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Dollar Tree, victor NY, bad customer service

Just had the worst customer service I can remember in my entire life. At a Dollar Tree, in Victor NY. I've had good...
31 comments posted 18yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
31 comments posted 18yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Very Noisy Disposal ... Fixable?

I have an Insinkerator disposal that works well, however, it is very noisy. It wasn't that way when it was new. And...
21 comments posted 18yrs
posted by actodesco
21 comments posted 18yrs posted by actodesco

Furnance filter replacement Question??

I have a Lennox electric, forced air, furnance that came with the 1970 house I bought a decade or so ago. It has some o...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by joelriverside
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by joelriverside

Oil Fill Pipe Question

Is there any problem with having the oil fill pipe and vent pipe inside an attached garage temporarily.Moving the oil t...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by benick
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by benick

softer wheels or casters for portable dishwasher?

I have a portable dishwasher that uses wheels similar to those found on a lot of office chairs. I noticed with my old v...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by skyhooks
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by skyhooks

Basic repair of rotten wood

Hello! Does anyone know of any other good (non-sales-pitch) sites on replacing rotten wood around windows? This house i...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by vistauser
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by vistauser

Is room air okay for my furnace?

The furnace went out this weekend. (No problem. Only 15 below zero... Fahrenheit, mind you... with winds howling over 3...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by webbrl
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by webbrl

Drain field for washing machine only

I have a 30 year old septic system and the guy who pumped it out recently tried to sell me on having a separate leach f...
16 comments posted 18yrs
posted by borne
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by borne

HVAC Zone Controls

Hi, We have a three zone Hydro / Hot air HVAC system for heating. Zone 1: Garage Zone 2: Downstairs Zone 3: Upstairs Th...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by sacstinkytiger
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by sacstinkytiger

Hot Water Questions

First Question: We have a Oil Fired Furnace supplying our domestic hot water. We are finding little partiles of like ru...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by stevecornick
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by stevecornick

Mirror seeping black?

I have a mirror in my bathroom and it is starting to go black at the bottom, almost as if black is seeping into it. It&...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by adventurous101
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by adventurous101

Steam Shower Information

Hi, I'm looking at different options for my bathroom, I'm just wondering whether to keep my bath or replace it...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by adventurous101
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by adventurous101

Anyone make any sconces?

I went to the local Overpriced Cheap Items R Us today. They had some sconces that were shaped like half a cylinder. Abo...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by morphonym
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by morphonym

piping a water heater

A friend tells me he smelled gas in his apartment and told his landlady, and she tells him that 3 gas company cars and...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by NOPSAMmm2005
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005

Window crosshatch pins

I have several windows in my home with a wooden removable crosshatch "grills" or "panes" that is installed on the windo...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ibidibi411
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by ibidibi411