Maintenance & Repairs - December 2007

How and where to use this product?Advantages?

2007-12-30 18:20:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-30 18:09:12 · 1 answers · asked by mary1parks 1

2007-12-30 17:28:30 · 8 answers · asked by zipperleg28 1

Our house has no insulation in the exterior walls. Just wanting to know our options.

2007-12-30 16:34:27 · 8 answers · asked by MaryMary 2

I was changing the garbage disposal with the switch off and power wire hit the ground wire and sparked. This is when I knew there was a wiring problem at the switch. The power went out on the circuit(as it should). I reset the breaker but can't get power to the kitchen outlets. It is supose to be a GFCI ciruit but there is no GFCI outlet on that circuit and the breaker is not a GFCI breaker. There is power leaving the panel but no power at the outlets.
If the answer is yes they will all fail. How do I find which outlet is supose to be the GFCI to install one? And how do I find the bad outlet?

2007-12-30 15:44:32 · 8 answers · asked by j h 1

We've only lived in our brand new home for 1.5 years, and our carpet already has light patches! The carpet is that annoying tanish color that stains way easily, and it's stock manufactured home carpet, so it's not so great to begin with.

A few weeks ago, I noticed a light patch in an area that would hardly ever be stepped on, even by our dogs. I don't think I've ever had to shampoo that area, except for in the summer when we had a guy shampoo the whole house.

I decided to shampoo our carpets during Xmas break, and I'd barely begun when I noticed 2 more light patches! I highly doubt it's from our carpet cleaner. We use the same stuff the carpet guy used, and we've used it dozens of times without any problems. I decided to just let our carpet be dirty rather than risk any more damage, just in case.

Ever had problems like this? I read a little about carpet dyes. Any experience?

2007-12-30 15:27:57 · 1 answers · asked by stephgilbert1 2

If no hot water has been running, I turn on the faucet and have to wait several minutes for hot water. The heater comes on immediately, I've observed that, but the water comes out tepid, then ice cold, before finally getting hot. Once it's hot it stays hot indefinitely.

2007-12-30 15:20:15 · 6 answers · asked by jumpinggrendel 2

I was brought up always filling a water cooker or coffee maker with cold rather than hot tap water, and that there was a good reason. I was hard pressed to produce that reason recently, other than I think it has to do with damaging the appliance - but is that due to calk or throwing off the regulator? Or is this all just "something Mother always did"? Most people I know take this rule for granted...until now.

2007-12-30 14:35:35 · 27 answers · asked by SamMasseur 1

I have a Brinks lock that someone else changed the combination on then forgot it, it's one of the ones that have a seperate dial for each number in the combination (IE if the combination was 1-2-3-4 you would set the first dial to 1, the second to 2, and so on). How can you find the combination to these? Or does anyone know of any demonstration videos?

2007-12-30 14:08:07 · 6 answers · asked by timoothy36 1

Could it be dangerous?
And there was also a strong smell.

2007-12-30 14:08:06 · 11 answers · asked by Kiwi 1

Vinegar
Cleaning methods used by consumers reduce the life of wood floors. In fact, many people clean their wood floors with water and vinegar. These elements prematurely alter the luster of the finish and cause the appearance of black stains on the planks because water can infiltrate planks and blacken the wood. Vinegar is an oxidant and alters the varnish. The only way to remedy these alterations is to sand the floor and varnish it again.
http://www.finitec-inc.com/EN/maintenanceTips.htm

2007-12-30 12:58:40 · 8 answers · asked by TSY 1

I have a Honeywell F300A Electronic Air Cleaner attached to the forced air intake at my home. When the unit is in operation I hear a popping sound which I always took to mean that it was simply the sound of the incoming forced air being cleaned.

Lately however the popping sounds started to get more frequent. So I cleaned the cells on the air cleaner in my dishwasher and vacuumed the pre-filters clean. But this does not really seem to have helped any, i.e. I am still hearing the constant popping while the air cleaner is in operation.

Is this normal? Or is this something I should be taking care of? If its the latter then what could the problem be?

