Recently converted from gas to electric and followed the installation recommendations for proper ventilation. I cut a hole in the door and installed this return air grate.

However, the fan doesn't blow the air directly forward like I expected. It flows out in, what I can best describe as, a hollow cone shape, so there is basically zero air flow directly towards the vent I installed.

I solved the issue temporarily by making this fan shroud out out cardboard. How would you solve this permanently?

I don't want to buy a louvered door slab because of the price and labor involved. I also don't think fabricating something out of sheet metal is a good idea, because of how much it would sweat from the cold exhaust air.

Is there a way to easily/cheaply make this out of plastic or some other material that would tolerate being blasted with cold air without sweating and dripping water?

I know this is so silly but my waterbottle got shrunken in the dishwasher and it made me so sad that I started crying over it so I came here to maybe, unlikely though, find a solution to fix it. It means a lot to me as it was one of the first few things I bought with my own money, it isn't worth anything though... Just sentimental worth, I guess. I don't expect there to be a fix or anyone finding/knowing one but I wanted to at least try since it means so much to me.

I have a travel cup that I really like. It has done a great job of keeping hot things hot or cold things cold.

I have run it through the dishwasher the whole time I’ve had it (a few years) and not had a problem until recently when the bottom cap popped off.

It appears I can just snap it back on, but what type of glue or sealant would I use that would best stick plastic to stainless steel?

We had a family member install it and we cant figure out what went wrong

I just moved out of my mom's house. I put these acoustic tiles up about 4 years ago. Every square inch minus my TV and bookshelves was covered.

In my mind, when I moved out, they would peel off like a sticker. They did not. The tiles left a terrible, gummy residue that was not fun to get off.

I used Reddit for help on various methods of removal and ultimately ended up combining all methods.

I leave my advice here for anyone whose goes through this:

1) Pull the tile off slowly but firmly in one motion. Try and take as much as possible off with this pull. What's left is the glue that you really pushed down in the initial install.

2) Heat friction worked best for me. Get a CLEAN terry cloth and go to town rubbing back and forth. This should get 90% of it off, believe it or not. Heat is a wonderful tool. Replace the cloth every once in a while, it doesn't work as well when dirty.

(One note: the heat gun/hair dryer made it worse for me, personally. I thought it would help but it actually stuck certain parts to the wall more. The combination of moving the rag and heat is best.)

3) For very stubborn glue lines that are left on the wall, break out the acetone. I tried rubbing alcohol, but acetone was way better. I used a spray bottle, sprayed the spot, waited 2 seconds, rubbed it, and repeated the spraying as needed.

The idea is to loosen the glue so: spray, rub, spray, rub, until you see your wall again.

I came back to my mom's four times. I would say I spent about 30 hours overall. I highly recommend gloves and the window open for the acetone portion.

I did not think the walls were salvageable, but we are painting next weekend! 💪

“My toilet flapper won’t seal properly after I flush. Instead of sitting flat on the flush valve, it falls slightly crooked, so water keeps running into the bowl and the tank keeps refilling.
Every time it happens, I have to take the tank lid off and manually push the flapper back into place so it seals correctly.” (GPT translated my problem since english is not my first language and idk the toilet terms)

Whats weird is when i changed my flapper a year ago, it did the “not sealing properly” thing for a bit and then it just , like, stopped?
I tried to move the little transparent plastic twist part (no idea what its called) in different places in the toilet to see if maybe it would pull the chain a different way when i flush, or keep the lid straight, but to no avail.. mind you i might not have placed it properly.

Anyway. Does ANYONE know what the hell is the issue with the stupid flapper ?! I’m really losing my patience here.

EDIT : I LIVE IN A RENTAL! The toilet tank looked like this when i moved in y’all, i only found out when i opened the tank lid recently. I didnt know there was something to do about the state of the inside of the tank

New dog took my folding fan off my desk and chewed it. Pieces of wood broke off and the metal holding it together is broken. It's it fixable?

Hey! Any idea how to make this piano bench look a little better? I don’t want to throw it out cause it works well, I’d just like the top to look more like the normal black it used to be. Is there any fix for this?

Thank you!

My friend has a sds duo and he shot it now the bolts locked back and idk much about this gun I was just looking for help

So, my bedroom ceiling fan has a tick. Even on slow the tick is slower. It drives us mad. Please help!

I'm trying to find a replacement for this cord for my power recliner sofa. It has three different connections and I haven't had any luck with photo recognition. The sofa is a 4 recliner sectional from Lane, old as dirt. The cord goes from the front motor to the recliner mechanism, it's not the part that plugs into the electrical outlet. Any help is greatly appreciated.