Homeowner Forum / Repair / September 2008

We are hearing intermittent clicking on a couple of phones in the
house. The phones are cordless and it has been going on for about a
week.  A corded phone on the main floor is okay. It's happening on two
different cordless phone sets (and brands).

I got the funny (aching) back, put cushions on the floor to watch the
ball game or whatever on tv of an evening.
I'm lower than a couch potato. I'm a floor potato. :-)
Also in my second (and last) childhood. Fix supper, carry it in, eat

I have a 1929 dining roon table with 6 chairs.  The table has a leaf
that pulls out.  Does anybody have any idea how much this would be
worth?  I am trying to decide if I should have it repaired or sell
it.  Appreciate your replies.

I have a piece of metal that I would like to secure to my brick
basement wall.  I'm wondering what is the best way?  Are there some
sort of screws available?  Do you need a special drill?  What about
types of glue such as super glue or epoxy?

Where`s the good stuff? I mean mostly tools, hardware, and routine
houshold things.
I bought a hose nozzle at W.M. for $4.00 and it only lasted about 1
month. I didn`t expect it to be a real good one but with 4 hoses that

I believe one or both of the solenoids in my ~10 year old Whirlpool
Ultimate Care II Heavy Duty Super Capacity Plus dryer are failing as the
system heats up briefly, then cools down, with a constant chatter from
the solenoid area whenever the burner should be running.

well, it's raining here (no big surprise) and I finally have gotten a
chance to observe the beginnings of the water intrusion into my
basement, rather than coming home and finding a puddle on the floor.
I've localized the water entry to two places - one, it's coming in

I would like to raise my front loading washer and dryer by a
signficant amount, e.g. 30". I have an study dining table, but it
seems competely unsafe to put them on top of the table since that
would make them top heavy. However, what I were to fasten them to the

The house Mom is planning to go see soon (not yet visually inspected in
person) has a little more detail from a realtor.
Aluminum siding.  Appears in good shape, just needs washing.  I take it that
the stuff will be hot in summer and cold in winter, but fairly durable at

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These Generac portables look great in the store or in ads. Great prices to
purchase, but they don't last. Costs more to repair than to replace. I

I have one circuit that has an open ground.  The interesting thing is that
it also has voltage between both the hot and the neutral to the ground, 70
volts from hot to ground and 50 volts from neutral to ground.  The voltage
from hot to neutral is 125 volts.  There is nothing ...

"[WASHINGTON] The Environmental Protection Agency yesterday tightened
emissions standards for new gasoline-powered lawn mowers, weed trimmers and
boat engines, reducing the amount of smog-causing pollution these motors
will be allowed to emit. In adopting long-delayed rules that ...

Some hundred thousands people saw it....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOg4fAX8jc4
Were they all having an illusion ?
If you manage to love those who want to harm you, then you will gain

A plumber quoted me a price of $550 for a new toilet to be installed.  Does
this sound reasonable?
Thank you.

I've seen a number of older exhaust fans that start very slowly. Turn them on,
they barely turn for up to several minutes, then finally speed up fairly quickly
to normal operating speed. Can anyone suggest why this happens, and a way to fix
them to operate properly?