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Rain Lamp With A Leak

Hello! Ive recently gotten a vintage rain lamp. My SO took it apart, cleaned it and put it back together. We set it up, filled it, and turned it on. It has a steady leak from what appears to be the column that transports the oil from the bottom reservoir to the top. It is dripping off of the side, c...
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Reflashing a chimney

This might be a foolish question but I have a leak where the chimney and flashing meet. There is a slight gap between the brick and flashing. I have tried cold patch tar, silicone sealers and it still leaks. So, my question is do I cut a new groove to seat the new flashing into the brick or in the m...
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Leaking Vintage Oil Lamp

My vintage oil lamp leaks. Weve tried silicon caulk and other materials to seal it up, but nothing works for long. Anybody had this problem and what did you do to fix it?
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ceiling tile

I have a checkerboard ceiling in my living room. It is wooden raked/grilled tile. I need to replace two of them due to a radiator leak upstairs.Does anyone know where I could find this ceiling tile. I have been looking all over. Thanks
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why does one have to refinish a tub?

We bought a house with a pedestal tub about a year ago. It looked fine, but with two kids, it is now pealing. Under the paint is the ,I assume, original pocelain (shiny light grayish-white). My question: if I take off the paint, why do I have to refinish (asuming it doesnt leak lead). My grandparent...
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Creators Rain Lamp Ill - Help ! :(

I recently acquired a rain lamp from an ebay auction. When it arrived, we took it apart and cleaned it. It rained wonderfully, but we noticed a leak caused by an overfill of oil. Okay, easy fix. We removed some oil. When we turned it back on, the pump didnt hum, no rain. The light worked fine. We wa...
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Amateur toilet install

If you go to Lowes website, you can find any toilet you want. I prefer the taller ones because they are more comfortable. Before you start, you need to measure the height of the seat from the floor.you must also be sure that the water shut-off works. After the water is shut-off, you will flush as mu...
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Antique Radiators & related valves

We have old house circa 1890. It has a beautiful round antique radiator. We have be having trouble with this radiator. It stopped heating up. We drained it. It stopped again if we open a valve on the outtake side it will heat up. This is a two pipe steam system. We believe this valve is damaged for ...
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Leveling an old house

When you say leveling, are you speaking of tearing down the house or making the house level because one side of the rooms are higher than the other? I ask because some of these terms have mare than one meaning. If you are talking about leveling the floors and not tearing the house down, write again ...
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Putting the pedestal back under the sink

A couple of questions arise out of your post while trying to visualize what you have there... Did you remove the base while leaving the sink mounted to the wall and balanced on the drain and water supply pipes when you installed your floor covering? Did the pipes run up through the center of the bas...
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