Maintenance & Repairs - April 2007

I have a very old house and several windows are painted shut and I can't get them to budge to try to open them. I've tried loosening the seal all around the window with no luck. Looks like they've been painted over numerous times. I've tried a chisel and hammer all around the frame, no luck. Any suggestions??

2007-04-12 02:26:29 · 4 answers · asked by icy_tempest 5

Why not call it a "efrid", "idger", or a "gera"?

2007-04-12 02:08:10 · 10 answers · asked by Lord L 2

has anyone heard, or have, a driveway with the substance of recycled rubber and stone called flexi pave? my driveway is long, and has a pot hole or two, and some cracks, and in great need of repair or replacement. i saw on ad on craigslist for this product, and am looking for some insight. if anyone is familiar with this product, i would appreciate your input..
thank you

2007-04-12 01:50:54 · 0 answers · asked by darlin12009 5

How do i decipher the letters and number sequences of stoves model numbers

2007-04-12 01:10:44 · 2 answers · asked by nicky 2

im looking for these salt crystals.. but i dont know what they are called

2007-04-12 01:04:40 · 5 answers · asked by ken_dicey 2

I'm looking for a water heater brand which is good and affortable. If you have a contact person please give me his phone number. Thank you.

2007-04-12 00:12:08 · 8 answers · asked by Decamax 1

2007-04-11 23:26:41 · 11 answers · asked by Musiclover 1

Is it actually possible to make a copy of a key by making an impression of it in material similiar to clay or something like that? Recall seeing it done in a movie like 007 or the TV series Get Smart.

2007-04-11 21:04:30 · 2 answers · asked by Good Guy 1

2007-04-11 19:14:15 · 2 answers · asked by Irene 1

The power cable from mains to my hover mower has quite a slash/cut in its rubbery coating. Probably because of accidental flyover when someone else used it.

I unplugged it from mains/power and looked at the cut. Inside I can see more wires including another which has also got a cut in it's outer protection covering. There I can see the copper wiring inside.

The hover mower still works fully... is it safe to just tape over the cut with some masking tape of an insulating type ?

I've seen some hover mower cables before taped over with sellotape over cuts.

2007-04-11 18:37:03 · 7 answers · asked by Joe Bloggs 4

I am moving into a rental property with a low shower head, my question is, can you buy a shower head from a local hardware store, and easily replace it yourself? Are their different sizes, types..etc, that might not work, eg; age of existing shower head?

2007-04-11 18:25:37 · 8 answers · asked by ilikechattin 2

i dont know what it is so i need help thannks

2007-04-11 17:24:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-11 17:10:19 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-11 17:08:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Also known as self tappers.

I don't get it. They don't tap in by themselves. What's so special about them.

And they are supposed to be pricier than other screws.

Thanks.

2007-04-11 17:08:12 · 9 answers · asked by Joe Bloggs 4

2007-04-11 16:34:00 · 7 answers · asked by David W 2

2007-04-11 16:15:11 · 4 answers · asked by Paula R 1

My wife noticed that our (almost 1 year old) gas dryer has a flame within that is visible in some creases in the frame with the lights out. We're affraid it might be a fire hazard but opening the door and closing it stops the flame, which leads us to believe it may be normal. Our is a new model gas Frigidaire FGQ1442E , http://www.frigidaire.com/products/laundry/dryers/gas/prod_FGQ1442E.asp

2007-04-11 16:10:17 · 8 answers · asked by joe s 1

I have an used wall pack luminary -cabinet and glass only- it was originaly equipped with a 175 watts metal halide lamp. My question is, can I put on it a 250 watts mercury vapor lamp (lamp and ballast) in this cabinet? , is this safe?.

2007-04-11 16:04:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

a big problem with her house. The whole floor of her house seems to be sinking. She has no idea who to even look to fix such a problem. Someone who can jack up the whole floor and reinforce it, but what type of person would she call to do the work? It's gotten so bad she says she can her the floor popping and groaning and creaking! Someone please let me know so I can give her some advice?

2007-04-11 16:03:59 · 10 answers · asked by Starscape 6

I have a 2 prung plug that plugs into the wall, and it turns into a 3 prung plug.IS it danjerouse to use that???i dont want to spend the money right on rewiring the whole house, so right now this will do for me. And i know it will be even morem oen yfor electrician for us because we have a basement its a slab.
And also, we have no water pressure, and the valve i think that ajjust the water pressure is old and it wont budge.And if he tried to use something to move it , were scared to brake it and have water come out. PLEASE HELP,

2007-04-11 15:45:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-11 15:42:53 · 6 answers · asked by MJB 1

Currently the Apt. is wired for 50 Amps. Will that be enough?

2007-04-11 14:57:20 · 7 answers · asked by cceddia 1

2007-04-11 14:35:19 · 8 answers · asked by sassy_395 4

2007-04-11 14:25:08 · 8 answers · asked by i<3laura 5

Can't replace the windows, how do I fix this problem? The house sat for two years before we got our hands on it, with the heat some of the windows corrected themselves but some did not.

2007-04-11 13:18:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-11 13:15:18 · 14 answers · asked by tiggy 1

My kids have a Pixar electronic video game. It takes 4 AA batteries. It stopped working so I opened it to change the batteries and they had coroded. I removed them and installed new batteries but the machine is not working. Did the corosion kill the machine? Is there some way I am supposed to clean the corosion?

2007-04-11 13:07:41 · 5 answers · asked by Jodi F 2

Would installing spray insulation in my ceilings have any noise damping effects? I am in a downstairs condo.

Thanks

2007-04-11 12:16:06 · 6 answers · asked by dumb-blonde 3

Our plumbing system is mostly copper however there are some galvanized sections. Also, hot water heater was replaced about a year ago.

2007-04-11 09:00:17 · 6 answers · asked by auto.jerry 2