Maintenance & Repairs - November 2007

A day ago I was trying to mow my yard and I first made sure that it had sufficient oil and gasoline. I primed it up and when I pulled on the cord it sparked for a second and I mowed about a foot of grass and it died. I tried to start it up again but it just made a really loud pop and it died again. Now every time I try to start it you it won't spark and start. I've just changed the spark plug in it and still the same results.

What could be wrong with it?

2007-11-20 07:19:49 · 10 answers · asked by EeE 4

One bedroom in our house is always hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It is on the northeast corner of the house on the second level, and it has one wall of windows which makes it susceptible to outside temps. Plus, it has two forced air vents for heat and A/C, and they are located on the ceiling next to the window, and nothing ever seems to be coming out of these vents. You can feel a little air coming out but it doesn't seem to affect the temp of the room very much. There is a celing fan, and I think it makes the room warmer in summer from the energy burn, and cooler in the winter from the air circulation. Any suggestions? (This is our nursery so we want to fix the problem)

2007-11-20 07:02:45 · 12 answers · asked by twinmom 4

i rent and my lease is over soon and to get this ***'s to fix anything is like pulling hair. my son takes a bath, is it bad for him to do so if there is rust forming. is there anything i can use to get rid of it myself? is there led in rust? this might me the dumbest question of all time. thanx for any input..

2007-11-20 07:00:58 · 8 answers · asked by chocolate 1

The water level in my toilet tank is a wee bit high and seeps into the overflow tube in the middle of the tank. All the posts I'm seeing refer to adjusting the float, but I don't have a float in the tank. I have a yellow plastic contraption on the left hand side, the black overflow tube in the middle, and the flap covering the hole on the bottom.

Is this a common set up for a toilet tank? What part of this set up can be causing the water to go too high?

2007-11-20 06:17:23 · 5 answers · asked by janehart21 2

I have a combi boiler and have come to top up the pressure via the tap which is under our stair case.
The problem is that when I turn the tap nothing happens!!
The tap has not been used for around 6 months.
My boiler shows on the pressure gauge as having zero pressure.
what can I do? and why is there no water gushing through when i turn the tap on under the stairs?
Please help???!!

2007-11-20 04:19:55 · 5 answers · asked by zippy 2

2007-11-20 02:44:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I can get the pilot lit and after a few minutes it goes out. What can I do or check?

2007-11-20 01:48:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

my wife gets up first, takes a 10 minute shower as normal and i have minimal hot water when i get in 10 minutes later.
this morning, i didn't turn the cold knob at all and the water coming out of the hot pipe was luke-warm.

i know that the solution is not a bigger tank... mine is normal size and should have plenty of hot water for 2, 10 minute showers.

what are other possibilities?
can i adjust the heater to warm up at 5am or something?
is it more of a plumbing issue than a water tank issue?

2007-11-20 01:06:02 · 8 answers · asked by JB 3

I fear my father has just got a bad job done by a group of chancers. So be it, it is now done, but I am wondering what I could do it to ensure it lasts a bit longer than I expect it will. Can I coat it with something? it does look a bit course, how do I make it shiney?

Any help greatly appreciated,
Mike

2007-11-20 00:50:31 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

We thought we could smell damp in our bathroom and removed the tiles around the bath, the walls are soaking and the water from the shower has been leaking into them.

Plasterboard, tiles etc will all need replacing? Would this be covered by insurance??

2007-11-20 00:40:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have noticed cracks in the upstairs walls a (most of them), and in the stairwell. These cracks are only at places where the ceiling meets the wall, or walls meet walls - nothing diagonal or random . It does not seem that there are cracks on our first level - but there is one in the stairwell. The one above the bed in my room definitely lets in a cold draft... Should I be concerned? Our house is about 3-4 years old, we bought it just a couple of months ago, and stupidly did not have a home inspection done. We live about 4 blocks from a smallish river, and the houses in our neighborhood get flooded basements when we have rain (we don't have a basement). Could the cracks be from bad drywall work, settling because of the damp area, or should I be much more worried than I am? Basically, do you think that it is mainly cosmetic, or do we have structural integrity problems?

Thanks!

2007-11-19 20:51:40 · 3 answers · asked by Only_my_opinion 4

my washing machines spin cycle isn't working all the cycles work up to that point then it stops working and the water is just sitting in it?

