Maintenance & Repairs - October 2007

when i do laundry the water that comes out smells rotten. the water in the rest of the house is fine. it only smells like this with the water from the washer. i live in the country but i do not use well water. any suggestions on what could be causing this or how to fix it?

2007-10-18 07:50:56 · 22 answers · asked by michelle r 4

when i remove this plug to put a English yellow site socket on does it matter where live and neutral go in the socket. I dont know which cable is live or neutral but one has a white stripe down it (reminds me of speaker cables)

2007-10-18 07:12:07 · 6 answers · asked by bumberclarte 1

How hard are they to install? Is rubber better than tar and pitch? We have a flat roof with a heavy pitch. There are no obstructions like pipes or ac units.

When you say rubber, are you talking about a single ply 50 or 60 mil? Which mil is better for a Southern climate where it gets 100+ sometimes in the Summer.

Right now we have a tar/pitch roof.

2007-10-18 06:43:43 · 5 answers · asked by William T 1

I have a Kenmore side by side fridge. It has been getting warmer inside over the past few days, ice cubes melting some, etc. I turned up the thermostat, no luck. The fan is running. I cleaned the coils. The air coming out from the fridge is cool, when it is usually warm air. I am not sure how to diagnoss/fix this problem.
thanks

2007-10-18 06:43:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

In our apartment building there are hallway pipes that have black dots (up to 1 inch diameter) along their entire length. These dots are on the side and bottom of the pipes. The apartment maintenance head claims this is dust that collects due to holes in the paint. However, these pipes are chronically damp in the summer and the spots are predominantly on the bottom and side of the pipes (where condensation collects). There are neighboring pipes that are completely free of dust. In addition, another pipe has reddish-brown dots of similar size. How can we tell if this might be mold?

2007-10-18 06:12:59 · 7 answers · asked by MB 2

mine was leaking and i got a guy from the company to fix it, he asked what brand of tablets i use and he advised not to use the cheaper ones because they can damage the machine

he advises either Sun or Finish, but he kept repeating that, almost as if he was getting paid to say it!!!


is it true?

2007-10-18 05:26:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-18 04:56:25 · 6 answers · asked by monkeypower777 2

The roof that we are working on is 1 5/8 slope per foot. Is the 3/8's going to cause a problem?

2007-10-18 04:40:05 · 5 answers · asked by PinUpGal 3

how do you service the oil burner in a house when you turn it on the fan part is very noisey or is there a way to fix it.

2007-10-18 04:31:00 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

there are no feeders for rats in my district...only mouse feeders (which are much too small in size) .
i don't want the cats or mongoose to get a hold of the poison.
the rats are numerous and the traps and zappers are not working...... they are too smart for those killers so i must try baiting them.
any other ideas ?

2007-10-18 04:09:17 · 2 answers · asked by Nat 4

We had a small electrical fire at my house last night. An outdoor outlet became filled with water, short-circuited, and burned. I was never in contact with the outlet while it was on fire, yet the trace fumes I inhaled while removing it gave me a horrible headache; then I got dizzy and weak and felt really high for a few hours. This morning, I have a "hangover", still have a headache, and I feel very "fuzzy" and "out-of-it". Is it really possible that I damaged myself in some way from such a tiny exposure? It seems to me that it shouldn't be possible, but I still really feel like sh*t.

2007-10-18 03:45:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

When the roofers removed the old roof on a house trailer, they pointed out a 3 to 4 inch gap between the trusses where the trailer halves was put together. When they removed the old roof a .040 aluminum coil stock came up with the roof that over lapped the two halves. When they replaced the roof they didn't put any metal back , just over lapped the tar paper and put on ridge vents.
Now looking a few months later I noticed my foundation cracking in the center and cracks in my interior getting larger. Can I sue the roofer's for this is happening since they didn't put the aluminum back in the center?

2007-10-18 03:20:07 · 8 answers · asked by IndianaHoosier 5

It was stoping up, so we had the septic tank cleaned out but that did help for some reason. We moved the toliet and used a snake to try unstop it but that didn't work ,the water from the shower seems to come up the toliet pipe and when the shower is on the sink gurgles. Any help to fix this problem would be great. Thanks.

