Homeowner Forum / Repair / February 2004

I just bought a new weber grill with a natural gas connection. gas source to
the grill hose is fine. When hooking up the hose to my source Im not getting
enough gas to the grill for lighting. I think the hose is defective but the
company is telling me I dont have enough water column ...

My bathtub is cast iron and 62 years old. The previous owner was
elderly and wasn't able to clean very well. It has quite a bit of
calcium, lime, soap scum and rust deposits. From reading this group
and various other sources I know I need to clean it with acid I'm just

I have seen deadbolt locks for front doors that are locked and
unlocked via an infrared transmitter that fits on a keychain. Has any
company come out with one that is triggered by a card fob in your
pocket, similar to what is available on some of the high-end cars?

I am ready and about to buy materials for the repiping from galvanized
1/2" to copper ?", but what size to use?  I would like to go with 1/2"
type K but that takes up more inside diameter then M and L.  Should I
go with 5/8" K, 3/4" K or just not be worried about the inside

I currently have a detached two car garage that has a concrete floor.
The grade of the garage is lower than that of the driveway so when it
rains,water has a tendency to run into the garage right through the
doors and flood floor. I plan on tearing up the concrete  floor and

I have a piston pump and pressure tank water system. It provides about 40-50
psi pressure. I'd like to increase this to 60-70.
Would a new and bigger jet pump do the job?
Thanks

I recently had a new granite top (Nero Impala) installed and the front edges
and inside the sink cut-outs look much duller than the top. Why is that?
How can I make it all shine the same?
The installer said it would shine the same after it all dries out. He was

I have asked this question to a newsgroup or two in the past with no
luck, but I figure with technology changing, maybe I'll get lucky now.
I have lights mounted on the outside of my house just below the roofline
(2 story house with attic). I guess these would be called flood ...

 I am going to be helping a fried widen his driveway.  The part we are going
to be adding will be about 48 feet long and 6 feet wide.  He wants to pour it
4" think, since that is what they rest of his driveway is.  Do we need to use
rebar, or can we get away with using some 10ga ...

I've decided to use propane for an space about 750 square feet.  There
is no plumbing up to the space (on second floor).  Apparently someone
qualified can install a special plastic pipe now and you don't have to
use metal.  I'm sure this is a lot less.  Correct?

Hey Guys,
I'm trying to turn the water ON to my front hose bib, and am fighting a
losing battle.
Our house has two hose bib petcocks, one for the front and one for the

I'm looking for opnions on the pros and cons of getting convetinal eyse, vs
a glass cooktop for a new electric range I need to buy.
What has been peoples experience hre?
Do the glass tops hold up OK, or do they get scratche looking? Do they heat

I want to create some form of wooden panel to suspend about 2 or 3' from the
ceiling, in which to place a variety of lights (pendants and some small
flush mounted fittings).  I was originally looking at track lighting, but
concluded that it was too expensive (about $500 for what I ...

I have a Frigidaire fridg.with the M1 ice maker which when you take
front cover off you see the small gear on motor and big gear on to
turn the ice cube remover.How do you manually activate this unit,in
other words make it cycle so I don't have to wait on it to go thru

I have a number of shorter lengths of 2X4 (slightly less than 7') and
would like to make use of them in the top and bottom plates of walls
which I am framing in my basement. Can I create a double plate on the
top and bottom of these walls by staggering the joints between the