Homeowner Forum / Repair / December 2008

The flap at the bottom of the tank drops before the tank empties
completely.  Is the some sort of adjustment that controls how fast the
flap closes?

I'm installing ceramic tile in a bathroom.  Near the shower pan is a
small (3"x4") square that is a little soft and has some dryrot from a
leak many years ago.  Is it ok to use a larger area of backerboard
that spans this space?  Anyone ever done this?

I have a washing machine and a shower in my basement.  They are separated by
a wall.  When the washing machine drains the water comes up the shower
drain.  Most of the time it doesn't overflow and after a few minutes the
shower drains itself.  Every once in a while it will ...

Ok guys, pick this one apart.....  I have a wood stove in my
basement.  I just replaced my old 52 gal electric hot water tank with
a new 40 gal model.  I am planning to use my old stripped down tank as
a tempering tank ahead of my new heater and place it as close to my

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I recently bought a house that has a one-pipe steam heat system.  It was a
vacant bank-owned property that I bought as-is, and I will be renting the
property out.  I never had steam heat before.  The heating system works well
but two or three of the radiators have a very slight drip ...

Hello folks.  In my bath/shower, when I flip the lever to open the
drain, it pops back up a bit which leaves the drain partially closed
and slows the flow of water down the drain.  Any idea how to fix
this?  I flipped it opened then closed a bunch of times hoping that

A friend of mine has a Weil Mclain gas steam boiler that was put in
about 15 years ago. Apparantly whoever put it in oversized the job and
put in a 300,000 BTU unit, when it should have been a 200,000 BTU unit
according to a heating specialist that recently surveyed the house.

What are some of the tricks for overcoming the elastic resistance of
wires when putting them in electrical boxes. The obvious ones are:
having larger boxes and having fewer wires. And having slack of just
the right length. I have also learned that twisting the outlets

My 10 tear old washing machine just developed an issue with the little
lever that SHOULD be depressed by the little pointer on the lid to
allow it to wash/spin.  Before, when you closed the kid, you heard a
little click, but now the little lever isn't being pushed down

I was advised to also replace the vacuum relief valve when I recently
had to replace our home's (leaking) water heater. Since the part was
cheap enough and I'd never thought to replace it in the 23 years (and
two previous water heater replacements by me.) since its original

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I rarely use hammers & nails as I typically prefer to use screws over nails.
However once in a while I need to use nails.
I have to do some mending of framing in the attic and I need to nail wood
gussets to a joint.  The space in the attic is tight and angle is awkward.