Homeowner Forum / Repair / December 2007

I need the strain relief that holds the cable to my house.  The clerks
at Lowes/HD have no idea what I'm talking about.  It crimps to the
cable and is then attached to the side of the house, giving some slack
in the cable.  The electrical service has these too, but the one for

I'm certain I saw *somewhere* in the 2005 NEC the requirement that any exhaust
fan, light, or fan/light combo, installed within a shower or over a bathtub
must be protected by a GFCI -- but I can't find the specific article. Somebody
help me out here, please.

Greetings.....I have a bathrom that slopes down over a inch or so at one
end, the foundation has sunk that much over the last almost 50 years.
Too costly too raise foundation so I want to put in another floor on top
of the old one and bring it back to level. The main thing is ...

Western NYS, USA. Heavy snow coming down. Power is on. I'm enroute to the
store, to pick up some pictures, and also buy more groceries in case the
power goes out. Milk, bread, eggs, etc.
My sympathies to the folks in Oklahoma, and other places affected by the ice

I fixed a Water Knock that started about 2 years after we moved into
OUR new home (the house itself was not new.)
Now we get a knock when turning off the HOT water.
Do I fix it the same way - cut off the water, open the lowest drain (

Someone at Home Depot was telling me that there is a new regulation
in  Ontario that the electrical code that says that all outlets now
have to have some type protective steel plate around the outlet box.
Has anyone heard of this ?  I just did a full install in my house in

Hi all, I saw a DIY show up here in Canadia (eh) where the HVAC sub was
gunning a caulk around the plenum joints and then al taping them.
Any ideas on what they were using to caulk the air plenums?
a

I am relaying cable network for my complete house which is G+2. All
lines including electrical, Telephone ( PBX), Cable, TV are to be
relayed.
Some of the quesries that I have

I've got a Sears snow thrower model 536.884670, engine number
143955071 that wouldn't run for more than a few minutes and only with
the choke on full.  I bought a new carburetor for it and in
reinstalling I'm not sure where to connect the governor link and

My shower drain in a custom ceramic shower had been leaking and I opened up
the ceiling below it and need some advice on how to repair it
only seems to leak after a lot of water has been run and I can also cause
it by stopping up the drain and allowing some water to pool in the ...

I have a tub that also has a shower that contains the old 3 knobs for
hot, cold and diverter. Its at shoulder level and unfortunately when
one uses the tub instead of shower, one has to get up from a slippery
tub to shut or get more hot water. Now, for a senior that makes it

I have seen in some hotels that they have windows facing a corridor, hallway
or outside.  You can see out but cannot see in.  It is more than just
"tinting".
I am looking to replace a few of my windows at home, and I asked for quotes

I purchased a pair of Thermador SGCS365RS cooktops second hand.  One
has a sticker that indicates it was converted to LP... this is
consistent with the regulator (RV47CL) which has been configured to
LP.  The second cooktop has no markers indicating LP conversion and

Has anyone ever heard of fiberglass insulation batts that are 29"
wide? I'm trying to insulate the floor of my 1860 house and I'm
stumped by the joists, which are set 30" OC.  I can't seem to find
anything wider than 24", or anything (like rigid foam board) which

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