Homeowner Forum / Repair / April 2008

I have a Whirlpool style modular ice maker.  The end of the ejector
shaft broke so the gear wheel (with metal contacts on the back) is not
held on and the circuits do not close.  I tried to glue the gear back
on using plastic model cement but it did not stick at all.  I also

I need to replace a subpanel and the old one is smaller than the new one.
The old one is already maxed out with minis and has more than one circuit
fed from one half of the mini (more than one wire under each screw). there
is no more room in the closet for another subpanel. I ...

I have two outlets in the house which are not working. I would like to
find out whether they are on the same circuit. Is it possible to find
out whether these outlets are connected? Please treat this as an
intellectual curiosity question. I know that answering this question

I was advised to use something called Coraloy (or perhaps Coroloy, see
below) on a construction project. I trust the person who gave me this
advice, but was trying to find something on-line about this stuff, and
was really surprised that I couldn't locate this product through a

I would like to get myself some tools set at home depot or lowes for
common jobs at home or for the car. What shall I look for as far as
brands and prices?
I don't need the top or bottom, average stuff is good.

I would like to connect 2 motion sensor lights (Hampton Bay 248-617)
together so tripping either motion will set both lights off at the
same time.  Is this possible?
Lights have white, black, and red wires.  Instructions only show how

After having just spend many hours cleaning and polishing a couple
midsized brass bells, I would like to protect the bright shiny
finish.
My thought is to use Krylon, but I sure don't want something that

I am about to put a brick edging to most of my driveway
and a 2x6 edging to the part where the land slopes away
thanks to responses to an earlier thread.
The last two times I had a contractor seal my driveway,

Its a Ryobi 875r 4-stroke weedeater.  Only a year ago, the primer bulb
cracked and I could not get JUST the bulb..I had to buy the whole
carburetor for $30.00! This summer, it has already cracked AGAIN. Its
made from surgical rubber, and it just does not last!!!  I am so

When my home was built in 1991, I built a grounding array within 4-feet
of the service entrance meter and panel.  It consists of three,
5/8-inch, copper-clad, 8-foot ground rods.  They are placed in a "goal
post" configuration with the two verticals about 7-feet apart and one

What brands/ types of paint strippers dissolve the paint instead of making a
chippy sludge?
Thanks,
AB

Since about two weeks ago, whenever someone shuts off the kitchen
faucet on the first floor, the pipes throught the house, all the way
up to the third floor, experience quite a jolt.  Since this started
happening abruptly, does that mean that something has come loose

We have 2 leaks in our ceilings. our house is 15 years old.
How do I hire a Roofer. to have the roof replaced?
shirleyann