Homeowner Forum / Repair / October 2006

i was puting new thrmastat i touch to wire together i don,t know where is
the fuse in the house thr circuit breaker is good i need hrlp locate blown
fuse or control box ilustani@nc.rr.com Tbo

I have a leaking steel pipe that supplies warm water to radiators in my house.
A plumber dropped by and said it would be easiest to cut the bad part away and
weld a replacement. The pipe is about 2 inches thick.
The replacement is about two feet.

A friend was complaining last night about how major repairs often come in
clusters, when you can least afford them. The latest: It seems the AC wire
to her freestanding garage has rotted away. The installation's probaby 50
years old.  The BX cable comes out of the ground right at ...

Hi, I have a wooden stockade fence on my property. A few individual
planks were damaged by a falling tree. I would like to fix the fence,
but home depot only sells the fence in large sections. I don't have the
tools to fabricate my own. Are there any internet sites that would sell

Hello, I'm doing some market research on home security and have a short
10 question survey posted here:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=636142729399
I'd be happy to share the results, only need 100 responses and

I would be grateful for any assistance with the following:
Until about a month ago we had two conventional telephone lines in our
home.  We recently removed a business line from our home phone network,
and now have one residential line. The business line had a 482

Awl--
How much is acceptable?
An amp-probe reveals between 2 and 6 amps, depending on how balanced the
load is on each leg of the main panel.

I have determined that the compressor is the cause of my noisy
refrigerator.  It clunks as it turns on & off.  What effect does this
have upon the operation of the refrigerator other than being noisy?
Can this cause higher than normal electricity consumption?

I'm ripping out all my drywall in my basement so that I can put up
insulation, run new wires, and then put on new drywall.  After ripping the
drywall off with a crowbar I noticed that there were spiders amongus in the
framing which makes me wonder where they came from.  I suspect ...

Yesterday, our large Whirlpool self cleaning oven quit working.  That is,
the electronic panel on it went black, and the latch that holds it shut
during cleaning engaged partially.  We can still open it with a fork, but
the oven or clock or electronics won't work.

Hello.  Our shower has a Delta faucet with a single handle.  This was
an upgrade from a tub to a tub and shower so the diverter is not on the
spout but just below the handle.  Recently we've experienced a drop in
water pressure as you call for more hot water.  This happens whether

With winter just around the corner here in the great white north
(Canada), had two quick winter preparation questions, would love any
advice.
1.  Is it better to bring patio furniture inside or can I just throw a

Yesterday I was going to try to fix a leaky faucet and while outside
trying to find and turn off the water line, I  accidentally turned off
the main gas line.
Within a few minutes I realized I had turned the gas off so I turned it

Winds knocked out the power about noon.  We didn't have a clue as to
how much propane is burned during an outage, so we scaled back the oil
furnace, shut-off computer, kept the TV off.  No lights.  Power was
out four hours. We did use water (well is powered by electric) and

Guys, having a problem deciding on whether it is ok to use an under the
eave vent for my gas dryer. Problem is that it is a second floor location
and substantial work to locate anywhere else. I have continuous soffit
vent now and know that there may be a problem of the hot air ...