by jun k 2

I have an easel, one side is a black chalk board, the other is a dry-wipe white board.
The surface of the white board no longer cleans well and the pens stain the surface. It was second hand, but we have made sure that we have used proper dry wipe pens only.
Many thanks.

2007-03-26 07:27:28 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

im not sure if my fridge is working or not.

on sunday the light on it was fine and the fridge was working. i opened the door to get the butter out and closed it. when i went to put the butter back i noticed the light didnt come on in the fridge.

i thought the fuse had gone and my husband changed it. the light still didnt come on. we unplugged it and plugged it in again and still nothing.

then out of the blue when i went to go in the fridge again the light came on.

next day the light was off and since then hasnt come on again. everything in the fridge is still cold so we think it is still working and maybe just the bulb has gone.but havent actually heard the fridge make any noise.

for few days now my children have had diarrea and have gone off food. they are also seeming to be tired and clumsy. i think this might be the flu.

do you think its anything to do with the fridge? does it sound like the fridge is not working and would you know if gas was leaking from it?

2007-03-26 07:21:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-26 07:16:29 · 6 answers · asked by Keith B 2

I thought solid copper was copper all the way through, like copper piping, but when I scratch the firepit, there's metal underneath. Does that mean the company I bought this from scammed me, albeit unintentionally.

2007-03-26 07:06:28 · 3 answers · asked by JoAnn 1

There are sewer gases/foul odor coming from the drains in my 2nd floor bathroom. Bathroom is used on a daily bases, the sinks don't leak , the toilet has no water leaking around the base. The shower stall smells the worst. I have tried vingar, bleach, draino,etc. The house has 5 full baths and I don't know if the vent is blocked. Any suggestions? Thax

2007-03-26 06:54:55 · 4 answers · asked by ililchick13 1

2007-03-26 06:46:46 · 4 answers · asked by Joe Perry 1

My kenmore refrigerator has water (ice) in the bottom of the freezer and then drips water all over in the fridge. The fridge is only about 3 years old. It has an ice maker but i dont think the water is coming from it because it does it when it is off. I pull the panel at the back of the freezer off and the coils had about 1/3 frost on them and there is a tray under them that was full of ice and overflowing into freezer. I didnt see any drain or drain holes to the tray. Sometimes it will go a few days without leaking and then all of a sudden there is water all over. Any help? Thanks.

2007-03-26 06:37:11 · 2 answers · asked by Chad S 1

My neighbor has forced air in a mobile home. The power went out this morning. Now it's back on, but the heater will not turn on.

Does anyone know anything about heaters, and can give advice. This is all the information I have. (sorry)

She checked the breakers/fuse box. There was a button to push, and she did that...still no heat.

2007-03-26 06:20:43 · 3 answers · asked by Me 2

My 3 bedroom doors wont stay where I put them. I know I have to shim them but dont know with what or which hinge to shim. Is there a doorman in the house? Any tricks of the trade?

2007-03-26 06:07:24 · 2 answers · asked by Pete 3

We had an HVAC tech measure the amount of freon in our heat pump today. When he attached the meter hoses he let the freon bleed off for about 3-5 seconds. When I asked him how much freon I just lost he said it was 'negligible'. Is he being truthful or did he botch the job? The heat pump we have holds 10lbs of freon. He measured around 2 pounds and said we have a leak. Is this B.S.?

2007-03-26 05:38:13 · 5 answers · asked by bit_slicer 2

There is a humming or buzzing sound coming from the inside of the garage door opener unit, whether it's operating or not. The only way I can get rid of it, is to unplug the power cord. Plug it again 30 or so minutes later, there's no sound. Come back 15 to 30 minutes later and the sound is back. Insight anybody??

2007-03-26 05:37:20 · 2 answers · asked by jaebjw1 1

how do you fixe the toilet from making these dripping noises when it is not the flapper; do I have to buy a whole new water machanism that is in the bowl or there is a simple adjustment required

2007-03-26 05:33:33 · 5 answers · asked by John P 1

It's worked fine the past couple of times I tried it. .It's basically a pipe that sticks up out of the ground with a spigot on the end that you have to pull all the way up to turn it on. So I was watering the plants today and pulled the handle all the way up. I got one watering can of water and then the water stopped flowing. I don't get it. The water inside the house works just fine. It's just the outside faucet that stopped working.

Any thoughts?

2007-03-26 05:20:51 · 3 answers · asked by babybunny729 3

My husband is a pretty handy guy and we have a very tight budget. He doesn't like the above ground portable hot tubs, and I'm wondering if it would be possible for us to build our own in-ground hot tub? I live in Houston, TX, where the ground moves quite a bit. Gunite pools are popular here. Would this be a manageable thing for us? Any tips/suggestions? Any idea on the cost?

2007-03-26 05:18:36 · 4 answers · asked by Sharpie 1

My wife and I are in the process of shopping for our first house. We found one that is almost perfect for us, but I'm a little worried about the furnace. It's pretty old, but looks very well maintained. The type of heat is listed as "hydronic" which means the furnace supplies the multiple radiators around the house. I have no experience with this type of furnace. Any information about them would be appreciated.

2007-03-26 05:12:41 · 2 answers · asked by Nessus 2

I just had central AC installed. The weather has been nice and I haven't had a need for either the heat or the air, but 6 days after the AC was installed, I had to turn on the heat, which didn't work!! Now, the contractor, who was hired by one of the bigger chains, says that it isn't their fault, that my furnace was old anyway. Even though the sales guy that quoted me, told me he'd get the windows replaced before the furnace because the furnace worked just fine. Not to mention my doorbell doesn't work after they rewired everything. It just ticks me off that he is trying to pin this on the furnace and can't just say, yeah, we may have made a mistake. So, whats the likelihood of the furnace actually breaking at the exact time of installation of the AC? Because it worked just fine prior. Am I being unfair in placing blame on these guys or does something not sound right?

Thanks!

2007-03-26 05:05:38 · 5 answers · asked by Nancy R 3

I did seal them, but the seem dull. I wasn't sure if I was cleaning them with the wrong substance. :( Any recommendations for cleaning supplies would be great.

2007-03-26 04:43:29 · 4 answers · asked by Katherine 2