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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:44:40 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Snow on Roof</title>
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<description><![CDATA[We got hit pretty hard the past couple days here in Iowa. I have about 20 inches in my yard. The roof on my garage where it connects to my house always gets a massive buildup of snow. What is the best way to get it off? I'm assuming I'm going to have to climb up there and shovel it off but was curious if anyone had any other ideas (that won't cost me anything).
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<pubDate>2009-12-09 23:30:37</pubDate>
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<title>Attic Insulation</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hello all, we are in the process of re-insulation the attic.  Our contractor layed out the insulation that is between the brown paper under the roof and above the ceiling.  We are now going to rent a machine to blow in wet insulation in all the bare attic space for maximum efficiency.  My one question is what would be the best way to fill the area around the attic entrance?  I want to have no air gaps in the attic, though that will be hard to achieve around the attic entrance.  I am sure there is some easy way that this is achieved.  Thanks]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-12-06 10:17:23</pubDate>
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<title>Coleman 7900 series gas furnace in mobile home</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I was wondering if my furnace has a air diverter switch?
My problem is that 1/2 of my mobile home has possibly too much air flowing and the other side has barely any at all. 
Looking underneath mobile home I didnt see any vents loose.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-12-10 01:38:32</pubDate>
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<title>Question about Cat 3 color scheme</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I bought some Cat 3 cable and I'm trying to find how to hook it up to the NID since it has doesn't have the Red/Green, Black/Yellow color scheme. The new Cat 3 cable has two pairs of wires consisting of 

Solid Blue wire/ White wire with blue stripe 

Solid Orange wire/White wire with orange stripe. 

I'm just wondering what pair to use since the cable didn't come with instructions for some reason. I'm I right in thinking that the Blue and the White with blue stripe is used for line one? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-12-09 01:56:35</pubDate>
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<title>Forwarding previous owner&#x27;s mail</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I've always read it's an offense to trash/read/destroy someone else's mail.

My question pertains to the previous homeowners.   For two years now plus, I keep getting their mail here at their old address.  Junk mail.   Catalogs.  Cards.  Even checks or statements for various things.

I keep dutifully sending them back "Not at this address."  ... but it's getting old now.  Plus, they aren't high on my list of "favorite people" considering the stuff they deliberately covered over/patched over and didn't disclose when the sold the house to me.

The question is, could I face liability or charges for simply tossing out all mail not addressed to me from now on?    

And does anyone know how long A homeowner is obligated to keep forwarding mail?

Thanks for any info you may have!
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<pubDate>2009-12-09 18:12:34</pubDate>
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<title>Need some electrical advice - one circuit on two fuses?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Our landlord replaced our old gas fireplace with a new electric one.  He wanted to have a new circuit run and his electrician came and did that a few days ago.

I just turned on an electric heater in another room and was confused when both its breaker and the breaker for the fireplace blew.  Upon investigating I discovered that only one of the two breakers needs to be on for both circuits to work.

What the heck happened here and how dangerous is it?

m.
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<pubDate>2009-12-09 21:13:12</pubDate>
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<title>house sway?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I moved in to a house about 3 months ago.  It was built in 03.  It is 2 stories.  It just rained today so I was looking in the attic to make sure no leaks ect and while i was up there the wind was gusting to about 30mph.  I noticed that when strong gusts came I could feel a bit of movement.  Is this normal?  I don't feel anything when on the 2nd floor.  I believe structural issues are still under warranty.  There are some cracks on the exterior stucco... the home inspector said they probably didn't let it dry enough it's not a big deal.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-12-07 20:11:41</pubDate>
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<title>Smoke detectors gone wild</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Had an interesting night...

Woke up around 4:30, the wind was blowing something fierce here in St. Louis.  As i got up to go to the bathroom, i noticed the power was off.  I got into the bathroom and all of a sudden, my smoke detectors started going off.  I came running out, my kids and wife were totally freaked out.  I had them run downstairs and i did a quick check of the house and everything was OK.  

The smoke detectors are wired directly into the house and have a battery for backup.  The power has gone out many times before and this has never happened.  At this point i wasn't really sure what to do to get them to stop chirping as the power is off in the house and my guess is that one of them had a low battery and caused it to just flake out and in effect triggering the rest of them to go off.  The one in the basement finally stopped.  I then pulled the one in the kitchen and the upstairs bedroom and disconnected them from the wiring harness and took the batter out.  They finally stopped and the rest then did on there own.

I haven't changed the battery's in probably a year, maybe longer so that was one thing i thought of.  Is it possible that they might be due for replacement?  They are the original units and the house is about 12 years old.  Given some of the choices the builder used in other areas of the house, i would venture a guess that these are not of the highest quality.

Thoughts???

Chris]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-12-09 11:05:44</pubDate>
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<title>House inspector failed to find major gas leak</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Do I have a right to go after my house inspector for $, if he failed to detect/find a major natural gas leak in my newly purchased house?

Last week, I finally signed all the paperwork for my house and got the key.  Right away, walking into the empty house there was a very strong gas smell.  Had the gas company come out with their sniffing tool.  I watched as he went around the house and various parts, it was clicking crazily fast, with no obvious source of the leak.  Gas company shut off the line until I can get it fixed.  

Today, I had a heating/air company come out and pressure test the 2 lines (one to the fireplace insert and the other to the water heater).  The technician stated the fireplace insert isnt even close to code -- gas shutoff is behind the fireplace insert, fittings here hand tight (not the source of the gas leak), wrong gas junctions (or something) used.  The long 50' gas line running under the house apparently uses water values for shutoffs and is the major source of the leaks.  I watched as he pressurized the capped gas lines and then the needle drop fairly quickly. There was even gas leaks on the outside of the house near the meter (very bubbly soap water).  tomorrow, the tech is going to try and tighten the joints on the long 50' gas run and hope it will pass the air pressure test so the gas company will turn it back on. In case it doesn't not pass, then its going to cost me $1000+ for a new line to get installed.

Since my house inspector didn't even say anything was wrong with anything related to the gas lines -- except the area next to the water heater in the garage isn't to code (wires not in conduit for the dryer, improper strapping for water tank, unsafe insulation around water heater, etc) -- do I have the legal right to go after him for $?  At least get my worthless inspection fee back and possibly the costs of this gas repair?  If I would've known about this gas issue, I would've made the seller reduce the price more to compensate.
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<pubDate>2009-11-10 02:28:50</pubDate>
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<title>Intellicon HW+ 3250 Economizer For Home Boilers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I was wondering if anyone out there had any experience with the Intellicon HW+. It was recommended to me by several engineers and for the $250 I gave it a shot as it was a lot less money then having an outdoor reset installed (Almost $1300!). Anyway I have a very nice systems so I wasn't what kind of results I would  achieve but after a year my savings are around 13% which is above what the manufacture guaranteed. I even did what another blogger recommended by alternating days that I had it on and sure enough i was indeed still achieving savings. Anyway I was just curious if anyone else had any other thoughts as I am about to install the Intellicon at my mom's house in addition to two friends... ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-30 01:03:56</pubDate>
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