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Alt.Home.Repair - Home Improvement Usenet Group
Alt.Home.Repair is a worldwide Usenet news group that is used to discuss various aspects of Home Improvement.
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Solar Fans vs. Wind turbines [52 articles]
Seems like we need to replace a roof after most recent storm in our (Dallas,TX) area.I'm thinking about putting impact resisting shingles and since it requires more ventilation I can't decide if I ...
How you can save fuel and the environment [3 articles]
Energy Saver - 2009-05-02 12:50:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | Energy Efficiency | Go Green | Roofing & Gutters | ]
Driving and Car Maintenance Transportation accounts for 66% of U.S.
oil use -mainly in the form of gasoline. Luckily, there are plenty of
ways to improve gas mileage.
Driving Tips:- Idling gets y...things that go drip in the night, or the economics of a solar water heater [13 articles]
Nate Nagel - 2009-04-22 07:51:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bedrooms | Go Green | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Hi all,
this has been discussed here before, mostly because I expected this
thing to crap the bed years ago, but every time I got close to replacing
it suddenly my floor was dry for another yea...(Pools) removing old flex tubing [5 articles]
2009-05-02 09:45:00 [In: Go Green | Roofing & Gutters | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I recently fixed up some tubing around my pool filter, and I had a bit
of a struggle removing some old flex tubing -- It seemed to be on
quite tight. For this task I was able to take a small saw, a...It's in the fine print [6 articles]
HeyBub - 2009-05-20 18:08:00 [In: Go Green | Home Electronics | ]
Man installs $20,000 solar power system and sells power back to his utility.
They charge him for the power he used from the utility PLUS the power he
generated, then they credit him for the power...Pool Solar Covers [4 articles]
Rob - 2009-05-22 00:32:00 [In: Go Green | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
Hi all. I have a 16 x 32 oval inground pool. Its time for a new solar cover
. I went
to get one today and they want to sell me a 17 x 33, and I cut to fit. I
did this with my last one and the c...If anyone has installed a Solar Hot Water system, can u tell us about it and post pics please ?
IlBeBauck@gmail.com - 2009-06-10 18:41:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | Go Green | ]
Im currently designing an Open/Direct system for 100 percent of my
domestic hot water needs. (Im in Florida and dont have to be concerned
with freezing ). Please share your system and/or technical ...Has anyone considered using rainwater collection for roof evaporative cooling to reduce cooling load/costs ? [19 articles]
IlBeBauck@gmail.com - 2009-06-23 20:20:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Go Green | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Roofing & Gutters | ]
Ive read some articles where people have collected rainwater pumped up
to the roof and fed into either 180 degree sprinklers, or, into PVC
piping with holes drilled in the sides to soak the roof th...passive vs active attic ventilation [17 articles]
Was just talking to a HVAC guy and he referred to some study that said the cost of running power ventilation exceeded the cost of just turning down the AC. Someone shared the idea of solar powered ...new lighting standards [25 articles]
Bob-tx - 2009-07-05 01:33:00 [In: Appliances | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Energy Efficiency | Furniture | Go Green | Home Electronics | Landscaping & Gardening | Lighting | ]
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It looks l...Steel roof installed over battens [5 articles]
danmc68 - 2009-07-06 10:03:00 [In: Go Green | Roofing & Gutters | ]
My new steel roof was screwed directly to the battens without
decking. I've got one gable vent and a new turbine vent. I hear that
condensation can be an issue. Can anyone tell me what the option...WhirlPool Refrigerator Shelf Stud Retention? [2 articles]
trag - 2009-07-10 18:35:00 [In: Appliances | Go Green | Kitchens | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
> The front right shelf support stud, which supports the top crisper and
> bottom shelf, broke on our twelve-year-old ED25TQXEW00
> refrigerator.
> However, after extracting the old stud with...corosion on battery contacts [7 articles]
pacca - 2009-07-27 23:47:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Go Green | ]
I have 1 solar light that the battery contacts have some corrosion,it does
not light up ,new batteries,take it down in the basement tried using sand
paper and it lights up,it will work for a day o...Germans Hoarding Light Bulbs (No CFL) [12 articles]
Bob-tx - 2009-07-30 22:23:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Go Green | Health & Safety | Lighting | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
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Even in so...Solar water heater life [11 articles]
JIMMIE - 2009-07-31 09:06:00 [In: Go Green | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
From the info I have gathered the life expectancy of a solar water
heate is comparable to a run of the mill non solar water heater. I
would think they should last just about forever. What goes out o...