Baseboard Leak?
Problem solved, thanks fragasaurus, you were on the right track. In the outlet above the baseboard my wife has one of those Wizard plug in air freshners with the ...
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Arborvites browning on only one side
I live on Long Island, New York. I have 17 arborvites along one side of my property planted together. They are about 15 feet tall and were there when I bought the...
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updated almost 16 years ago by jg1234
Baseboard Leak?
The other day I saw a small, reddish pink, drop underneath the baseboard heat in my bathroom. The heat had been on a few hours earlier. I saw it again this mornin...
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answersThermostat
Thanks for the input HKESTENHOLZ. We have tried lowering it to 65 when it gets to hot downstairs but then it's freezing upstairs. I guess my hope is if we can hav...
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answersupdated over 16 years ago by LITIMJO
Thermostat?
I had central air put in when I added a room to the 2nd fl 2 yrs ago. It cools great upstairs but the 1st level is always at least 5-7 deg warmer, much more if my...
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answersticking walls
Thanks Tom, but I understand and accept the noise part of the pvc drain, that is the audible running water. My problem is with the ticking noise which I have been...
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answersupdated about 17 years ago by LITIMJO
ticking walls
Have the same problem after having bathroom redone recently. Ours happens when we use the hot water and it is not the supply but the pvc drain expanding and rubbi...
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answersupdated about 17 years ago by LITIMJO
Washing Machine shut off valve
It's called Watts Intelliflow.
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answersupdated about 17 years ago by LITIMJO
Remove tree roots or whole tree?
We are putting in a new blacktop driveway lined on the sides with pavers. There is an area near the front which currently is dirt with the roots of a nearby mapl...
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answersupdated almost 18 years ago by treebeard
Flaw in Meganite Countertop?
I just had a pennisula installed in my kitchen and the countertop is made of Meganite (color-Forest Granite). We are very happy with the look, except we noticed a...
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answersupdated almost 18 years ago by LITIMJO
Toilet fills up very fast.
Thanks. Tried closing the shutoff a little but you were right about the whistle Lawrence. Sounds like the plummer maybe went a little cheap with the replacement p...
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answersupdated almost 18 years ago by LITIMJO
Toilet fills up very fast.
This is an odd question but a plumber recently replaced the refill valve in my toilet. The toilet now fills up very fast because the tube seems bigger than the ol...
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answersupdated over 17 years ago by erik peterson
Vapor Barrier Installed Under Subfloor
Back to the top hoping for a reply.
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answersupdated about 18 years ago by LITIMJO
Vapor Barrier Installed Under Subfloor
Sorry, it is the 6 mil thick polyethylene that I usually see recomended for the ground on a dirt crawl space.
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answersupdated about 18 years ago by LITIMJO
Vapor Barrier Installed Under Subfloor
My den area is over a crawlspace. There was never any insulation installed under the floor. The crawl space has a scratch coat of cement on the floor. But what wa...
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answersupdated over 1 year ago by BV020830
Vapor Barrier Installed Under Subfloor
My den area is under a crawlspace. There was never any insulation installed under the floor. The crawl space has a scratch coat of cement on the floor. But what w...
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answersupdated about 18 years ago by LITIMJO
Noisy Baseboard Heat
Thanks for your reply but I'm a bit of a novice at this. When you say the air control procedure was inadequate is this due to something done during installation o...
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answersupdated over 18 years ago by LITIMJO
Noisy Baseboard Heat
I moved into this house 5 years ago that has 2 zone heat. The upstairs has hot water baseboard heat which has always been a little noisy on start up (ticking, sna...
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