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Alt.Home.Repair is a worldwide Usenet news group that is used to discuss various aspects of Home Improvement.
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dehumidifiers revisited [23 articles]
Nate Nagel - 2009-04-18 19:17:00 [In: Appliances | Basements & Crawl Spaces | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Home Electronics | ]
OK...
does anyone make a decent dehumidifier anymore? I bought two LG's last
year, one for the basement and one for the garage, the one in the garage
is already dead. Only other brand that I ...
Earth Day, April 22 [15 articles]
Stormin Mormon - 2009-04-27 15:51:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Home Electronics | ]
For Earth day, I drove around in a 1995 Chevrolet van,
releasing carbon dioxide. I serviced coolers that contain
freon. Didn't release any, I just did electrical work on
them. I helped capitalis...Installing a new water heater over a porcelain tile floor [15 articles]
Ray K - 2009-04-29 23:54:00 [In: Home Electronics | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Should I put a piece of plywood (or something with a little "give")
under the new heater? My concern is that if I don't install the four
12x12" tiles under the heater so they are all the same heig...Looking for Long Life Pilot Lamp [30 articles]
I will be mounting this externally in view of the neighbor's house on a seasonal cottage. I make few trips there in the winter, but would like to have the neighbor (all year round resident) be easi...Recommend cordless phone that will work during power failure? [48 articles]
RickH - 2009-05-10 08:36:00 [In: Home Electronics | ]
Can anyone recommend a cordless phone system that will work during a
power failure? I guess the base unit would have to have a battery as
well as the handsets. I checked the Staples and OfficeMax ...Water Heater Clicking/Water Hammer [7 articles]
jschmitt28 - 2009-04-29 21:22:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Home Electronics | Kitchens | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Hello everyone. I'm hearing a clicking or knocking noise coming from the
water heater. After you flush a toilet and the tank refills or when you
quickly turn a faucet to full-on and then full-off, a...Global Teleclass
lovenanny - 2009-04-30 13:24:00 [In: Health & Safety | Home Electronics | ]
I have been invited to conduct a training class at a speaking platform
like
no other and wanted to invite you to listen. You can participate in as
many
classes as you wish from the comfort of your...Which end of roof tv antenna toward station [42 articles]
Jimw - 2009-05-09 08:31:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Home Electronics | Roofing & Gutters | ]
I bought a used rooftop tv antenna at a garage sale so there are no
instructions. I know how to mount it and connect the coax, but I do
not recall which end points toward the tv station transmitter...Direct Vent vs Power Vent? Recommended for DIY-ers? [29 articles]
bari-old-dad - 2009-05-08 11:41:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Home Electronics | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Shopping for tankless water heater & see e.g. Rheem offers both power
vent and direct vent.
Appears the DV models require a 5" stainless coaxial vent pipe . . .
more expensive and more complicate...Preparing concrete slab (at grade) for ceramic tiles [4 articles]
Ray K - 2009-05-03 12:52:00 [In: Home Electronics | ]
The books stress having the slab flat, grinding the high spots and
filling the low ones. But just how flat does it really have to be? Can't
I just use a little thicker layer of mortar to fill the ...Screens for gutter downspouts [16 articles]
Just about every screen for use at the input of a downspout has a very fine mesh, perhaps blocking debris as small as 1/8", even though such small stuff would pass harmlessly through a typical 2x3...Yes; You Can Be a Health Coach
lovenanny - 2009-05-09 03:55:00 [In: Health & Safety | Home Electronics | ]
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...Genie garage door receiver - 9 dip switch vs. 12 dip switch [7 articles]
O - 2009-05-10 12:36:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Home Electronics | Pest Control | Windows & Doors | ]
My old Genie radio receiver (old 9 dip-switch version) was invaded by fire
ants and stopped working. So - I replaced it with a 12 dip-switch version
(after being assured by a tech at Genie that it...COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN SERVICE [18 articles]
cadguy2 - 2009-05-12 12:58:00 [In: Home Electronics | ]
Offering Computer Aided Design (CAD) Drafting Services.
Specializing in hand drawings to CAD conversion and Architectural
Drafting.
Please send an email to cadguy2@hotmail.com.
Please, "do n...Led vs LCD TVs and 720 pixels vs 1080. [149 articles]
Higgs Boson - 2010-11-29 21:49:00 [In: Home Electronics | Lighting | ]
Oh, ye who are much smarter than *&&^%$) Verizon (if one can ever
reach a "human'):
1. I may have to break down and buy a new 32"TV -- which I hate to
do, given the small number of channels I w...