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Can you tell me how to rid my home of fruit flies?

The small brown, red-eyed fruit fly is usually carried inside homes in fresh fruits and vegetables, most often bananas. The items in which the flies are breeding must be found and discarded in the outdoor trash. To deal with the … Continue reading

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I have noticed that water runs around the rim of my toilet bowl all of the time. Even when it has not been flushed for several hours’ water drips from around the rim. In fact, stains have started to show up on the bowl and I have never had a problem with stains in the past. Other than this, the toilet seems to work fine. Is there anything I can do to stop the leaking?

It sounds like the flapper in your toilet tank is leaking.  This is the rubber thing at the bottom of the tank that lifts up when you flush the toilet.  When the flapper is lifted up it allows the water … Continue reading

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Can you tell me how to rid my home of fruit flies?

The small brown, red-eyed fruit fly is usually carried inside homes in fresh fruits and vegetables, most often bananas. The items in which the flies are breeding must be found and discarded in the outdoor trash. To deal with the … Continue reading

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