As posted on here more than once I have an ageing Baxi 105HE combi boiler which is prone to error messages. Armed with information gleaned from the postings I thought I knew what I would ask the...
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Late coldsnap got me. Lost 4 trays of seedlings in the green house. All my red bell peppers. I will have to redesign the sunroom better for more seedling space. That will take awhile as it's got a lot...
At last ! A new and improved shaving razor. Be sure to watch the little video and click the More Infomation button. John T. Veritas Classic Double Razor - Lee Valley Tools Veritas Classic Double Razor...
I remember the day I looked out at my backyard with despair. Vines choked the fence, rogue roses sprawled like unruly children, and weeds danced a jig amongst the forgotten tomato plants. It was a...
Hi fellow pros, I'm deep into planning a unique home that blends modern and traditional elements, and I've hit a real challenging spot with the roof. The design calls for integrating a sleek, flat...
I like the fact that we see a man who's doing the cleaning. It's shortish. There are 14 comments so far. Here's how to get yourself in gear to clean, according to psychologists.
hello by the way I'm a 3rd year Architecture student and I badly need assistant to my plumbing layout, I have floor plan already , the lot was small but I don't know how to start because its my first...
Hey there, for reference I'm not knowledgeable at this, I've changed outlets before, just never like this one before. I wanted to change my Duplex on my bedside to one with usb connections. Upon...
need to determine many ounces (pounds) of R134a are needed to charge the freezer compressor and refrigerator compressors. Cost to purchase cylinder adequate enough to fully charge both compressors....
We're considering a heat pump for our 1600 sq. ft. home - mainly for summer air conditioning, with some Spring & Fall heat ; we'll keep the existing propane forced-air furnace for winter heating. Any...
Hi All, I am looking for defused, flicker free LED light bulbs (5000K, 60w equiv). Had no luck with the Phillips (waste of money). I see a lot of reviews but then people complain about the flicker...
We’re in the process of reducing our dependence on gas and whilst whilst a heat pump and induction hob will meet 99% of our needs, we have a standalone wok burner that runs on gas. Now I know that...
Given ants live almost as long as people used to live, you have to kill the queen (otherwise she makes more forager ants if you kill them when you see them) so you have to be sneaky by baiting the...
I just recently bought a home water carbonation setup at a garage sale which currently consists of a sodastream jet and a five pound CO2 tank. All three tanks are empty. If you happen to own both or...
Why do portble generators make such a big deal about starting watts? 'm looking to buy a generator for general purpose use either during power outages (rare) or when I need electricity far from the...
What is the correct technical name for the valve that is on the refillable (DOT 4BA) or non-refillable (DOT 39) indoors one pound propane cylinders? I've been googling like crazy where I found the...
Is this hot water heater pipe corrosion normal? (1) Needs to be connected by a nipple, only brass available (2) Will the new brass nipple corrode just like the old did? (3) Hot water outlet nipple...
1969 Lennox gas furnace The pilot light won't stay lit. I light it easily enough, and it makes a nice two-inch blue flame. Ten minutes later, with the thermostat still turned off, I hear a clunk, and...
It is a Whirlpool Model # WSF26C3EXB01, I replaced the receiver sensor board # W10296530 because the red light was only on when I turn the power on then after about 30 sec it will go out and not come...
We have a quantity of hardened soap powder (at least, I assume that's what it is) in the soap powder tray, and in the recess it fits into. This is an old Hotpoint. It's causing problems moving the...
I have a shirt in the bottom of my washing machine and it is clogging the pump and I have water in the bottom of my washing machine.
Are threads on brass bolts the same as on steel? And can I use steel wingnuts on brass bolts or will that cause a thermonuclear pile or something as bad? Some kits come not with hexnuts but with...
My Sons underwear just got flushed down the toilet.( he's new to being potty trained and thought cleaning in the toilet, then flushing was ok) they actually flushed and the water went down, then...
I have a single handle Delta faucet in my kitchen that dispenses water either all hot or all cold- no warm. I have replaced the springs and washers and the ball that attaches to the handle. Have I...
I have a cast iron bath which I wish to retain. It has two taps which I wish to replace. I've managed to remove the nut holding the hot water tap because it is on the side away from the wall. The...
I have an old fuse box in my house that has one tamper proof fuse adapter....it requires the type s fuse. I would like to remove the adapter so I can use the standard more easily found fuses for that...
Hi all, When I moved into my house the previous owner left a second dryer behind- with a note saying dryer is good, but timer doesn't work. Both dryers were quite old- so I decided to keep the second...
This AM, noticed that the oil furnace blower continued to run despite burner stopping to the point where it was blowing out cold air continuously. Upon manually disconnecting furnace from AC and then...
Dear Help Page: We have a problem. We have a very old (but serviceable as its limited use only heated part of the house for over 52 years) General Electric Gas Fired Warm Air Furnace Model 21 LG. (BTU...
Hi all some of our freezer drawers are broken - either the front wall where people have pulled at semi frozen-in drawers, or on some drawers the clear insert which forms part of the handle has...
Got a now-broken, 20-year-old microwave oven that I'm trying to remove. It was made by General Electric and says "GE SpaceMaker" (or SpaceSaver?) on the outside. I've installed other brands before, so...
The gas isolation valve shown in the picture is stuck. It's under a gas fire. I didn't want to force it. Any ideas of how to get that moving? Thanks!
What type of plastic is a shroud? (The one used around a fan in front of a car radiator). Mine has a crack which I want to fix using some sort of epoxy or JB Weld, but some plastics can not be glued....
This was purchased from Costco over five years ago and I was very happy with it....
Builders are building smaller houses that people might be able to afford. I like...
I want to set up a movement-triggered camera to overlook a back yard and gate....
I bought a 150 gallon Rubbermaid tub to take baths outside it won't get warm...
Ugh, I'm annoyed to discover the problem which caused me to disconnect the live...
I bought an EQ2-mounted telescope and (foolishly) decided to strip and clean it....
Our living room is by far the hardest room to heat in our house built in 2001...
OK, I have a larger project in mind. I want to dig out the thin slab in my...
I have the similar problem. Range is little over a year old and I keep getting...
Nest - overall costs - realistically - does it work well or not? New England...
Hi All, We have three feet of snow on the ground and with my trellised awning...
I've bought a small field with the idea of planting a wood (native broadleaf). I...
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