Plastic Paint or Learn to Love Baby Blue Tile?


I have a bathroom full of baby blue tile that is intact but (to my eye, anyway) less than attractive, complete with blue tub and toilet. I’ll be replacing the cheap vanity and upgrading the lighting but I have no budget for retiling and I can’t DIY. I’m renoing my apartment on a shoestring and so will have to live with a lot of compromises but this one really grates. With a 5 year horizon, what would be best–learn to love the blue or reglaze the tile?

Categories: Kitchen & Bath
By lowender | 05/11/2011 1:45 PM | Comment

Enough Amps for a Gas Stove w/ Electric Ignition


I’m a complete novice about electrical so I am hoping someone can help a newb. I never thought about power in my prewar co-op until I nearly blew a fuse a couple of days ago and now I am worried I don’t have enough amperage or voltage for my gas Bertazzoni stove, which is being delivered tomorrow.
The manual says, “This unit is manufactured for a polarized,
grounded 120 volt/60 Hz, 16 amp system.
Electric power consumption is about 150 W.
The minimum of 102 VAC is required for proper
operation of gas ignition systems.”

My fuse box has 4 15 amps fuses, 1 30 amp fuse and 1 20 amp fuse. How do I know if I will have enough power going to the stove outlet? Will all of the 15 amp fuses be inadequate? Please chime in if you know and thanks tons.

Categories: Electricians
By lowender | 04/22/2011 10:00 AM | Comment