Homeowner Forum / Repair / October 2008

My water heater is an old electric under the counter type. We recently had
it repaired but it will probably need to be replaced sooner or later. I
want to build a small lean-to building, probably 2x4 or 4x4 feet square to
house the new water heater and also use as a small tool ...

My wife has given me a project - move the TV in our upstairs bedroom
from one side of the room to the other.  Right now, the coax outlet is
on an interior wall, it was installed by a contractor of the cable
company.  The new location of the TV is going to be another interior

I took out the sliding door....replaced the wheels and can't get
the door back in with both sets of wheels.
The wheels are up in there and to the lowest position.
I've been told to remove the stationary part but the top part of the

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Any suggestions for lubricating O-Rings that are used for water pumps,
basically I want to extend useful life as much as possible. Someone
suggested lithium grease?
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Hi I am looking for some fireproof(well, heat resistant) insulation
for some electrical wires that run next to an exhaust on a snowmobile.
I have seen them before but i cannot recall where i could find them.
they look like a braided fiberglass tube similar to a chinese finger

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just in case anyone wants to use this product...  I bought a couple cans
of Rust-Oleum Hammered Metal finish black spray paint (see "oops I did
it again) for an old filing cabinet.  I was expecting something like the
finish on an old socket set box; kind of a two-color glassy ...

Our water heater has started to leak. It appears to be leaking from
the long copper tube that runs the length of the outside of the
heater. My understanding is that this is an overflow pipe.
We moved into this house 2 years ago and I am not sure how old the

I would like to make this doorway higher to match the rest of the
doors in my house.
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This is weight bearing wall so my plan is to build two temp walls on

I have added a third stall on to my 2 car garage.  The original garage
had one light in it up front.  Out  of that light another wire went
over to the outdoor light by the service door.  When I took down the
outer wall that that light was on  I put that wire up in the rafters

I took out the sliding door....replaced the wheels and can't get
the door back in with both sets of wheels.
The wheels are up in there and to the lowest position.
I've been told to remove the stationary part but the top part of the

I have a detached garage that is about 30? feet from the house.
It is an older unit that is all brick and insulated.
I was looking into running a gas line and installing a gas heater.
Suggestions on digging depth and buying the correct gas line?