2007-10-18 02:51:56 · 10 answers · asked by Brandy C 3

2007-10-18 02:44:31 · 6 answers · asked by Bil Hl 1

I chiped the cube part and need to replace the square head. From past reaserach I found that the cube part and another part is attached. If you look at the picture the square and the circular part screws off. but when i try to twist with my hands it wont budge. What should I do? Here is the link to a similar looking pipe.
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/1037/dscn3680xt9.jpg

2007-10-18 01:36:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-18 01:19:38 · 3 answers · asked by rnedavis1 3

2007-10-18 01:02:01 · 3 answers · asked by keithquickjersey 1

It is soo gross everytime someone flushes the toilet it backs up into the bathtub! My landlord claims it is just clogged and is just giving me drain cleaner to fix it..but i think it definately has to be something more than that if it's backing up into the tub.

2007-10-17 22:45:17 · 9 answers · asked by Rochelle 1

Heating and a/c people?

2007-10-17 21:45:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anne 5

I am looking for a tall wooden post to buy for connecting electrical from the house to the barn. My old post is very deteriorated. I would say it is around 20 feet or so. I live in Rockford IL.

2007-10-17 18:38:43 · 8 answers · asked by radisa15@sbcglobal.net 1

wikipedia says welding aluminum by means of stick welding is possible but i have always been told TIG is the only way to weld aluminum. what do i need in order to stick weld aluminum?
BTW i have a Lincoln Electric AC 225 Stick Welder

2007-10-17 15:41:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok so outside we have a pool heater that we thought was broken. We took the valve thats on the gas pipe next to the heater out to see if there was any flow, and there wasn't any. The rest of our gas appliances work fine, but this pipe has no flow. Could their be another valve somewhere that is closed? Where could it be located, and what would it look like?

2007-10-17 15:39:08 · 3 answers · asked by Zain A 2

We moved into a new house a month ago and just discover some mold and damage on the bedroom ceiling due to the rain. The affected area is about 2 sq. ft. The builder is doing the repair work but it's very dusty in the room now. He exposed the dry wall and said let it air dry for a few days. Is this the proper way to get rid of the mold? Is there any way to control the dust while he's working in the room (e.g. some machine to suck the dust in)? Should I have someone check on the air quality and make sure that the mold is gone completely? I'm really concerned about the air quality coz we moved into the bedroom right next to it and I'm currently 6 months pregnant.

2007-10-17 15:10:28 · 3 answers · asked by annwoo99 1

They are small specs that I can grind into powder in my fingers. They don't appear to be mixing into my water (like soap or salt or some other saturation). They are coming out of my kitchen sink faucet, though my wife says she's seen them come out of the tub faucet, too.

1. What could it be?
2. Will I die if I injest it?

Thanks!

2007-10-17 14:59:00 · 4 answers · asked by Andy P 3

My front steps are damaged leading into my home, I have a landscaper coming soon to fix them, but until then I do not want to be responsible if someone falls on them. We have homeowners insurance, but until they are fixed, can I post "Use at your own risk" signs on them?

2007-10-17 13:48:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

P.S. I want to avoid spray paint.

2007-10-17 12:56:49 · 4 answers · asked by yellowhamster227 3

Ok so I have a washer, but it won't hold water unless the drain hose is pointed upwards, but the drain hole is on the floor.
What can I do to make this work?

2007-10-17 12:33:23 · 5 answers · asked by kaykay8170 1

I have a 7 year old Sears Gas Hot Water Heater. Several times when we have gone away for a day or more it seems as if the water heater went off and we only have luke warm water for a shower, etc. I go down to check the pilot lite and the burner is then working fine, and the hot water heater continues to work properly. Does anyone know what the problem might be?

2007-10-17 09:49:10 · 6 answers · asked by ecoblens 1

The garage was wired 3 years after the house. It worked great for a while and now, nothing. No outlet, switches or anything have power. Where do we begin the troubleshooting, and what so we need to use?

2007-10-17 09:39:56 · 9 answers · asked by akbecky23 3

I am having an existing concrete deck torn out around my in ground pool and a new one poured, my contractor removed most of the big chunks of concrete but left a bunch, some small some large...
I ask him was he planning to remove the chunks and put down rebar, he said, "No, no one does that anymore" And he was going to pour the cemet over the chunks, does this sound okay?

2007-10-17 09:25:32 · 14 answers · asked by BeachVol 1