Homeowner Forum / Repair / July 2008

My hot water heater is a 21 year old Rheem.  It still works and does
not leak.  I am planning on replacing it due to the age.  I am
planning on having an AO Smith installed.
Today, the technician who gave me an estmate hooked up some type of

Last year my parents hired a higher end painting company to repaint their
entire interior.  They got a good price but it was still a bit expensive.
I managed the job and let the workers in every day.  The lead guy in the
crew would call me every morning to let them in.

Picked up an LG brand dehumidifier today for possible use in the garage.
 This one does appear to work correctly - shuts off when you remove the
bucket; properly restores after unplugging while running and plugging
back in (for how long?  I will find out.)  It is a little on the ...

The light bulb in the fixture on the ceiling of my front porch died last
week; I tried to disassemble the fixture and find that it will take
destructive measures to get it apart.
First of all, I'm having a hard time finding an outdoor light fixture as

My Tecnik TKD7000 just started acting strangely. As soon as you switch it
on, it just starts draining. Even with the door open, and no water left
inside. It never stops doing this, no matter how long you leave it. Any
ideas please?

Relative brought two approx. four by six foot close pile carpets
(floor mats) back from working in the Middle Eastern. Understand these
are sometimes called 'Persian Carpets' (No; they do not levitate!)
They were folded while in the shipping boxes for a few weeks. There

I replaced a toilet seat. At Home Depot they had a large selection of
various materials - wood, plastic and molded wood. The old one was a
molded wood seat that came with the house.
There seemed to be more molded wood models than any other. The paint

I have hot water off my boiler so it's on all summer running a couple
minutes several times a day weather I use hot water or not.
I'm thinking of putting in a 20 gallon electric hot water heater and
shutting down the boiler for the summers. Would I save much? My boiler

Howdy,
I have a year old Whirlpool fridge.  Water filter change light did its
green-yellow-red routine right at six months, and again at one year.
I am strongly suspecting now that this is a timer, and their is no H2O

We're getting ready to get our new kitchen cabinets and want to pre-
wire for the under cabinet lights.  We're going to tap into the power
off the light switch that currently runs only the light above the sink
and add in a single gang double switch so the sink light and the under

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My HOA is at it again, and I think they want me to do something about
my kindling.   How is it supposed to be stored?
I think theym, actually she, wants me to throw it away but I haven't
been able to get a straight answer.

Does anyone know how to reprogram a craftsman 1/2 horsepower remote? It
was purchased 3 years ago.
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apart from oil change, air filter and occasionally checking the plug & harness
condition, is there some other fluid or hydraulic oil that should be replaced in other
parts of a honda pressure washer?
anything at all? just picked up a tool at a garage sale and didn't get any info ...