Maintenance & Repairs - June 2007

What are the possible reasons and what do I do about it?

2007-06-14 01:43:52 · 13 answers · asked by cldb730 4

I have underground and overhead water tank for water storage in my bungalow. The tanks are cleaned every two months. How to make that water drinkable? what are possible solutions to make them pure before I drink. (other than using water purifier)

2007-06-14 01:13:56 · 2 answers · asked by mi_pune_cha 1

my ac won't work even if we have the right fuses (house built in 1950's), The Thermostat is right, the Conditioner outside pluged in but it still dosen't run! almost 90 degree weather and i'd like to get this done fast!

2007-06-13 18:42:09 · 3 answers · asked by benthebug 3

We have a summer cabin, we're thinking of leaving the AC about 78 deg. while were gone to keep it cool. If we come up it can be almost 90 inside if we have it off then it runs non stop and never gets below 80 for the week were there. Were there on average 15 out of the 30 days a month. What do you think will cost less?

2007-06-13 17:58:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-13 17:36:11 · 13 answers · asked by ashley h 1

i have a trane B-80 furnace with matching a/c unit. It doesent work good at all. its only 4 years old and there is hardly any cold air coming through the vents. the blower was on high and we switched it down to med/high it has freon and it has a new filter. there is no pressure pushing the air through the vents it seem's and the air is not as cold as it should be. do you have any ideas on what could becausing this problem

2007-06-13 17:22:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

We inherited an old grill and an old rusty looking tank. I want to get rid of both. I'm ok with giving away the grill, but I'm worried that the tank could be dangerous. Can I take it to one of those 'blue rino' places? Would they give me anything for it (if I don't want to exchange/buy another tank)? What does one do with suspicious-looking half-filled propane tanks anyway? Thanks!

2007-06-13 17:16:47 · 3 answers · asked by curious1223 3

We have to set the dial to heat and turn the temp dial real low to turn it off. When we set it to off it still runs.
When we do have it running, if you lower the temp dial to below the actual temp, it still won't cut off. If we don't turn it off manually, it would run all the time. Anyone know a fix?

2007-06-13 17:04:50 · 4 answers · asked by ? 5

A friend's pilot light went out and the gas company sent someone to relight it. They said not to worry anout the odor, it wasn't the gas. Was this a dangerous thing to relight the pilot with the odor in the house ? Please explain.

2007-06-13 16:55:36 · 5 answers · asked by Judy M 1

There's a two story house on the north side of Houston, that needs a little roof repair and about 30 ft of facia torn out painted and installed back. What should I charge the lady.

2007-06-13 16:53:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Setting is on Auto and set to 82 degrees. Air has been on for 1 hour and a half and has not gone off.

2007-06-13 16:30:55 · 2 answers · asked by tigger26694 2

we just moved and the dryer does not work well in our new house. i have noticed that the dryer vent runs into the attic. can that be part of the problem?

2007-06-13 16:17:42 · 9 answers · asked by ßŔŶĄŋ 3

Noticed condensation on the outside of the plenum above my natural gas furnace, took a peek inside & found the evap coils frozen, but only at the bottom quarter of each side. Filter is new, grates are open, & intakes are clear. Freon level ?? Any thoughts ?

2007-06-13 15:42:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My a/c unit is on the fritz,in the heat of the day its about 93 outside and 87 inside,the a/c man came out and said i needed to clean my unit,but wouldnt tell me what to use,he wanted to do it and charge me one leg to do it....what should i use??

2007-06-13 15:38:10 · 4 answers · asked by J.B.1972 6

My house is old and thinking it probably has lead pipes which are not safe. I think PVC is safe though.

2007-06-13 15:32:45 · 11 answers · asked by Sidereality 3

One is brand new and second is about 3 years old both are Rheem brand and are of 14 Seer.

After renovation, add a second floor and moved in to the house in March 2007. During this summer tried to turn an A/C but did not turn on both unit. Check the circit braker and is fine. May be a minor problem but do not know from where to start trouble shooting the problem.

Any kind of help will be appreciated.

Thanks

2007-06-13 15:27:47 · 12 answers · asked by PPatel 1

This is for a rental property. The electric stovetop works but the oven does not. I took out the heating element and put it on a multimeter and checked for resistance. It showed 0.00 Ohms. Is the element bad or is something wrong inside the oven?

2007-06-13 14:11:26 · 9 answers · asked by paul67337 7

What is the silver thing on the bottom of the float bowl with a plug connected to it? My lawn mower is running weird, is this a fuel pump? When the motor get hot, it sputters and stalls what's my problem?

2007-06-13 13:53:31 · 3 answers · asked by Alan P 2

i have a 4 speed blower for a trane XB-80 unit. how do i swith the leads to turn up the speed. is it the wider they go the faster the speed? it blows cold air but there is hardly any pressure i have enough freon so i think my bloer speed is too low.

2007-06-13 13:44:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My water heater tank cracked and needs replaced. A new hydro unit is approx 1800.00. Can the system be converted to a regular gas water heater and a separate heat pump? What cost could I expect?

2007-06-13 13:30:28 · 2 answers · asked by Mrmll37 1

I took a few pictures. I found the health department's number. I haven't told my landlord yet. I wanted to get versed in my rights first. We live on the second floor of a house. The landlord lives on the frist floor. My wife has been complaining about a bad smell since we moved in.

2007-06-13 13:28:50 · 16 answers · asked by browning_1911 3

I am concerned that if I prop an extension ladder against the side of a house, that it might fall sideways (with me on it). Any suggestions? Thanks.

2007-06-13 13:24:49 · 5 answers · asked by Bugs Bunny 2

I have seen people put a fan in the window pointing towards the outside with the idea it pulls the hot air out.

2007-06-13 13:20:14 · 13 answers · asked by greeneyegurl 2

The inside front of the thing actually freezes over with a layer of ice. Needless to say , the room doesn't stay cool. What can we do to stop it from freezing?

2007-06-13 13:13:29 · 9 answers · asked by Joyful Noise 5

We discovered that we need extensive pipe replacement in our upstairs bathroom....we bought our older home a year ago and found that the pipes are actually leaking water into the wall, down to the ceiling and wall in the first floor, and through to the wall and floor of our basement to the foundation. Estimates on replacement/repair are around 2500 dollars, not including the cost of drywall to replace the ceiling and wall areas that will need to be removed.
Does homeowners insurance cover any portion of this? If they do how does it work....do you just call or write them and submit a claim?

2007-06-13 13:06:01 · 4 answers · asked by kath_08012 3

Mine is sucking hot air out, and pushing some slightly cool air in, but... not cool enough. Does that mean it's low on coolant?

2007-06-13 12:52:57 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

whirlpool

2007-06-13 12:34:39 · 5 answers · asked by tim g 1

I can see the blue lights are on, and when I turned on the oven, there was a little bit of smoke coming from the oven (it hasn't been turned on for awhile). Do the blue lights mean the oven is working and I should be able to bake something, and do I need to worry about the smoke? Or should it go away in a little bit?

2007-06-13 10:43:30 · 4 answers · asked by latitude 4

When running, if I replace the filter, then engine oil &/or gas drips out of the filter. WHAT IS GOING ON? My tiller was running fine last fall when I put it up.

2007-06-13 09:41:09 · 3 answers · asked by medichupp 1

what would cause a carburetor to blow gas out of the filter on a garden tiller

2007-06-13 08:29:10 · 3 answers · asked by mississippi_redneck2004 1