Recent content by dpedsea

Thanks, Jeff! Since there's quite a bit of it, I have a feeling it is cooking grease. Disgusting, but not a mechanical disaster.

While cleaning inside my cabinets, I discovered that my cooktop has been leaking some kind of grease or oil for what looks like a decent period of time. The substance (now removed) left a thick orangey/brown trail out of the motor/blower wheel connection and down the vent duct. The consistency...

I recently replaced my cabinet hinges with new Amerock inset face frame hinges. They are the same size and have the same screw configuration, but after installation, three of the doors swing open and make a squawking noise when I try to shut them. The doors are swinging clear of the frame, and...

Many thanks!

Many thanks for all the advice! I returned to my plumbing supplier today, and received wonderful assistance from the gentleman who had sold me the cartridge yesterday. It turns out that my handle components had some manufacturing differences which required the jettisoning of the stop washer...

Many thanks for all the advice! The current tiles are at least 20 years old, so I don't think they are peel and stick. They have a 70's feel--mustard yellow, cream and brown pattern. Supposedly, they were a high quality tile for the era, but have been through a lot--at least 3 floodings (one...

I would like to remodel my basement bedrooms into more livable space. I took off the suspended ceiling (room height was under 7 feet) and discovered the ceiling beneath is festooned with ducts going every direction and loose wiring. An electrician can no doubt hide the wiring, but I need to...

Good idea! I have several questions for other threads, so will take pictures of my components in the meantime.

Our 50+ year old house has a basement laundry room which came with glued down linoleum (I think) tiles. After a few water heater floods, many tiles have broken or come up altogether, leaving a somewhat sticky residue behind. I will be remodelling the room in a few years, but in the meantime...

I want to do a temporary fix on my basement floor before we do a structural remodel. As is, the laundry room has old linoleum (I'm guessing) tiles over concrete. The tiles have an embossed pattern and have been peeled up/come loose in several areas revealing the sticky concrete below. For...

Unfortuately, my faucet set is about 15 years old, and doesn't follow the modern specs. (I hate that website too.) I had to remove the stop washer altogether as my old set didn't have one in order for the handle skirt to fit. There is therefore about 1/3 of the hexagonal area on the cartridge...

The model of the handle is 0000.372H, which is a color/finish variation on model 0000.172H. Thanks!

I am doing my first plumbing job, and hope there is a simple solution for my problem. My American Standard faucet set had a leaky hot water handle, so I disassembled it, replaced the cartridge, and now cannot get the handle to align properly. It should move in an 8:00 to 4:00 arc, and instead...