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Our home has a Lochinvar Knight KBN105 residential boiler that was installed three and a half years ago. It has been cleaned every 12 months when the service-due notice appears on the screen. It runs on propane from a 1000-gallon underground tank. A couple of months ago when the temps started...

I have a one-piece Kohler installed in 2005. About a year ago my plumber installed a new Fluidmaster fill valve and the correct Kohler flapper (he showed me how the part number is impressed on the inside of the tank wall). It worked perfectly, but a week ago it developed a problem that goes...

So, the Jennair downdraft electric cooktop that I posted a question about in 2010 is coming out and I’m replacing it with a Jennair downdraft gas cooktop. The 50A breaker in the main panel feeds #6 Al Type SE cable, which goes to the oven/microwave combo, and then runs to the electric cooktop...

My retired neighbour asked me if I could take a look at the GFCI outlet in his garage, which he said would no longer reset. I probably didn't need to, but I replaced the 35 year old outlet with a new one, and when I turned the breaker back on, the GFCI tripped. In these older homes, the...

My folks live in a gated community in Tucson. My sister is minding the house, which is about 30 years old, and had a strange story to tell. "Microwave was running. Electricity went off in living room (lights and TV), dining room and hall lights. Kitchen lights still on, fridge on, d/w...

It's time for me to get around to installing an outdoor outlet at the front of the house for seasonal usage: small water pump for the fountain, leaf blower and Christmas lights. I'd like the GFI outlets switched so that the fountain does not have to be plugged/unplugged twice a day. I'd prefer...

http://www.accurate-electric.com/pricing.html This just seems weird. They charge $60 to come to your house to give you a firm bid on the work. That might be fine for large jobs, but for a small job that you know will take an hour or less, they could give you a high bid and you're out $60...

I just replaced my 120V cooktop, and now its time to hook it up. The 50A service is fed through #8 stranded Al Type SE cable, and the cooktop has #12 stranded Cu. Its pretty clear to me from researching the topic that Al-Cu connections have to be done right, if they can't be avoided...

I took the old GE dishwasher out tonight and found that there's a 5/8" copper pipe going through the base of the wall and off under the house somewhere (I'll go into the crawl space tomorrow to investigate). The old dishwasher was connected via a 16" rubber hose. Should I connect the new...