Maintenance & Repairs - October 2007

its called pressure vacuum breaker. The water started leaking out the top. I removed the screw down cap and found the plastic piece was broken. can i replace this with a regular cap or should i replace the entire valve section?

2007-10-23 08:15:03 · 2 answers · asked by Dave M 1

its a cs 100 (cafe swiss). its a beans to cup espresso maker that no longer seems to pump the water through to the compression part. It produces hot water and steam through the milk frother but when i try a rinse cycle it buzzes for a second or two but no water comes through.

2007-10-23 08:15:01 · 3 answers · asked by brendanpoole 1

the old heating element burned up and i want to cheat by rolling up some wire that is the same size will it work?

2007-10-23 08:12:23 · 7 answers · asked by dan/sherry c 1

2007-10-23 08:07:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

The power went out at my house this afternoon when I needed to leave for work, so I pulled the red manual release cord on my garage door and then opened it manually. After pulling my car out, I got out and shut the garage door from inside of the garage, and I thought the door would then “click” back into the garage door pulley. My problem is that when the garage door is completely shut, the pulley is still in front of the door when it is completely closed.

What should I do? My plan is, when I get home tonight, to manually open the door and then click my remote door opener so that the pulley will rise up and then (hopefully) re-engage the door. Is that a good idea or is there a better idea?

2007-10-23 07:48:41 · 7 answers · asked by JackRoyerton 1

I have a room addition without heat so I use a small electric heater. But I cannot use it any longer because it blows the circuit breaker everytime. Has anyone out there ever purchased a "EdenPURE" portable heater? Their full page ad appears in newspapers. The cost is at least $300, but I would be willing to pay that if it would NOT blow my circuits. Has anyone had any problems using this heater drawing too much power? And doing exactly what the old one does. Thank you...

2007-10-23 05:50:27 · 4 answers · asked by kingsley 6

there is power already installed where the cooker needs to go, it just needs wiring up.

2007-10-23 05:47:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

any idea who to call ? how to fix ? is this major or minir ..

prob seems to be the things that pulll gget stuck .. steal things ?

2007-10-23 05:02:57 · 6 answers · asked by Mildred S 6

There is a small amount of rust around the hot water supply line, where the cut off under the sink is. There is a very small leak. I can't afford to call a plumber. Do I have to remove the coupling from the pipe coming from the wall, or can I just wrap it or seal it with some type of plumber's caulk or tape?

2007-10-23 03:51:05 · 5 answers · asked by Janet M 2

Every Fall/Winter, I see news stories of space heaters causing home fires. I have not used them in the past but in our new home it will be unavoidable to use one in the basement. Idon't know which is the safest type to buy.

2007-10-23 01:43:24 · 4 answers · asked by ambivalentambiance 2

Just started leaking early this morning, never leaked before. It's supposed to rain here until Friday. Any Ideas?

2007-10-23 01:31:10 · 9 answers · asked by femalepit 2

4 HP ,Briggs & Stratton. I

t backfired hard and blew a puff of white smoke out of the exhaust and would NOT start back up.

It was too dark out to troubleshoot.

There was fuel in the tank.

Any suggestions/ tips?

2007-10-23 01:21:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

This morning my husband turned on our heater for the first time since we moved in to a new house. A little while later my bathroom was filled with smoke and the fire alarms were going crazy. It had a smell of hot glue guns and wood. It eventually went away without anything else happening. Why was there so much smoke? Should I do something about this? I have tried to contact the builder but he is always too busy to come take a look when anything goes wrong.

2007-10-23 01:19:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-23 00:52:32 · 10 answers · asked by moanalisa 4

I received an estimate of $9 per foot installed. I was wondering how much the guards themselves cost per foot and how much was labor. Also anyone have this type of guard and are you happy with it or do you think it is a waste of money?

2007-10-22 18:14:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

While investigating a leak under kitchen sink I discovered cracks in the p-trap and trap arm (the part coming out of the wall). It looks like the arm is glued in place and is definitely leaking.

How can I fix this? Do I need to Cut the pipe or is there some other way of stopping the leak? If I cut it, how can I make sure I don't break the pipe coming out of my wall? Any tricks for this?

