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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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removing a shower head/fixture that is stuck [5 articles]
I have a shaving mirror that threads to the shower pipe like a shower head. The shower head then threads onto the shaving mirror assembly. this pic makes things clear http://picasaweb.google.com/...
Occupancy sensor switch with CFL bulb light fixture [19 articles]
BetaB4 - 2009-04-29 16:35:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I want to put in an occupancy sensor wall switch to control a new ceiling
light that uses a CFL bulb. The switch I want to get is a Leviton
PR-150-1L.
When I read the product specs online, it ...NiMH batteries any good in LED fixtures? [14 articles]
Han - 2009-04-22 22:27:00 [In: Lighting | ]
I saw reasonably good deals on LED light fixtures like motion sensing ones
on Amazon. Since these need AA or AAA batteries, I was wondering whether
anyone has experience with these gadgets. Can ...CFL gotcha [14 articles]
I've used a GE 100w CFL in my kitchen for little over two years. Today, it started to flicker.... then with a POP it was dead. Now, I know the box sez; " GUARANTEED FOR SIX YEARS " So I...Caulk shower fixtures? [4 articles]
The steel fixtures (spigot, showerhead, etc) in my bathrooms aren't caulked where the fixtures meet the tile. Is it important to caulk there? Or if it's a reasonably tight fit is it nothing to w...What Manufacturer are these? [11 articles]
Michael Dobony - 2009-04-25 10:04:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | ]
I have some fluorescent light fixtures that need replacing. The local
electrical supply has nothing like these. Can you identify them? They
only have one label, "Encore."
http://www.flickr.com...UV bulbs [4 articles]
beerismygas - 2009-04-28 20:30:00 [In: Lighting | ]
there are two types of UV tubes for bug zappers: Black light & Black
Light-Blue glass
GEs website says the difference btwn BL and BLB is that BLB have dark
glass which traps visible light produci...fluorescent light not working [9 articles]
dchou4u@hotmail.com - 2009-04-28 01:17:00 [In: Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
We have 3 fluorescent light fixtures in our office and each of them
has 2 tubes. All 3 fixtures are battery backed up versions with a red
light that you can press to test the light.
The strange t...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...LED for General Interior Home Lighting [8 articles]
Yadda - 2009-05-10 17:21:00 [In: Lighting | ]
Is it there yet or still hype?
...did I do a Bad Thing? [24 articles]
Nate Nagel - 2009-05-04 18:41:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Lighting | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
Not sure if this is the appropriate way to handle this situation or not,
looking for feedback...
anyway, background. In my living room there are two boxes for wall
sconces. The PO's of the ho...small engine: carburator confusion [9 articles]
George - 2009-05-06 22:28:00 [In: Lighting | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I have a Stihl FS36 trimmer, which has a Walbro diaphram carb.
It starts OK (after priming), but only runs for 10-15 secs before
rapidly losing power and dying. After it dies, I can restart it ...Microwave / Range Hood - light underneath Popped [6 articles]
Hey all: We have a Whirlpool under counter, over stove microwave (vented outside). I replaced the underneath light bulb about a month back and it quit again today. My wife was replacing it an...CFLs....again [15 articles]
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...