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Good evening. I am thinking of installing electric heating instead of water radiators in my home. I live in Chicago, IL. Where winters are cold. Can anyone tell me what type of electric heating...

Here in Chicago it's called a two unit apartment building. 1st floor and 2nd floor. Condominiums are similar. I own the building now and had a roofer tell me that I would need a whole new roof. Well...

Hello everyone. I have a leak in my ceiling. I live on the 2nd floor apartment which has a flat roof. It just started a week ago. I was told that a temporary patch would not work. I would need to...

I have a 2000 ford E150 4.6 W vin. I came across a 2005
E250 4.6 W vin. Can anyone tell me if I can swap motors
Or do I need to modify anything. Looking to see if everything
Will bolt right up...

Okay.I tried Pennzoil Platinum and I still hear the ticking noise. I drive the vehicle everyday to work and back. Put about 55 miles a day. Sounds like it's coming from the passenger side. Can anyone...

Can I switch back to regular oil if that doesn't work?

Hello guys. I have a 2000 ford econoline Chateau/xl van with the 4.6 motor. It has a 162000 miles. Its making a ticking noise. Nothing loud. I know what a knock sounds like and its nothing like that....

I cleaned the coils and there is no ice building up? There are two thermostats.

Hello guys. I have a Kenmore fridge model 106.63852300 about 11 years old. The freezer works fine but the bottom half does not cool. Wondering if anyone knows what might be the problem? It has the...

Hey guys. Need some help again. I have a sewer under neath my back porch with a metal lid. Well the thing is starting to cave in. I think my gutters drain into this sewer. I recently had a contractor...

Okay. So I just finished monkeying around with the darn fuel pump.
I rolled the dice and took my chances and it paid off. Turns out it was
A bad fuel pump. I purchased a new pump and shazam. It...

Going to try the ground. I just finished dropping the fuel tank again. I disconnected the fuel filter and removed the fuel pump. I blew air threw all the fuel lines including the fuel sending unit...

The CEL never tuned off. I did the sequence twice and still no start. Could it be that the fuel lines are clogged after all?

Hello guys. Back again. So I recently changed out a fuel pump on a 1985 Cadillac
De ville with the 4100 motor. The old fuel pump did not turn on. The new fuel pump
Turns on when I turn the key to...

Okay. I will try that tomorrow morning. Wish me luck. Thank you for your help.

So how can I check to be sure if there is anything in the fuel lines? Any ideas? Have you ever heard of fuel lines getting clogged?

I was testing the power wire with a test light. I've cranked it about five minutes and still no fuel. I also disconnected the fuel lines that go into the carb and turned the ignition to the on...

Well I checked the fuel pump for power and it only has power for about 3 seconds after I turn the ignition to the on position. After that there's no power going to the fuel pump? Is this normal?

I have a 1985 Cadillac De ville with the 4.1 engine. The car has been sitting for 17 years. There was no fuel coming to the carburetor. I changed the fuel pump and the fuel filter. I still get no...

Well I went out to the garage and bled the cooling system. Turns out that was the problem. I have never heard of such a thing. You learn something new everyday. Thank you RickMn and smearcase for...

Hello people. Me again. Just wanted to give an update on my craziness. Well turns out I'm just stressed out which is leading to anxiety attacks. Went to the doctor and did all kinds of blood work. I...

Hello. I have a 1999 Buick Park Avenue with the 3.8 series 2 motor. I had an antifreeze leak which looked like it was coming from the manifold gasket. But when I inspected further it seemed to be...

Well I did some research. Going to see my doctor tomorrow. Also going to get a thyroid function test. Just to rule out thyroid. After that my blood pressure and some blood work. And if everything...

I've been told it's a panic disorder but I'm not sure. I'm a 39 year old male. I have also been diagnosed with palpitation. Not sure what my blood
Pressure is. I do feel like it is anxiety but some...

