Homeowner Forum / Repair / February 2008

I have a portable dishwasher that uses wheels similar to those found on
a lot of office chairs.  I noticed with my old vinyl flooring that the
wheels caused marks (more like ruts or indentations).  They're not
really gouges, but definitely wheel marks that were very discernable in

How about doing a test on how much your computer is drawing.
I am guessing the hottest setup uses less than 200Watts most of the
time.

can i use diesel fuel in a home fuel oil furnace? if so wich diesel
can i use?

I had a box of these candles that you place under the wood you are
trying to get started burning for a fire.  Campfires, fireplaces etc.
They look like tea lights but the entire thing burns up even the wax
and the wax paper covering.  They make a very hot flame unlike some of

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Big winds have torn/are tearing off shingles today.
1) What are the short-term ramifications?  There's no way I can get a
roofer before the next expected precip.  Are leaks inevitable?
2) Isn't it true that shingles installed in winter will tear because

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can someone tell me where to find, if possible, what I'm looking for?
I have an exterior spigot on my house.  It's just a regular spigot;
inside the house there is a stop and waste valve to shut it off in the
wintertime.  I rebuilt the valve so I can shut it off, but it needs to

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Is it worth having blown in insulation in the walls? Does it get
everywhere? Under the windows?
I've seen new construction on TV where they put up plastic mesh over the
  studs and fill the walls with blown in insulation. Is this the same

I'm getting ready to put in French drains in several areas.  If I have this
correct, you just dig a ditch to grade away from where you want the water to
drain from.  You line the ditch with porous landscaping cloth.  Put some
gravel in there.  Put a perforated pipe in there.  ...

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I need to replace the cabinets, countertops, and replace the vinyl
flooring with tiles in the kitchen. Is it safe to do so when the wife
is 8 weeks pregnant? I won't be re-painting the kitchen, but what
about the dust and other things that might be airborne during the

I am trying repaire my LCD TV Westinghouse LTV-32W3. I purchased it 1
1/2 year ago - it worked OK for about 1 year. After warranty expired
it works OK for about hour, after 1 hour the following symptoms
appeared:

I'm interested in the piece on top of the baseboard here:
http://freeboundaries.com/baseboard.jpg
Seems like it would be very hard to mill myself.
Many thanks in advance!