Homeowner Forum / Repair / July 2008

We currently have a long asphalt driveway.  About 400 feet long by about
 10 feet wide.
2/3 of the way down the driveway is a shop, perpendicular to the driveway.
I recently had the gravel drive to the shop that runs perpendicular to

Our old thermostat decided to quit so I am trying to replace it with a
"Lux" Brand from Lowe's.
What's happening it the Heat will turn on if we set it to heat and raise
the temp, but the Air conditioning won't activate mo matter what.

Evidently Goodman sells lemon air conditioning. Do yourself and your
customers a favor and don't ever buy a Goodman or Amana product.
I have a unit that is 4 years old. I've already replaced the condenser
coils. The compressor sounds like hell, and I had to put a hard-start

Some of my 15-year-old double-hung vinyl windows have become
increasingly more difficult to open and close. Is there anything that
can be done?
Thanks,

I am making some repairs on the trim on my house and found the
original paint color codes but do not know the manufacturer and am
seeking your help.  The color codes all start with DK and have a 5
digit number followed by a dash an a numner, e.g., DK 15592-1.  I

I have an old kitchen sink from the 1940's. The facets are probably 30
years old. The facets are "wall mounted" into the actual sink. I do
not want to replace the facets, but find I am continualy replacing the
washers, but it continues to drip. I turn the handles firmly off, but

I own a 500 sq ft apartment in downtown DC.  I’m trying to decide if
it would be worthwhile to put up a wall that splits the kitchen and
living room from the bedroom.  Would the apartment be more valuable if
it’s sold as a one bedroom instead of a junior one bedroom?  Here are

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I just ordered one.  After seeing on the TV ad that you can try Magic
Jack for 30 days free made me order one.  The ad says send it back and
pay nothing, including shipping.
Well the confermation email noted I am being charged 7 bucks for S&H.

I am trying to diagnose why a burner won't light on a gas range. The
left back burner went out a long time ago and now the left front won't
light.
There is no clicking sound when it is trying to light as occurs on the

Wife and I moved into an 60 year old (or so) row home with apparently
original door knob closures. Sorry don't know the techinical word.
The door or the knobs are out of alignment, and no matter how hard you
push the door against the door jamb, you can't get the doorknob tongue

I live in Oregon where it is required that residential underground oil tanks
that are no longer in operation must be tested for ground leakage prior to
the sale of a home.
I own a duplex that has two such oil tanks(I put in gas furnaces about 15

I have a 10 year old Whirlpool electric clothes dryer and I had it
operating this morning.  I heard it shut itself off and when I went
over to it the control dial was in the middle of the drying setting.
Pushing the start button had no effect as did opening/closing the

I live in Southeastern Pennslyvania. My home has a decent yard and I
can't sit outside at dusk at all without being eaten alive.
There is no standing water nearby. I thought mosquito larvae needed
standing/still water to grow in?

Here's a picture of the spot in my basement where I want to move my
washer and dryer:
http://freeboundaries.com/basement.jpg
There's access to gas, electricity, hot/cold water and drain and dryer