Questions tagged [maintenance]
Preventing things from becoming damaged, broken or unusable.
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Is This Rust/Corrosion in Evaporator Drip Pan Typical?
While performing an inspection and servicing of HVAC system pre-summer, I noticed what I feel is a more-than-negligible amount of rust/corrosion in drip pan and at coils. Pic attached. So...should I ...
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Is it safe to steam clean HVAC cooling fins?
I am doing maintenance on my HVAC system, and I would like to know if the “fins�� that are behind the AC filter can be cleaned via a household steamer.
I know more traditional HVAC systems can be ...
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Blower motor fails directly after maintenance check and AC float switch install
I had a maintenance check on my Carrier HVAC and also had a float switch installed. All checked out fine and I turned off the AC til the next day because it was cold in the house. The next day it ...
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FLushing tankless water heater without hot water shutoff
I have a Bradford White RTG-K-199N1 tankless gas water heater. It has hot and cold water connections on top, and 2 flush valves at the bottom. I wanted to do a descaling flush, and the manual ...
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Best way to de-scale my home (gas) water heater?
I recently did the recommended yearly draining of our home (gas) water heater. I opened the pressure relief valve to bleed air into the tank so that it could drain. After putting everything back, I ...
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How can I clean my black glass cooktop surface?
I missed a step when I got my new Cafe range; the manual says...
BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE...
Use ceramic cooktop cleaner and a non-scratch cleaning pad to clean
the cooktop. Wait until the cooktop ...
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What are the regrading maintenance materials & technique for around home's perimeter? [closed]
Last year I moved into a new home, and I think I need to do some regrading work around the front and side of the home to bring the grading back to an acceptable standard. It appears to me like over ...
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New apartment: this weird matte bathroom flooring stains constantly. What do I do? Should I cover it up or wipe it down with something specific? [closed]
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Dark matte bathroom flooring (not sure if it is tile or what).
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How to clean and maintain composite sinks?
Our kitchen was fitted less than one month ago. Everything runs very smoothly and is still very shiny, but our composite sink is staining very quickly. I have read that they should be very simple to ...
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How to bleed central heating in a bungalow with pipework going into the loft?
I am planning to change the radiator in the bathroom for a heated towel rail, but before I do, I want to be sure of the air bleeding procedure as I am only used to central heating in 2 storey homes.
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Ideas for humanely removing rodents from entering home under this fireplace bumpout in garage
I have a fireplace bumpout into my garage. It sits 5-6 inches above the floor. Mice have chewed a hole through the foamboard at the foundation & gotten inside my walls (& wherever they want!). ...
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How to tell when/if brick foundation needs to be repointed?
My house's foundation is circa-1900 brick with lime mortar over a fieldstone base.
Should I consider repointing the brick a periodic maintenance task -- and if so, how can I tell when it should be ...
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Viessmann Vitodens water temperature and pressure are inconsistent [closed]
We have a five year old Viessman Vitodens 100-W. We have noticed that this year the temperature of the hot water is not behaving as it consistently did before. There is an issue especially with the ...
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Sound from gas fired heater, sounds like rotary equipment
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I am not very familiar with the system, it's my mom's and my dad used to clean it out and test it every year. The noise doesn't bother us too much in the house, but I am more concerned with a ...
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Thermador Pro Harmony PRG305WH/04 oven not heating properly
I have a Thermador Pro Harmony range (PRG305WH/04) that's just about one year old. The oven takes an extraordinarily long time to preheat and exhibits some other odd behavior as well. The worst of the ...
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