Maintenance & Repairs - December 2007

it has done this mainly during the winter time. ive had this problem for 4 years, since i lived in this house. now its seems i can hear a noise coming out of the stack, telling me that the pilot light is out.

2007-12-14 14:17:51 · 7 answers · asked by hot lunch 1

What type of wire should I use and how deep does it need to be buried?

2007-12-14 14:16:26 · 8 answers · asked by david d 2

2007-12-14 12:51:33 · 3 answers · asked by nancy b 1

2007-12-14 12:33:35 · 6 answers · asked by jerrycook88 1

the polymer glass finish after getting it smooth by sanding it or do I have to strip the paint off totally with a stripper? I have been reading about it under tub re-finishing products and I am a painter and my boss has the sprayer but I really need to know if I have to strip the paint off first. The finish is porecelain on the tub originally, it is an old house. BTW, we rent this place and don't want to invest in a new one, and the slumlord won't fix it.Thanks for any info you can help me with

2007-12-14 11:58:18 · 8 answers · asked by victoria c 4

I have rust forming at the bottom of the sink around the drain. I've used CRL and bleach and even scraped it away. but it keeps reforming. I can't afford to get a new sink and I'll ruin it if I pry the metal drain out because I'm sure the rust is forming under it. What can I do?

2007-12-14 11:48:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a GFCI outlet that tripped. i don't know how to reset it. it does not have a reset button and i've tested several other GFCI outlets that don't work either. All the outlets are either outside or in the garage and none have reset buttons. my bathrooms appear to be on a separate circuit and all have test and reset buttons. these bathroom outlets are working. how do i reset my exterior GFCI outlets? Thanks,

2007-12-14 10:41:18 · 14 answers · asked by escamjg 1

2007-12-14 10:06:06 · 6 answers · asked by jerry 1

In the ten minutes I was in the bathroom, my 4-year old managed to take the gate down, get in the kitchen sink, remove a steak knife, and stab two holes in my brand new microfiber couch. We are not made of money, and this furniture was a splurge for our new house. We cannot afford to get it fixed. Is there a way to fix this myself before they get worse? I am not a happy mommy.

2007-12-14 10:00:40 · 2 answers · asked by love2bemom03 1

to connect a smaller 100lb or 20 lb tank to it?

2007-12-14 09:48:23 · 3 answers · asked by fuccillo111 1

My neighbor has a concrete business, and does snow removal during winter. He always buys these large Craftsman 2 stage snowblowers for his jobs. It seems like he always has problems with them, and they are not even a year old! The plastic chutes break, shear pins break, and sometimes they dont run very good. He also has an older Toro. The Toro never has any problems! I told him today that he should invest in a brand new Toro, or Ariens snowblower instead of a Craftsman because that is what the professionals use, and they are made to handle the tough jobs. Besides they are much easier to get parts for, and probably have a better warranty. I never have problems finding parts for my 35 plus year old Ariens snowblowers. Am i right?

2007-12-14 09:44:08 · 3 answers · asked by Craig C 2

I live with 3 other girls and we have serious hot water problems. When we need to take a shower in the morning the hot water runs out after a minute or two. We have communicated the problem to the landlord and they have come to our apt to "fix" it but we still have the same problem. They have actually told us that we get a certain amount of gallons per apartment. Aren't there any laws that say that a person should be able to take a good shower that lasts at least 10 minutes. What can I do to fix this problem. If we take a shower in the middle of the day or at night, we have plenty of water. But if its in the morning, its a disaster. I guess thats because we shave water with the rest of the tenants. but is this fair. Please if anybody has an insight to this problem let me know. Thanks

2007-12-14 09:13:29 · 6 answers · asked by NeedAnswers 1

I was told that the breaker might be burned out in the fuse box..No clue..The dryer died and we had a replacement brought over..They plugged the new one in and it didn't work..They thought that the breaker might be burned out..HUH? No clue what that means..How do you fix something like that..We flipped the switch and it didn't do anything..HELP!

2007-12-14 08:52:38 · 9 answers · asked by ~K~ 4

I dont know if its lotion, but its an oily substance on my car window.

2007-12-14 08:36:39 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

In my restaurant, the drain pipes of the bar sink lead out to the tank where all of the waste passes through. Because of this I have a very foul odor in the bar area. Whats a good way to get rid of this smell? Are there any kind of odor traps they make that I could install in the pipes?

