Maintenance & Repairs - November 2007

How do I fix it?

2007-11-14 14:28:22 · 4 answers · asked by outlaw07480 2

My husband noticed a leak from a pipe underneath our kitchen sink. He went to Lowes and bought a new brass pipe. Turned off the main water valve and there is still water leaking out of the new pipe (where he is trying to sauder it). He got the top saudered ok...the bottom part is leaking cold water and he can't sauder it together! PLEASE HELP URGENT!

2007-11-14 14:19:27 · 12 answers · asked by sunnysideup 4

ok so, i found boric acid, finally. they had it at the drugstore behind the counter! anyways i have sprinkled it EVERYwhere. ( i really really want the roaches dead!) has anyone used boric acid to kill cockroaches? is it really effective? how long does it take to notice a difference?

2007-11-14 13:54:30 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

A lamp that I have in my foyer, it has brand new wiring in it, will go off stay off for a few seconds then come back on. The light in my bath room will go off and on also. What is causing this and should I have an electrician come in and look at it?

2007-11-14 13:32:53 · 22 answers · asked by Lisa 4

or will it peel off, because i just recently painted my house and the roof doesnt match, do i have to put a new roof or can i just paint it?

2007-11-14 13:07:43 · 8 answers · asked by homie_4_real 2

We think the towel went down into the pipes. When he replaced seal and toilet a few days later we heard this "bloop! bloop!" in toilet. The water is slow to go down in toilet and slow to drain out of sink in that bathroom. When we run shower, we hear the "bloop! bloop!" The pipes have mega leaked in basement when the bath water has drained. The "bloop!" can be heard when running kitchen sink. The main pipe under the bathroom in the basement has been snaked with a 25' and 50'. Also called plumber who used 100' snake. Was fine for a week or so, but now the "bloop" is suddenly back! I heard the "bloop" earlier tonight when flushing toilet in other bathroom. What is going on? What is the reasoning behind the "bloop"? Can anyone help? I want to call plumber again, but husband is mad and doesn't want me to!

2007-11-14 13:05:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

My mom was timing the food on the stove on the microwave because she didn't know how to use the timer on the microwave so I stopped the microwave and put the remaining time on the timer on the microwave. It worked for a few minutes but then the microwave went out.

Why? Was it because the microwave got to hot?

B/c the microwave was hot when I stopped it and put the time on the timer.

Still is, once it cools down i am hoping it works.

If not thats one more thing that has stopped working in the house.

2007-11-14 11:49:07 · 2 answers · asked by Koter Boters misses Rufus! 6

It's in my bedroom and I don't want to replace it.

Also, it makes a strange noise whenever it's running.
How can I fix that?

2007-11-14 11:39:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-14 09:07:15 · 3 answers · asked by eetrab21 1

Repair or replace? Ive cleaned underneath, always check lint at every old, and replaced the exhaust vent leading to roof and cleanned the pipe. Should I throw in the towel and buy a new one or replace some sort of burner?

2007-11-14 08:55:51 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-14 07:40:46 · 6 answers · asked by ken 1

2007-11-14 07:10:56 · 4 answers · asked by bon50dave 1

2007-11-14 07:10:47 · 10 answers · asked by Jackie S 1

2007-11-14 03:48:29 · 6 answers · asked by PegBundyWannabe 5

2007-11-14 03:37:45 · 4 answers · asked by larry_m_92551 1

My boyfriend and I are in the process of buying a mobile home and putting it on a piece of land that was giving to me by my Dad. Does anyone have an idea of how much it will cost to get the electric hooked up? The main powerlines are actually located on our property so therefore, it wont be very far to have to run a line and we also already have a pole (that was leftover from one of my Dads projects)...?

2007-11-14 02:50:22 · 3 answers · asked by Aubree's Mommy♥ 6

i want to replace them after raising money, but the administration said that they have to be heavy duty to meet the districts requirements...does anyone know what these kinds of mirrors are called or where i might be able to find them? thanks

2007-11-14 02:47:57 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

We purchased a house built in 1975 with metal pipes. It has a lot of rust and minerals that comes out of the pipes when the plumbing system is idle for a number of days. We decided to install a water softener and now, we're regularly encountering leaks and busted lines. We're assuming that the calcium build up in the old pipes kept the corrosion plugged up. Now that the softened water is running through, it's removing the calcium and allowing water to escape through the corroded pipes. Is this what's happening? I thought the ion exchange could only happen at the WS unit itself.