I feel short of breath and light headed right after I eat. I also yawn a lot and feel some discomfort in my chest. I feel like I'm panicking. It seems to be getting worse. Can anyone help or give me...

Well I don't do it for a living but I sure would like to get it over with. So maybe use the dry stuff? And what is it called?

Hey there, just wanted to do a quick update on stove oven. Well it turns out that
The gas valve was bad. There wasn't enough voltage to open valve. So purchased a new one and replaced it. Pretty...

Hello everyone. Happy Valentines Day!
Okay back to business. I just finished taping my bedroom with a tool called the drywall banjo. I have to say it went very smooth and fast. My question is what...

Okay. I'm trying to understand how to read the schematics but I don't understand it. I took out all the ignitors and cleaned them with wool. That didn't help any. Is there a video available showing...

Okay. I just purchased a brand new control. It's still doing the same thing. When I turn on the oven I'm suppose to here one click followed by the sound of gas igniting. I'm only hearing one click...

I was only thinking of going with a power vent because I was getting it at a really good price BUT I think I'll go with a conventional one instead. Massplumber, puffmugs, mygirlsdad, thanks for the...

Hey there everyone, need some help. My 50 gallon gas water heater is going bad
So I'm looking to replace it with a. O. Smith 50 gallon promax power vent. Now my question is can it be replaced...

I can here it trying to warm up but it just turns off.
As for my experience with electronics, I would like to think
I'm okay working with electronics. Not an expert but
I like to tinker here...

It was manufactured in May of 1996.

Hello everyone. Well looks like I'm back in school again. Glad to be here.
Miss this place. Well anyway, I have an old RCA tube TV that does not want to turn on. When I push the power button all I...

Hello everyone. Well looks like I'm back in school again. Glad to be here.
Miss this place. Well anyway, I have an old RCA tube TV that does not want to turn on. When I push the power button all I...

There are currently 5 treads right now. So go with 2x12 stringers, 7" risers, and 10" run?

Hello. I have a stair stringer that split at the bottom stair on both stringers. Now I'm not too sure on how to measure for new stringers. The old stringer is being supported by two bricks at the...

Okay then, I have no more questions. Thank you very much tkrussell. Stratmando, thank you for the correction. I will have to try it some day. Wish me luck. :)


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Okay. My main panel has a neutral buss bar and not a ground buss bar? So do I then connect the ground wire to the neutral buss bar as well?

Greetings my fellow diyers.
Back again. I purchased an electric dryer and I need to run a new circuit for the dryer. Now I've been researching this in past discussions and not sure if I should use...

Hello everyone. I have a one pipe radiator heating system currently in use right now.
Now I would like to know can I replace the radiators with base board heaters? Also, I am told
That base board...

Hello everyone. I have a whirlpool gas stove model# sf367LXSQ. I was going to use the oven today and when I went to turn it on it would not turn on. The controls for the oven and broiler are...

Hello everyone. How about the world series? Good series ey? Well anyway, I purchased kitchen cabinets and corian counter tops from a previous home. I had to cut the counter tops to get them home....

Hey everyone. Question. My dinning room floor is starting to buckle. Its not to bad but you can definitely see it. Can anyone tell me how to fix this problem and why it is happening?

Thank you

Well guys, I'd like thank you guys once again for your input. I've learned something new today. Always run a grounding conductor regardless of the type of conduit. TK my outdoor outlet boxes where in...

I'm sorry. It reads open ground. It was my understanding that when there is only two wires hot and neutral the conduit is the ground. The conduit runs to the service panel. So then would I be wrong?

Hey there everybody. Having a little bit of trouble here. I'm running a 20 amp line from my panel to my garage. This is how I ran my circuit. Power from panel to a regular outlet, then I ran three...

Thanks for the input chuck. It will be easier to run a new line.



Thanks again. :)

Hello everyone. It's been a while since I've been here. So I have a question that I would like some help with. I had a car port built next to my garage. I now have to run power to the car port. In my...