Maintenance & Repairs - November 2007

I flipped a switch in my office and the lights and outlets went out in a couple other rooms too. It wasn't the breaker that would be too easy. I used my tester and found that all of the outlets/switches that aren't working have juice to the neutral, hot and ground. It's also an old house so there is no common sense to what wires run to what devices. What could cause everything to be "hot"?

2007-11-11 12:30:52 · 4 answers · asked by ken_d_3911 1

i rent an apt. and have a dog who enjoys nibbling and digging in my carpet... total sq. ft damage is about 2 sq. ft... i have matching carpet remnant and tried to fix it myselt but am not satisfied with the results...

2007-11-11 12:18:54 · 1 answers · asked by austin_patty76 1

2007-11-11 12:15:20 · 5 answers · asked by James W 1

we are moving into a house w/ a septic take with an aerator we were just wondering if it is alright to flush tampons down the toilet? we don't want any problems down the line. thanks

2007-11-11 12:00:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

The unit is a Bradford White, 40 Gallon, model # MI 40560513. It is less than 5 years old. This problem first occured approximately one week ago. Since I have to reset the breaker at least twice daily.

2007-11-11 11:59:51 · 6 answers · asked by KEVIN C 1

2007-11-11 11:34:49 · 2 answers · asked by Mister Bluz 1

Putting in an external vent in my bathroom is not practical and although certain times of the year I use a small space heater, this is not enough to reduce the moisture to my liking after taking a hot shower. I'm looking for any alternatives to reduce the humidity and moisture in my bathroom.

Thanks in advance for all serious and thoughtful answers.

2007-11-11 10:33:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Have good pressure outside the house. the house is on a water well, could it be that the well is to far from the house.

2007-11-11 10:10:55 · 4 answers · asked by dan r 1

we checked the filters on end of hose and and the one at end of faucet. What's up?

2007-11-11 09:46:42 · 2 answers · asked by Janie333 2

2007-11-11 09:34:11 · 2 answers · asked by Marcelo G 2

I have a Sears 1970's chainsaw model 358.352050. Can someone explain how the automatic chain oiler works /or direct me to a website that gives a picture breakdown of the saw and oiler. Mine stopped working & I would like to fix it.

2007-11-11 09:04:24 · 2 answers · asked by rob y 1

A giant branch has fallen in front of my steps before and luckily it was 5 mins after my friend walked in. Also some of our cable lines passes through the giant tree before reaching my house. Also the tree for some reason over the past 3 years have been increasingly raining sap and huge droplets at that all over my dad's car and front yard. It's horrible, the pine needles are constantly falling down and also slowly destroying the car as well by slowly seeping into cracks and creating gaps in the car's molding (we don't have an indoor garage).

Bottom line, the giant pine tree is hurting our property and almost injured a visitor. Want to cut down tree but has very low income. I heard cutting down the tree (25ft estimate) costs about $2 - $3000. Any helpful information on getting the tree cut down cheap or free would be appreciated. Thanks.

2007-11-11 08:22:02 · 11 answers · asked by Taevion 3

2007-11-11 07:40:06 · 22 answers · asked by Dawn C 1

2007-11-11 07:30:34 · 4 answers · asked by Deb 1

I just had a new opener installed and read the directions to the wireless keypad. It seems to be a simple thing to zero out an old pin number and enter in a new one. It's so easy, in fact, that it seems like I could take these instructions, wander around neighborhood homes until I find similar units, and reprogram keypads and gain entry to people's garages. Am I missing something here, or is this a really ridiculous security flaw?

2007-11-11 03:28:43 · 9 answers · asked by usafsooner 1

I'm tired of spending good money to unclog the bathroom pipes in this old home I'm renting, especially when they're nothing but very harsh chemicals that will eventually fing their way into the groung and ground water. Is there a safe AND effective way to handle this problem?

2007-11-11 03:08:05 · 2 answers · asked by Diane G 2

renovation, wood it be good parenting to get permission from
the local farmer to run my children through his sheepdip before
setting off to school?


My kingdom for a horse.

2007-11-11 02:39:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am trying to make a flare connection on my gas heater and I have to put a tee in the line to run gas from the other heater source. I have tried to flare it like the flaring tool package told me. I don't think I am positioning the flaring tool at the right depth.

2007-11-11 02:10:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-11 01:44:23 · 9 answers · asked by Geno 1

I've been in my new house for 3 years now, and have a large water heater. Last night took a bath and the hot water didn't last long. Do I need to drain it?

2007-11-11 00:05:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

HI I have just become a qualified electrical installer but I'm a bit confused about something i've just read, Di-log has advertised a new Multi-function tester and on the advert it says it's the first 17th edition tester. Does this mean the fluke 1652 Which I am wanting to buy will not be any use anymore???
If i think of it logically then any multifunction tester will do as long as it does the main testings,
continuity test
insulation resistance
Ze & Zs
RCD Trip time test

Can anyone give me an insight on this??

Thanks in advance

2007-11-10 22:45:42 · 4 answers · asked by omm4r 1

Ihave four plug sockets in my room but they're all miles apart so I can't use them all for something in one area, at the moment each one of these sockets is letting through 1200volts per hourso all together my room takes 4800volts at per hour and my electricals are either on stand-by or swirched on. Now my rooms only ment to take 960volts per hour and that's almost 5times less then what my room takes in. A couple of months ago though I was on my computer and I switched it off and went to unplug it and a huge flame came out the 5 plug extension socket and that tripped the main fuse down stairs and also took out all 24 fuses I have in my room.
How can I prevent this from happening again?

2007-11-10 22:22:42 · 6 answers · asked by Lily R 6

It's never enough and so annoying! Sorry to break the Sunday morning calm... back to the diy shop...

2007-11-10 21:05:40 · 9 answers · asked by Innocuous pen... 4

I have just moved house and found the shower, a 9.5kw Triton shower, only delivers a light spray. The pressure from the cold tap in the bathromm is strong but the shower pressure is driving us nuts. Can anyone advise me as to what the best remedy would be and/or whether I need a plumber or electrician? Would a pump help the pressure in the shower?

2007-11-10 20:20:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

We have rather large living room that slopes. It may not be noticeable for some people but it sure is to us. Fortunately our floor is still unfinished (we will be finishing it in the next year..)

Is this costly to fix and/or is this an easy enough for us to do it ourselves? We don't have a ton of money but we would like to look after this so it may not "cost us" (dearly) when it comes to reselling in the future.

2007-11-10 15:51:28 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Model Number: 106 70182000 Does the icemaker have a filter for this particular model? If so, where is it?

2007-11-10 15:05:26 · 4 answers · asked by theplasticcanvasgal 2

The water won't shut off when it's filling.

Is there a sensor somewhere that says when the water is full?

2007-11-10 14:44:22 · 4 answers · asked by JoeIQ 4

2007-11-10 14:23:45 · 7 answers · asked by sheriguertin.5792 1

What I mean is the plate inside the heater barrell where the flame/heat comes out ( I call this the deffuser ) needs to be replaced and where do I get one ? The sites that I have gone to do not show this as a replacement part but it should be because they all go bad from the tremendous heat load on them ...

2007-11-10 14:12:08 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-10 13:43:55 · 6 answers · asked by Linda H 1