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Maybe it was originally a part of a mechanism, but when I bought the house, it was a completely separate stopper put aside that used to work when I needed it. I checked online but could not find how it looks but the closest product is this...

I have been using this bathtub stopper for years with absolutely no issues, but it got stuck yesterday and I cannot take it out. Look at the attached photos. Even though the stopper looks like an attached part of the tub, it is not a part of an overflow cover controlled mechanism. It is not...

My house's entrance has parquet flooring from the 80s with a unique pattern. Little triangular tiles are missing here and there as shown in the photo #1 below. How can I fix them? Would putting some wood putty to fill them work? Also there are drill holes (photo #2 below) that I want to fill in...

My house's entrance has parquet flooring from the 80s with a unique pattern. Little triangular tiles are missing here and there as shown in the photo #1 below. How can I fix them? Would putting some wood putty to fill them work? Also there are drill holes (photo #2 below) that I want to fill in...

My 2 year old daughter is interested in pulling vertical blinds. She pulled some individual slats and broke their holes. Then she pulled the wand and managed to bring the whole thing down. She didn't injure anyone but it was close. Extension brackets are still on the wall, so I realized that...

The copper water pipes in my house is from the 80s (very thin), and the city water pressure is around 50 psi. Low water pressure is a common issue in this neighborhood. Every time someone or an appliance uses hot or cold water in another part of the house, the water in the master bathroom shower...

I tried and couldn't even drill a pilot hole. It turns out that the issue is with the drill itself and not the floors. The part where the bits get attached to the drill doesn't hold them tight enough for some reason. Maybe I broke it after using it a lot in all other rooms. It is a cheap...

This is happening in the second floor. Mostly in the master bedroom and the hallway, which are right above the living room and kitchen. The kit worked well in the first floor, and the guest bedroom in the second floor.

Below is a video of how the kit works. In some of the rooms in my house, the kit works just as explained in the video, but in some other rooms, it doesn't even go through the floor more than 1/8 inches (or 3mm). It feels as if the entire floor of the room below the carpet is concrete or a metal...

I bought a "squeeeak no more" floor repair kit to eliminate squeaky floors. The kit has a joist finder that you use to drill through the carpet and plywood to check if there is a joist underneath, and go from there. It worked really well in some of the rooms. However, in some other rooms, the...

I don't have a humidity monitor or hygrometer to check what the actual humidity level is. I can buy one if it is really the only way to tell that the humidifier is really working. After checking the humidifier again, I saw that it is leaking now around where the water pipe enters the humidifier...

I have an old Aprilaire Model 440 humidifier with an old control panel that has a dial set at 25. No leds/lights or screens/monitors to check if the humidifier is actually operating or not. How can I check if it is really working and everything is fine with it, or if it needs tuning? I've...

You are right! After checking that breaker, I realized it is for the dryer. After checking the whole panel carefully, I found another unlabeled breaker at the bottom, which was off. It looks like a GFCI mechanism, so for some reason, I was thinking it was a tester breaker for the panel. I turned...

I just double checked the circuit breaker. Its a 30 amp breaker, and the cables attached to the breaker have electric. One of these two red cables should be the one that goes to the timer, but the cables connected to the timer does not have electric. Can this still be due to a faulty breaker? If...

My whirlpool tub used to work but now it doesn't. I am not sure why. I checked the timer on the wall. It has two red cables connected to it. When I check the cables with voltage tester, they are not hot. They are both neutral. Turning the timer knob doesn't bring these cables any electric. Isn't...

Alright, I bought this tool and it worked. Thank you so much!

My whirlpool tub's faucet is leaking. To fix it, I removed the clear cap and there is a metal collar underneath that does not come off. It freely turns to right or left, and it feels like it is not screwed or attached to anything. The nut at the top is where the clear cap was screwed at. When I...