Category Archives: Maintenance & Repairs

How can I find a good air duct cleaning service?

Sanford’s Son asked:
Just bought an older house. When we turn on the whole house fan, even with lots of windows open, some air is still drawn through our vents. This causes severe alergy attacks for my wife. The previous owners never had the furnace serviced, weren’t the cleanest people, and had [...]

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Raccoons and skunks constantly tear up my garden. Are there any non-chemical solutions that work well?

bogeymaker asked:
My garden consists of nice shrubs and moss in-between large stones. The critters seems to like to dig up the moss in search of grubs. I’ve tried chemicals to kill the grubs, but they dig us up nonetheless. I have a trap and catch them and have animial control relocated them, [...]

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Aero Garden water level is reading low, but it really isnt how do i fix this?

Evilish13 asked:
So my aero garden is constantly telling me that my water level is low. However it isnt! It is totally filled. How can i fix this? I think maybe the roots are just clogging things. Is this possible? Have you encountered this problem?
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How do window cleaning companies that use water fed poles with Deionized Water clean interior windows?

Fritz asked:
I am own a cleaning company, and we are looking into purchasing a water fed pole system with a Deionized Water rinse to clean windows. From what I see, the systems look awesome, and they look like they will save a lot of time, but what nobody says is how or if [...]

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How can I get my laundry sink to drain?

jasmine2283 asked:
My husband put some tomato soup down the garbage disposal in the kitchen. After running the disposal, the laundry sink (in the garage) filled with tomato soupy water. It drained fine overnight. However, I ran a small load of laundry today and the sink would not drain out the laundry [...]

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Can I clean a self-cleaning over with regular oven cleaner?

Doreen B asked:
The oven is supposed to be self cleaning, but I don’t want to do it that way because I don’t have the manual. It’s an old Kenmore and I don’t know the model number. Can I used Easy-off oven cleaner and do it the old fashioned way?
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