Latest threads in Home Repairshow only best voted threads
| Subject | Author | Posted | Replies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Any recommendations for laundry machine lint trap?
The ones I have looked at on Walmart and Amazon web pages almost always say "not for washers that drain into a wall pipe." Of course, mine does. Since so many fabrics are synthetic today, and not...
19
|
5 months ago
|
19 | |
|
|
What are the threads sizes for replacement Blitz 5 gallon portable gasoline can bung caps?
Blitz went out of business (deservedly) but that means I can't ask I'm asking you if you have the Blitz gas cans what cap thread it uses. The gas cans look like this unvented double-handle 5 gallon...
5
|
5 months ago
|
5 | |
|
|
COncrete content
If you get miscoagulation honeycombing, does that reveal anything about the content of the concrete and how it deviated from the 3kpsi 1:3:3 cement:sand:stone spec? DOes honeycombing prove the...
—
|
5 months ago
|
— | |
|
|
Maintenance Required - Visit Dealer
A friend called me just now asking what it means when her RAV4 (2021 I think?) with about 90K miles came up with that on her nav screen. She asked what it means. Any idea?
20
|
5 months ago
|
20 | |
|
|
Plumb Pak screws
Twenty years ago, the last time I dealt with washers, plumbing,etc. I didn't know what size washers I needed and I bought Assortments, one bag "Flat with screws" and one "Beveled with screws". Both...
—
|
5 months ago
|
— | |
|
|
What makes this sink different from other sinks?
Sink with rust colored deposits, just below the overflow. Getting them off is not a problem, but I dont' understand why they are there and not on the other 2 sinks. I have 3 bathrooms with almost...
4
|
5 months ago
|
4 | |
|
|
How to side your shed in under 5 minutes.
How to side your shed in under 5 minutes. of this ad: is an ad for devices that hold the next higher layer of clapboard so that one person can install it without a helper.
3
|
5 months ago
|
3 | |
|
|
Back for a day
Sorry that I have been away for a while, and unfortunately will only be sporadic for the foreseeable future. My family has been crushed by the news of our sister Rivkah being murdered by Hamas scum at...
34
|
5 months ago
|
34 | |
|
|
Termites & sweet plants
In 1967 my uncle brought us some yew bushes from Connecticut. Soon we were inundated with what appeared to be flying ants. We thought they might be termites but the popular Greek dictionary (Divry)...
4
|
5 months ago
|
4 | |
|
|
Faucet seats
I gather I can't just use any faucet seat, EVEN if it screws in??, to replace my faucet seat. But I can't find any seats for Eljer bathroom sinks. What to do? Home Depot hardly has any in the store,...
4
|
5 months ago
|
4 | |
|
|
Material choice, blocking crawl space openings
tMy house has a full basement except under a one room addition, which has a crawl space. It has brick veneer at ground level and vinyl siding above. There are six openings where the covering has...
5
|
5 months ago
|
5 | |
|
|
stacking two large and small socket wrenches
Tried a heat gun on my two shower faucets, got hot enough to ignite a tiny bit of something in the wall. No flames but it glowed for 20 seconds. Hot enough that the socket warmed up within a minute of...
4
|
5 months ago
|
4 | |
|
|
OT: DST Ends Sunday
Hi All, Daylight Stupid Time ends Sunday, November 5, 2023, 2:00:00 am clocks are turned backward 1 hour -T
60
|
5 months ago
|
60 | |
|
|
shower stems are frozen
So I finished the toilet tank, the washers on one bathroom sink, the cutoff valve for another toilet, the stem for the hot water in the powder room, but I'm stuck on the washers for the shower. The...
4
|
5 months ago
|
4 | |
|
|
Flame King 20 pound tank to one pound cylinder refillable kit
What do you think of this Flame King 1-lb Refillable Propane Cylinder and Refill Kit Item # WX2-706954 Mfg. Number: YSN1LBKT UPC: 899003000359 They seem to be the only people making it so they have a...
7
|
5 months ago
|
7 |