Maintenance & Repairs - March 2007

Hi, i am about to do a 2 week course in installing split air contitioning, what i would also love is to have a week working with a proffesional on real jobs... can anyone help..i would even pay the guy for the privelege

2007-03-03 19:06:46 · 3 answers · asked by Notre1Dame 2

The light fixture is hanging from the outside ceiling of my doorstep and looks like a postlight figure. It is old and rusty. There are two screw-like knobs on top of the fixture. I've tried screwing or pulling them. But they just won't budge. Any idea how to open the casing?

2007-03-03 17:39:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

does the dishwasher heat its water for the cycle, or does it use hot water from the home's hot water heater?
just wondering, 'cause i don't want to take a cold shower!!

2007-03-03 17:31:38 · 3 answers · asked by anonymous 4

I pulled out the cabinents above my stove to open up my kitchen as it was all boxed in. I am now ready to replace the range hood, but want to set it higher then it was. I have a high powered RECIRCULATING type. Not a direct vent. What is the maximum height I can get away with? On the web I saw a "RECOMMENDED" height of 30". I want to try and stretch this to 38"-40." Will it pass inspection if I go to sell my house.

Out of curiosity, what is the maximum height a direct vent with a powerful motor can be set at? Is it the same as a recirculating type?

Thanks!

2007-03-03 17:31:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I ask a question about garage door. explain in the question that it is not the safty sensors. Yet I get mutiple answers to check the safety sensors. Maybe I just diden't make my self clear.

2007-03-03 16:47:44 · 13 answers · asked by stunzem 1

I have tried scraping it with "Jasco" and a razor scraper and it just seems to be taking too long. Should I sand blast? How does one work.

2007-03-03 16:47:30 · 7 answers · asked by chris 1

Help element broke in oven tried to unscrew but screws are charcoalised and now stripped. Need Help Guys??

2007-03-03 16:25:34 · 12 answers · asked by pink_birdp 2

2007-03-03 15:51:53 · 5 answers · asked by keith c 1

2007-03-03 15:46:41 · 14 answers · asked by frank199014 2

I'm putting in a stackable washer/dryer.

The manual says to use a 1-1/2" standpipe and make it 36" tall.

Now, a bunch of plumbers had a hissy fit over the 1-1/2" standpipe, so I'm going to go up to 2". If I compare the two by volume, a 36" 1-1/2" standpipe has the same volume as a 20" 2" standpipe. So is 20" the height I should use? Or does it not work that way?

I know you're not supposed to make it too short or it'll flood, or too tall which will put too much strain on your washer pump or something. So help me out here! Thanks!

2007-03-03 15:39:49 · 8 answers · asked by Mike D 1

I have heard that you can turn down the hot water heater but dont know how? I am really sick of running out of hot water

2007-03-03 15:33:23 · 7 answers · asked by Kelly K 2

We have a 3 bed 2 bath home a eat in kitchen a living room and a dining room. We do not use the dining room, and could really use another bedroom, would it be wise to block off the dining room and make it into a bedroom? Our house is just over 1300 sq. feet.

2007-03-03 15:26:25 · 8 answers · asked by whattheheck 4

There's a large amount of soap scum all throughout the dishwasher and especially on the sprayer holes. All the soap scum has built up to a point where at the end of the wash cycle, even after drying cycle, there's still a large amount of water pooling at the bottom of the dishwasher. Any help on how to resolve this issue and possibly prevent it from happening again?

2007-03-03 15:24:06 · 4 answers · asked by redcarpetden 1

I found a website for an appliance parts dealer but they wanted big bucks....over a $100. It's progressively made more and more noise, sort of a grinding sound, so I finally disconnected it, but if I could find one cheap I'd replace it. It came out pretty easy.
Thanks!

