Homeowner Forum / Repair / October 2008

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It's been fun y'all.

My 2 year old InSinkErator garbage disposer stopped working. No
spinning, grinding, no sound at all. I checked the voltage in the
outlet it is connected to and it is OK. What can be a problem and what
I should be looking at?

My wife discovered a mushroom in the bathroom yesterday.
We have a two-story colonial in a fairly most part of the country.
The mushroom was growing out of the corner formed by the floor, the
bathtub, and the wall.  It wasn't too big, but it's still worrisome.

Our garage door goes down but then goes back up again. I know how to
adjust the down force and seem to have to do that regularly.
Now even that doesn't seem to help.
One other clue about the door. When it gets about half-way down it is

I decided to replace my still-working but aging sump pump with one (1/3
hp Wayne CDU790) that I got 7.5 years ago and kept stored in its
original packaging.
When I took the pump out of the original box, I noticed a small amount

Two years ago I bought a solar pool cover for my in-ground pool. 12 mil 5
year warranty. The one I bought was mfg by GLI Pool Products.
First year was fine. At the end of the second year it started falling apart.
There are little circles from the bubbles are all over the place and ...

I put a 20 AMP Outlet in the kitchen
the old outlet was 15 amp......my thinking is most kitchens
(house built 1986) should have 20 AMP Breakers
and the wiring is cooper romax

Son and wife have bought a 30 year old house.
Backyard is quite nice, and level.
Question:  we have (just) noticed that the septic pit that one pumps out
occasionally, the outflow of which goes to the D box and leaching field

Howdy all,
Here's my Joe Electrician story  :)
Have electric basebd heat with wall thermostats, none of which have an
Off setting.  (house 40 yrs old)

My lenses will fall out of my frames.
This is even when there's an actual BOLT (with nut) being used.
(This latest time: nut has somehow unscrewed from bolt (and
disappeared) and of course the frame springs apart and

I have been an electrician for 30 years working in all aspects of the
electrical industry. Most of us (electricians and contractors) are
honest, have integrity, and are dedicated to the safety of our
customers. I have concerns because of the troubling economic

I've been running into a fair number of drywall patching jobs lately
that involve small patches to existing walls. While I'm actually very
good at creating good, smooth, even seamless patches, one thing I don't
know how to do is to match wall textures.

I'm looking for a medium large shade tree for my back yard. I am in SW Ohio
and prefer a tree that doesn't make a mess (other than the leaves) and is
trouble free to grow. My back yard is devoid of vegitation, so this tree
would get full sunlight. The back yard is 75 x 60 feet ...

We just installed some new windows to replace our 35 year old original
windows.  After installation I removed the stickers that were on the
glass.  They came off very easily and there was no adhesive left on
the glass.

I have been seeing so many around me get rich by doing non-physical
labor jobs I need to take a crack at it.
I have some plans and need some help with the electronics of the plan.
I am designing a machine where you insert $1 and it makes $2 back out.