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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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Fuel Oil Furnace keeps shutting off [6 articles]
labine07 - 2009-04-16 22:33:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
We recently bought a old big house that had 2 fuel oil furnaces and a fuel
oil hot water heater (48yrs old). The furnace was replaced with lp, so
now we just have the water heater with fuel oil. F...
Banging Pipes. [5 articles]
2009-04-17 07:28:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi there,
I have a problem with my bathtub pipes. The shower works great, but
if i run the tub the pipes starts banging really loud.
I thought it may have been an air lock, so i turned on all ...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/...Tiling shower wall -- advice needed [9 articles]
Arbee - 2009-04-17 22:42:00 [In: Bathrooms | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Flooring | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hello. I had a roof leak that softened by plaster and lathe shower
wall and bulged the wall. I removed all the tiles from the affected
area, removed the P&L and installed Durock. I'm now ready to re...HEATING WATER [17 articles]
How to remove paint from PVC pipe? [19 articles]
MiamiCuse - 2009-04-20 09:59:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I have a section of PVC pipe I need to put a ball valve in. The pipe was
previously painted (I believe water based paint) and I need to clean that
paint off so I can apply PVC primer and glue. W...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 ...Drip during heavy rain shower [15 articles]
david - 2009-04-27 08:38:00 [In: Bathrooms | Furniture | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
hi
I have a two storey house in houston texas. This friday we got about
3 inches of rain at around noon. I was in my master on the second
floor for the good part of the rain.
When i went to my f...Shower door stop repair [8 articles]
A customer has a glass shower enclosure. The door opens out and closes against a plastic strip. The plastic strip is glued onto the glass with what looks like, but probably isn't, Rubber Cement. Par...Cold Water pipe that looks black [12 articles]
CJ - 2009-04-20 23:28:00 [In: Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Is a 1 in. Cold Water pipe that looks black really a copper pipe? Is
the black color age on the pipe but its really a copper pipe? Can it
be soldered? Can it be connected to copper fittings snd ot...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...sand in water pipes [5 articles]
Jim Jones - 2009-04-21 09:57:00 [In: Appliances | Bathrooms | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Laundry Rooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I had a sprinkler system problem that required several repairs and in that
process I seem to have gotten a lot of debris in the pipes inside my home.
In fact, the final repair was made (by me) and...Leaky hot water heater flex fitting [5 articles]
Paul - 2010-01-05 15:36:00 [In: Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I'm not understanding how this fitting works.... I'm used to seeing a
compression fitting with a big nut over the (left) copper side of the
fitting... this fitting looks like the brass side is on...Sump pump backflow? [15 articles]
det1015 - 2009-04-22 14:43:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I moved into my house durring this winter and now going through spring
thaw, it has also been raining for 3 days straight and now the sump pump
in my basement that I have not had any issues with bef...LX 188 John Deere fuel leak [3 articles]
heartmd - 2009-04-24 20:39:00 [In: Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
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My carb has a fuel leak somewhere around the float bowl gasket.
Put in a bew gasket. Still leaked.
Put in a new fuel line. Still leaked.
Removed the...