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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.

There are 1691 threads in our archives.

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how to put a new PVC fitting after using a socket saver [6 articles]

2009-06-22 18:37:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I needed to remove a toilet fitting and bought a socket saver from Jones stevens. The inside of the fitting was left gouged and oversized. This tool didn't work as easily as it did on "This Old H...how to put a new PVC fitting after using a socket saver

Qest PB fittings needed! [2 articles]

Jim - 2009-06-22 21:34:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I am looking for some of the wrot copper barbed sweep elbows that were formerly used for 1/2" Qest polybutylene piping. No, I am not using them with the banned PB pipe - they just happen to be a ...Qest PB fittings needed!

How to check or fix leak in concrete drain pipe? [7 articles]

scorpionleather - 2009-06-23 15:45:00 [In: Home Electronics | Plumbing & Water Supply | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | ]
We have a 6" concrete drain pipe running 10 feet along a flat section and then 25 feet down a hillside to the lower part of the back yard. Near where it starts there is an access hole T. About 1...How to check or fix leak in concrete drain pipe?

Heat Pump ?s [16 articles]

I've done a fair bit of my own hvac work. I replaced a couple of gas furnaces and one split ac. I'm building a new garage with living space above it out at my lake house. I picked up a "slightly"...Heat Pump ?s

Cracked PVC 90 degree sweep below (toilet) closet flange [4 articles]

My toilet starting leaking into the kitchen below. When I popped the toilet, I first thought the problem was due to the fact that the slots in the closet flange itself were broken (and indeed the pr...Cracked PVC 90 degree sweep below (toilet) closet flange

To caulk or not to caulk around toilet base? [12 articles]

blueman - 2009-06-25 10:17:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Is it considered a good idea to seal around the base of a toilet? If so, what would you use? Silicon caulk? Plumbers putty? The advantage to sealing is that it would keep water out and maybe make...To caulk or not to caulk around toilet base?

Sudden loss of water pressure [6 articles]

Frank Warner - 2009-06-24 19:37:00 [In: Bathrooms | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
We've experienced a sudden loss of water pressure in the master bath of our California ranch-style house. Slab construction. The problem is confined to this room only. All of the other fixtures in t...Sudden loss of water pressure

Difference between downspout crimper and duct/stove pipe crimper? [3 articles]

Larry Dawson - 2009-06-25 10:10:00 [In: Appliances | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I'm redoing a couple of our downspouts to accommodate rain barrels. I can't find a downspout crimper locally. Guy at Menards insisted the duct/stove pipe crimper they have is the same thing. It ap...Difference between downspout crimper and duct/stove pipe crimper?

Toilet overflows. What should my friend do next? [4 articles]

What should my friend do next? You've written about this before, but I can't find it, and I think I have an added question anyhow. My friend's basement toilet overflowed when his wife did the l...Toilet overflows. What should my friend do next?

Toilet water level abnormality [6 articles]

Mike - 2009-06-25 08:36:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Out of nowhere, the water level in the bowl in one of our toilets is filling to about 3-4 inches below where it used to. It flushes normally and the innards seem to be working fine (though the flap...Toilet water level abnormality

Leaking around toilet tank bolts - afraid to tighten too much... [9 articles]

blueman - 2009-06-29 21:47:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I replaced the gasket and tank bolts of a 10+ year old toilet. The tank bolt kit included rubber-fiber and stainless washers. The kit warned about tightening the bolts too much and potentially crac...Leaking around toilet tank bolts - afraid to tighten too much...

Old Moen faucet [3 articles]

Willie The Wimp - 2009-06-25 13:05:00 [In: Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I found/purchased an old Moen faucet from Habitat f Humanity ReStore in St. Louis, MO. The Moen kitchen faucet is a single handle with wide base to cover the 3 sink holes, sprayer on the side. ...Old Moen faucet

Home sewer pipe relining [10 articles]

Is home sewer pipe relining a good idea? As opposed to trenching and laying in a new sewer pipe. Does it really last 50 years like the plumbing companies that do this claim? The drain is supp...Home sewer pipe relining

Replacement of Toilet Fluidmaster [9 articles]

Vince - 2009-07-05 18:44:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I am about to replace the water control SmartValve in an American Standard Champion toilet. (The waterflow does not shut off at end of filling up the tank.) American Standard was good enought t...Replacement of Toilet Fluidmaster

Follow-up on toilet that backed up [4 articles]

mm - 2009-06-27 16:48:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Follow-up on toilet that backed up. My friend called the country, at 5:30 PM no less, and they camee out in about 90 minutes, found a problem in their sewer, fixed it, and my friend has no proble...Follow-up on toilet that backed up
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