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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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Kenmore model 41788052700 dryer problems [5 articles]
I have a Kenmore model 41788052700 electric dryer. I purchased it in 4/08. Everything was running fine till 2 months ago. Then it would occasionally stop during a cycle and beep with all the co...
Hillbilly HRV [3 articles]
mike - 2010-07-21 21:11:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Flooring | Furniture | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Home Electronics | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Kitchens | Laundry Rooms | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Windows & Doors | ]
Hillbilly HRV
I had my house insulation upgraded and some leaks sealed.
I'd like to do more sealing, but will need some external ventilation.
I read that, for a well-insulated house, 40% of the h...P-Trap Cunundrum [23 articles]
Peter H - 2010-07-25 11:22:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Kitchens | Laundry Rooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Hi hope that someone from this excellent group can help with this one.
It's sure got me scratching my head.
We have a main-floor laundry room with a sink in our two story home.
The washer drains ...PVC Cutting Tip Previously Posted [8 articles]
Red Green - 2010-07-26 20:05:00 [In: Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Laundry Rooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
A bit back someone posted about cutting PVC pipe straight using a hose
clamp as a guide.
Had to cut an existing piece of 3" up between joists near the subfloor.
Borrowed the dryer duct clamp an...Advice for converting Sears Craftsman 220V compressor plug to washing machine plug [83 articles]
Elmo - 2010-07-28 10:43:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Health & Safety | Laundry Rooms | ]
I just want advice for the conversion I just did before I plug it all in.
Details:
1. I have a two-phase 220V Sears Craftsman compressor which uses a 220 volt
plug with one blade sideways (otherw...Kenmore electric dryer not shutting off [9 articles]
Jules Richardson - 2010-08-04 09:35:00 [In: Appliances | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Laundry Rooms | ]
Got an elderly Kenmore electric dryer that once in a while won't
automatically shut off - it heats OK, runs through the cooling phase at
the end of the cycle, then just sits there with the drum ...GE SpaceMaker washer w/MAGIC FILTER: Need advice on this filter [5 articles]
2010-09-06 21:07:00 [In: Laundry Rooms | ]
I just moved into a small apartment that has a GE
Spacemaker clothes washer with tow "Magic filters" on
inside of the stainless steel tub.
I pulled these tow plastic housing out and they were
bo...Replacing the bearings on a front-loading washer [7 articles]
Wayne Whitney - 2010-08-11 10:35:00 [In: Appliances | Laundry Rooms | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Windows & Doors | ]
Hello,
My 6 year old Kenmore front loading clothes washer was getting louder
during the spin cycle, so I figured the bearings were worn. I tore it
down to remove the two bearings holding the spi...peculiar fuse sizes in fuse block [4 articles]
millinghill - 2010-08-09 13:56:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Laundry Rooms | Pest Control | ]
Hi.
I have 100amp service to my home, entering the main old(er) fuse panel
to a 100AMP fuse block, then splitting 3ways: one set of wires to a
separate new(er) panel (with about 20 circuit breakers...Whirlpool ad at Costco [4 articles]
Latest ad shows a nice sale on a Whirlpool washer and dryer called the Duet Sport. That's right, Sport. I called SWMBO over to ask what made a laundry pair a Sport model, and got the expected ratio...Flusher Fixer Kit [4 articles]
bobneworleans@yahoo.com - 2010-08-14 11:28:00 [In: Bathrooms | Laundry Rooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
My toilet had a slow leak into the bowl so I installed a Flusher Fixer
Kit which did not solve the problem. Before I simply assume I got a
dud and replace it again, I thought I'd check with you guy...Stinky tools [20 articles]
Had occasion recently to move a bunch of stuff in order to replace a clothes dryer. One thing that got moved was an old oak desk, with an assortment of hand tools in one of the drawers. I discover...Energy Saving Tips [12 articles]
.. - 2010-08-31 20:55:00 [In: Appliances | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Chimneys & Fireplaces | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Go Green | Health & Safety | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Kitchens | Laundry Rooms | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
1. Reduce heater's room temperature
For each extra degree (Celsius) of temperature, your heater will
consume 7 to 11%
more energy. Adjust it to 18degrees which is also better for your
health.
2. ...Tool gloat [3 articles]
Steve B - 2010-09-01 15:50:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Laundry Rooms | ]
I got my cement mixer hooked up the other day by stealing the 1 hp motor
from my band saw. Just to get it running. I didn't like the looks of it,
and wondered how well it would do with 180# of w...Dryer -- Too much LINT getting through to vent [13 articles]
tim birr - 2010-09-12 14:52:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Laundry Rooms | ]
A typical Whirlpool electric clothes dryer. The long skinny lint
screen pulls out from the top of the dryer -- a Type I dryer as my two
household repair books call it.
Awhile back the lint scree...