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I have a newish gas water heater. Today I noticed that there was no hot water. Do I have to call a plumber? Are there some things I can try to troubleshoot before spending money?

Back in 1995 I worked at a car dealership as a lot porter. I had to clean many cars. I was taught to use a shampoo on the upholstery and use a shop vac to vacuum up the moisture. The simple materials cleaned up very nicely. I don't even know if that was an appropriate way to clean car...

Thanks. That will point me in the right direction. I did not know what they were called. B

I have a sliding glass back door. It has a fancy white window covering. The covering is a bunch of hanging slats that work together with a pulley system. When I pull one cord the slats all bunch together and open. When I pull the other cord, the slats rotate to keep light out or let light...

I finally solved the problem by following the advice above. I took the knob on the deadbolt down to Home Depot in the middle of the day (don't go at closing when they are more interested in getting out of there than helping you). The man eventually found a very tiny screw for it since the...

The knob you turn on a deadbolt to open the door keeps falling off. There is a small screw at the bottom of it. My lock kit came with an allen wrench that I think fixes it, but it got tossed in the shuffle. Does anyone know the standard size of this tiny allen wrench? I went to Home Depot...