Homeowner Forum / Repair / December 2007

JESUS in the QURAN
The Islamic view of Jesus lies between two extremes. The Jews , who
rejected Jesus as a Prophet of God, called him an impostor. The
Christians, on the other hand, considered him to be the son of God and

It's not flush with the ceiling, has about 1/8th inch all around.
It worked good for 3 months, now it's wobbling like mad.
I don't know much about how to fix or replace the box in the ceiling
the fan is attached to.

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I can't seem to find a consistent answer.  I see so-called 'standard' bulb
bases called both E26 and E27, and I'd really like to know if they are one
and the same.  The reason?  I see fixtures advertised with one or the other
type socket.  I have googled myself blue, and stood in ...

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Painting a room is the "quickest and most cost-effective way to
dramatically transform the look of your home," says Callery (Right
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I have three (3) Halogen bulb based High Hats that I installed for
hallway lighting off of a single 110VAC circuit.
One of them (#2) recently went dark.  I assumed that the halogen bulb
had merely reached its end of life, so I went to replace the bulb.

I have a Whirlpool Flame-Lock 40 gallon gas water heater. It's about a
year old and has a 12-year warranty. I realize that  in a year or two
I should be inspecting, and possibly replacing the sacrificial anode.
But the installation instructions and use & care guide for the heater

I am having trouble with one 110 VAC power to the house. The line
keeps vering between 115 VAC to under 90 VAC. The house is wired from
the power Co. with two hots (110 VAC) and a netural. I am having
trouble with one phase (110 VAC) and the other phase (110 VAC) does

My fiance & I just purchased our first home, a foreclosure that had
been abandoned for over a year.  We're trying to get it ready to move
in by Christmas (please cross your fingers for me!), but there's still
a lot to do.  The kitchen is the biggest task of all.

have spent some time caulking cold drafty basement.....still cold and drafty
though....how do I track down where cold air is coming in?

Last summer I never installed my window air conditioner.  It was just
too hot in the house to carry it up from the basement and lift the
heavy thing into the window.  Now, it's winter, and around zero
degrees outside.  I feel like I really screwed up by not installing

I am re-plumbing part of my pool filter system. Previously,
a 3/4-inch metal valve was threaded to 3/4-inch PVC piping.
The PVC piping has a PVC male adapter, which fits into the
female threads of the metal valve. I am replacing the PVC

First a little flattery:  This newsgroup is one of the best & most
helpful.  Your help a few years ago re wiring did me a real service.
Please don't give up because of all the garbage you've been bombarded
with lately. This too shall pass..

When activated, my Genie garage door opener should turn on the lights in the
powerhead and turn them off after 20 seconds or so.
Several days ago it started NOT to turn off lights and I had to push the
light on/off button on the wall console to manually turn them off. Today,

We have a Carrier gas furnace installed about a year ago. I'd like to
replace the filter but need some advice. The manual that came with it is
very generic and not very helpful.
There's an existing filter in a "box" that sets on top of the furnace. The