Question: I have been thinking of replacing a light fixture in my bedroom ceiling with a ceiling fan. I have been reading that some people replace the smaller junction box in the ceiling with a bigger one to compensate for the extra weight and vibration of the ceiling fan. I […]
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Question: The old silicone in our shower needs to be replaced. I bought a house with 2 friends and they won’t touch it. I would like to do it myself and make it look nice and new again. How hard would it be to re silicone it myself? I’m a
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Question: We have a window A/C unit in our kitchen window. We live in an apartment and that is the only window it fits in. The problem is the outside of the A/C unit hangs out onto our balcony and drips water constantly. We use a bucket to catch the
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I have never traveled to different U.S. states before. I do know I will have to drive on many toll highways or roads. I’ll be going from Florida to New York and back. I do not know how much the toll roads will cost me or if I should bring
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I scratched my beautiful hardwood floor by pushing a new dresser into the house. One of the legs had a damaged metal bracket sticking out. When I pushed the dresser on the flooring it made a huge and deep scratch. Do you have any advice on how I can repair
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I am trying to fix the circuit board on my universal remote control. The solder that holds the Red Positive wire (+) and the Black Negative wire (-) constantly breaks. The part of the circuit board I am having trouble with is where the batteries go to give the remote
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My older dishwasher leaves all kinds of bits of food, grit, film, and residue on my plates, dishes, and cups. I have run the dishwasher empty with a simple cleaner and this did nothing. It sounds rough when running a wash cycle. What could be wrong? Sometimes it is also
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Question: Why won’t the softener and detergent on my front load washer dispense? I have an HE front loader I bought off Craigslist. The detergent and fabric softener never fully dispenses. We have completely removed the dispenser to see if it was clogged. We put it in the sink filled
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QUESTION: I just moved into a new apartment. The dishwasher is running normal but when it completes the wash cycle, my dishes are not clean and the detergent tablet is still there. The dishwasher is not dissolving the tablet. Maybe a little bit but about 80% of it is still
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I just bought a home in the southwest USA and the water quality is bad. The water is very calcium mineral rich and has chlorine. It makes all the shower heads and the faucets have a white hard calcium coating. I believe this is hurting my plumbing and makes it
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