Home & Garden FAQ

I Want To Update The Outlets In My House, But There Is No Ground Wire...
On some of the NW outlets, I would like to replace with GFI's. On others I just want to game the new color of the room with new outlets Ground rope is not needed in many cases. There...

I Want To Upgrade My Pool Pump. What Type Or Horsepower Can The Pool...
I have an intex 15x48 above ground pool and the pump is not strong enough to vacuum it and i would like to return with a different type of pump but I'm not sure what type or horsepower the pool...

I Want To Use 3 Wire In Place Of Multiple 2 Wire. What's The Trick...
Technically the 3 wire contains 2 hots ; red and black, a white neutral and a bare copper ground. A 3 rope can supply two different circuits sharing a common neutral and ground

I Want To Wire 2 Lights In The Middle Of 2 3 Way Switches. I Want...
You will need 12/3 wire with ground=has 4 wires total. And 2, 3way switches. They enjoy a jumper lug that you will need to run everything correctly. Its basicly wired how any other switch is wired but the jumper ties the...

I Want To Wire 5 Recp. Boxes And Have A Switch At Each End Of The...
We are wiring a garage and need to have 5 recipe. Boxes beside a switch at both sides of the room to turn on and off the boxes. Can you help me?? This is done under indistinguishable...

I Want To Wire A 3 Way Switch, 1 For Bathroom Vent & Light Combination...
3 way switches are always in pairs, and are used to control a desk light or other device from two diff. Locations. Maybe you mean a switch that has three small switches vertically in a column and fits in...

I Wanted To Know The History Of My House With Out Having To Pay How...
Go to the Property Records Department in the State you live and you can pull the records for the property and find it's history. Thanks

I Was Cleaning My Oven Using Easy Off Over Cleaner And It Dripped...
I would suspect that you can not. More than likely the linoleum is permnantly damaged. I will remind you, however, if the damage is life-size enough that your insurance will pay to have it replaced or repaired. You will hold to meet a deductable...

I Was Crouching With Arms Straight Out Trying To Change A 5' Florescent...
It was 15 minutes ago and I've had about 7 unprovoked aftershocks of like caliber . Yes the case was unplugged. Wtf I think I'd make available it at least an hour & if it does not subside by then...seek...

I Was Given A Yuletide Hibiscus And In Spite Of All My Tlc It Waits...
Give it less water then recommended for that plant. By doing this it will start to produce flowers and growth will slow down so that the plant can focus and put its get-up-and-go to the flower and bloom process

I Was Just Given A Bunch Of Easter Lilies In Pots, They Are Done Flowering...
Do i cut the stems and just plant the bulbs? I planted mine outside in a sunny spot after cutting past its sell-by date all the dead foliage. Plant the bulbs about 5 inches thoughtful. Mine have returned...

I Was Replacing A Light Switch Which Has Three Wires, Two Black And...
If this switch controlled a light from 2 different locations, then you have a 3 path switch or if theres only one white, its a 3 way so you'll need a 3 process switch too

I Was Told I Need To Get Power From The Hot Switch Of A 3-way Switch...
There is a slight chance that it is in the switch box closest to the light but the lone way to find it properly is with a voltage tester.

I Was Told You Can "stain" Your Carpet To Make It Darker... How Would...
Carpet can be colored darker. I had this done once and had a blue/green tweed dyed to a brown. I don't know of a method to do it yourself, but I used a company to do this that also did runner cleaning. As I...

I Was Washing A Quilt In My Maytag Washer And It Stop Running And...
It might be that once the quilt became water soaked, it was so strapping that it put too much load on the washers' drive belt or the motor. With a little luck, it smelled like rubber, stopped during the spin...

I Was Wondering If Any Way To Tell If Siding On House Is Made From...
I need to drill holes in siding of house, and am not sure if it is made from asbestos. The house was built surrounded by the 40's and is original siding, I don't have any sample pieces to transport...

I Was Wondering If Cement House In Australia Get Hot, Can You Tell...
I would say yes they do. Brick and cement hold in hot and cold. The color light or misty has to do with it to

I Was Wondering What Is Cheaper To Operate An Electric Deep Fryer...
Just getting started in hot dog stand ...need advice I will recommend the 220v because 120v will rob more time than 220v to fry the turkey. You can also google for more opinions or just visit these http:// www.elitedeals.com www.ibuybarbeques.com...

I Was Wondering Why You Add Glaze To Paint When Doing Faux Painting...
I have done a sample of ragging next to glaze and without and the only difference I see is the color. When you append glaze it lightens the color of the paint. So what is the purpose of adding the glaze??...

I wash and dried colored nouns beside crayon and it have crayon stains...
There are melted crayon stains on my kids clothes and i need your help to nick these stains out. Goo Gone will do the trick. You can find it at Wal-Mart . To completely remove all the stains of crayons from...