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No power to thermostat - what's wrong?

I have a pair of 10 year old Ruud Model UPLA-024JAZ heat pumps. The thermostat for one of the units stopped working the...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by tesker
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by tesker

Lost Electricity -2

Thanks to all who have thought on this and offered your opinions. What I've concluded so far is that this is not ju...
76 comments posted 18yrs
posted by bringemhome
76 comments posted 18yrs posted by bringemhome

hole in my floor?

Started another home-improvement project today - removing the ancient, painted-over, peeling-up peel and stick vinyl fl...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by njnagel
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by njnagel

joist sag?

I am a novice DIYer who is renovating a second floor bathroom. I removed the subfloor to move some pipes and now that I...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by trexxxmeister
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by trexxxmeister

garage door opener

I have a strange problem with my opener. It works fine with the wall mount control, but with the car remotes, it will o...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rfossani
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by rfossani

Exterior brass polish

Any advice for protecting the polish on brass house number (exterior)? I assumed there would be a product on the market...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ellenad
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by ellenad

Can't remove shower stem on 40 yr old Gerber faucets

I want to replace shower stems due to leaks. The knobs are several inches away from the wall and there is a chrome slee...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by williamregan
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by williamregan

Snow King

I have a 10 year old snow thrower that uses the Tecumseh Snow King series engine. Having difficulty getting it to run s...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by chief_jim
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by chief_jim

Squeaky Furnace

I started noticing a really bad squeaky sound coming from the furnace. It usually happens right away when it kicks on,...
19 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dan_hoffard
19 comments posted 18yrs posted by dan_hoffard

Cold

Sitting here in Northern IL. with the temp. -5 hoping my furnace won't quit. Anyway this brought this Question to m...
16 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ktech594
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by ktech594

Help with install of water softener

My contractor is installing a Whirlpool 40g water softener and the main valve is leaking. I noticed the in and out on t...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by highroller
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by highroller

Need advice on flooring

I'm going to do change the flooring of my 40-year old house. The main floor is carpet, while the bathroom is old li...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by wanghaodong
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by wanghaodong

Roofing shingles comparison

A roofer proposes to use Temko brand laminated fiberglass and asphalt shingles, either of these: Heritage 30 AR Heritag...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by una
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by una

Lost Electricity

xposted: alt.energy.homepower,alt.home.repair.misc.rural Our average electricity usage for the last 6 years for Decembe...
69 comments posted 18yrs
posted by bringemhome
69 comments posted 18yrs posted by bringemhome