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I need to get my hot water pressure working. It has the same kind of oil firing gun as an oil boiler. How to go through it and figure out why it's not working. Could be mouse fur and pooh I found in the burner. Looks like it has a transformer for spark, fan and pump. The burner is on the...

I have a 2'x'2' return duct about 4' long and there is a 12" round flexduct attached to the duct in a horizontal manner. At the attachment point I can see the fiberglass as some of the outer aluminum foil has pulled away from the ductboard. Obviously a new duct would be best but how can I...

I am an old guy but new to HVAC as I was use to baseboard heat. My new to me home with a heat pump has temperature differences between rooms with the doors closed. Is the best way to get several accurate thermometers and then make sure all the dampers are open and start to adjust dampers? Is...

The garage door in my 1 1/2 car garage door touches the floor in the center but not in the outside edges. How best to fix the issue? Garage door threshold?

We recently purchased a home not far from the Delaware shore area. Like most houses around there it has a crawl space. I am use to basements in the northeast. Looks like the original builder put down plastic sheeting but did not bother sealing it. There is a large dehumidifier that keeps it...

I have a high end Whirlpool dishwasher that part way through must change cycles and then several times the pump tries to start, runs for 15 seconds. Then stops and waits for a minute. After awhile it gets past this and completes the entire wash. This does not sound right. But it's possibly...

I have got my GE front loader washer level. It still makes noises like it not level at all during high speed spin. I know putting washer on a pedistal is not helpful. Are there wear parts inside that could be causing this?

We slid a box with new bedroom dresser across the room and there was a staple on the bottom of the box we did not know about. Looks like it put a long tiny dent into the floor rather than a gouges. It's pretty minor but bugs me since we are just moving in and the floors are very good shape...

Wife wants to replace the floor tiles in a shower along with replace one row of the wall tiles with a row of border tiles. Can these tiles be popped off without damage to the floor base or wall base?

I have one of these maybe 2 yr old and it works but only picks up about 50% of the water that it did when it was new. The vacuum path (two clear plastic pieces) has been rinsed and cleared of hair/fibers. I emailed Bissell and they responded with some suggestions but most I had already tried...

The asphalt shingles on the covered porch roof are looking 5X as bad as the rest of the main roof. While I suppose they could be much older I suspect they are the same age. I am thinking the problem is the porch roof needs to be vented where it attaches to the main house. What kind of venting...

I have a modern Maytag gas range with 4 burners and oven. Propane fuel. I was cooking some pasta on a back burner and turned that knob to off and a "wosh of flame" came from the top front. It pushed open the bottom drawer a few inches. This and most modern gas ranges turn on all burner...

Does anyone get solid color deck stain to last? I read reviews on HomeDepot for Behr and few have luck. And on Lowes for Cabot and also few have luck. Even some reader reviews on Consumer Reports say few have luck. Maybe strip next spring and go with semi transparent. My current deck is...

I am replacing the cheap pine finger jointed ext. trim on my house with cedar. I prime it before putting it up. I will be white. I was thinking a white oil base solid color stain, but some people say it will mildew. So maybe acrylic? Above all else I do not want it to peel. Near...

I need to add some additional power in my garage for 50 amp welder, 30 amp air compressor and 20 amp saw. (220V). Also additional 30 amp welders. The cheapest way is to run a 50 amp circuit to the garage and put in an outlet. Then make some cheater cords to power the the compressor and...

I am looking at adding a gasification wood boiler. I seem them new from $4500 to over $10K. Are some brands better than others?

When looking for a PRO, what type of machine should the PRO have? Normal home carpeting. I was thinking a truck mounted machine with a wand, not rotary.

I had a carpenter properly flash where my deck is attached to the wall. But in putting back the French doors it was obvious the existing set is beyond hope. Although the brand is unknown, the doors are aluminum clad wood. So I am looking at new French doors. I see they are available from...

This shower door rubs fixed glass on the top but does not touch on the bottom, so it needs to be adjusted. Everything looks tight. The wall and tile look fine. Anyone know how to adjust the door? I assume loosen the screws and adjust and tighten? I was thinking the gasket/cushion between...

I have a 40 circuit 200 AMP box where I am out of neutral/ground slots and cannot seem to find any to double up on. Yet I have empty slots for circuit breakers and I would like to add a 50 amp welding circuit.