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Every year for the last 28 years the pilot flame on my gas boiler goes out. Don't know why. This usually happens each season a few weeks after I run the heater for the first time. It's not a wind-related thing, and I noticed it when I did my routine inspection before I bought the house. To fix...

Eleven years ago I bought a Sander, Craftsman 5" Dustless Random Orbit Sander for $37 but I've only used it 5-6 times. The last time I used it was a few years to remove the paint from some 4x4 landscape timbers. I used 80 grit paper. I did not use excessive pressure, just enough to keep the...

I have a local utility box mounted on a wall inside the front door. It contains a single pole switch (#1) that controls a light outside the front door. The box also contains a 3-way switch (#2) that, together with a third 3-way switch (#3) some distance away, controls a light inside the front...

I have a single-wide garage that consist of horizontal sections, each about 16-18 inches high. The door is opened and closed using one spring wound around a horizontal shaft. A cable on each end of the shaft is attached to the bottom corners of the door to pull it up. The door has rollers on its...

I have a metal outdoor receptacle box with a 1/2-inch opening. I also have a 3/4-inch PVC stub. I want to connect the PVC stub to the receptacle box. I will run low-voltage wires from the PVC stub to the receptacle box. What kind of adapter do I need?

My house was built in 1982. It has a concrete driveway and a double garage. Over the years the driveway had cracked and slid about an inch away from the garage. I tried using the gray styrofoam-like filler and some caulk, but that of course didn't hold, so in 2015 I had the driveway removed and...

Fifteen years ago I replaced my front door with one from Lowes. It has a wood-like finish. I tried to clean off the water splash spots on the outside bottom of the door a few times, but soon realized that all I was doing was removing whatever finish had been applied when the door was...

I recently installed one of those pole-type shelves in a corner of my bathtub. It's the kind that mounts between the bathtub and the ceiling and that has three adjustable corner shelves on it. Well, I had too much pressure on it at first, and when I put the thing up it broke out a corner of the...

I am replacing my old water heater. It is mounted on a pedestal 28 inches from the floor. The new heater weighs around 160 pounds. Before I look around to find somebody who will help me lift it into position for probably at least $75 I thought I'd ask if there were any way I could get it up...

I have removed 9 of my 45 stick-on vinyl tiles from my bathroom (only 36 more to go!) I had to use a heat gun to remove them. They left a lot of old adhesive residue on the plywood to which the tiles were stuck. First I tried using mineral spirits to remove the adhesive from a 12-inch square...

In early 2006 I laid stick-um tiles in my bathroom. I laid them on new 1/4-inch plywood. Now they are coming up (the glue gave out) and some are turning yellow so it's time to replace them with more stick-ums. What is the best product to use to remove all traces of old glue from the plywood...

In January 2006 I installed some stick-on vinyl tiles in my bathroom. I removed everything from the bathroom, sanded down the plywood to make it as level as I could get it, and installed a new plywood subfloor before laying down the gray-colored 1-foot square tiles. About 4 years ago the corner...

I'm having a helluva hard time trying to replace a simple latch on my shed doors. After the first attempt the latch would not slip over the loop easily. For the 2nd attempt I left the loop alone and installed a new 1 x 4.5 inch vertical board on the jamb side of the left door. (I'm working with...

When I open one of my doors and then let go, it slowly swings to the closed position. When fully closed, the top of the vertical edge on the jamb side is about a hair away from the jamb. It's been that way for the last 24 years. Without removing it, how can I tweak the door so it will stay open?

My house was built in 1982. When I bought it in 1995 it had a GE Spacemaker microwave oven. It has been working without problems - until this morning. As I was about to set the cook time I noticed the display was black. In the past it showed the time. I pressed a couple of buttons but the...

My shed was built in 1996. The hinges and the latch mount on 1x3 boards. The hinges have become loose and the doors now sag such that the upper lock doesn't quite reach anymore. The doors are the same composite siding material as the rest of the shed but with 1x3 reinforcements on the outside...

Whirlpool Model # 10657572790 SN: SH0741866 Bought: 1995 Over the last year or so the water flow out of the water dispenser has slowed down to a trickle. Takes about a minute to get 8 oz of water. :eek: Water flow into the ice maker appears to be normal. Not sure where the problem lies so I...

The drain for my dishwasher is connected in an unusual way. The following shows what you see when you open the doors below the dual sink: Here is what's behind the garbage disposal. The dishwasher is behind the wood at the left of the drawing and its drain is shown at the bottom: Behind the...

Is there some kind of flexible tube with a video camera on the end that will fit into a 2" drain pipe? I think I'll need to see 25 feet.

My covered patio has a handrail around it. I would like to use 4x8x5/8" siding to keep the rain and snow from blowing in between the handrail and the floor. (I think this is referred to as a "knee wall" but not sure.) I have a air staple/nail gun that shoots 16 ga brads. I plan to use it to...