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- Fri Oct 28, 2016 6:54 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Insulating water filter?
- Replies: 5
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Re: Insulating water filter?
This is a whole house filter, under the house on the main line coming into the house. Would wood be the best product to make a box out of? I thought about a little strip heater of some sort with theromostat rather than a light bulb because its not the easiest thing to get to and dont't want to have ...
- Fri Oct 21, 2016 7:18 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Insulating water filter?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6831
Insulating water filter?
Got a water filter under the house and looking for ideas on how to keep it from freezing. Last it busted and dont want to have to deal with that again at 17 degrees. I've got heat tape on all the pipes but putting it on the filter doesnt work very good. Anybody with any suggestions on what can be do...
- Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:40 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: replacement range vent
- Replies: 3
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replacement range vent
another issue is my range vent damper has broke and is letting in cold air bc it will not fold back down. where can i find one of these at i've looked online and at lowes with no luck. thanks
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- Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:23 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: door trim replacement
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2105
door trim replacement
i think i finally got the picture to where it can be viewed just will have to copy and paste into browser to see, have not figured out hwo to use img or url yet. will be looking into it. anyway this trim is from my inside front door and some the pieces have started to break off and letting air come ...
- Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:03 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: posting photo
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3005
posting photo
can someone give me some tips on how to post a photo? got a couple questions but need a picture to make it easier but i keep getting file is too large message. i tried to make it smaller now it says extension bmp is not allowed. thanks
- Tue Sep 17, 2013 8:07 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Shower pan cracking
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4015
Re: Shower pan cracking
well finally getting time to replace this now, is it possible to replace the shower pan without having to remove the walls of the shower looks like it might would could work it under the walls to get it out. my walls are all together and dont form together. just dont want to get to far into project ...
- Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:54 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Shower pan cracking
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4015
Shower pan cracking
shower pan is cracking and i think its due lack of support from where have stood taking a shower for long, is there any easy repair i could do to it or am i going to have to bit the bullet and go out and buy a new pan? only looking for about 5 more years in this home and just trying to save every i ...
- Tue Nov 06, 2012 9:59 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: interior door trim
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1832
Re: interior door trim
well the bottom sweep is not what i'm looking for, looking for the side stop i guess you would call it sorry coudlnt think of what to call it. its goes across top of door and down side opposite of the hinges. i will look at lowes see what they to pick from
- Sun Nov 04, 2012 10:30 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: interior door trim
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1832
interior door trim
my living room interior door trim has broken off in a couple of placed and is not sealing up against the frame of the door and letting cold air from outside in. its kinda of a hard plastic with about 2 inches of its attached to the door and another inch hangs over to seal off the air from outside. a...
- Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:53 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: best roof coating?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5700
- Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:45 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: best roof coating?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5700
best roof coating?
trying to prepare for the winter i hope we dont have but after last year who can tell? what would be the best roof coating to put on for sealant and help during the heat? got a layer of kool seal from about 3 years ago but thinking about putting a new layer on. heard the white is better than the sil...
- Mon Jan 25, 2010 8:38 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: plumbing question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2195
Re: plumbing question
yea talking about the vent that goes through the roof. but it also can be strong at time under the sink in the kitchen. i think one of those vent that was previously mentioned is found under the sink
- Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:32 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: plumbing question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2195
plumbing question
have a sewage gas smell coming out of one of the vents on top of the house. it doesnt happen all the time, just sometime when washing clothes and take a shower in the near bathroom? any suggestions on what to do to try to fix the problem? thanks
- Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:52 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Generator size
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2339
Generator size
0 degree temps have got me thinking that I need a generator. Here lately not ice but see it happening anytime now. Wondering what size generator do yall think I would need for my 16x80. Really only worried about maybe running heat at times to keep chill down and well pump to circulate some water. Do...
- Sun Nov 16, 2008 10:23 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Black plastic covering under house insulation
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12618
Black plastic covering under house insulation
I recently had to repair some leaking water pipes on a mobile home and had to cut the black plastic liner to get through the insulation to the pipes. Now I need a good way to get that black plastic back up. Had to replace some insulation also so just want to get it covered back up. Tried some duct t...