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Hi All, My shower head 'escutcheon' (for lack of a better term) rotted through on my old 1960's-70's shower. It's not just an escutcheon however, it's a functional piece that screws onto the water pipe coming out of the wall (very similar to the bath spout at the bottom), and then adapting...

Hi everyone, I know hinges aren't really that cool of a subject, but what can you guys tell me about these hinges? They say PAT 1967, does that mean that's when they were made, or is that just when they were patented? They're pretty much exactly the same size as any other door hinge, except...

Hello, Where there's no plumbing section on this forum, I thought this would be the next closest match where my issue involves tiling. So as you can see in the pictures, we are preparing to tile the bathroom floor. The toilet has been removed in preperation for a new one (which a plumber will...

So after assembling the new vanity that's supposed to mount directly to the bathroom wall, we have run into a major issue. The mounting brackets are only 28.5 inches apart! If the wall studs are 16" on center how in the world does Ikea expect this thing to mount to the wall at 28.5"? The...

While preparing to move soon, I thought I would sign up for the home depot moving website to get my 10% off mover coupon which I have done in the past. I signed up, and there was no mention what so ever about the mover coupon. When I did it in the past, they emailed me the coupon within the...

I know this is more of a Camry forms subject, but I want to ask you guys since I know a lot of you have some great ideas. So I have a Camry which I've owned for about a year now. When idling or when engine is under load, it vibrates somewhat (which is no big deal and I'm working on that as a...

Hi everyone, I haven't posted here for a while but I have a question I was hoping some experienced people could help me with. In preparing for a new shower to be installed (by a plumber), all of the plumbers have told us that they will need to install a copper shower pan where the tub used to...

So I just picked up a no-name battery terminal brush like this: and noticed that it, like so many other products these days says: "Warning: This product and it's packaging contain chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer and birth defects". How on Earth do they have to have...

Hi everyone, I have a Vornado floor fan that has a cord which frayed through and needs to be replaced. I have no issue replacing it myself, but was wondering how safe it would be to buy a longer cord for it? I know the longer the length of cord, the thicker the wire gauge should be, but I...

So I was outside earlier blowing out some clogged windshield wiper sprayer nozzle with my compressor, I have an adapter that reduces the compressor end to a very small hole in order to blow out small things like those wiper sprayers. So I had the sprayer nozzle in my hand, and used the...

don't know what section on this forum best fits this post, but... After only 7 years (2 years after warranty expired of course) the bottom of the water heater rusted out and flooded the basement. It's all turned off awaiting the supply houses to open on monday when the water heater guy can...

Hi, I just purchased a replacement halogen bulb for a fixture. What I didn't notice was the new one I got is a T3 halogen 150W bulb, and my old one was a T2.5 150W bulb. They both look identical, they seem to be the exact same shape, length, ratings etc. My first question is, what does the T...

While browsing Autozone today, I saw they were having a "2 for $5" deal for Liquid Wrench products. So since I've heard good things about the Liquid Wrench products, I bought some Lubricating Oil and a can of Penetrating Oil. Now, I usually only use PB Blaster, WD-40, and 3-in-1 oil for most...

ok, not really sure how to explain this. You know how on most switches, plugs and fixtures you basically just wrap the wires around the terminal screws and tighten them down right? Well, the last time I went to buy an outlet to install, I bought the 'premium' instead of standard, just for some...

I had a broken 3 prong power outlet in one of my rooms, so I went to replace it. I have the old asbestos coated wires. Inside, I found the hot and neutral wires attached properly, but there is no ground wire. My little tester says the outlet is wired correctly though, so I assume the outlet...

Not too long ago the sockets on my fluorescent fixture broke. So I figured, no big deal and got some replacement sockets to install in the fixture. I went to try and pull the fixture down to install them, but I can't get the stupid thing off the ceiling. It seems like I should just be able...

I live in MA, and there is a little place in Worcester MA called the Tool Shed that sells all kinds of used tools. I've never been there, but I love to watch their youtube videos. They go around the shop showing all the tools they have for the week for sale. It's oddly addicting to watch for...

I've decided that I need a corded drill. I have a nice DeWalt 18v XRP cordless drill, but I want freedom from charging batteries. And even though I've never had an issue going through any material with my 18v, the option to have more power would be nice too. I'm not sure exactly what brand to...

I don't know how popular these books are, I'm sure plenty of people here have them. But I was looking through it the other day, and noticed an error in the Snow-blower repair section that could really throw people off if they were to use this as a repair guide. Did anyone else notice how...

I just picked up a set of cold chisels today, and have read that you should use a ball-pein hammer to strike them. I only have regular claw hammers. Is there any reason that I shouldn't use the claw hammers to strike the chisels? I mean I don't want the hammer shattering into my face or...