Maintenance & Repairs - December 2007

I have a murray rider that wont start. I have checked the brake, pto, seat and the reverse safety switches and are good I discounnect the kill wire to the coil and it runs. I replaced the ignition switch with a replacement one from the manual. Any comments????

2007-12-04 11:11:27 · 5 answers · asked by swampfox60 1

My house is about 50 yrs old and it has terrible cooking oil smell either comming from the floor or walls

2007-12-04 10:49:47 · 6 answers · asked by jlware12 1

Ever since then, we have to turn our shower faucet the hottest it will go in order to get any hot water. What is causing this?

2007-12-04 09:30:42 · 9 answers · asked by mobgirl 2

Is it OK to drain it and put fresh oil in? How did this happen?

2007-12-04 08:56:57 · 4 answers · asked by greg s 1

2007-12-04 08:38:11 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

they said don't run it on 5/5 for more than 2 hours, why is that? Granted it's kicking out 200 degree air (last time I checked metal doesn't melt anywhere close to that), the auger is running twice as fast and the blower is on high. what would cause this to wear out faster (as they explained in the manual)? and other than the fan and auger motors, what else would wear out?

2007-12-04 08:22:41 · 2 answers · asked by dave49310 4

this makes me realize that my understanding of electric lights is wrong. i was under the impression that if i held a wire from each hole in an outlet to the base and side of a bulb, without getting electrocuted, that it would light up, and that if i wired up more than one bulb they would all light up, using up whatever wattage the filament carried. i don't know why one fixture would lead to a bulb being burn out quicker. is there a reason to think that there are power surges? my new thought is that the socket or something else in the fixture has a bad connection leading to an imperciptible "flickering" which wears out the filament.

2007-12-04 07:36:35 · 4 answers · asked by time to move to google 4

We had a new furnace installed last month. Natural gas, forced air. Now that it's really getting cold outside it is impossible to keep the house comfortable. The thermostat (which is the same old one, not replaced) says 70 degrees but it's so cold in our house. The air blowing out of the vents is actually cold, not hot the way it was with the old furnace. The burner is on because I can hear it and the vent pipe is extremely hot. My husband says it is supposed to be this way, he says it is more efficient. How is it efficient to blow cold air into a room? Are new furnaces like this?

2007-12-04 06:55:27 · 7 answers · asked by Ellen L 4

its only doing this in the kitchen,and the water preasure is kinda low, but only inthe kitchen.

2007-12-04 06:48:12 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Bought a house as-is and one of the bathroom sink faucets was not hooked up to be tested. To spare you details, we replaced the old broken faucet and in testing the new one discovered a leak in the drain that cannot be fixed without ripping out the wall. We were already planning to remodel this bath next year and can live without it being functional until then so we are going to pretend it doesn’t exist for the time being.

We plan to reuse the sink & faucet combo. Should we anticipate any issues from the new faucet being tested and then not being used for 8-12 months? We had to buy one of these three piece faucets: http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=231690-72981-35902-SS&lpage=none which wasn’t exactly cheap.

This may be a silly question. I just know very little about plumbing and don’t always trust that my husband knows as much as he thinks. :-)

2007-12-04 06:25:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Moments ago, a lightbulb fell off the base of it that is still inside the ceiling fan along with the little wiry things on the inside of the lightbulb. How do I safely remove this and why did this happen? Should I be concerned

2007-12-04 06:21:24 · 7 answers · asked by HisPrincess 4

I think it may be illegal to do major jobs like re-wiring the entire house etc... but unsure about smaller jobs like putting in new plug sockets and light switches, any ideas anyone?

(when I say illegal I mean that you will be unable to sell your house if you can't produce proper certification for any electrical work done for the people who inspect it)

2007-12-04 03:44:03 · 16 answers · asked by a_n_n_a_k_i_n 2

There are 5 total wires coming in to the ceiling fixture. One set has 2 wires, orange and black. The other set is 3 wires, black(tied to other black), White, and Red.
Can get original light to work without turning off, but dimmly lights hallway, no other lights work though. No ground is present at fixture/house-50+years old.
Is this an open circuit because the ceiling fan isnt installed, thus causing the other outlets/lights not to work?
What method can I use to get lights/outlets working again?
Also, which of these wires is neutral to hook up ceiling fan, should I tie the black and blue wire in to the already tied together black wires? Or based on previous questions posted, should the blue and black get tied to different wires?

2007-12-04 03:28:42 · 4 answers · asked by Michael M 1

2007-12-04 02:55:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-04 02:50:18 · 5 answers · asked by I might be wrong 2

ceiling fan

2007-12-04 01:47:00 · 4 answers · asked by Manoutch Y 1

I know there are commercial products available to clean the inside of the dishwasher, but I was wondering if anyone has ever heard of using cream of tartar and hydrogen peroxide? I believe my wife used this mixture once a long time ago and it worked quite well but neither of us can remember the AMOUNTS of each ingredient used. Does anyone know?

2007-12-04 00:36:06 · 5 answers · asked by db667089 5

I have a gravel driveway and now that winter is here, I need to be able to shovel/plow it. We don't have a plow ourselves, and it's a huge driveway and gravel area. We also have well water so I am concerned about putting anything down to melt the snow. What do I do ? Can it be plowed or will that mess up teh gravel?

2007-12-03 23:04:31 · 6 answers · asked by cindy10989 2

A friend suggested that I couldn't light candles that were right next to my mirror as the heat would warp or crack the glass. Does anyone know if that's true?

2007-12-03 22:40:42 · 3 answers · asked by jude878 1

2007-12-03 21:09:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-03 20:54:13 · 14 answers · asked by Janet J 1

I have a brand new Amana seer 16 heat pump system. When the heat kicks on the air handler seems to be just circulating air. It doesn't even blow a little warm. The compressor outside does not kick on at all in heat mode and within a minute or so the thermostat flashes AUX HEAT the fan starts moving air faster then the air warms a little. Shouldn't the compressor turn on in heat mode?

2007-12-03 20:14:51 · 4 answers · asked by jeeper7604 1

I don't know what type of locks are used, nor do I know how to find the model number to look it up. All I know is that it's a green, 22.5"x18"x18" safe with a key and a combination that I found by the dumpster.

2007-12-03 20:06:11 · 2 answers · asked by Muad'dib 1

I bought a house only five months ago. It's a Victorian stone terrace circa 1900. The house has been recently renovated but I have notice a small crack in the plaster in the kitchen running along the wall right in the corner (where the wall meets the ceiling). Could this just be the result of a bad plastering job or could it be subsidence?

We had a survey and check, etc done only in July 2007 - is there was any history of subsidence or currently any signs of it would the survey pick up on it?

2007-12-03 20:03:52 · 2 answers · asked by Tim 2

The carpet is a very thin wall to wall carpet.I would like to keep the mosiac- tiles.( which means no hacking of the tiles )

2007-12-03 18:11:55 · 4 answers · asked by jojo 3

in a hurry to leave..whatever they're doing up there is shaking my rafters...WHAT SHALL I DO?...is my question....

2007-12-03 18:11:25 · 10 answers · asked by Ma Barley 5

2007-12-03 18:02:19 · 2 answers · asked by some1 1

2007-12-03 17:53:27 · 8 answers · asked by samomma 2

telling us that water pipes dont run under ground, and then others say different. I know we should call a plumber but we just dont have good luck with them, and we were wondering if anyone ealse has ever gone threw this.

2007-12-03 17:47:46 · 4 answers · asked by wicked1 1

2007-12-03 16:50:44 · 5 answers · asked by Noah's Mommy 3