I think I know exactly what is happening here as I experience the same thing and really nothing can be done about it. We have a high end water treatment system with a retention tank, chemical pumps, a huge carbon filter, a softener, etc. The water is basically stored in the retention tank until it's...

Since when do you have to get a permit to replace mobile home skirting? I've never heard of such a thing? Well some areas can be so strict you have to get a permit to sneeze. I think it's not so much replacing the skirting, but what you replace it with. Obviously metal skirting could be a problem i...

IMO there are NO dumb questions. We're all here (and other forums) to learn and help others when we can. Sounds like you have some serious issues with hardness. The best thing to do would be get somebody to test your water and buy a whole house softener and have that installed right at the point bef...

More than likely it's batt. Later!

My advice before you drill would be to go underneath the home, find where you'd like to drill, cut a small slit in the belly and have a look up in that area. You don't want to drill through any air ducts, water lines, or even the studs. It helps if you have a 2nd person standing on the spot you'd li...

Yanita wrote:Hi,

The orginal poster said they have a 60" tv, my 42 inch weighs at least 50 pounds...

Yanita

Well how new/type is your 42" TV? Like I said we have an LCD in the 26-27" range and it feels like styrofoam to me. Surely a 60 incher couldn't be too heavy, well not to me anyway. Later!

Hi That tv probably weighs 100 lbs. I like your idea of adding a couple of studs. Harry Have you picked up any flat screen TVs lately? My wife has a 26-27" LCD and that thing might weigh 10-12 lbs. if that. They are much lighter than they look. I would mount the bracket(s) to studs though just...

Audie, sounds like you need a whole house softener. If that's what you did have and it wasn't working properly, then either it wasn't sized properly for your water or the salt/regeneration settings weren't right for the task at hand. My MIL has really hard water, around 9-10 grains and their softene...

Hmmmm...Greg you got me to thinking. A water softener works fine to clear iron (hard water) but how effective is it on lime? YMHS...Audie..the Oldfart.. A true water softener is used mainly to get rid of limestone and any other hardness causing minerals. This is done through an ion exchange process...

Hi Lots of times a snake will go on by the obstruction and not remove it. You could get lucky. You could also make major points with the girlfriend and buy her a new toilet. Happiness is a new crapper. JMHO Keep us posted. Harry Now that is definitely true! Two things that make a woman happy is mor...

Can you post a few pics of what you're seeing? Later!

Yeah I decided to break down and get another daily driver too. Later!

Rhonda, does your home have a ridge vent? You know the type that runs down the center to allow the attic space to vent? If so rain/snow can back up in them if it can't run off fast enough and then will leak and eventually make it to your ceiling. Problem we had was that the side of the ridge vent wa...

Could also be condensation......... if there isn't adequate insulation between the ceiling and roof, or a draft causing frost buildup like you speak of......... Later!

For those that might not know...... there are thermostats available for heat tape/wire use. This automatically turns it on as needed and won't be forgotten. Later!