Homeowner Forum / Repair / December 2007

motor runs but no air or water is flowing from the
jets..........started after my dog got in the tub one afternoon while
we were out for several hours and stepped on the button turning the
motor on with no water in the tub. After that it woul come on but

1. if you buy 12 items product ,our company give you free shipping
cost, so  that ,the shoes only about 27 usd, the cloth about 30 usd!
2 if you buy 500 usd product , when you add 100 usd, our company give

Shopping for replacement for central A/C unit (complete, first floor
closet air handler and outdoor compressor). SoFla, 3 ton +, R410A.
Suggestions/experience?
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We have glass-fronted bookcases in our den. The glass is kept in place
by a kind of screw-in clip (pictures here:
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t214/HollowOak/Clippies/18dd435f.jpg
and

I'm converting a screened porch to a three season sunroom.  I have the
option of installing several six foot by 8 ft sliding glass doors, or
43x80 vinyl double hung windows.  My contractor has suggested the
double hung windows, but I'm not sure how easy they'll be to open and

I am replacing a deck with a poured concrete patio.
The problem is that my dryer vents under the deck.
Does any see a problem using standard rigid aluminum ducts to extend
from my house out to the edge of the patio? I will be pouring concrete

We have a (newly installed with our a/c this summer) 5+2/4 periods per
day programmable thermostat. I'm curious to find out what others in my
area have their thermostats set at for this time of year. I'd like to
hear your programming periods, temp for each, and the home

My telephone line as developed a problem. When someone calls the phone
rings one very short ring and then the line goes dead. As a result I
can't receive calls but calling out is not affected. Any suggestions?

I'm at the point of floor installation in my new addition.  I want to paint
the floors of the laundry room and shop area.  About 300 sf.
How clean does the floor have to be?  It has some residual drywall mud on it
now, but not a lot.  Some crud from construction, but not a lot.  ...

When I renovated my kitchen, I used the H7ICAT hi-hats. ( insulation
rated, air tight). from what I read on the spec sheet on Cooper's
website, there are only like 6 or 7 trims/baffles you can use.
http://www.cooperlighting.com/specfiles/pdf/Halo/ADV042503_H7baffles.pdf

Have you heard the rumor that Sears pays the full salaries of employees
who are called to service in the Military?
Truth or myth?
True. While many employers are only required to hold the jobs for

Folks,
Happy Holidays!
I am interested in getting started with basic wood-work -- carpentry
as a hobby. Maybe I'll start with children's toys. I'd like to get an

I got a shirt and a piece of a.s and both of them were three sizes too
big.

Hello and happy holidays to all:
     I am having a problem installing a light fixture.
    The light fixture is worked through a wall switch.
   The old fixture that  was on there was working fine, but it got tugged

I need a tankless under my kitchen sink.  It takes two forevers for hot
water to get from where the heater is to the kitchen.  Once it does, there's
a lot of hot water left in those pipes unused when you turn off the faucet.
I can use a 220v. line that's there, as we are ...