2007-03-03 15:22:43 · 1 answers · asked by Foss 4

I rent in a 2 family. After almost a year of hot water issues, finally the landlord replaced the water heater. Yay! On the day of my shoulder surgery cause i needed the shower to really work ok. I come home from surgery, next day use the washer in basement to wash the neck ice pack holder, and the basement floods 2" because the plumber had taken out the washer's drain pipe to drain water heater and didn't replace it.
Question: What do I do? I know either the landlord or the plumber they hired is responsible but with this shoulder surgery, I can't go digging and figuring out how much damage was done. Not now. And how do you put a value on non replaceable itmes from childhood, signed books, photos, stuff that I saved since I was 6. I am 54. Any advice on how to proceed would be extreemely helpful. Especially first steps like what to and not say to landlord. They own the house and live on the second floor. thanks for taking a stab at this. Also, I'm down there with my arm in a sling etc.

2007-03-03 15:19:14 · 6 answers · asked by Alan T 2

wanting to tear out the old in garage and put up new..how to do it?

2007-03-03 15:10:49 · 4 answers · asked by thomass_72 2

wanting to tear out the old in garage and put up new..how to do it?

2007-03-03 15:10:22 · 4 answers · asked by thomass_72 2

The toilet was running so I was trying to lift arm up.

2007-03-03 15:08:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Our toiletpaper holder was mounted on a tile, and the tile and holder fell off out of the wall. The toothbrush holder, also tiled, was very loose and we pulled it off. They are the standard square tiles (?6x6 inches square).

How do we clean off the adhesive on the wall and the holders, and what type of adhesive should we use to reattach them? Any secret to holding them in place while the adhesive dries?
Thanks!!

2007-03-03 14:57:03 · 4 answers · asked by wisenick2003 1

My mom always complains that we spend so much money on the electricity bill and our heater bill. How much do you pay?

2007-03-03 14:24:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

ive notices that it is primarily when the hot water is on. i just noticed this this weekend, prior everything appeared normal.

2007-03-03 13:59:52 · 4 answers · asked by cash_hollywood 1

2007-03-03 13:53:44 · 9 answers · asked by RK 1

I was wondering if anyone can tell me and my husband what to do. We are having problems with our water. The toliet has filled up to the top and won't flush until a while later. When we run the water in the sink in the kitchen the water in the toliet bubbles and too when we use the sink in the bathroom the water in the sink in the kitchen bubbles and a little while ago the water in the kitchen sink didn't want to go down. We have used some drain o in a bottle. What do you think the problem may be so we can fix it?
Thanks,
Misty

2007-03-03 13:35:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a large 220v air compressor. is 30ft. too long to make an extention cord to use occasionally. id like to plug it in the clothes dryer outlet. thank you

2007-03-03 13:25:41 · 4 answers · asked by c. r. 1

Galvanize pipe is expensive! Is there an inexpensive winter/ all weather PVC I can use, to add a faucet extension to my backyard garden?

2007-03-03 13:14:35 · 3 answers · asked by Simbah W 1

i'm talking about on walls in an old house....my wife saw a program on tv where there was a newer house that developed black mold from a leaking ice cube maker..everyone in the house almost died from sickness and the home was treated as a hazardous waste....
now my wife thinks all black mold is deadly...i don't really know...any help?

2007-03-03 12:51:08 · 6 answers · asked by jstrmbill 3

Want to heat a well pit during the cold weather using a thermostat and a light bulb (or two) for heat. It has been done - but I don't know how to do it...

2007-03-03 11:33:02 · 4 answers · asked by iso167 1

I'm getting a little worried about mine...

2007-03-03 11:25:52 · 10 answers · asked by dandelion86 2

What's the best way to screw an eye bolt into a brick wall to make it sturdy enough to tie dogs for grooming? What materials do I need?

2007-03-03 10:42:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just put a drain field in about 8 years ago. Had to have it pumped out 6 weeks ago and toilets are already starting to back up again, and the shower has standing water if we take too long of showers. Wife just revealed that she has been flushing kitty litter for years. It could also be roots from our maple tree. Any suggestions? I figure I'm going to at least have to get it pumped again which is 150 bucks, but I wonder if there are chemicals or other suggestions that will help.

2007-03-03 10:34:36 · 7 answers · asked by blutoadmirer 2