2007-11-19 18:30:35 · 9 answers · asked by myshell_rider 1

2007-11-19 15:17:22 · 1 answers · asked by managermom 2

My wife passed away a few years ago, and ever since it collects dust, (can't imagine why). But my ? is why and how do I prevent it? Other than the obvious. I do not have central air and I still live by myself plus my Huskie whom(or is it who) is mostly outside. Lee

2007-11-19 15:05:39 · 8 answers · asked by I feel better 5

What actually happens to the wood when it rots?

2007-11-19 12:56:40 · 7 answers · asked by rikkilyn 3

I need to replace a toilet. At Home Depot, there were about 20 different choices.

1) is there any difference in the "footprints" where the new toilet will fit over the old floor space, which of course is cut out of the floor?

2) Are there real differences in flushing quality? The toilets range from $79.00 to over $400.00. I expect you get what you pay for, but if there are no flushing differences, I would prefer the cheaper unit.

Any advice?????

2007-11-19 12:55:12 · 9 answers · asked by nathan_strahl 1

everytime we turn the temp up on our furnace, it makes a loud whistling kind of noise "alarm kind of noise according to my mom" she thinks our house is going to blow up lol...is this normal for it to make this noise? is it dangerous? please let me know if ne one knows anything about this

2007-11-19 12:49:19 · 3 answers · asked by Big M 1

I need a home remedy that will help unclog my sink. Standing water on both sides and do not have ride to store to pick up draino.

2007-11-19 12:39:30 · 6 answers · asked by Bilinda G 6

2007-11-19 10:11:08 · 6 answers · asked by Genesis A 2

2007-11-19 09:43:53 · 12 answers · asked by Mike G 1

Any good tips for my problem?

2007-11-19 09:43:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-19 09:36:45 · 2 answers · asked by skookum123 2

I rented a room at one lady's for a year and a half. After a year my bed broke. Not because i was jumping on it, it just broke, guess it was a bit old (before that an thin old table,too). So my landlady was smart enough to offer me to get the bed for which i had to pay! She didnt have to,as i got a bed for free from my friend (of better quality she wanted to get me). Well,now,that is 6months late

2007-11-19 09:27:10 · 6 answers · asked by happy_bonny 1

The seal between the door and the tub has a piece torn out of it and it leaks. I was told it would cost $170 to fix and I was wondering if there is any "bandaid" type fix I can do until we have the money. Someone said I could try duct tape, but I doubt that would create the seal in order to keep water from leaking out.

It's not a lot of water and the piece torn out is about a half of an inch. I know I could probably even fix the seal myself when I had the time.

Any ideas on quick fixes would be great, I need my washer! :)

Thanks in advance for your help.

2007-11-19 09:09:35 · 5 answers · asked by Ellinorianne 3

I have a Gibson GL1RA furnace, and need to replace the draft inducer... anyone know of a good website that would have affordable parts for furnaces.... I didnt realize this was a $300 part. Thanks in advance, and happy thanksgiving!!!!

2007-11-19 09:07:40 · 3 answers · asked by o.g 2

my toilet keeps going on and off through the night...then a big bang in the pipes......how can I fix it besides turning off the water!!!?

2007-11-19 09:06:28 · 4 answers · asked by Marilyn S 1

Lately, about a week ago, our shower water will be fine for a few minutes then it will get really hot, then really cold then back to normal for a while. Whats the problem?

2007-11-19 09:02:51 · 5 answers · asked by megaca_2004 4

I got blue paint on my white shirt while i was in art class. I brought it home put some shout on it and soaked in hot water but that didnt help the stain's still there. HHHHHHHEEEEEEEELLLLPPPPPPP !!!!!!!!!
I LOVE THIS SHIRT WHAT TO DO ?????????

2007-11-19 07:01:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

We are renovating our living room and have opened up the original inglenook fireplace. We've fitted a large canopy and register plate and the chimney itself is huge. However, smoke is entering the room.
At the same time as restoring the fireplace, we removed the ceiling and plan to expose the beams. However, we thought we could leave this job until the spring. But when we lit the fire for the 1st time last week, the room slowly filled with smoke. It might sound like a stupid question, but will replacing the ceiling improve the situation? Or are we going to have to forfeit the open fire and get a log burner? Hope someone can help? Cheers, Steve

2007-11-19 06:43:21 · 7 answers · asked by stengunsteve 2

2007-11-19 06:36:35 · 7 answers · asked by jthorrd 1