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Thanks guys.. I am fully aware that the galvanized needs to get replaced eventually. The union IS soldered on the copper side. I just wasn't sure if teflon paste was acceptable where there was a...

In my basement i have a union that just started to leak. Its joins copper and galvanized i loosened it and noticed there was a rubber washer at the copper side. I just loaded the threads with...

every so often i get a build up a green sludgy material at the top of my washing machine where the fabric softner goes in. Any ideas what it is or how to stop it. I've never had this problem with...

I'm in cleveland ohio. My home depot carries 1/4 drywall, along with 1/2, 5/8..

really??... it's a 80 year old house, triplex. 4bdrm 1st, 4bdrm 2nd, 3rd single. I am referring to the living room, on the 2nd fl unit. The roof is roughly 5 feet, directly above where the ceiling...

thanks Lee....I put up 1 board to test the gap (5/8)... and it looks like it should work great.. the gap will be minimal at the most.. Much appreciated.

Thanks guys... Im leaning toward using 5/8 rock and leaving the crown up.. then caulking.. I will be texturing.. so this should help the gap a bit also..

Well I just tore down the ceiling which was all lath and plaster. There is a crown molding still in place. The joists are 3/4 of an inch above the crown. What is my best method to put this celing up....

new hp fax/scanner/printer/copier is on the way. Im thinking about setting it up with my old (6yr) computer that is probally full of viruses and is slow as heck.. My ? is could i do any damage to my...

thanks so much!!..Vent was clogged with snow!!.. cleared it out.. and wallah!!... Why can't all repairs be this easy!!!!!???...The whole damn city is under 3 feet of snow!!

I have a tenant who has this furnace and says that the pilot won't stay lit and it keeps blowing cold air. any ideas?

First off.. thank you for always answering my posts, I REALLY appreciate it.
Yes i do have an automatic boiler feed. I think i know what the bypass valve is.. it's right next to the feeder.....

So i posted some previous threads regarding turning off the heat at a rental property of mine for the past couple of weeks (im in cleveland oh).. its been real cold (1-10degrees).. turned everything...

Does it have a lever??.. if so you'll need a small allen key to remove it first

Well this morning i came downstairs and about 25% of the radiator was hot. The rest on the first floor were hot throughout (100%)... so i guess it's a start....Things i did yesterday to try to fix...

the site glass was empty first... the low water cut off kept coming on.. so this is when i turned the water on for this unit. it filled up.. site glass was at 3/4 full and pretty much stayed that...

Well ive been wondering why the living room is so darn cold lately so i decided to feel 1 of the 2 the radiators in the living room and one of them no longer works.. I think it stopped working around...

pipe dope fixed it

ok.. so i went into the house today and it was 28 degrees. i turned the water back on along with the heat and within a few hours got it up to 55 or so...... and amazingly no leaks... I really think...

now i have a small leak... i was using pipe dope (teflon paste).. is this good enough.. I know some use rector seal.. what would you guys recommend?

thank you my friend

umm... well ...uh... ok...Don't laugh.... The handle had broke off years ago.... but i was still able to manipulate the screw that was left there. I had opened (turned) the screw and assumed that...

I Fixed It!!...

any ideas guys?

House is 100 years old. It has new windows but im sure the insulation is poor at best