Is this black mold? If not, what could it be, and should I be worried? [more inside]
posted on Jul 28, 2008 - 3 answers

Should I fix my leaky basement from the inside or the outside? [more inside]
posted on Jun 25, 2008 - 10 answers

Does my X11 server have a memory leak? [more inside]
posted on Jun 3, 2008 - 7 answers

Can someone tell me where a mildew smell in my car might be coming from on rainy days if there are no apparent leaks? [more inside]
posted on May 19, 2008 - 13 answers

There are ceiling-to-floor water streak marks in one of my bedrooms. Is this just condensation or could it be a roof or wall leak? [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2008 - 6 answers

What IM client makes this sound? [more inside]
posted on Apr 22, 2008 - 4 answers

2 part question: 1) We found a mushroom in the bathroom this morning. I crawled into the crawlspace and pulled down the insulation and the subflooring (?) is all wet. I know I need to call someone but is it a plumber, a handyman or a hazmat team? Everything I have read (including this) just say "call a professional". 2) Is this something which I should file a homeowners insurance claim on (AllState)? My wife thinks that doing that will just make our rates go up and eventually cause us to get blacklisted by the insurance company. I think that I have insurance for just such an occasion. And yes, I am totally freaked out and disgusted by this and worried that it explains why my son and I both wake up with headaches and congestion every morning.
posted on Mar 10, 2008 - 10 answers

Our roof is leaking and the super doesn't seem to care. [more inside]
posted on Feb 19, 2008 - 15 answers

I drive a 97 Cavalier that is otherwise in good condition, but I am having a terrible time with the injectors leaking gas. [more inside]
posted on Feb 7, 2008 - 6 answers

Where is the water in my car's trunk coming from? [more inside]
posted on Feb 4, 2008 - 15 answers

I think my power steering fluid is leaking. What's this going to cost me? I've got a 2K Nissan Xterra. I think I overfilled it a few weeks ago and notice oil dripping a few days ago.
posted on Feb 2, 2008 - 8 answers

Is it normal to a brand new dishwasher (Kenmore), still in its box, to have water leak? Does Kenmore run some type of factory test that leaves water in the dishwasher before they send it out? [more inside]
posted on Jan 14, 2008 - 9 answers

I recently went out of town for 10 days and had a sprinkler valve fail, and flow for about a week. I just got the water bill 257,200 gallons in water usage (good thing we had a lot of rain this year in Austin) and around a $2000.00 bill not including wastewater. So, I'm going to call the city to see if they'll cut me some slack. Does anyone know if there are any magic words to say that would make the city of Austin ( experience with other municipal utilities would be helpful, I'm sure a lot of them have similar policies) wave some of all of thier charges?
posted on Jan 7, 2008 - 20 answers

Water is seeping out of my aquarium onto my rug. Is there anything I can use to absorb the water? [more inside]
posted on Nov 12, 2007 - 8 answers

Its midnight on Friday. My roof is leaking. Its supposed to rain all weekend. My house is 3 1/2 stories and the leaky part of the (gabled, Queen Anne-style) roof is not easily or safely accessible to without special equipment that I don't have. Assuming that I'm not going to be able to get anyone to fix this before Monday at the earliest, is there anything I can do to to at least mitigate the damage? [more inside]
posted on Oct 19, 2007 - 7 answers

A few days ago my check engine light came on, so I took my car to an auto parts store and had them run a check. They said that the computer said I have a slow emissions leak. My cousin died earlier this week, and I need to drive approximately 100 miles this afternoon to go to her funeral. Is this safe? And when I take the car in, how much should I expect to pay for this?
posted on Sep 21, 2007 - 10 answers

Is this mold? I just leased an apartment and then found standing water, a leak, and what looks like a lot of mold. I want out. Property manager obviously doesn't want to let me out without lots of money. [more inside]
posted on Jun 21, 2007 - 22 answers

My family has mold growing on the lower portions of inside of the walls in the central area of our 15-year-old home. We're getting the house sprayed, but the price the contractor gave us seems extremely high. What should I expect? [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2007 - 8 answers

A toilet two floors above me overflowed, resulting in a deluge of foul-smelling water. What can I do about the unholy stench? [more inside]
posted on Apr 1, 2007 - 14 answers

A pipe in the basement is dripping. It goes to the boiler. What can I do to make it stop? Do I need a plumber? (Pictures inside) [more inside]
posted on Mar 27, 2007 - 7 answers

Do I owe my downstairs neighbor damages for a leak in my apartment building? [more inside]
posted on Mar 8, 2007 - 10 answers

I have a four-handled shower/bath (hot/cold for shower head, hot/cold for bath faucet) that decides to start leaking about every 6 months. It's driving me batty, and is possibly contributing to my now luke-warm winter showers. No fun in chilly NYC. (pic inside) [more inside]
posted on Jan 23, 2007 - 8 answers

It's 4 am and I just woke up to a bathroom full of water. I'm renting in the Sierra's and it's been really cold, so one of the pipes burst and started leaking (the heat was on and I was home all day, though..). I called the emergency plumbers and they came to turn off the water. Now the situation is under control. How do I break this to my landlord? Should I call her now or can it wait till morning?
posted on Jan 14, 2007 - 10 answers

Gas leak in Manhattan? [more inside]
posted on Jan 8, 2007 - 36 answers

I have a double sliding glass door in my bedroom that leads on to an enclosed porch. These doors are slightly bowed outward away from each other, which leaves a gap about the thickness of my finger in the middle. In Beijing, in December, with prepaid utilities and heating that's barely adequate to begin with, that's not a good thing for my wallet, conscience, or bodily comfort. So how can I McGuyver this gap shut? [more inside]
posted on Dec 11, 2006 - 17 answers

Water is leaking into the back seat of my '92 Toyota Camry when it rains. I suspect a clogged drain in driver's front door but I don't know how to confirm this and unclog it. [more inside]
posted on Dec 2, 2006 - 2 answers

What constitutes normal water damage/leakage in an old house? Is there a way to convince my otherwise very responsive landlord that my flooded bedroom is not, in fact, normal? [more inside]
posted on Nov 24, 2006 - 14 answers

Help me prevent a roof leak. [more inside]
posted on Sep 16, 2006 - 9 answers

When trying to change the batteries in my maglite after a long period of neglect, I found that the cap wouldn't unscrew. After persuading it open with a pair of mol-grips, I could see that one of the batteries had leaked and there was a big grey corroded-looking stain on the inside of the battery compartment. Is there any way I can clean this up, or should I bid farewell to my trusty torch? The battery is a D cell alkaline.
posted on May 28, 2006 - 7 answers

The apartment upstairs had a water leak (so they say) yesterday in the middle of the night, and by the time I got up and noticed it, there was about a foot of water over everything in the kitchen and living room. We called the landlord company and they sucked out most of the water. Who's responsible for damages for damaged electronics (laptop), food, and other problems (bumpy tiled kitchen floor or stained carpets)? We rent.
posted on Mar 5, 2006 - 12 answers

Does household natural gas pool in low places or rise to high places? [more inside]
posted on Feb 13, 2006 - 19 answers

How could a Coke can leak its contents without any apparent holes? [more inside]
posted on Nov 23, 2005 - 25 answers

I have a sand pool filter that is made out of fiberglass. It has sprung a couple pinhole leeks. Is there any easy way to patch it up? [more inside]
posted on Jun 21, 2004 - 7 answers

Anybody have advice on how to find a small, slow leak in a large inflatable children's toy? [more inside]
posted on Apr 24, 2004 - 8 answers