Why does a 14 year old dehumidifier which runs and collects water in the pan not remove more moisture?

I have a 14 year old Kenmore dehumidifier which has been running well for several years. In the last few years I have noticed the musty odor is still in the basement even after the unit has been on. The fan is running and I have adjusted the control down to 40%. I also have checked and cleaned the filter. It comes on automatically but does not run for a long time. Water is being collected in the pan but I still smell the musty order in my basement. I know it is old but I was hoping I could replace a part or clean a part to improve performance. Any suggestions?

Just out of curiousity….what do people that are NOT rednecks do for fun?

I’m curious. We drink Taaka and Jack, go mud ridin’ with our 4 wheelers, eat crawfish and tell redneck jokes. What does the rest of the world do?

Why does the basement floor drainage pipe keep pushing water up into the basement? We have a septic system.?

Is it possible to wear blush when your skin is like this?

I have enlarged pores on my cheeks and my foundation sinks into my pores. I do moisturize and use a primer. I was wondering since i have big pores will it not be a good idea to wear blush over my cheeks? i have been seeing alot of cute blush looks but i’m afraid to continue to try to wear blush if it will make me look bad.

Will tiers keep water from getting into my basement?

My backyard slopes toward my house. I’ve read about berms and french drains, and I do not think that those options will work for me. I was thinking of putting tiers in and I think the yard is set up well for that. Would tiers keep water away and out of the basement? We already had cracks in the basement wall.

Also, I didn’t know if it would be a good idea to put a cement patio on that back wall? Will it hurt or help the water getting into the basement?

Basement’s flooded and sump pump doesn’t work. HALP!?

Yeah..we’re about willing to try anything. Home Depot’s closed.

Please help with musty smell in finished basement?

Just recently (been in this home for two years) my finished basement has a musty smell (picture a wet sneaker smell). I can’t for the life of me figure out where the smell is coming from. I bought a dehumidifier large enough for the room, used a wet/dry vac on the carpet to clean out any dust and water (no water, just dust). Is there anything else I can do? The walls do not have any mold like stains on them. Will cleaning the walls help at all, it’s a finished basement, so the concrete walls are covered. Should I try waterproof paint products or cleaning w/ bleach? Thanks for your help!
Thanks – we wanted to rip up the carpet and put down laminate. We had National Floors come out. The rep said we’d have to pay a lot of money to level the floor before we could even think of putting down laminate? Maybe will get a second opinion on that.

interior concrete walls cracking?

We live in Melbourne Australia and have just gone through a very long drought and hot summer. Our new house was built in 1940s on clay soil and is made of concrete ie even interior walls are made of concrete. Cracks have recently appeared on many joints – mainly wall-ceiling joints but one or two running vertically down corner of room. Most are hairline but a couple are approx 5 mm wide. We don’t have money to get in professionals at moment. How should I fix them? Would something like Selley’s No Gaps do the trick? Or should I use a more rigid filler? We’re now entering cooler period with more rain so what are the chances of cracks fixing themselves?

landscape/ drainage question?

Hello everyone, I have a big problem and need help. This is a long story so please bear with me .

About 2 months ago I started noticing a small spot of standing water in my front yard. We had been having heavy rain fall for the past couple of months leading up to this, so I naturally assumed that it was no big deal and just the result of the heavy rains. A few weeks later the standing water was still there and had even seemed to get a little worse. The difference was that we had not had rain in those few weeks and it had been around 95-100 degrees and the sun constantly shining down on the puddle of water. That is when I started to get concerned. The spot of standing water had become some what of a sink hole and the ground around it had become very mushy.