Homeowner Forum / Repair / December 2007

I bought and installed one about a week ago and it's doing a great job
of controlling the furnace and temperature.  But I discovered that
when I press the light bar on the left side of the devices, a quiet
and high pitched tone is emitted.

My neighbor's roof started to leak last week. He got estimates from
several roofers and found the prices to be outrageous. He finally found
one that was fairly priced. $75.00 for a complete roof. Wow!
They only hire illegals that they pick up at a local bar. Pays them with

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ice dams. Since ice dams are (naturally) only discovered in the winter
when conditions are unfavorable for roofing, most people need a quick
fix until something more permanent can be affected. The problem is,

I purchased a new home (that was 95% completed when I bought it) that
was prewired for surround sound. I opened the plates where the
speakers are supposed to be attached on the walls, and found a (rather
low-quality) speaker wire there. There are four such plates. However,

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Overnight, I noticed this morning that it would not hold water in the
basin as I usually have. Does that mean that there is a washer that
has worn out or do I have to replace the popup. If it needs a
washer...what do I look for and I only need one or at least 2 for

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I'm framing for an interior door in my basement.  I was told that if
the door is 36 inches wide to frame 2 inches bigger.   That is frame
38 inches which leaves 1 inch on either side.  Is that correct ?  I
guess there needs to be room for the shimming and the door jamb

How much torque can one apply to a fitting, say an anode screwed into a
hot water tank, before getting into the area where one needs to be
concerned about the integrity of the tank itself?
I suspect that it's new water heater time, or close to it, but I was

Can someone tell me if the Canadian electrical code requires an ground
wire to be connected to a light switch, I always connected the ground to
the box, but a fellow electrician just told me they now need to be
screwed onto the switch.

my wife had the hair dryer and portable heater turned on in the
bathroom, so the  GFCI  in my garage reset and the one of the circuit
breaker (for bathroom sockets) popped. Now I can't set the GFCI
neither can I set the circuit breaker. Heater or dryer is not even

I have a 1 hp electric motor (110 volt) and I want to be able to control the
speed from slow to fast and in small increments.
What basically do I need?
Or where will I find the answer.

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I am getting cabinets delivered next week and was doing some measuring
and realized the granite we are getting is 1 1/4". My question is does
this mean my total kitchen counter height will be 35 3/4", or do the
granite installers use some kind of adhesive that takes it up to 36"?

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A few months ago, that quit working, but this worked:
http://nfpa-acs-01.gvpi.net/rrserver/browser?title=/NFPASTD/7005SB