Homeowner Forum / General / December 2003

I have a Kitchen Aid gas stove (the convection style one).  when the
stovetop  has been on for a long time, the control panel shuts down
and all the lights go off.   does it sound like I need a new control
panel?

looking for suggestions on what treatment system to use.  350 foot
deep well in new england.  3 baths, 2 adults and two teenagers who
take long showers.
pH 6.0

I know this varies from locale to locale, but I thought I would ask here
(asking city hall seems to be like asking the fox if the hen house is
safe).  Locale in this instance is Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida.
Can pulling a permit for some minor work, say running a new ...

I have a detached garage (26' x 21') with what looks like 2 x 12 joists
running from front to back with a spacing of 48" on center.  I'd like to put
in a ceiling to brighten up the garage, so I can work in it, with as little
cost as possible.  I'll be staying this house for a ...

we were given an "estimate" on what the closing costs would be. There
was this  $1000 listed as Misc.
When asked what this covered ,we got "Well, it's an estimate"
What surprises are they planning for us ?

My house is about 3.5 years old.  We originally had a very bad iron
staining problem (toliets, tub, etc.).  My builder installed a
Northstar water softener a few months later.  This unit worked great
(no more stains) up until recently.  We have been noticing iron stains

its a 1/2 hp just making deeeee....noise when I push the botton,what
could the be problem?

I'm looking for people who want to make at least $500,000.00 a year.
I bet on sports for a living and before you start rolling your eyes …
I have a PhD with advanced mathematics being my field of expertise. In
1994, after spending 13 years as a market forecaster on Wall Street, I

I purchased a parcel at a recent San Bernardino County, CA tax sale.
It was a great price (about 1/5 assessed value) so I took a chance.
Now, I need to find out if the parcel is land-locked or not.  How do I
go about discovering if I have some sort of easement (public perhaps?)

Looking for some advice.  Live in a rural 25 unit condo, central mail
box for all.  Over the last two years the mail deliverer has
misdelivered Jury summons bank cards credit cards, medications etc
etc.  At first I started to deal with the local postmaster directly

I purchased one of these at Home Depot but haven't installed it yet.
Then I started reading that Hampton Bay quality isn't necessarily that
good and some of their fans hum.
The blades are supposed to be a newer design that's more efficient.

Hello,
I just purchased a new construction house, and all of the
electrical outlets are upside down.  Is this something new?
Who started this?  

A gas clothes dryer has an "air fluff" setting. This means it turns
around and blows un-heated room-temperature air over the clothes.
Eventually, the clothes will dry using this setting.
Assuming average natural gas and electricity costs, assuming average

I'd like to add a remote to my Heat-N-Glow.  Model 6000 DVTFL.  It has
a plug behind the louvers labeled "REM".  Anyone know what's involved?
Many thanks!

Please bear with me - it's a hard problem to describe, especially for
someone who knows little about window design.
Am currently in the market for sliding window locks for my new home (rental
duplex).   Sure, there seem to be hundreds of different ones on the market,