Maintenance & Repairs - December 2007

and did you have to use primer hoping to paint over old paint

2007-12-28 02:47:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you call a plumber? Or is it easy enough to replace on your own?? Motor doesn't work anymore, it's shot

2007-12-28 02:46:52 · 6 answers · asked by tigerbaby76 5

Sounds kind of funny but I thought I'd ask to get some opinions. I might just try it for fun.

2007-12-28 02:40:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-28 02:38:33 · 5 answers · asked by Roger 1

Is there anyone who can tellme where to start the dignosis or is there some kind of switch that goes bad? all the rest of the cycles work just not the spin or drain.
model # sws445rfs0

2007-12-28 02:27:35 · 3 answers · asked by brian 1

One is loose and I want to tighten it

2007-12-28 02:02:05 · 6 answers · asked by C S 1

2007-12-28 01:51:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Seems like when I roof rake I pull the snow right to the gutter system and it ends up building up and icing over. North side facing roof is the biggest problem. There is a rubber liner extending up part way under the roof itself but my concern is that may not be suffient as I see all the build up.

2007-12-28 00:03:34 · 5 answers · asked by Mmm 3

I have replaced the pump,but this has not changed the problem.the water flow seems to stop after a short time but the pump continues to turn with no water coming out of the shower head.

2007-12-27 22:43:45 · 4 answers · asked by Fish 1

disconnected inside, i cant open it up so is there anywhere I can take it other than the manufacturers, i live in the north east, hope someone can help, thank you

2007-12-27 22:37:34 · 4 answers · asked by loveva 2

2007-12-27 20:52:28 · 2 answers · asked by Rajiv a 1

I bought a thermometer and it says my oven is 550 when it should be at 375. I particularly don't care (we are renting) because we rarely cook in the oven. I was telling my mom what I am planning on saying to the owner, and when she heard that it was that overheated, she mentioned how once her element blew up, and her neighbors had also, and that they were both lucky it happened with the oven door closed or else they could have lost their faces looking as they know them.

Anyway, the question is, what would cause an element to blow up like that, and should I ask the landlord to fix it since I don't care that it is off (I just go by the thermometer).

Thanks, Emily

2007-12-27 17:44:29 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Bare with me, please, sorry this is long!
I have been using baby wipes that are not flushable. I finally realized that when my toilet plugged up a few weeks ago and overflowed a little. When it happened I turned the knob for the toilet all the way to the right and the water turned off. Luckily, it started to go back to normal and stopped overflowing before I even turned it all the way off.
Tonight all I did was flush a spider down the toilet with a piece of toilet paper, and it started to plug up again. It was so close to overflowing, but it didn't. I didn't have a plunger, so I turned the toilet off and went to the store to get one, and bought a box of RID-X. But I don't want to use it until it flushes back to normal. It will flush, but it will fill up higher than normal before it does. I now know to not use baby wipes that aren't flushable. And I've been plunging for a while now and I've only gotten like one baby wipe out. Nothing after that.

2007-12-27 17:32:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Our gas water heater was just re-ignited and its making a spitting sound from the flame area? did we just not notice this before, or is it uncommon?

2007-12-27 17:30:22 · 2 answers · asked by lsdrunner_02 1

What is the best way to find 'movers' to help me move the machine from downstairs to upstairs?

2007-12-27 16:12:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

If someone can help me with this question, I need to know what is the best type of insulation to use in my walkin attic, is cellulose or fiberglass insulation better. both my contractors are saying that theirs is best. I don't know which one is better. Please help

2007-12-27 15:01:57 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

come over,and all he did was make it worse,He told me certain things need to be done to it,they were,I find out later from other people,that what he said that needed to be fixed didn't.I won't go back to my co-worker's dad who is a plumber,that is for sure,any suggestions?

2007-12-27 14:34:50 · 3 answers · asked by ericfaul2003 4

Does anyone know how we can get Ty Pennington from Extreme Home Makeover to come to Canada and make us an ability ramp? No one here wants to help. I think the USA has kind people who really care. Could someone make us a ramp. I dont need to have the whole house. Just a ramp! Thanks!

2007-12-27 14:12:10 · 2 answers · asked by jane j 2

2007-12-27 11:39:53 · 3 answers · asked by TimTam 1

We have a gas stove with an electric ignition. At first the oven dial would not turn, you could push it down but it would not turn and thus would not ignite. We have not had time to work on it until today(about 4 days total unusued). But now we got the dial to turn and push down but it is as if there is no gas coming out to ignite. How can we fix this with out getting a profession and without buying a new one?

2007-12-27 11:35:30 · 3 answers · asked by Corin V 1

In checking the coil/magnito there is continuity between the kill wire attached to the coil/magnito and the case without the kill switch being in the "off" position. Does this mean the coil/magnito is bad?

2007-12-27 11:30:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-27 11:17:23 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

We have an oil furnace in our house (2200 sq ft). We recently got a new thermostat and it says that the heater sometimes is running for 8 hours in a 24 hour period. Also, our oil bill has been very high the past two years. We keep the thermostat at 56 at night and 63 in the daytime, only putting it to 70 for a few hours in the early evening. We live in PA, it's been a pretty mild winter. Is this normal?

2007-12-27 11:16:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-27 10:46:58 · 21 answers · asked by Lacy R 1

if it pulls for outdoors then my question is WHY? someone was explaining to me how a heat pump works nd it just doesnt make sence to take air from the cold outdoors and extract heat from it or when its hot out to pull HOT air from outside and try to cool it. please explain how a heat-pump works and why outdoor air is used.

2007-12-27 10:46:46 · 7 answers · asked by None 4

2007-12-27 10:43:01 · 2 answers · asked by fkuls 1

The resurface I've seen came off after awhile. Maybe that has changed since the big tub resurfacing boom several years ago. I hope so. We do not want to replace ours. It would be a very big job to get it out of our bathroom. The bath itself is in a cubby hole surely built after and around the tub.

2007-12-27 10:37:37 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Should we keep running the water? Shock the well?

grrrr, my faucets are clogging from the silt.... I cant wash in it or drink it obviously.

2007-12-27 10:12:58 · 6 answers · asked by amosunknown 7

About a week ago my little sister spilled nailpolish all over her wooden table. We tried acetone and nailpolish remover and it still won't come off. We tried telling my mom that but she is still trying to get me to get it off.

Any another ideas to getting it off or is it just not possible?

2007-12-27 09:35:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-27 08:56:55 · 4 answers · asked by Carolyn K 2