Homeowner Forum / Repair / December 2003

I live on the east coast of Canada - so winters are pretty cold. My
hot water boiler for baseboard heating is also used to heat my
domestic hot water.
Question - what is a standard setting for the Aquastat with regards to

Here's the scenario.   After using an electric fryer for an hour, all of the
lights in the ceiling went out.  They are on the same breaker as the
receptacle that was being used.  Lights are controlled by 3 different
switches.  All check fine.  Bulbs are good.  I checked every ...

What type of plywood can you get away with on the roof?
1. 1/2" or 5/8" or 3/4"
2. 3-ply or 4-ply
??

Hi Suzanne!
S > We need to have a wood fence put up on only one side of the property
S > (pretty much a straight line with one turn towards the house with a
S > gate.  I was going to get some estimates from fence builders and I was

I will be installing "beaded" plywood, 1/4 in., as a ceiling for a
patio cover. I have 16 in. center rafters. I want to use
"deck wood screws" to install the ceiling so if I need to get access
above again I can simply unscrew it.  How close would the screws

This is an old porcelain base sink with hot and cold faucets, which were
"new" fittings in the 1970s. There was some build-up on one which I was
removing with a soak in CLR, but I got distracted and left it in longer
than I intended. The faucet now has a dull, flat yellowish ...

Any instructions on how to repair a raised drywall seam?
Thxs..

We have a concrete porch which gets very little sun and has become
stained with mildew, algae, etc. We applied hardware store-bought
"concrete cleaner" then scrubbed with a brush and rinsed well with a
conventional garden hose. It removed 3/4 of the stains, but now the

F > I'm planning on purchasing  14" TV and a wall mount to attach it to the
F > wall facing my treadmill.
F >
F > The walls of the apartment appear to be so flimsy, I'm afraid  that when I

Here is the situation...
I have a new sand filter( Hayward 310t) and a Pentair Whisperflo 1 hp pump.
I had a cartridge filter prior to this( big pain in the rear).
But now I need to backwash this occasionally, problem is that the flow rate

One of my 8' duplex fluorescent garage fixtures appears to have died.
I suspect the ballast went "tits up" since the bulb set work fine in
the next fixture over.
I see that replacement ballasts come in a choice of magnetic vs.

Greetings all!
I am finishing off a room in my basement as a type of tiki-lounge
themed billiard room, and will be covering the ceiling (which
currently is just drywall...taped, but not textured) with lauhala

I have a GE XL44 gas stove with 4 burners. The valve, second from the right,
is the maximum output burner. This valve seems to be shot. It does not have
the  tension on it that the others do and will only light if I crank it up
full to get some gas, then down to the ignition to ...

I have an Electrolux vaccume epic 3000 sr, that is not creating enough
suction to suck up hardly anything.  I made sure the bag is new.  Is there a
way to take it apart and clean and check for clogs.
Thanks

HELP!  Every year I need a plumber to come and snake out the drain to my
washer.  The last plumber showed me how to do it, but I can't get the snake
to go much more than 2 feet.  I have called three plumbers and the closest I
can get one is Monday.  Any ideas other than a laundry ...