Homeowner Forum / Repair / December 2003

Hoping someone can offer some guidance. I do want to state that I will not
be doing the work myself but will have a licensed electrician replace the
motor in my unit heater if it is a good option. I am asking here instead of
playing phone tag with the electrician and waiting two ...

My model 376CAV downflow furnace fails to provide heat. When the
thermostat calls for heat the main blower comes on immediately, but the
Draft Inducer blower does not come on, nor does the Hot surface ignitor
come on. I have replaced the control circuit board, yet the unit ...

Question, when the heat comes on, I hear a tapping noise in the duct work, what
is it? How can I make it go away?
No one or aminal is in the duct and its not water.

I have a hotpoint washer, not a newer model, which won't fill unless the body of the drainage hose is elevated higher than the desired water level.
For example, if the drainage hose is left at ground level, the washer won't fill; it will try to fill, but the water shoots straight ...

I heard there is some kind of plastic wrap you can put on your windows
to increase energy efficiency. My basement window makes the basement
very cold, if a stiff wind comes up you can actually feel it through the
window! Where do you buy this window wrap stuff, and what's it called

Hi all, for some reason, I can't access my original post __"Washing
Machine Woes"__ from a few days ago.  Anyway, here's a snippet of it"

You folks have already helped quite a bit with washer and dryer
repairs in the past  <pumps, couplers, heating elements, pulleys,
etal)...here's a new one.
I have a 1987 Kenmore (Whirlpool) clothes washing machine that I

I have a kitchen exhaust fan that's in a hood above the
stove. It's attached to an exhaust pipe that is supposed
to take the air up out of the house through the roof. I
took the fan/hood down so that I could paint around it. I

Can I make the walls for my compost pile from "green treated" or
"wolmanized" wood. Or would the wood leech dangerous chemicals into
the compost?

I had some building plans prepared by an architect.  He called for a
vapor barrier to be put under the carpeting that is on ground level
and has a concrete base.  What type of product should I use?  Just
clear plastic film?

Can someone direct me to a site that shows basic techniques for working with
Corian Counter Tops...i.e....primarily on seaming techniques and procedures
?
Thanks,

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Hardwood floor layer sander finisher, I make rounds and custom stairs
You can find me in the Yellow Pages, Tri cities news

I'm getting conflicting info from the architect and the contractor:
A new back door was installed. The backyard grade is 27" below the top of
the door threshold. The back door swing inward. Property is in San Jose
California.

We just had new vented gas logs installed this evening in our house in a
non-prefab wood fireplace.  A professional installed it and said that the
smell from the gas would disappear.  However after we had it on for 15
minutes or so and left it on for about 4 hours it smoked a great ...

I've got a low-end chandelier that has four upside-down globes; each
globe has a 60 watt bulb inside.
The bulb in the socket inside one of the globes is wobbling around in
the socket, causing the light to flicker.