Homeowner Forum / General / November 2003

my son just bought a house in upstate ny and he has an inspectors
report that says that the heating system may need to be serviced and a
zone valve replaced. It turns out that the plumber came in today and
said that the 3 wire milli volt system which was in the house about 10

I'm not sure how big of a problem this really is (or even if it is a
problem).  A few weeks ago, we agreed to rent a townhouse.  After some
negotiating, we signed a lease.  We did the walkthrough last weekend,
and were surprised to find the place much dirtier then when we had

We think it would be great to have a fireplace in our bedroom.
Unfortunately, the only option for us would be one of those vent-free
fireplaces that burn gel fuel.  Has anyone seen one in action?  Do
they come at all close to a real fireplace, or is the cheese factor

We have a 4 bedroom colonial with oil heat via baseboards.  On one
corner of the house is the master bedroom, with 3 windows, which
controls the thermostat.  On the other corner, a smaller room also
with three windows, is the baby's room.  The baby's room is the

I currently have  a 4 hole sinck with 3 holes used by the faucet and
one by the spray.  I rarely use the spray and want to put in a soap
dispencer in its place.
I could just buy a new faucet but, It would cost me too much to have

I have a Whirlpool refrigerator that needs to have the compressor
replaced. The refrigerator currently uses R12. The replacement
compressor is a conversion kit to R134A. What is involved in the
conversion? Do I have to flush the system and how? Do I need to add

I have a Print of a painting of the "Madonna".  The frame was in need of
repair which I have done.  I need help on how to reglue the print to the
hardboard back.  Also, I need help on cleaning the Print without
destroying it.

Looking for leather furniture?
It may help to know where NOT to go.
To make a short story shorter,   I received furniture that was called
the same style as what I ordered but was not in fact the same style.  

Guys:
Once the home is closed, what are the things required immediately?.
Any suggestions, thanks guys.

I need help in selecting a vacuum cleaner...
The area of our house is 1400 square feet.  The only room that has
carpeting is the master bedroom (and we'll probably change that to
hardwood).

In considering applying the 'earth grounding to be made within 8' of
service panel', my contractor will be using the Ufer (#5 rebar in
concrete footer) earth grounding method.  The elec. meter will be on
the side of the house, yet the 200amp service panel will be on an

My 3-4 year old dishwasher won't drain properly.  I
cannot see anything clogging up the drain area.  How
can I fix this?  Thanks, Rosalie

Does anybody know if a cable company (Comcast) has a right to put their
wires through your property in the air without your permission? For several
years I have had their ugly cable go in the air (on the level of the window
of my second floor) from a post to my neighboor's house. I ...

Does anyone have any experience with the Bissell Proheat carpet
cleaner sold at Costco? We have lived in our house a little over a
year (new construction). We have dogs and cats. The carpets are not
really dirty, but could use a freshen up. I hope if I do this every

I have a reverse osmosis water filter which feeds the water
dispenser and ice maker for my fridge. Recently I noticed that
my ice has a slight ice-tea kind of flavor, or possibly a slightly metallic
taste. The water from the fridge's water dispenser is fine, so I don't