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I have a 200 Amp panel in my home. I have a circuit that feeds one bedroom and the overhead light fixture flickers. I thought that maybe the breaker was at fault, so I removed it and replaced with a...

Thanks sophmortimer for your response. Since the post 4 yrs ago, she called in a professional wall repair company who pressure filled the cracks in the foundation from the inside. The walls were...

We want to install a simple water feature consisting of 2 small stacked preformed plastic "pails" containing a very small pump, similar to a small aquarium pump. This is a unit we purchased. The...

Thanks to all who responded. I checked out the suggestion by Stratmando, and he his right on about not cheap. I could replace the TV with an LCD 32' for that kind on money, and then buy a current...

Thanks again hfcarson,
Not being an electrician, I have no idea what a two pole circuit breaker is. These 3 baseboards are wired into my 200 amp panel on two 20 amp breakers that have a bar that...

First, I want to say that I really appreciate all of the time taken by so many to respond to my post. It is quite something to have a forum such as this one where a non-professional can come for...

Thanks tkrussell. This heater is made in China, what is not these days. It is also 6 or 7 years old, used sparingly though. If I improve the wire by going 14 gauge, am I not actually making the unit...

Thanks gbooy777 for your response. The wires heated up within 20 minutes after turning on the heater. Given that the house is wired using electrical code i.e. 14 gauge 3 conductor copper, and a 15...

Thanks hfcarson,
I would say that the wires were only warm, certainly not hot. To be fair, the 3 baseboards controlled by this Tstat had been on full blast for about 2 hours, when I flipped the...

Last year I installed new digital 7 day programmable thermostats for all of our 220V baseboard heaters in our 10 year old house. We love them and have seen substantial energy savings as a result. We...

My question is about the wire supplied with the heater itself. I have a Clarion 1500W, 110V fan forced small portable heater which was recently pressed into service for temporary heating when our...

Thanks to all who responded to my plea for help. Collectively you have given me some ideas and I will do more research, especially with my satellite company. Not knowing what you guys are talking...

Thanks califdadof3 for your answer. Since I live in Canada, the satellite box will probably be a Bell Canada unit that comes with both an IR and UHF remote. The one that died was a Bell 4700 and...

I have been using an older satellite set top box with a standard coax cable output on 2 older CRT TVs, that have only cable connectors in. These 2 TVs are only used when the grand kids visit. The...

Thanks hkstroud, the knots are simply showing up as brown circles that are obviously knots. There is no sap oozing out, just discolouration. If we had stained the project any other colour other...

Thanks ballengerb1 for your help. I shall do as you suggested. Much appreciated.
PS I tried to rate your answer, but the system said I must spread some reputation around before I can rate your...

Thanks ballengerb1 for you quick reply. I used standard white shellac from my hardware store. If I buy the better kind you suggested, can I apply it now, over all of the other coats of shellac and...

Last summer I screened in my front veranda, 8' x32'. The portion under the large screened 'windows" is about 18" high, made from tongue & groove pine from a box store. I applied 3 coats of white...

Thanks Stratmondo for taking the time to respond. I just went back to the room, and checked the wiring of the fixture to the box in the ceiling one more time. I checked the marettes (caps) on the...

Thanks Stratmando. I made a mistake in my original post. Right now I have the fixture connected white to white, and the black of the fixture to the red in the ceiling box and it only works from 1...

I have really done it now! Took down the ceiling fixture to paint ceiling, and I knew better, but did not make note of how it was wired. This fixture is controlled by 2 three way switches. The...

Thanks for your insight. Best course of action is to replace all of the chimney and the stove. I shall advise my friend and let them decide.
Much appreciated.

Thanks hvac1000. Just so I am certain, the chimney must be replaced and I can't slide a liner of some sort down to make it 6". If this is the case, I, personally am not opposed as the chimney is at...

The chimney goes straight up from the stove to the ceiling using double wall black stove pipe, then connects to the metalbestos chimney which passes through a 18" high attic space and then outside. ...