It looks like whoever installed the pipes forced them in to accomodate the disposal. Rather than rethinking their pipe layout, they just forced them all in and over time the pipes cracked. I'll rework the pipes to relieve the stress once I get the new p-trap arm in.

Thanks for the help.
-Mike

2007-10-22 17:45:01 · 3 answers · asked by Mike M 1

i just bought a cabin, the builder wraped the whole inside with plastic before finishing it. was this a good idea, or will condensation build up ? floors and cieling also.

2007-10-22 14:17:29 · 4 answers · asked by animalley 1

I just bought a new house and needs a part put into the well but it is baried in the back yard but we don't no where...HELP!!!

2007-10-22 13:48:37 · 8 answers · asked by Alicia 1

To repair squeaky wood floors, should they be nailed down first with screws, than reinforce with cement Wonder Boards to keep them secured. Please advise.

2007-10-22 13:45:55 · 4 answers · asked by Ziggy1 1

2007-10-22 13:24:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

A lightbulb just fell from the ceiling of my house and the bottom piece of the bulb is stuck in that whole thing in the ceiling.How do I get it out do I need any special tools?

2007-10-22 12:33:39 · 5 answers · asked by Traci G 1

my oven has just made a banging noise and a little bit of smoke came out of it now it wont work,its an electric oven with a seperate hob.it will turn on and the fan works but it wont heat up.anybody got any ideas whats wrong with it and do you think i should get it repaired or just buy a new one.

2007-10-22 12:18:26 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Help. I need some ideas for a space heater that will heat a large bedroom but also be portable enough for my 83 year old mom to move around. It needs to be safe too! So I don't worry. Any ideas?

2007-10-22 11:32:05 · 6 answers · asked by mrsR 1

I need to put in a new circuit breaker in my house, from an old fuse box. Does that require us to re-wire our house?

2007-10-22 09:55:51 · 4 answers · asked by sunflower0139 2

What is the best way to deal with termites.

2007-10-22 09:10:22 · 6 answers · asked by Sponge B 1

I have a second glass panel over my window that I want to open. Its attached with some rubbery plaster material. Any ideas on how to remove it?

2007-10-22 09:09:20 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

What will be the best protective coat for my wood dog house? I live in LA where sunray is pretty strong as well as morning dew and stuff. What is your recommendation on wood trestment for the dog house to maintain fresh look for years to come?

Thank you in advance!!!

2007-10-22 08:53:36 · 5 answers · asked by trapeak 2

we're renting an apartment and we haven't had hot water in over a month now. We had our power company (who install and mantain the water heaters in our area) come in and take a look. Everything seemed fine with the hot water heater, it was turned up high enough, and the pipe leading from it was hot. The strange thing is, we get hot water in our shower if we turn on the kitchen tap. But that is the ONLY time we get hot water anywhere in the house. The kitchen tap sporadically will turn hot for 30 seconds or so then goes back to luke warm or cold. The only thing I can see that is odd is that our tap in the kitchen is opposite (it runs somewhat warm when its on the labelled cold side, and vice versa). Our landlord has apparently been in touch with our power company and he claims they just need to change our hot water tank but we've had problems with our landlord before so it may be he's trying to get out of a bigger job then what it really is. Anyone know what the problem may be?

2007-10-22 08:42:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

There is a slow drip in my basement coming down from behind the wall directly behind the Bathtub faucet. The faucet fixture is an old sears homart fixture and when I turn the water on it is leaking back into the faceplate of the faucet then behind the wall. I can tell this because the faceplate drips into the tub, and it also leaks out of the shower engager. How do I fix this without taking the tile and wall apart to change out the fixture? The nozzle doesn't really screw in tight. It finishs its turn tight only into an upright position. I think the washer behind it may also be deteriorated. Shouldnt the washer also keep water from leaking behind it? Anyway, any thoughts on the subject would be helpful. Thank you so much.

2007-10-22 08:39:13 · 2 answers · asked by kokopelli4luck 1

2007-10-22 08:32:03 · 5 answers · asked by barry c 1