Maintenance & Repairs - November 2007

I was thinking about buying a new mattress for my bed, but I was wondering if I should replace the box spring as well. Do box springs get damaged over time like mattresses do?

2007-11-13 01:33:27 · 8 answers · asked by Steph Z 2

my stepdaughter boiled the spaghetti noodles and was on the phone well the noodles were real mushy and the ones on the bottom burned to the bottom of my stainless steel pot...I have uses a brillo after soaking and it really is not working...I was at school this night..however I did let her know just turn it off if you are going to be on the phone...scared next time it maybe the house....please someone help me if you know cause I can't afford to replace pots...it is a stainless steel copper bottom the bottom of it is thick...Revere ware..

2007-11-13 01:30:10 · 18 answers · asked by suzy2971 1

Hi, I'm trying to put together my own lawn mower for pulling behind my 35hp old tractor. I'm from India and nobody makes powered tow-able mowers here. I have a 12hp diesel engine from an old pump which I can mount onto a deck. My family's property has very tall grass but also has hidden rocks. I wanted to know,
1. what's the best way to make sure that the blade or crankshaft do not get damaged when the blade hits a rock?
2. I'll import 20"+ blades, what are the best mulching and regular cutting blades you recommend?
3. How do you adjust cutting height? In some areas we want it tall, at others a close cut. Is this done at the crankshaft spindle, or
4. What's a recommended cutting RPM? I'll need this to decide if I have to gear or pulley down the speed from engine RPM or take a direct drive.

2007-11-13 00:41:15 · 3 answers · asked by WizardofID 3

I want to repoint the back of my chimneybreast, as I want to use it with an open fire. The house dates back to 1905, how should I repoint this, and what should I use to do it?

2007-11-12 22:53:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-12 18:47:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-12 18:19:37 · 7 answers · asked by mike x 1

2007-11-12 17:28:31 · 5 answers · asked by LUPANUS 1

Does the water really stay hot, or just lukewarm and how long have you had it?

2007-11-12 16:56:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

The leak is right up against the bowl where the water flows into it from the tank.

2007-11-12 16:39:12 · 5 answers · asked by vjg1972 1

I am trying to repair a couple of holes in an existing wall that has been finished with an orange peel texture and painted. The problem is, when I try to feather the edges of the new patch, the existing texture makes the new joint compund on the patch have a zillion ridges. I have tried sanding the existing painted texture down around the patch, but it seems to be hard as a rock..... Does anyone have a trick to overcome this problem? I want the newly repaired and textured patch to blend in as best as possible with the existing wall.

2007-11-12 15:54:11 · 3 answers · asked by joey24 1

I need to level a bathroom floor and am curious if I can use the self leveler followed by metal lath, thinset then tile. The back of the self leveler stated not recommended for OSB, however that is my sub floor and if I use a cement board on top, it would raise the floor too high in relation to the hallway.

2007-11-12 14:52:30 · 4 answers · asked by SPR 1

We placed a hot pan on a cold cookie sheet then put it on a wood table. Obviously the heat transfered and has left white marks. Any suggestions other than refinishing?

Thanks!

2007-11-12 14:38:51 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

My sink is clogged with something but I have no clue what it is. Do you have any suggestions on how to unclog it (short of calling the plumber)? The water in it just goes down super sloooowwwlyyyyyyy. I tried boiling water, but it didn't work. Someone also said to try a plunger, but that got me nowhere except for now there's tiny pieces of poop floating in my sink! lol. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

2007-11-12 14:36:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I live in an apartment and I have a wall A/C Unit. Last night noticed a wet spot on my carpet. When i woke up this morning the wet spot was bigger. I called the maintance people in my complex and they came out and said my A/C Filter was very dirty and it caused something to clog and that is why I had the water issue. The water backed up in my unit. All he did was vaccum the water out and put a new filter. Well, Now the A/C Unit is making a water dripping noise everytime it comes on and it is still making the carpet wet. Will this problem go away or should I call them again tomorrow to come out and look at it. I am worried they will blame me for the A/C breaking if it has to be repaired.

