Archive for the 'Repairs' Category

How to Thaw Frozen Plumbing Pipes

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Locate the main water cut off for the house and procure any tools that you may need to quickly turn the water off, in case you have leaks when it thaws out. But unless you suspect that you have burst pipes, don’t turn off the water yet.
Open up all of the indoor faucets (sinks, [...]

How to Fix a Toilet That Runs On

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Repairing a run on Toilet is an EASY do it yourself fix!

This is what you see when you look down into your typical toilet tank. The yellow thing at top left is the flush valve also known as a “ballcock”. The gray thing in the middle is the flapper valve. By the [...]

How to replace a Clothes Dryer Element

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

If your electric clothes dryer runs but doesn’t get warm then you probably need a new heating element.
This is an Amana brand dryer. Apparently all Amana and Speed Queen dryers use the exact same parts and repair proceedure. I would consider this a very simple clothes dryer repair that is well within the [...]