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Water heater craining

Is it really worth the hassle to drain the water heater once a year to remove sedement? 40gal nat gas. It hasn't bee...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bigjcw1023
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by bigjcw1023

refridgerator stops intermittently

I have been having a problem with my Whirlpool side by side refridgerator model ED25DQXVW. The refridgerator is approxi...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rrosell1
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by rrosell1

Why should I check a window for Square?

The installation instructions for my replacement windows say to check both jambs for plumb, the sill for level, and dia...
22 comments posted 19yrs
posted by teamarrows
22 comments posted 19yrs posted by teamarrows

Replacing toilet---wax gasket questions

I'm replacing a toilet and have a couple of questions about the wax ring gasket. The one that I bought didn't h...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by benlotto
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by benlotto

Best glue....

...for gluing a rubber seal that's come off at the bottom of the door of my dishwasher. Basically it has to be resi...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bob
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by bob

Cutting Sandstone Brick

I need to cut some smallish holes in 4" (about 3/4" diameter) sandstone brick and have heard suggestions of using eithe...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by reederk
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by reederk

water heater drain cap

Greetings, I have a water heater drain that drips even when turned off HARD. I would like to purchase a cap to screw ov...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by William.Deans
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by William.Deans

fireplace gas logs

I am going to purchase some gas logs soon for my fireplace. These will probably be the vented type. My house was built...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by st74dummy
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by st74dummy

Furnace Chamber Leaking Water

In 2002 I bought a Rheem 90 furnace, humidifier and electronic air filter. The furnace has done a great job and reduced...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by EvenStephen
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by EvenStephen

Vent/register and air return register covers.

I have a spare bedroom that has 3 registers. The room never gets used. Although the vents do close, there is some leaka...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by danP
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by danP

replace outdoor 100 amp circuit breaker?

Hi everyone, At the moment I'm currently having a electrical problems with the lights in my house flickering on and...
20 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tysteel3000
20 comments posted 19yrs posted by tysteel3000

Need new bottom freezer fridge - which one?

We've been using bottom freezer refrigerators for many years. They've always been Amana, mostly because when we...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by none
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by none

NEC Washer - Wont Spin...

G'day, I have a just-over 2 year NEC NW652 "Full Auto Electric Washing Machine", which has suddenly stopped spinnin...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by not.worth
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by not.worth