Maintenance & Repairs - December 2007

2007-12-31 18:21:44 · 3 answers · asked by Heidi62 3

I put in a new tank (different make than my bowl) and now the bowl does not drain completely. If I manually pour water into the bowl or lift the valve to let all the water drain from the tank, then the bowl flushes out all the water completely. I tried shortening the chain linking the flush handle and valve, to no avail. I also raised the bowl ball higher to fill the tank with more water, which also did nothing. I have also used plunger just in case my bowl is clogged, but I don't think that it is, and it did not help either.

My tank does sit a little tilted back since the gasket between the bowl and tank is a little thicker than the original gasket and I could only get it on to a certain extent - it is not leaking water, but sits funny on the bowl. I am hoping it will settle.

Any suggestions? Are there others ways to slow down the valve closing so that more water can flow into the bowl?

2007-12-31 17:23:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok so im putting my funiture in storage and my couch and coffee table is leather with suade, and my bed had leather on it also....
will it be ok in the storage unit for 9 months?....i dont know how the heat wil affect my leather, its going to be in there for all the summer, i would have gotten a climate control storage but im in a militay town and those are all taken up so im options were pretty limited..
any advice or suggestion on keeping my leather in tact?
thankks

2007-12-31 16:14:19 · 3 answers · asked by jessica g 2

I recently had my bathroom remodeled with ceramic tile. Now my bathtub faucet has a steady drip. Is there an easy way I can fix the drip from the handle. It's a one handle lever system by Delta.

2007-12-31 14:52:47 · 6 answers · asked by phillip d 1

Is this dangerous? Will it lead to my electrical box overheating? Would it be a good idea to upgrade my circuit box? I'm a new homeowner, so alot of this stuff is new to me. How much would I expect to spend if I wanted to upgrade the houses electrical? Its a 1160 sq. ft single story home, with a 2 car detached garage.

2007-12-31 14:46:03 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

How often do you change these if you run one all day and night during the heating months? Do you have to add something to the water?


PS_ I clean out the water area once a week.

2007-12-31 14:35:50 · 4 answers · asked by Legandivori 7

It's probably cheaper to leave the old one on for labor cost sake. It's the first original layer that needs replacing. I heard you are not supposed to stack more than 3 layers....

any problems with additional weight or fire hazard or leaks?

2007-12-31 14:29:45 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a scoter with a 2cycle engin that wont run ,it ran fine till today.i was low on gas/oil mixture so i put some gas in tank and then a little oil when i try to start it pops but wont keep runing,ran fine yesterday when i had right mixture in it.Tryed to mix in tank and mixture is not right.Can anyone tell if they think its to much oil or not enough to just pop and not run.Should i add more gas or more oil to get it to run so i dont have to mix a whole new batch .Thank you,Dave

2007-12-31 13:56:41 · 5 answers · asked by Beryl D 1

I need a light vacuum that is not heavy, but just a few pounds, and it has to be quiet. It also can't go over $200.

Thanks.

2007-12-31 13:15:29 · 3 answers · asked by YaoYao D 5

Juuust another routine day with a 3 1/2 year old energetic little male of the species! Lol! And today's question: how do I get the base of the broken light bulb out of the lamp without further damage to it or to me?? 60 watts.

To anyone following this saga, we do get the " Dragon" (vacuum cleaner) back from the repair shop with its new replacement cord tomorrow. It was killed dead by my 40" tall gallant knight - not two weeks after he single handedly took out my oven by tossing an old cell phone charger into it , unbeknownst to me! ( Well, I did learn that a charger will melt- flat at 450* like a big hard cookie) Any helpful hints as to replacing an oven element while we are here? Lol!

Well on the bright side, I will probably keep all you wonderful people with the handiness know-how busy dispensing your wisdom for a while!

May all your lights stay lit, your furnaces working, and your vehicles behave in 2008 - From Cassie's house to yours - Happy New Year to everyone!

2007-12-31 12:20:01 · 11 answers · asked by Cassie 5

If anyone can offer suggestions, I'd really appreciate it!

I have a hanging lamp that is wired into the ceiling. The light bulb burned out and I went to change it.

I tried to unscrew the bulb but it seemed to be stuck. The next thing I knew, the glass part of the bulb came loose in my hand -- but the bottom part of the bulb, the metal part with the screw threads, is still stuck inside the lamp fixture!

I got a pair of tweezers and tried to grip the edge of the metal bulb part, to try to unscrew it, but it won't work.

Has anyone ever been in this situation and is there a trick to getting a light bulb part out??

I was wondering if I sprayed WD-40 on it, maybe it would loosen up, but I don't know if that would be a fire hazard. I would hate to lose this lamp fixture but I guess if all else fails I can just replace it.

