Maintenance & Repairs - May 2007

I have a friend who cleans houses for extra money. She wants to know what is a reliable cleaner for a stainless steel refrigerator? It has some scratches on it and she wants to know if they can be removed or polished down a bit? Any suggestions?

2007-05-10 12:09:35 · 6 answers · asked by Daisy 6

the air conditioner is working. It gives off some cool air but it doesn't cool down the apartment or room like it is supposed to. Do I have any rights here? Can the gov't step him and have them do something about this?

2007-05-10 11:37:53 · 5 answers · asked by mel 1

Sometimes my hot water is only lukewarm, other times it is so hot I can't even wash my hair in the shower. It has been like this for as long as I've owned my home (4 years). When the water was scalding hot one time I turned it to a very low setting and that helps sometimes but the water still is acting up. It was really hot all the time for the last week until I turned it down yet again. what's going on?

2007-05-10 10:40:56 · 2 answers · asked by J Rock 2

One can see on the ends of the tube when turned on a little glow but fails to light the bulb. When I twist the tube back and forth a few times I can get it to light up and stay lit. Then when I turn it off at the switch and try again it does the same thing. Everything is brand new. Thanks for your help.

2007-05-10 10:19:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-10 09:36:49 · 5 answers · asked by cl b 2

2007-05-10 07:14:18 · 10 answers · asked by lil_one_blood 1

When I first put one of those long thin tube things into a standard lamp it lit up the whole room and now it doesnt seem to. I have dusted it!

2007-05-10 06:56:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are the new regulations that need tobe follwed. My father went tobuy a cooker this week and the man at comet told him some new regulations have come in which means if the wiring isn't right when they turn up they won't be able to install. The exisiting cooker is wired into the Cooker socket - not by plug etc. is it not just a case of taking one cooker out and replacing with new cooker? Can anyone confirm?

Thankyou

2007-05-10 06:50:42 · 6 answers · asked by Jeanette A 1

2007-05-10 05:04:25 · 5 answers · asked by Sooner Rob 1

2007-05-10 01:59:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

we have been told and shown pictures that it was 2 very small cottages and then knocked through and made into a (very very small)pub-the elderly gent giving us this information only knows that it has two cellars which were blocked up when the pub closed 100 years ago-we are really excited about finding them,seeing whats there and aquiring another room/s-any help would be greatly appreciated.

2007-05-10 00:45:14 · 4 answers · asked by glyn r 1

2007-05-10 00:18:37 · 2 answers · asked by sojo 2

I live in a mobile home and the floor was rotten near the toilet. Someone came in to fix it. They replaced the board and cut the board around the bathroom.They board fits around the toilet but the toilet rocks when you sit on it. Is there anything that can be done to make the floor even?

2007-05-09 19:44:42 · 9 answers · asked by sumterboy45 1

Do you think that the cheaper brands of bleach are weaker than Clorox?

2007-05-09 19:25:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ever since I moved into my apt. in LA, red sticky droplets appear on the bathroom walls. I guess the best way to describe the texture is it looks sap like.

I think it is related to the condensation on the wall after I take a shower, but my walls are all white! (Why are the droplets red?) I can't think of a logical explanation for the phenomenon. The apt (specifically, the bathroom) is really old. The place was built in 1921 and a lot of the paint in my apt is made of lead. (Not counting the parts that have been painted over each time a new tenant has moved in which I guess has been dozens of times). I know for a fact the bathroom walls were repainted a few days prior to me moving in.

Does anybody have any theories on why it's happening (or better yet an actual reason for why it's happening?) Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

2007-05-09 18:31:05 · 3 answers · asked by Rudy B 1

I am looking to buy this old farm house with two large barns on the property. One is in really good shape, and the other one has some amazing wood. Does anyone know companys or people that will buy the reclaimed barn wood. Or someone willing to take the barn down, and keep what they need?

2007-05-09 16:56:29 · 4 answers · asked by raegurl99 2

2007-05-09 15:46:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

The light does not flicker on & off in day light it only happens at night.My back yard is totelly dark no obstructions. I think this will cause my power bill to go up ? I have tryed eveything i even by past the on - off switch in the house please help thank you.

2007-05-09 14:43:31 · 8 answers · asked by Dino c 1

The tractor is stuck in second gear. No matter how much we push and pull it will not move into another gear. Can not mow our yard in second.....would take several days...Thanks, Candee

2007-05-09 13:50:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

when my washing machine spins the water from it backs up into the kitchen sink halfway and then it drains down

2007-05-09 13:38:53 · 6 answers · asked by free2speak44 2

If there is any additional information you can include about sub-floors it would be greatly appreciated as this is my first time doing a sub-floor.

2007-05-09 13:27:40 · 5 answers · asked by benny b 1

Our homebuilders have thrown lumber and everything else in our jacuzzi bathtub. It appears that it has a chip in the top edge of the tub. Can the tub be properly fixed or will it be having problems on down the road?

2007-05-09 12:34:24 · 3 answers · asked by Patti 1

My mother has A new wheelchair ramp she has to be pushed up and down the wheelchair ramp this ramp slopes down and is so slippery when it rain or snow that sometimes going up is difficult and coming down is even worst it's like you have on skates which frightens my mother that is blind any useful advice would be appreciated.

2007-05-09 12:12:37 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-09 11:51:12 · 6 answers · asked by ocpjackson 1

Am I safe to use a 4mm normal masonary drill bit as a pilot, or do I need something different?

I've got some screws which can go straight in to masonary/brick walls - which suits me cause I usually have nig trouble trying to fit plugs in to walls.

quote: "No need for a plug or anchor sleeve! Just drill through the part being fixed to the masonry, then drive the screw in. Dual angle thread with hi-lo threadform. Extra hard steel with chromate finish."

but.....

quote: "Use 4mm pilot for 4.8mm screws and 5mm drill for 6.4mm screws."

***Am I safe to use a 4mm normal masonary drill bit as a pilot for my 4.8mm special masonary screws, or do I need something different ? I don't want to leave a big nasty hole in the wall from using the wrong sort of drill bit. Thanks.***

2007-05-09 11:13:36 · 14 answers · asked by Narky 5

Riding Mower with B&S Engine 12 HP. The mower runs fine except when it is used for about two hours or more. When it gets hot it stalls under load. I have replaced the breather gasket which was no longer functional and it seemed to go for longer times without stalling. Have made adjustments per manual as far as tuning. The mower always starts when I attempt to restart though. I have cleaned the carburetor, replace the spark plug and air filter. Used clean new gas and changed the oil. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

I am wondering if I could have a vapor lock problem. If this could be the problem how could I solve it? Incidentally the mower is 12 years old and has been a good one. Only other thing would be a compression problem????

2007-05-09 08:09:29 · 4 answers · asked by ToothFairySpaniel 2

2007-05-09 08:07:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Some of the metal post are broken at the ground and others bent real bad from the storms. It's the post used around Iowa for snow fencing.

2007-05-09 07:52:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

It was working before the washer was replaced, so basically just want to know if there is any possibility of it being fixed, or just replaced.

What causes it to happen by the way?

Are they very expensive?

Thanks

2007-05-09 07:11:39 · 5 answers · asked by LadyJanus 1

2007-05-09 07:07:26 · 13 answers · asked by Rupert the gardener 2