Homeowner Forum / General / June 2004

We have an island in our kitchen and need to get a new countertop.
We're looking for a type of surface on which we can do things like
rolling and kneading dough, cutting cookies and things like that.
Basically we'd like it to be a good surface for someone who likes to

I live in So Cal, near the mountains. It is very hot up here during our long
Summers. I have been reading about RTB, in some East Coast publications
(James Dulley, etc). It sounds like a great idea to me. My house is a move
on, and it has not a shred of insulation in the walls, it ...

Hi Experts,
I need an your expert advise urgently. We are looking at purchasing a
house. We had house inspection done. There was water in the
crawlspace. The URL to the pictures is:

I am wondering if anyone has used the alarm system called Lynx.  The alarm
itself is made by Ademco, the parent company is GE,  the name of the company
locally that orders the monitoring, et. is Ameican Home
Protection, in Michigan.  They offered to install for free a system that

I have Andersen windows, the awning type.  (They swing out from the bottom;
you have to take the screens out, flip up the lever handle, to open or close
the windows.)  I would like to buy an air conditioner, but I have yet to find
one I could use with these windows.  Any ideas?  ...

I am building outside steps  (large quantities) ,  using  pressure treated 6
X 6    beams.
Chainsaw cutting leaves ragged edges, and I want to find a saw that can do
the job precisely.    I stongly prefer some type of miter saw.

Last night one of my circuits stopped working.  I checked all the
breakers and fuses and everything appeared OK.
AFAIK, there are only two outlets (15amp, 120v, grounded) and a closet
overhead light (switch, 2 fixtures) on the circuit.  One of the

Got my new 3 ton split Trane system in yesterday. I was pretty happy knowing
that I was gonna come home to a cool home. I actually stopped by their shop
on the way home and cut them a 4800.00 check.
Upon arriving home I found that the condensate pan overflowed, and the pump

Hi, seeking advice on an odd question - 5-6 months ago I was looking
for a fixer-upper and worked with an agent, an acquaintance of mine.
We looked at 4-5 houses in varying states of repair, and I bought one
of them in March.

I had a Technetic 1000 water softener installed in my house in 1994.  All I
have had to do is feed it salt for the last 10 years.  I am on a private well,
the unit is programmed for a hardness setting of 18 and 3.4 lbs of salt per
regeneration,  I do have a little iron in the water ...

I want to buy a de-humidifier for our condo in Northern Virginia. I
bought one, GoldStar from Wal-Mart yesterday. We are very un-satisfied
with it.It is very noisy when it is working and generates a lot of warm air.
I am wondering if you could give me some advice where to buy a ...

Any comments on the Samsung RS2544SL refrigerator? It's got two compressors
like a sub-zero but is only $1100 at Costco. Seems to good to be true.
http://www.samsungusa.com/cgi-bin/nabc/product/b2c_product_detail.jsp?eUser=&pro
d_id=RS2544SL%2fXAA&selTab=Specifications

Hi, We recently moved our office into an old (70's, I think) house
trailer. I am not sure how the wiring is, but the room our office is
in used to be 2 bedrooms, laundry and a bathroom, all gutted and made
into 1 room.

any advice for inground pool filters?
what are the best
what about a cover for the summer.

I have a ceiling fan with no manufacturer info.
only a model number.. model is 52 1984  HS52S
anyone tell me the maker??