Regular scheduled maintenance never hurts. That being said, my trans has 160,000k on it without service. That is not recommended, even by me, lol! There are 2 ways to do it. Some just drop the pan, replace the filter, put it all back with new fluid. The torque converter will still have the old fluid...

Go Tony!!!! Oh well, got wiped out at the end. Was he being "diplomatic" as only he can be, in the interview? I think he had a good shot at it on Sunday...but then a few people did. Good race though. At least that bow tie was in the winners circle again! Good for Jeff! A few people with th...

If you are dealing with contractors in Canada then try the Holmes on Homes website. They have a forum there where you might want to post this same question. There is a good chance that you will get a reply from someone in your province even though it is based out of Toronto. Hope this helps.

Jim

Our hearts go out to you and all those who were affected by this. Parents should not have to bury their children.

Jim and Sal

A backer for wood stove should not have metal connectors going from the hot side into the wall as it directly transfers heat. Code calls for non-metallic fasteners. The manufacturer of the stove, stove pipe, and the chimney will all have clearance requirements for their product. The stove must sit o...

Well, we are recycling more, used only about $100 of gas to heat the house this winter, almost all our bulbs are now compact flourescents. We are insulating like crazy and sealing up the place. we are going to re roof the place and are thinking of a lighter colour to reduce air conditioning. We are ...

JMHO if it is sprayed, it has chemicals...bad bad bad!!!

JIm

today it worked fine....The only thing I did different was to let the home page fully load before I clicked the link to the forum.

Jim

I have had to log in manually lately too! Just the past day or so. The little icons in the forum are not showing up yellow showing that there are unread threads there too.

Jim

Yanita
Can't recall ever hearing about facing the plants the same way as they grew. I must have planted a hundred trees from wild stock and they all seem to have taken OK, never checked for orientation. Just stuck 'em in the ground the way they looked good.

Jim

Hey Yanita

Nice thing about cedars is that once you get them re planted in thier own little area they tend to fill out nicely in a couple of years. BTW, I like your pic you are useing on your posts....kinda nice to be able to put a face to the names. That is a good one of you!

Jim

Oh gosh, where to begin with yard work. Have a few more dead/dying trees to come out. The ones that remain are all close to the house and leaning toward it. Went and bought a whack of rope and some block pulleys so I can bring them down. There goes all our wonderful shade! Sal and I are going to do ...

There are also 3 different guages of stock you can buy. So that has a lot of bearing on price. Colour choices can make a difference too.

Jim

Another option for skirting is wood or concrete board. I have 3/4" plywood and it works great. I live in Southwestern Ontario (Canada) and have never used heat tape on my water line and have never frozen up (I don't recommend or endorse this). My pipe is insulated too. I used the wood because i...

There should be no problem attaching the pex to a faucet. Simply install the proper fitting to the pex and thread it on to the faucet. The ideal way to do the install is to have two manifolds, one for hot and one for cold. Install the manifold near the water heater and where the water service enters...