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normally an electric dryer has its own seperate circuit breakers or fuses. make sure the breakers are on, or that the fuses are not blown. also, ensure that the dryer is plugged into its recepticle :o)
Carl
It is possible there was plywood applied over hardwood. if you have any floor registers, remove one of them and check to see what is under the plywood. another option is to remove a piece of the plywood itself to check under it.
JMHO
Carl
I had mine refinished by a pro 2 years ago. cost $3.95 square foot with nothing in the house to obstruct complete refinishing.
4 days start to finish, took extra day due to rain slowing final drying.just another option.
Carl
a hobby shop that sells model airplane engines whould have a stock of several size clear plastid fuel lines. one of these should be the same as the one on your weed eater JMHO
Carl
sounds like (“Mr. Rooter”) is a salesman and not a plumber. your most likely culprit is a clogged vent stack for the bathrooms. the clogged vent is allowning the drain to syphon the water from the trap and allows sewer gas to come back int the rooms thru the sinks.a good check is to remove one on the traps and cheeck how much water is in it. it should be full enough that a small amount will spill as the trap is removed.
JMHO
Carl
most refrigerators have levelers to adjust the level. the feet can usually be reached thru the front by removing the grill and condensate pan. adjustmen tis a better fix than shims. JMHO
Carl
2 pole 15 amp is a 15 amp circuit breaker with 2 separate breakers tied together so that when one trips it causes the second pole to also break. 2 pole, or double pole breakers are used on 220 volt circuits which are actually 2 different phases of power from the breaker box. the normal service to the house if 220 volts consisting of a common,or neutral feed and 2 110 volt feeds that are 120 degrees out of phase. the normal single pole breakers in the box are alternately tied to the 2 phases. when a double pole breaker is used, it is feeding 2 110 volt lines to the device, which uses the 2 110 volt lines to get 220 volts, and does not normally use the neutral wire.
hoping this is clear to you :o)Carl
” Is it sufficient to merely remove all the loose paint and leave the paint that seems to be well-adheared?”
as long as you remove ALL loose paint. prime the entire house prior to applying any paint. priming is important to get good adhesion to the remaining paint and to the exposed siding. you can work on one side at a time, or prime the entire house first. primer is good for a month or so before it needs to be renewed for painting.
Carl
as long as all of the lumber is the same size in width, you can then prehang the joist hangers. yesterday I was at Lowe’s and saw a tool by BenchDog that was for installing joist hangers with the josit in place. similar to a bar clamp, but allowed you to adjust the height and hold it in place ready to nail the hanger. looked like it would be just what is needed to make the job a lot eaiser. it is a real pain trying to position the joist and nail the hanger correctly when you only have 2 arms. lol
Carl
the differences in the width is more due to the tolerances allowed on pressure treated lumber than to the moisture content. it is best to allow the material to air dry prior to installation, especially if there is a great difference in the amount of moisture in the material. most of the home boxes get the material in banded pallets and let is set banded so that the material on the inside of the pallet dries slower than the material on the exterior of the pallet. to air dry, you will need to stack in an orderly stack with cross sticks (1/4 inch thick strips if 1x material) placed at the ends and every 18-20 inches along the length. material to be stacked flat. if you have various lengths, start with the longest, then stack shorter lengths on the pile. when ready to use the material, use joist hangers to attach, and set the hangers for each joist as you install them so that you can keep the tops all on the same plane. this will give an even deck surface.
Carl
sounds like the drain pipe for the air conditioner coils is plugged preventing the water from draining properly. there should be a pipe coming from the side of the furnace and going into a drain line or a condensate pump. you will need to clean this pipe. if you have an air compressor, remove the pipe at the furnace and use the air compressor top blow the obstruction for the pipe. if no air compressor, you will need to use a wire to run thru the pipe. the pipe is normally not cemented at least at one point in the run to allow disassembly and cleaning.
Carl
my main concern with your proposal is that moisture will tend to penitrate into the storage and potentially rust or mildew anything stored inside. JMHO
Carl
you can use a sharp wood chisel to remove old putty. if you try to use a heatgun, you will also loosen the paint, that is ok if you are going to clean and repaint. be careful not to remove the glazing points (little triangle or similar metal tabs) that secure the glass to the wood. NO caulk, use either new putty or the newer glazing compound. to get the smooth edges on the putty or glazing compound, use the flat blade of a 1 inch putty knife. if you dampen the blade of the putty knife, it is as easy as putting icing on a cake :o).
Carl
