Homeowner Forum / Repair / September 2008

Whirlpool "Ultimate Care II" Model
Model #LSQ9565MQ0
The washer was bought at Sears in early 2004 and has had no problems
since purchase.

I will be installing a standby generator located about 50 ft. from the
grounding rod for my house.  If I ground the generator only in main panel,
then there is a possibility that the generator frame will be at a slightly
different potential than the adjacent earth on which someone ...

What are you guys using for exterior filler on nail holes?   I've been
trying to use the DryDex stuff, but if I don't get to priming the holes in a
suitable timeframe, the spackle seems to melts when it rains.  Thanks.

I'm trying to help a friend who has a Craftsman garage door opener which
just stopped working. According to him, I have not been to see it yet, the
main controller in the garage and all the remotes do not work. The main
controller is blinking a green light and the unit is humming ...

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Hi,
I install home computers, and recently I was in a beautiful old house to
install a machine but found there were only two-prong ungrounded outlets.

Am I the only one who is annoyed at those DTV conversion public
service tv ads? They run often, about 7 times and hour no matter what
is on the schedule. One time it covered up the wheel of fortune
category and another time covered up the screen so much you couldn't

Model 3733 20" Box Fan made by company called LASKO
It has 3 settings, high, medium and low, I cannot determine the
Wattage it pulls on the Low setting.
I found a website which says 170 watts but it doesn't break it down

I have 2" rough cut oak(some warping)sub floor. It was covered with
partial wood and it was still uneven. Can I put a soft foam installation
between this rough oak and new MDF subfloor to level it out? Or is their a
better idea? Remodeliong a strange house need help on ideas. Thanks ...

When I attempt to glue a fitting onto a length of 4" schedule 40 PVC,
the fitting tends to push back forcefully after I push it on.  I worry
that I will fail to advance the pipe the full distance into the
fitting.

Right, I live in North Texas (DFW area) in a house that was built in
1983.
Today my wife noticed some black spots on a kitchen cabinet shelf.
Upon further investigation, the deepest, most unreachable part of

I had an inspection completed on a house I am planning on buying
2001 new roof was done - not 100% correct
There is slight mold forming near the ends of the house.
The problems

I can't find the circuit breakers for any of the upstair bedrooms in
this old, 1908 built house. Would it be reasonably safe to replace a
light switch wearing rubber gloves and rubber-soled shoes if it comes
down to having nno other options?

I have an existing garage door on a small one car garage that I use
more for storage than anything else.  It's an old garage with a wooden
door on it currently.
Question is, I measured the size of the actual wooden door itself and

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I have a 1995 Mtd yard machines 5 hp 2 stage snowthrower. I recently tried
to start it in early preparation for winter. It would not start. Cleaned
and rebuilt carb and still wont start. Engine model is hssk50 pull start

We're about to purchase a granite countertop for our new cabinets, and
we are bouncing back and forth on the issue of a backsplash.  We can
buy matching granite for the backsplash and tile between it and the
cabinets, or we can just tile from the countertop all the way to the