2007-12-31 09:51:15 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-31 08:05:11 · 6 answers · asked by shultzie52 1

My daughter want a new light. She had a ceiling fan. So I removed the ceiling fan and replaced it with just a light fixture. Problem is the light stays on all the time. Can't turn it on or off with the switch. I looked at the switch. There are two black wires and a red wire hooked to it. The white wires are in the back of the switch twisted together but NOT attached to the switch. Only the two black wires and red wire are attached to. There are two sets of wires inside the switch. A black wire from one set is attached to the switch then a black and the red wires from the second set is also attached. In the ceiling I have four black wires [wall socket wires} and four white wires then my red. And of course the ground wire. When the ceiling fan was up one of the black wires was attached to the blue wire for the fan. What do I connect that black wire to now? Have tried attaching to all black but doesn't help. Do I need to attach this black wire to the white to turn off and on.

2007-12-31 06:31:06 · 3 answers · asked by Countrygirl 5

The valve that shuts water off under the bathroom sink is starting to leak. How do I fix it?

2007-12-31 05:45:40 · 5 answers · asked by LadyDeathStryke 4

Or what other methods have you used to unclog the kitchen sink. We've tried different kinds, but have had ongoing problems. All ideas are welcome!

2007-12-31 04:39:52 · 4 answers · asked by Lisa 5

2007-12-31 04:23:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just moved into a new home that is all electirc. In my previous home I had natural gas, so I had a carbon mononoxide dectector. I just unpacked my old detector and plugged it in for the heck of it. It had a high reading of carbon monoxide. Is that possible or is it defective. Can I have carbon monoxide without having natural gas.

2007-12-31 04:06:57 · 5 answers · asked by Daniel D 5

I am at my witts end with our wall heater. Even if I kick the thermostat up to 90, nothing will happen. Nothing. However, if I hit the damn thing it will turn on, for about 5 minutes, then turn off again.

We had this issue last winter too. Not wanting to freeze again, we had someone come out and fix it, or so we thought. One pilot light generator, one month and $280 later, we are back to square one. :)

Annnnd, from what I have found, we were completely ripped off for the pilot generator.

Im cold and cranky. Please, any info on what is going would be great! (we've already tried a new thermostat, too)

2007-12-31 04:05:54 · 2 answers · asked by mrsknowitall 2

2007-12-31 04:01:07 · 1 answers · asked by jcopie 3

Im making a filteration system for smoke, allergens and pet odor! HELP ME!

2007-12-31 03:52:46 · 2 answers · asked by greatguyclinton 1

2007-12-31 02:39:33 · 7 answers · asked by David K 1

My cousin just moved into her new appartment, they(the apartment people) said that they had triple-pane windows. I think they are only double-pane(maybe with a third film). It is defienatly thick, but when you look througt the glass at the frame, you can not see a third pane. I this an illustion, or is there something wrong.

2007-12-31 02:03:47 · 4 answers · asked by J 2

my heaters are not working despite getting filled with oil 2 days ago. we are freezing at home. tried calling emergency plumbers........charging £300 + vat . think the air got trapped in the heaters. would anyone know how to remove the trapped air??

2007-12-31 01:59:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-31 01:55:38 · 3 answers · asked by Terry G 1

2007-12-31 01:41:56 · 5 answers · asked by brenjacobson 1

I had a plumber do work on the toilet. He replaced the flapper on the toilet also. About a month after that I noticed about every 5 flushes the flapper does not go down and seal where it should properly. I then have to reach in the tank and help it where it needs to be. I tried a new flapper, it worked fine for about a day and then in the middle of the night when someone flushed, it did not go down and seal properly. Next flush it is fine. I did notice that adjusting the handle position helped it a little but it still is not right.
Thanks for your help.

2007-12-31 00:30:23 · 6 answers · asked by bucky 1

the drum turns to wash the clothes but wont spin fast. any washer experts to help please?

2007-12-30 22:24:18 · 7 answers · asked by joe k 3

Last night the power went out and now no water is coming out from any sinks in my home. The toilets are working but no sinks are working there is only a hissing sound.

I checked the electrical breaker and everything is fine..I currently have a well..

2007-12-30 21:56:52 · 5 answers · asked by know1_nos 1

I am installing this, I've found that the door from jamb to jamb is 27", the tub at its thickest is 32".. Do I remove all the door casings,etc.??

2007-12-30 21:50:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

The ceiling fan and light are controlled by two switches on the wall. In the same room, when I plug my tester into the outlet with the fan/light off, it shows no power at the outlet. If I turn the light on, the outlet says reversed hot/neutral, then when I turn the fan on, it says reversed hot/ground. Anyone know what is wrong? I'm guessing the switch used to control just the outlet like all the other bedrooms, and someone converted it to control the fan, and wired it wrong.

2007-12-30 21:20:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous