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My house is pretty new, 5 years old. It has interconnected smoke alarms in every room (11), as required. I believe they are all First Alert brand....

What’s the orange knob? Obviously the red and blue are hot and cold water for the washing machine. The orange knob is extremely hard to turn and I don’t want to force it without knowing what it is. Any ideas?

I'm currently working on my sprinkler valve box. It sucks ass. It's dug in the ground. I'm on my knees trying to replace a Hunter valve. This is the second time I'm back here this week because replacing the diaphragm didn't fix the leak. I think I'm gonna have to replace the whole valve, but the stupid valves are in the stupid...

There are a few spots I've neglected to replace old brittle sealant (around the kitchen sink) or never sealed at all (new faucet I installed 8 months ago). Now there's black gunk accruing under and around the sealant....

We have a motion activated sprinkler to deter deer from eating our tomatoes and I'm looking for a timer that will shut off the water flow during the day. The ones I've seen at the store seem to only want to water intermittently, instead of completely off/on....

My new (first) home needs some significant siding repair. Wenconsider ourselves handy but it’s a lot for us to handle and we want to have the insulation redone as well....

It’s leaking right where the arrow is pointing. It only leaks when it’s refilling the tank after each use. The two outside carbon filters were new in March but the middle (reverse osmosis) filter is probably a year or more older. I’m hoping it just needs a new RO filter and that it’s only leaking because it’s clogged....

My hood fan vents into the top of this metal box, which then has a vent to the outside about halfway down the metal box. The box itself it maybe two half-height shoe boxes in size. I looked pretty hard, and the closest I could find was that it might be related to collecting condensation....

I made a post previously on having rot behind a soffit and many of you gave me great advice on how to proceed in fixing it the right way....

cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/6251091...

We’re moving into a condo where the previous owners removed a wall-to-wall closet that used to be in the second bedroom. We need the storage space so I’m planning on reinstalling it, but the articles and plans I’ve found so far are not very helpful. Everything I see has a lot of complex wall framing with hanging double...

I need a small amount of joint compound for random drywall repairs. Is there any real difference between different brands? Do any of them last longer than others after they have been opened? Any other considerations with knowing? Since I don’t need a lot I don’t mind spending a few extra bucks, but I’d like to know if...

Anybody familiar with them? I swear they make a ringing noise when cars and trucks pass by.

The shower diverter in our spare bathroom doesn’t really work. The faucet is also gross and I want to change it....

My basement flooded about 2 years ago right when we moved in. Tore out the floors, carpet, and the old 60s wood panels that were tacked to the concrete. No that drainage has been fixed and cracks stopped growing, I want to start re-finishing properly. I need some guidance on the following:...

We have vacuum breakers but my dad will inevitably remove it because he can't stand that humming sound. He also insists on leaving the hose bib/valve at all times, even when he's not using it....

So i am building a 3d printer enclosure that is a 1.2m(4ft) square box. The outside is made out of hardboard with 8 toggle latches to close/open 2 sides but i don’t really like the brown look the hardboard has so i am looking to make it nicer. So i would like some ideas to make it less brown and plain and more...

What about Matt Risinger?

I work in a basement office. There is a below-grade egress window, with a 3-4ft ladder and a large plexiglass dome that you can push out of the way....

Currently installed is a recent (about 10 years) Harbor Bay 5 blade ceiling fan with 44" blade diameter....

See title. Is it the spring lifting one side off the ground or is it something else like the cable on that side? Thanks for any advice!...