To be sure that you have not left water in a hidden corner of supply piping somewhere, if you have not done so, see our tips atFIND & FIX WATER PIPE FREEZE-UP POINTSdiscussed under the "heat-on" winterization notes. If your incoming municipal water supply piping is not well below the...
Typical home warranties, also called home service contracts, cost between $300 and $1000 annually. When you request service, you will pay between $75 and $125 for a technician to diagnose and fix the problem. If they can’t fix the problem, you will be entitled to replacement costs, up ...
Can you get the lawnmower, the snowblower, the fertilizer, the new windows, replace the furnace that went kaput, put on a new roof in 3.5 years and handle the 100% increase in your heating bill? If not, then you really can't afford your house. You either have to increase your ...
But first you have to find all of the dampers - sometimes the ductwork or zone dampers are all located close to the furnace or air conditioner, but in some buildings there may be quite remote dampers. So if air flow is too much or too little in some areas of the building, in addition...
on the occasions where we insulate a home and then another trade comes back to fix something up they may have missed and happens to disturb our work in the process, we get blamed for it and are called in to fix it. We realize the injustice of that scenario, but it...
Depending on where you live the problem is going to be difficult at best to fix. First off 1/2″ foam isn’t going to do much to stop warm moist air from hitting it and condensing (the 1/2 foam will be quite cool against the concrete). Secondly, 1/2″ won’t really provide a ...
If you find one, switch the breaker to OFF and then back to ON to reset the breaker, or replace the fuse. Turn the circuit breaker all of the way off, then flip it back to “ON.” © HomeTips 3 Check dishwasher switches & timer. If electrical power is available to the dishwasher...
around the hot water heater which with enough time drips and creates a puddle. Furnace drain lines, water softener discharge lines, and other plumbing that are connected to your water heater could be leaking instead of the water heater itself. The first step is determining the source of the ...
Almost every appliance, device, and fixture in your home has some kind of wire running to it. When these aren’t properly installed or maintained, they can become damaged or cause a fire. That’s why electrical repair services are so important. Electricians can fix everything from loose or...
in central Oregon and we were poor. My dad was a cop, a carpenter and a cowboy. When something broke, he didn’t run to town and buy a new one. He first tried to fix it and if he couldn’t fix it he figure out how to make a new one. That was the beginning of my ...