2007-11-14 02:34:05 · 5 answers · asked by Bionerd 1

We just bought a dishwasher and we got the plumping and water hooked up. Now we just need electricity. Instead of a plug in it's 2 wires. How do I do this? I know it need to be hooked up to the breaker box somehow, which is right underneath the floor of where the dishwasher will be. Will I need more wire? And fuses? Special tools? Help, thanks!

2007-11-14 02:22:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-14 01:48:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

We're a family of 4 in the northeast, in a house with a well and pump system. The house was built in '78 and the pump looks old, so I think it might be original equipment. It may have been serviced in '00, but I'm not entirely sure.

I want to know (or referal to a great website) about required maintenance, general life expectance of the pump and if there are any safety concerns, etc.

Our basement flooded last spring and my neighbor said hers flooded, too, and her water came up at the pump...I think ours did, too. What probably happened?

2007-11-14 01:45:00 · 1 answers · asked by NEWTOME 3

I like this house but not the water source. I'd like to convert it to town water from private water and am wondering if I can afford the change. If you can also let me know whom I should talk to, it'll be very helpful. Thanks!

2007-11-14 01:31:38 · 3 answers · asked by Y H 1

note: i have a gas back boiler with a seperate control panel,if set on a timer and the heatings off,does gas still flow to the boiler?ie costing me money!

2007-11-14 01:31:24 · 6 answers · asked by natgabelilly 1

It is a Delta faucet and is supposed be "dripless", yet, drip it does.

2007-11-14 01:11:49 · 5 answers · asked by ETS 1

My plumber told me to stop using Charmin and use only Cottonelle. Anyone familiar with this please tell me if it makes any difference. He also told me that I could not flush used tampons down the toilet. I have had a lot of trouble recently with my toilets backing up and they say I have to replace terra cotta pipes to fix the problem.

2007-11-14 01:08:00 · 5 answers · asked by Doodles 7

my furnace fuel pump has been replaced just yesterday, and there is disgusting smoke coming out of the blower that attaches to the furnace. it's burning , you can hear the firing go on, but the smoke doesn't make sense. anyone out there who knows furnaces?

2007-11-14 00:44:57 · 3 answers · asked by olegirl00@sbcglobal.net 1

2007-11-13 22:44:46 · 3 answers · asked by Andy J 1

I just bought a trailer. I am a single mom with an income just barely enough to survive. I have about $50 dollars a month after paying bills. I need to know if this is something that I can fix or if I need to hire a professional. If I need to hire someone, how much will it cost me? Please help! My water bill was $184 this month its normally $50

2007-11-13 21:59:54 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

There's got to be a way. I live in an apartment and we try to keep it nice to get our outrageous deposit back,but sometimes sh*t happens,like my boyfriend punching a hole in the closet door. I'm gonna try to fix it!
It's an interior door,so its made of that cheap stuff you usually see,but I don't know what it's called. It looks like it's two maybe 1/4-inch-thick layers of plywood? I don't think it has anything in the middle. The hole is only through one side,and the way it caved in makes it so I can't pull the material back level with the rest of the door. I can't pull it at all. I thought about cutting a tiny piece out on the edge of the hole so I can get behind it and push it out,maybe fill it with something so it'll stay and then glue it all back,but I don't have anything strong enough to cut through that material. What I do have is any kind of glue you can imagine(craft stuff)and other household materials. I can't afford the paint they used,but it's all still there in chips!

2007-11-13 20:04:12 · 5 answers · asked by Nénuphar 4

My dishwasher isn't working all of sudden. Does dishwashers have a fuse in the back? Or, do dishwashers need to be repaired or parts replaced by a technician?

2007-11-13 19:52:27 · 3 answers · asked by Dumbo 3