Thanks hvac1000 for your reply.
When my house was built, 9 years ago, I asked the contractor to install a chimney for a wood stove that I did not have yet at the time. He installed a 7" metalbestos...

I have a friend who just bought a cottage with an old airtight wood stove. This stove has an 8" flue, with double wall black pipe to the 8" stainless Selkirk metalbestos chimney. I believe the...

I have a 500 GB external HD that I have partitioned into 4 partitions. Running it on a Dell desktop with a USB cable on XP Home. I use this drive on my 3 machine network at home, mainly for backup...

My 8 year old house with a poured concrete foundation has a condensation problem. I have an 8' x 8' x 42' L concrete room under the front veranda. The ceiling of that room, (the veranda floor) is a...

Thanks to all who have responded. I think that my daughter will do the obvious things first. Extend the down spouts 5 ft. away from the foundation, and tear out the deck so she can create a 6ft. ...

Thanks ballengerb1 for your informative response. I agree with your idea that the new drain cut into the floor along the wet wall should terminate into a sump pump. This contractor told my daughter...

Thanks to Harold and Smearcase. Both responses are relevant and helpful. I will follow the suggestions about gutters and will improve the slope away from the house. If she goes with the tench in...

I am asking for my daughter who is at a complete loss for solutions, and called dad for help. The house is 18 years old, poured concrete foundation and poured cement floor. Lots of rain this year...

I am not a plumber, however I too have experienced the same problem. I too have a moldy, earthy smell when I use the bathroom sink, especially when I brush my teeth and my head is somewhat "in the...

Thanks T-Top for your response. I have a dehumidifier running in the basement and I move it around from room to room. I have engaged an independent indoor air quality expert who made a number of...

We have just come through a significant basement mold problem. In the completely finished basement, all of the exterior walls were torn out and the concrete and studs were treated for mold. ...

I own a 7 yr. old bungalow approx 1100 sq. ft. Basement is poured concrete. I have just been through a serious mold problem in the previously finished walls. I had snow melt accumulate in 3 window...

ballengerb1, you have raised a significant point. I am one week away from having spray foam applied to my newly exposed basement walls before I re-gyproc. Please explain in more detail what you...

Good morning Joe,
The water we had in the basement came from rain and snow melt coming in under the basement windows when the window wells filled up with water. The ground was still frozen so the...

jkennedy99, read your post with interest. I am not a contractor, nor am I a specialist at anything, but I have just been through a mold problem. We live about 3 hrs north of Massena NY, in west...

I am about to embark on a rather ambitious 2nd floor bathroom refit at my son's house. The appliances are about 30 years old, and everything is going to be replaced; tub, sink/vanity,toilet, and...

Thanks for the responses. As it turns out, I had to clean the chimney a few days after my last post. Our setup seems to let a small downdraft into the house when I open the wood stove door to put...

Thank you, TheSavage, for your response. Yes I stacked the fire before we left and it did burn out in probably 3 or 4 hours. We then lit a fire that was quite hot to bring the temperature up from...

We heat our 5 year old bungalow with an air tight wood stove, with electric baseboard as backup. The stove has been in almost constant use since November as it is very cold where we live. We burn...

Thanks for the quick and detailed answer. I will not paint it, and will look for a replacement that better fits the new décor.
Thank you for your detailed response.

I have searched in different forums here, and no thread seen. We are doing some remodelling in our guest room, and I need to know if I can paint the top and face of a 240v baseboard heater?
Thanks...

Tom, Thank you so much for all of the time spent on my situation. You have given me all of the info I need to correct the venting system. By the way, I said P traps when I should have said S traps....

Thanks again Tom for your reply. Having read your reply, I am wondering about all of the vent system in my house. Your diagram for the washer waste/vent hook up is not at all the way mine is...

Thanks Tom for your quick response. I need to clarify a couple of the items you mentioned. I can certainly snake the vent stack to check for a blockage and since there is no snow on the roof, I may...

New to the forum and I am impressed with the content. I have looked everywhere on Google and this and other forums, for an answer to my problem. I have a 5 year old bungalow on a septic system that...