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I learned a lot in the year-and-a-half I worked there, but never pursued it any further. I know enough about the basics to do most of my own troubleshooting and repair or installation work safely. ...

Thankfully, no. But a long time back, as an electrical apprentice, my boss told me "You can't find a hot wire by what you think-you have to go by what you know." So, even if I think everything...

Did you recently have a pest control service in, or put out any vermin bait or poison? If so (or even if not) you may have a deceased rodent of some sort in the wall, and the 'larvae' probably are...

I had a spare of the same make in my plumbing supplies and threw that in there-nothing like a plumbing emergency late on a Friday to get the stomach acid flowing. I'll go down and pick up a couple...

I recently installed a new Hunter vent/light combo in a bathroom remodel, and it's possible to separately switch the two IF you are able to hard-wire them separately at the fan and motor connections...

Hello Tom,
I replaced the bowl ring on my upstairs toilet when I rebuilt it about four years ago. Recently, we noticed bubbles and then a leak through the plaster ceiling in the entry below. ...

Hang tight before you drop a grand-I'm sure Speedball will chime in with expert advice on this when he sees it. There should be a way to extend the existing pipe without all the demo, I believe,...

Hello T-it sounds like you're describing "water hammer". You can buy air chambers, or fabricate your own setup, to alleviate this condition by creating an air bubble in the piping. Since air in the...

I agree with Tom's idea about the PRV-using this solution also avoids the "screeching" sort of sound you can get with closed-down valves. If you can live with that noise (if you have it at all), well...

First, breakers off, and test for no power (you have a tester?)
Do you have a dedicated 220v plug for the dryer? If not, you cannot convert to a standard 120v appliance cord and make the dryer work...

What would you use, a brass saw? My advice would be to find the nearest gas-certified plumber in your area to do your tap. Gas lines must be properly sized for the appliance they serve, and any...

While repainting all of our downstairs a couple of years ago, my wife and I used several rolls of the blue 3M tape-it's supposed to release better than the old school tan tape. The only paint...

Check with your local glass shop for help with this ( see the yellow pages). You will pay per cutout (for example, per electrical receptacle opening or whatever) or if you are cutting down larger...

I agree with Ski, but I also had some sort of spongelike gasket under mine when I removed it. The track lifted right off after I cut the silicone bead with a scraper (carefully). Good luck//Dave

Wondering about how far I should pursue cleanup and/or stabilization of loose and crumbling parging in the basement of my 1910 Colonial, possibly including application of Drylock to exclude exterior...

Have done a couple of basement room mods since moving to PA from TX (love that extra space!) and after taking a quick look at Lowe's, decided to buy the Remington .22 nailer and appropriate power...