2007-12-30 12:39:27 · 4 answers · asked by anvis_2000 1

2007-12-30 12:37:23 · 4 answers · asked by justin n 1

What would be the cost of these commercial rooftop units?
They are new, but two years old and never used.
Just a rough estimate will do.

Carrier 12 ton 48tme
Lennox 5 ton gc516

2007-12-30 12:35:22 · 3 answers · asked by Gatsby216 7

hot water copper pipes make some noise like dripping water or ticking?i just had a new one installed.suppose to be by a reputable dealer locally here.

2007-12-30 11:30:25 · 5 answers · asked by mike 1

I had a mercury vapor light in my yard for many years. A couple of months ago I replaced it with a high pressure sodium dusk to dawn lamp. I cannot seem to find a metal halide dusk to dawn lamp. Do they even make these? Is there a way to convert a HPS lamp to a MH lamp. Or a MV to a MH lamp. I like Metal Halides because they are more energy efficient and bright.

2007-12-30 11:20:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I keep my Tools in the garage where there is no heat except when Im there useing them.
Which isn't often anymore like I did when a few years back.

They are in a large Craftmans Roll away Tool Box.

The problem is that they seem to get rusty from just sitting there from the cold frost to the warmer days.

I have tried putting a lite coating of oil on them with no results.

Any ideas to help keep them from rusting would be greatful.
Thanks..

2007-12-30 10:50:21 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

My mobile home has developed a few drain issues. First, when my washing machine drains, the kitchen sink gurgles (separate rooms). This isn't such a big deal, just annoying.

Second, and this is a more recent problem, my second bathroom toilet acts as if it is stopped up. When I use the plunger on it, it forces everything back up the sink drain. Is this a major blockage, or some other issue?

2007-12-30 10:44:16 · 5 answers · asked by Moose 4

I have never had a dishwasher here before. There are some water lines under the counter were one would go and the cabinet would need to b removed. How does this need to be done and about how much can I expect to pay to have one installed?

2007-12-30 09:55:17 · 3 answers · asked by mae12 2

Are there any air conditioning options inbetween window units and central air?

2007-12-30 09:52:42 · 9 answers · asked by Joe B 4

have natural gas so i know i am not out of gas

2007-12-30 09:49:41 · 11 answers · asked by claude m 1

i just bought two baseball bats and i peeled the price stickers and what not off. however, it left some white "sticker/tape leftover" as i'll call it. how to you get it off without peeling the paint off the bats.

2007-12-30 09:49:02 · 5 answers · asked by mattbay1693 2

2007-12-30 09:19:32 · 8 answers · asked by Torrey O 1

2007-12-30 09:05:44 · 5 answers · asked by cindy w 1

brand: Kenmore
Model: 110.26702690

2007-12-30 09:00:03 · 5 answers · asked by vinod k 1

But there is no way of doing it at the house
There is a manhole outside and my dad seems to remember having to do it b4 and hired someone to do it
Will it be safe for him to do it himself? And is there a special way to get the covers off?

2007-12-30 08:48:01 · 15 answers · asked by nothing2you 1

I live in an older home (1950's) with an dead oil furnace and electric that has yet to be updated. What should I do? Get another oil furnace or have the electric updated and go with an all-electric furnace?

2007-12-30 08:35:13 · 6 answers · asked by kat ambrose 1

All the new freezers seem to have "oil free compressors". Since we're looking to buy a new freezer, I thought it would be helpful to know the difference.
Thank you, any of you who can help ..

2007-12-30 08:25:24 · 2 answers · asked by P B 3

I have a microwave (1600w), toaster oven (1200w) and coffee maker (1000w) each plugged into a different recepticle but all on the same circuit. It's possible that they will all be running at the same time for a few minutes. I tried it and it didn't trip the breaker. But is this 3800w total too much? If you divide 3800w by 120v you get 32 amps but I'm not sure this is a correct calculation for AC power.

2007-12-30 08:17:42 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think it is mostly hair and I really don't like using a lot of chemicals in the house.

2007-12-30 07:56:52 · 10 answers · asked by Timmy B 3