Thanks

2007-11-12 14:26:47 · 5 answers · asked by Ron 1

a bedroom fuse keeps blowing, even though it's not being overloaded. the room's overhead lights are on a separate fuse and aren't affected...but the wall plugs, which have a lamp and clock radio plugged in--keep blowing. odd thing is, sometimes it comes back on, on it's own without "resetting" it. (panel is outside so i didn't switch it once, and it later came on by itself.) it's in the baby's room, and at night we keep music on the clock radio going on all night--but other than that, just a night light is in use when this happens. this also happens when nothing is on. (except the clock radio is plugged in) it also affects wall plugs in another bedroom, in which i have my computer plugged into.
know what could be causing it and how to fix it?
thanks!
this is the only fuse in the house that does this. new construcion, home is less than 2 years old.

2007-11-12 14:08:23 · 12 answers · asked by AdoringK 3

Even when my touch lamp is turned off,it will go from dim to bright and then shut off. Also,I noticed tonight that my ceiling light in my dining room is doing the same thing.

2007-11-12 14:03:57 · 4 answers · asked by happygma 3

I turned on the bathroom light and power to all the bedrooms went out. The main circuit breaker is not tripped though. Turned them of and back on to be sure of this. I just replaced all the light switches on the circuit prior to this. Three bedrooms and the kitchen. When I replaced the bathroom light switch I accidentially arced the wire causing it to spark. After the power outage I checked the wires to make sure that they were secure. They are. But where I touched the screwdriver to the wire there is a burn mark. I think that the switch is blown. Also I noticed that the circuit breaker in the plug outlet in the bathroom is tripped and wont reset. Is this due to the power not working or could this also be the cause.

2007-11-12 13:56:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

It's greasy...

2007-11-12 12:35:54 · 5 answers · asked by swtjudeblu 1

2007-11-12 11:39:24 · 7 answers · asked by LOL 3

I had the plumbers in here on Friday to install a cutoff valve in hopes of getting a new refrigerator soon. I just had a "floating" vinyl floor installed 6 months ago. Good Armstrong high quality flooring. When the plumber moved my old peg-legged (no rollers on this baby) refrigerator he tore and "X" 4 inch by 4 inch section of my new flooring. They want to patch it. I say replace it. If it had been 4 or 5 years old I could live with a patch. I saved a long time to get this flooring installed. I paid cash for the materials and installation. What would you do??

2007-11-12 11:07:12 · 11 answers · asked by DEBBIE J 1

I have 115v line buried in conduit to my shed from the house. The wire guage is #12. I need 220v, can I use the 12 gauge wire or do I need to pull in a 10 gauge or larger. My shed is about 90ft from the house.

2007-11-12 10:52:47 · 6 answers · asked by gittyuprv 2

It might seem like there is an obvious answer but each year I have the same problem. I have an aluminium framed greenhouse and each year, I affix the bubblewrap between the glass and the frame area and add some tape but as the winter months pass and with usage, the bubblewrap eventually falls out of the frame. So any ideas of a better way to fix the bubblewrap. Thanks.

2007-11-12 10:49:11 · 3 answers · asked by mseeya 2

Dishwasher is making a load growling sound at the time it in use.
what could this be?

2007-11-12 10:02:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-12 09:07:33 · 9 answers · asked by globetrotters93 1

2007-11-12 08:44:48 · 6 answers · asked by Rita P 1

2007-11-12 08:43:46 · 5 answers · asked by Randy L 1

Neither of 2 batteries I have has a label that indicates its type, but a charger I just bought requires that I push a button to make a choice. The old battery has two rectangular caps on top, but I don't think they're supposed to come off, so its probably maintenance-free. The new one has nothing similar to that on its top. How do I know which is the safe setting?

2007-11-12 08:03:20 · 1 answers · asked by Frosty 6

First, I changed the battery in the remote which didn't help. Then, I wondered if I may have bumped the code on the remote and changed it. When I look into the motor, there is now numbered code to match that of the remote. What do I do?

2007-11-12 07:58:46 · 2 answers · asked by Emerson 5

I have a 50 ft air hose. Can I buy another 100 ft air hose and hook that one up to the original hose, to make it a total 150 hose ?? Or do I have to buy one hose at 100 ft long ??

2007-11-12 07:17:18 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-12 07:04:48 · 3 answers · asked by jeff d 1