Homeowner Forum / Repair / February 2008

I need some help to figure out why my range shorts out.
If I turn it on, but I just touch the indicator light (the little
light the size of your finger nail) that tells you the element is on,
the range breaker trips and then the main house breaker.

Someone wrote me:

My lawn tractor wouldn't start today.  It's a Sears Craftsman, 24-hp 48"
cut.  I've been starting and running every two weeks during the winter to
keep the battery from draining (and also I use the tractor in winter to use
the cart to bring firewood up from the back of the ...

I have a table top I wish to varnish over and have bought some Ronseal
Diamond Hard Clear Satin (water based) Varnish.
I would like to get it on as *smoothly* as possible and not being too
brilliant wielding a paint brush wonder if, since it is a water based paint,

I admit I'm lazy.  My concrete patio is only a couple of years old.
I've decided to apply concrete sealer to protect and extends its
life.  It doesn't have any grease stains, dirt or mildew.  Do I still
need to use a concrete cleaner before applying the sealer?

I am wondering how these bathrooms are done without a shower curb:
http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/project_images/wetroom/wetroom.jpg
http://www.impey-showers.com/prod_img/hd6_s_1.jpg
There is still a shower pan below, or no?  Or you have to consider the

There has been a great deal of progress in the field of hair
replacement and restoration in the past few years. Surgical techniques
have improved greatly from the days when hair replacement first began.
All hair replacement techniques involve the use of your own hair;

I'm trying to seal an open galvanized drain line (1930s era) that's
embedded in my masonry walls. The line is about 6 inches in the wall,
and rather difficult to get to.
There aren't any threads left (all broken or rusted off) to screw a

I live in Flower Mound Tx and I need some help/info.I had a system put
in a few years (4+) ago by a major brand water softening Co and due to
many medical problems I and my wife are both handicapped I have the
will and some strength I really do NOT want to give a washing list of

In the main service panel there are 2 bus bars ( neutral and ground ).  I
don't have any screw holes left to add an additional branch circuit to a
detached subpanel located 60' away from the main.  Can I:
                               1.  Add an additional bus bar to the main

I bought the small corners that go on the corners of bullnose to match the
baseboards.  Are these okay to just shoot on with the nailer, or should I
drill through them and the sheet metal of the bullnose and then use
finishing nails?

I have a glass cutter. How do I cut 1/8" plate glass?

Old house here. Front driveway and back porch are poured concrete with
with some  cracks. in the back we have a cheesy tile.
We are looking to resurface or replace with something more natural.
Any option to pour over something that looks like natural stone? If

A diagram for a Bosch sander I have shows a brown (braun) and a blue (blau)
wire from the cord. It shows which goes where to the switch. The existing
cord is a US cord with, of course, a black and a white. I had to get a new
switch and did not note which went where on the old ...

We know that the furnace has a faulty igniter and we purchansed a
replacement. BUt , don;t know where in the furnace is acutally is..
cannot find it after i open the main case.
please help