Homeowner Forum / Repair / December 2006

Where is the filter located so I can change it?

Have a very old Honeywell thermostat for our forced gas hot water heating
system which I need to
probably replace.  Heating  only.
Questions.

I have this little comp unit. However, when the cycle is over, it emits
a horrible chirping sound that wakes up anyone who happnes to be
asleep. It must be a simple matter of disconnecting something to make
the noise go away? Can anyone help me??? PLEASE!!

I left a heavy glass on a shelf above my Kitchen worktop in my caravan
and while travelling home the glass fell onto the worktop leaving an
indentation which has cracked the surface at the edges of the
indentation. Does anyone know how to repair such damage?

hi, it's me again.....
anyway, one of my daughters christmas presents was to paint her rooms
ceiling to whatever she wanted (within limits). she decided on blue sky
with a rainbow corssing it.

Have a gas, forced hot water heating system.
Was about to order a Honeywell thermostat over the web, but had the
following concern which
just dawned on me.

...for the skim coat?  Would it be lime putty plaster, or gypsum plaster
(such as plaster of Paris)?
If lime putty, can I use the bag of slaked lime that's been in my garage
for a year or two (but not more than 2), or will it be too carbonated by

I saw a show On DIY a couple of weeks ago and they were showing the
installation of cork tiles. Looked easy and nice...but I did miss most
of that program. Could anyone recommend them for a bedroom or even the
kitchen?

I see Walmart lowered the price $40 on the TV I bought the very next
day.
Do I need to return it and buy it again, or can I show the sales
receipt and get the diff?

I have a 1940's house, with a swinging door leading into the kitchen.  The
door's old, too, maybe original, attached to the frame by pivot pins stuck
in sockets in the head and sill.
I thought perhaps I could depress one of the pins, assuming it might be

Does anyone have experience with Renewal by Andersen (double pane, gas
filled, composite frame) with regards to quality, noise reduction, and
heat loss as compared to a good quality vinyl window over time?

I recently bought an older home with a newer addition.  The original
portion of the house has 2 conductor wire with no ground.  The addition
and recently wired parts of the basement use 3 conductor wire and all
the outlets are grounded and appear to be wired correctly (when tested

Could Someone Please upload any Plastering DVDs
Thanks........

Can I use the ordinary Nilfisk vacuum cleaner  (King Home with a HEPA
13 filter) to clean the house which was contamined with the asbestos?
Thanks.

I have to put in two 240v 30a outlets, and plugs.
Is there a difference between 10-30 and 6-30?   My limited understanding is
that 10-30 has a neutral and 6-30 has a ground, and since my application has
a ground, 6-30 should be correct, but does it really matter since I am doing