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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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Sprinkler Tee fitting stripped [3 articles]
Daniel Prince - 2009-10-06 08:00:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Landscaping & Gardening | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
My brother just discovered that one of the Tee fittings on our lawn
sprinkler system is stripped. He says that the new nipple screws in
part way and then just stops. The Tee has glue connections o...
Ever wonder what happens [33 articles]
2009-10-08 22:33:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
When someone hits you in the leg with a weed whacker?
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725 Ryobi going full speed.
Due to unbelievable restraint on my part, everyone was OK. ;-...Lawnmower confusion [20 articles]
Michael Dobony - 2009-10-10 00:48:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I have a 6.75hp Craftsman lawnmower with a Techumsa engine and my son has a
4.5hp Craftsman lawnmower with a Briggs and Stratton engine. I just cut my
son's very tall, thick lawn (3 weeks of rainy w...Chasing away/killing critters digging holes in our yard [27 articles]
blueman - 2009-10-13 19:59:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Pest Control | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
This year we noticed a number of animal holes in our yard (we live in
a near city suburb). I think they are squirrel holes.
The holes are ugly and mess up the lawn.
I wouldn't mind killing them...Bulding an outdoor basement stairway entrance [17 articles]
Beta-42 - 2009-10-12 11:15:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Foundations & Excavation | Landscaping & Gardening | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I have a property that has an outdoor concrete stairway that leads to a
basement entrance. The steps run down below grade along the back wall of
the basement to a landing, and then by turning rig...Assembling formixa countertop [5 articles]
mm - 2009-10-12 16:25:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
For some reaon, I bought a new countertop at HD or Lowes, in two
pieces (rather than order it precut).
I need some way to hold it in place while I glue the two main pieces
together. I thought I ...Lawn Mower Sounds Like it's Going to Stall ( but doesn't ) [14 articles]
Jeffy3 - 2009-10-14 01:07:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Have a Craftsman gas push mower that I just bought at the beginning of
this summer. Suddenly the last two times I have used it it sounds like
it's going to stall although it never does. It hums alo...STOP SMOKING
Harriet LABELLA - 2010-11-07 04:36:00 [In: Appliances | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Health & Safety | Home Electronics | Landscaping & Gardening | Pest Control | ]
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...Problem with well not delivering water [27 articles]
gwandsh - 2009-11-16 17:37:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Landscaping & Gardening | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
This weekend we did a shock on our ~350' well to address some iron
bacteria issues. Followed instructions carefully, adding measured
amount of bleach and recirculating well water via garden hose ba...mower runs for only 1-2 seconds [13 articles]
Phil - 2009-10-20 23:57:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Landscaping & Gardening | Maintenance & Repair | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I push the primer about 10 times, then pull the cord a few times. Nothing.
When I repeat (it's about 60 degrees here today), the mower runs strongly for
only 1 or 2 seconds. Then I have to repeat al...Repairing a garden hose - worth it? [24 articles]
MiamiCuse - 2009-10-21 14:07:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | ]
I have an old old garden hose that is all rubber. It does not kink, it's
pretty heavy. The fittings on the ends are leaking and broken so they need
to be replaced.
The hose is not the typical...Sears 42 inch lawn mower grass catcher [10 articles]
Van Chocstraw - 2009-10-20 12:54:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I want more lift and blower power on my lawn tractor lawn mower to blow
better into the grass catcher, picking up leaves. Can I twist the lawn
mower blades to give them more pitch? I can't seem to...Mulch [24 articles]
Van Chocstraw - 2009-10-18 10:53:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | ]
Can bark mulch kill or turn fur tree branches brown?
...Where can I find this Quick connect shut off Valve? for Sprinkler?? Brass [10 articles]
lbbss - 2009-10-21 23:32:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | ]
I have a really odd quick connect valve (brass) for our sprinkler
system. Since we just moved into this house, I don't know who
installed this valve. I called all kinds of sprinkler system store ...No mud when water heater drained [14 articles]
hr(bob) hofmann@att.net - 2009-10-21 12:41:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Landscaping & Gardening | Maintenance & Repair | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I drained my 3 year-old gas water heater last night, for the first
time. I drained it into a sump pump pit that is in the basement at a
lower level than the water heater, through a piece of garden ...