Maintenance & Repairs - May 2007

I have a horrible sulfur smell coming out of my air ducts. It is really bad. I have an electric heat pump for my heating and cooling. I didn't have this problem in the winter when I used my heat, just now, when I'm using the air. It doesn't smell all of the time - some days it doesn't smell at all. But most of the time it does. Any ideas? I'm at my wits end. I have called several places and noone has ever heard of this. Thanks.

2007-05-29 16:33:40 · 4 answers · asked by Vickie 5

My furnace is still working. When I turn the thermostat to cool or just in the on position it will not work. I put the funace in myself last fall. I believe that the wiring and the breakers are all fine. Any ideas?

2007-05-29 16:25:41 · 4 answers · asked by irishladdy@sbcglobal.net 1

I already have those anti- banging spouts thing on the water pipes. I've tried to release the air in the pipes like someone suggested and there is still this loud thump when washing clothes , what gives?

2007-05-29 16:17:06 · 4 answers · asked by JB4ME2UC 2

2007-05-29 16:07:53 · 3 answers · asked by western warrior 1

the shingles leaked in my sunroom so I have replaced them last summer the rest have next to no ashphalt left on them with the paper below exposed.who do I get warranty from?

2007-05-29 12:22:25 · 4 answers · asked by danandmichele@rogers.com 1

I know the round bottom hole is supposed to be wired into the earth but is there a way to test that it actually is?

2007-05-29 11:22:04 · 3 answers · asked by Lobster 4

Considering that both are equipped with HEPA filters. I have seen a very wide price range on the market, going from the $120 shopvac model at Lowe's to the $700 Linevacer speciality cleaner. Is there a real difference between them?

2007-05-29 10:56:03 · 3 answers · asked by JFAR 3

Customer support and internet resources aren't cutting it for me. I hook up the connection as described, but when faucet is turned on, water leaks out of the connection. I've tried different seals to no avail. How can I get the facet connection to stop leaking? Link to User's Manual: http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pdfImage/86f03a6a-46c7-4044-9a81-e3ee9aaf696b.pdf

2007-05-29 09:26:19 · 5 answers · asked by olagola 1

2007-05-29 09:18:19 · 11 answers · asked by diamond_kursed 4

I am a registered childminder and have just had new boiler fitted. Very concerned as the water is scorching hot

2007-05-29 09:03:21 · 7 answers · asked by maria d 1

I realize I can get a ceiling fan, but that won't fix the PROBLEM. It does not appear to be clogged or leaking ducts. The air does not flow out of this vent as much as the other rooms (especially on the other side of the house). I am wondering if there are some type of separate fans internal to the A/C and the one that directs the air one way is working, but the other one is not. Thanks.

2007-05-29 08:47:07 · 5 answers · asked by Tom S 3

Typical 2-story home, approx. 2,500 sq. ft., upper Midwest climate. Some say to set fan to "auto" because running the fan ("On") when the AC is not on will cause the air to continue to gather moisture from the evaporator coils and get dank and cause the humidity in the house to be too high. Others say, yes, the air will be a "little" more humid but leaving the blower setting to "On" will keep the air in the home more evenly distributed between the lower and upper floors.

What should the fan setting be - AUTO or ON?

Thx.

2007-05-29 07:55:32 · 7 answers · asked by David M 1

I made a job jar like Dagwood & Blondie has, but it hasn't helped. I want a working sink in my bathroom !! He won't let me hire anyone.

2007-05-29 06:51:52 · 40 answers · asked by scaredeycat 3

2007-05-29 06:31:04 · 6 answers · asked by patti720 2

2007-05-29 06:00:05 · 2 answers · asked by empty692001 1

I have been working on cleaning a house where an old lady died. She was a pack rat and her house is full from floor to ceiling with crap. She no longer used any of the bedrooms because they were too full and instead only used the living room to sleep in.

She was incontinent and was too old to care about hygene.

The bathroom was full of urine soiled clothes and the sleeper sofa smelled unbelievably bad. All of this has been removed from the house, however the smells remain. STRONG!

Are there chemicals that will counteract the smell of human urine? I have previously treated cat urine with some success, but this is different - not an amonia smell.

I am concerned that the smell is in the subfloor and walls, not just the carpets and crap. This isn't a decomposing smell, just stale urine.

Any suggestions? A spray treatment would be ideal.

2007-05-29 05:56:04 · 8 answers · asked by nickhull 3

My hot taps work in the bath and sink in the bathroom. Although the one in the kitchen does not work, it just runs cold.
I was told it would be an air lock and so turned the main water tap off, then the bath and sink taps on , let them run dry and then turned the main tap back on, and this should have freed the air lock if any. The kitchen tap was hot after this had been done but after turning it off again and going back to it later again it wasn't working.
I'm now on here looking for another possible diagnosis to solve the problem as it didn't work. Does anybody know how I can get it to work. Please only answer this if you do.

Thank you!

2007-05-29 05:20:14 · 4 answers · asked by Smoggy Wogg 2

My dryer is making a screeching noise and is not blowing much if any heat. It takes hours to dry a small amout of clothes. can i fix this myself and if so what is the problem?

2007-05-29 05:02:34 · 13 answers · asked by bluedice16 1

To save my septic system I heard of making a 4 x 4 hole and filling with rocks to let the water drain. Can I do that in my crawl space or should it be away from the house?

2007-05-29 04:53:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am trying to remove a component from a motherboard and have succesfully done this many times before but this new problem is that I am working with a new type of MB and the solder points are much smaller than the ones that I am used to. I just can't seem to get it out using copper braid. any other suggestions for removing solder from REALLY small points?

2007-05-29 04:32:01 · 3 answers · asked by minion 3

How much should is cost roughly to have a stone chipping base laid for a summer house. The base required is 8ft x 8ft 6.

2007-05-29 04:29:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My husband and I bought a house and after we moved in all the neighbors told us that part of the house had caught fire. Now since it is summer and I keep the rooms closed up you can really smell that burned smell in the spare bedroom.

2007-05-29 04:26:20 · 6 answers · asked by lauriechabot 1

The dishes are clean - but there is water about 1/2 inch- inch deep at the bottom!

2007-05-29 04:16:49 · 5 answers · asked by housekeeper 1

i checked the mani eceltricity board and everything is turned on but one light is off....i have no idea what that is...
i have to fix it befor my parents caome..the electricity is only off in the kitchen and two other rooms.....pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese help

2007-05-29 04:08:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-29 03:44:28 · 17 answers · asked by mjoancam66 1

Somebody "borrowed" my mower and brought it back not working... it seems as though one or more springs are missing from the throttle arm.
Does anyone have a diagram, clues, suggestions... please?

2007-05-29 03:26:42 · 4 answers · asked by IanP 6

i put on a 7hp john deer horizontal motor. As long as the threads r the same, does it matter what size it is?

2007-05-29 02:04:46 · 4 answers · asked by mrbowlcut 1

2007-05-29 01:46:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

6 HP 60 Gallon Air Compressor

The sticker on the electric motor-

Volts- ~208-230
Amp-- 15
AMB-- 40
PH-- 1
Code-- J

How many amp circuit breaker do I use when I wire it? I have a 50 amp CB that I left with the air comp., is this the correct one?

2007-05-29 01:35:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

The unit outside is running and has ice on it... (its not cold outside). It won't blow air out in the house. We have the thermostat turned on 65 and it still won't kick on... what do we do?

2007-05-29 01:01:23 · 8 answers · asked by lindzyml 2