2007-12-14 08:25:53 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

last night i went to put a wash on and the light next to salt refill keeps flashing and the light for prewash is lit.

ive tried resetting it, i also went to fill up the salt and inside was lots of water ? its my first time doing the salt refill so im not sure if it is meant to be full of water or not.

i put a full box of salt into it but it still isnt working.

its making a noise but isnt washing

so salt refill light flashing, prewash light lit up and making a noise but not washing.

thansk for any help given

2007-12-14 08:19:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm buying one for a gift. Have NO clue if a 10 volt is ok, or if I should pay double for an 18 volt ? They also want a cordless one. Is it better to buy the 'pack' or buy tool & ...is it 'battery' or 'charger' seperately ?This is for 'around the house' projects.... it's not being used by a professional handyman or anything. Although I was told that they wanted a 'heavy duty' one.... but what's enuf rpms, or whatever they're called ? :)
I've read anywhere from 0-2000 but I've seen saws with 2500 and 3000 also. What's overkill on this ?
thanks in advance !

2007-12-14 07:53:50 · 3 answers · asked by tkam 2

my home furnaces when start the sound comes tick tick tick after 10 minutes furnaces catch the fire .

2007-12-14 07:39:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

My hot water boiler stopped working a while back. It is heated by electricity, not gas. Its a UK boiler if that makes any difference. Are there any points i can check over myself before i spend out money on getting someone out to look at it??
Thanks in advance!

2007-12-14 07:20:18 · 4 answers · asked by RM 2

2007-12-14 07:06:18 · 12 answers · asked by preacher16 1

For some reason the CO2 alarm keeps going off. I know the stove tops are off, and the 9V battery that powers it, have not gone down to levels that will make the CO2 alarm "chirp" once a minute.

But for the last 2 weeks my CO2 alarm keep going off at all hours of the day or night. Even when I'm not home.

Can someone PLEASE HELP!!!

Thank You in advance.

2007-12-14 06:52:27 · 6 answers · asked by Native New Yorker 7

I have given a lady a price to build an addition and it's been three months since we gave it to her. She is still saying she will do the project and will probably hire us, but will not make a commitment. If she does finally want us to do it, I am thinking of telling her we need to review our price since it's been so long. Since that time, we've started writing 30-day time limits on our offers, but we were new then, so we didn't do it then. How long would you think would be acceptable to no longer honor a price.

2007-12-14 06:41:57 · 13 answers · asked by gt5879c 2

My husband passed unexpectedly from a heart attack not long ago and a neighbor of ours who does electrical and A/C work and enjoys doing handyman type things also, for friends, etc., asked me to let him know anytime there's anything like that he can help me with, which I very much appreciate. As it turns out, I do have a couple things - 1) installing a motion detector light in both my front and back yards and 2) installing some new mini-blinds on my back door - that I would love to accept his help with, but have no idea how much to offer him when he's done. I also wonder if that is appropriate to do without hurting his feelings as I am almost sure his offer was meant to be at no charge (except supplies, of course) but I also don't want to assume that it was. Help! Can anyone tell me what is fair to pay for those jobs so I can at least offer him the cash for them??
P.S. No hidden agenda, he's just a good neighbor with a cute gf and absolutely no need for little old lady, me! ; )

2007-12-14 06:40:43 · 6 answers · asked by meowmyass 1

2007-12-14 06:16:47 · 3 answers · asked by bmgj v 1

That being said, the basin drains very slowly. I believe the stoppage in the basin drain is preventing the vent air from allowing the tub to drain properly and is forced to suck from the toilet...Could this be correct thinking? Thank you so much for your help.....

2007-12-14 05:55:58 · 4 answers · asked by David S 1

2007-12-14 05:10:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-14 05:04:07 · 3 answers · asked by claude m 1

It smells when i take a shower my bathroom smells like rotten eggs because of the water that sits in the toilet tank and when i do laundry i have to use extra detergent and fabric softener to keep the smell out of our clothes. Please someone who has experienced this tell me what i can do thats not expensive

2007-12-14 04:29:11 · 10 answers · asked by cindy s 3

2007-12-14 04:13:28 · 14 answers · asked by Samir 1

I have a new 80,000 BTU high-efficiency furnace. It's working well, but I'm wondering if my cold air returns are big enough. There are two - one on the main floor dining room and one on the main floor front living room. The rooms are next to each other, and we keep the doors between them open at all times. Both returns have 12" by 13" vents. One vent narrows to a 9" diameter duct leading into the plenum, and the other to an oval shaped duct that enters the plenum with dimensions of about 13" by 8". The narrower duct is about 8 feet long, running from the dining room to the furnace, which is in the basement, and the the wider duct is about 4 feet long. The house has two stories, but despite the lack of cold air returns upstairs, the furnace is heating the whole house fairly consistently. My questions - do you think the intakes are large enough for optimal efficiency, and is there an easy way for me to roughly assess proper size without referring to Manual D or hiring someone?

2007-12-14 04:02:04 · 3 answers · asked by Chad Marsh 1