Maintenance & Repairs - November 2007

2007-11-29 08:02:15 · 3 answers · asked by Tom S 1

could somebody tell me?

2007-11-29 06:12:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or what do you set it to? And do you set it real low to try to save money? Or do you end up turning it way to high?

2007-11-29 05:18:58 · 8 answers · asked by Pen 5

2007-11-29 04:55:45 · 8 answers · asked by allison d 1

2007-11-29 04:44:26 · 11 answers · asked by travis b 1

That was $8000.00 worth of work, then,......NOW they want an additional $1200.00 to "inject chlorine" into the field?? Am I being ripped off?

2007-11-29 04:36:10 · 3 answers · asked by blindsblindsenglewood 3

20 years or more built up on the outside windows can not see clearly out of them windex and vinegar does not work

2007-11-29 03:46:33 · 11 answers · asked by Heather H 1

I need an upright vacuum which would be used at least twice a month. I have two teenage daughters (with countless makeup products to be cleaned off the floor and two toy poodles that shed a bit. trying to decided which is better since our upright vacuum now has a bag. which is better in your opinion, bag or canister? and it would have to be fairly light so we can carry it upstairs. price is no matter. also, where might be the bext place to get a vacuum?

2007-11-29 01:58:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

The entire space between the liner and the bath is filled with water and it is starting to pull away from the wall on two sides. We are going to be redoing the bathroom within 2 months, but in the meantime how can we get the water out and still use the bathtub?

2007-11-29 01:45:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-28 23:35:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have an industrial sewing machine and the foot has jammed neither up nor down, so it is impossible to sew!
It had been stood for a long time and I have dowsed it in WD40, the oil in the machine is fine.
It seems to be the shaft (with the foot on the bottom) which has siezed, any ideas?

2007-11-28 22:44:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My wall and ceiling is skim coated and finished with 1 coat of sealer and 2 coat of finish paint.

2007-11-28 17:30:26 · 2 answers · asked by aries t 1

2007-11-28 15:47:07 · 11 answers · asked by dragonfly2007 1

I had a new wall furnace installed in my home 2 months ago. It makes loud popping noises everytime it comes on and off, for about 10 minutes. The heating company that installed the furnace told me this is due to the metal expanding during heating and there is nothing that can be done about this. They also said that this is a common problem with wall furnances. Is this true? The company has tried to loosen the screws to relieve pressure but this has not helped. Thanks for any info.

2007-11-28 15:46:10 · 6 answers · asked by Kwall 2

The white powdery film was on the old bsmt. walls and seemed to deteriorate them and the walls caved in. I re-built them, but the white powdery film is back. I also have a small portion of my bsmt. floor in ground, not yet concreted, and there is a growth on that floor. It is about one inch high and when you touch it, it collapses to dust. What is it ? And How can I get rid of it ?

2007-11-28 15:38:54 · 3 answers · asked by Elory 3

pump is new so really don't want to buy another one. bought this so that kids can't break it right away. But what do ya know?

2007-11-28 14:48:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My neighbor's truck is always spilling oil on thier drive way. it looks very ugly and dirty looking. Our neighborhood is only about 5 years old! I came from work today and I found a few oil puddles on the street and one was in front of my driveway. I got so pissed especially when I saw that I ran in the puddle and made tire marks all the way to my driveway! I don't know if I'm over reacting but i am fixing to e-mail code enforcement? What do you think? please help me with a letter!!

2007-11-28 14:09:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I recently bought a house which passed inspection during the summer but now that it's the rainy season here in NY the basement is flooding. Like 4feet of water flooding. I've noticed now that all the basement equipment: waterheater, furnace, etc are all up on blocks which are curiously just above this level. I've got 2 sump pumps running - they keep it down to about 2" now... Besides the issue of perhaps being stuck w/ a lemon - are there any remedies which i can take to fix this up? Are there any contractors in NY ( sullivan county ) anyone can reccomend?

2007-11-28 13:55:28 · 7 answers · asked by Ted 1

Not too keen to poison them because they'll die in the walls where we can't get them. Not a good thing to do when the house is all closed up for winter....

2007-11-28 13:54:44 · 25 answers · asked by Smurfett 4

I have a few spots in my hardwood floor that is separating, wondering if there is any way to repair this without ripping up the whole floor. This floor covers my entire second floor level. It is in pretty good shape other than about 4 or 5 sections that seem to be separating at the seems. Any help with this is appreciated....Thanks

2007-11-28 13:45:41 · 6 answers · asked by Mike D 2

I throw out the old ice and the new ice cubes are made from the ice maker. They stink too. Whats wrong?

2007-11-28 13:36:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-28 12:46:08 · 6 answers · asked by foureyefreak01 1

my house is pretty old lately we have been smelling sewer gas in the house our drains are used regulary although there are no traps no breaks in any pipes and no standing water outside and all drains including the toilet work fine (no back up) i notice the smell strongest in the basement no visable leaks there is one vent that comes out of the side of my house and one vent coming out of the ground from the tank. i flushed the vent coming from the tank and was unable to get my snake in the vent in the side of the house one thing i noticed was that we did not have a problem until the weather changed as we live in new york and its cold here could it be as simple as weather change or is there something else wrong i dont really know the size of the tank as we just moved here 2 yrs ago or is it that the tank is getting full as i said there are no sighns of back up can anyone give me any advice

2007-11-28 12:36:00 · 5 answers · asked by blkdmd16 1

why not have available a heavy duty adjustable timer to turn off at night since most people do not need for 10 hours?
this would be like every one turning off eqivalent of
800 (60 watt) light bulbs.

sure it may take 2 hours to heat up but we save 8 hours of energy.

could you imagine the savings of hydro demand.

2007-11-28 12:05:31 · 9 answers · asked by doug_servicetek 3

We need to replace a kitchen faucet mounted on a white cast-iron sink. The old faucet has standard 8"-centered pipes, but the visible base is 11" wide. All the faucets we can find in stores now have a 10" base. That would leave a half-inch of exposed old/ugly/rusted-through sink on either side. Does anyone have suggestions on how to deal with this?

- Is there someone who makes a kitchen faucet with an 11" wide base?

- Could we get an adapter plate somewhere? We've seen 'baseplates' for standard 10"-overall-base faucets.

- Any other ideas?

Our existing faucet has 2 handles and one center spout. There is no spray. A plumber who looked at this said we would need a 3-hole mounting.

Replacing the whole sink is not a desirable option - We hope to re-do the kitchen within a year.

Thanks!

2007-11-28 11:57:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am conserned that my well water has an issue because it smells like onions to me. I dont know why. Please help me out if you know why this smells like that.

2007-11-28 11:50:59 · 4 answers · asked by randyya_randyyaa 3

I recently had a contractot paint my entire house. He painted all the door hinges. He said that painting door hinges is standard practice. Is this true?

2007-11-28 11:19:00 · 9 answers · asked by Clay 1

I am getting rid of an old gas stove as well as other metals. I was going to put these things on the curb for trash night but people say to take it to a scrap yard and they will pay by weight. Ive never scrapped anything...any idea what they pay? Just a round about example from your experiences. If its not worth it, Ill sit on the curb lol...thanks!

2007-11-28 11:09:11 · 6 answers · asked by Sexxy Annie 2

2007-11-28 11:04:03 · 7 answers · asked by Tty E 1

my fridge shakes when it goes off from the compressor cycle. it is about ten years old. it always kept my food cold and the freezer works great.

2007-11-28 09:07:33 · 4 answers · asked by wife and the hubby 1