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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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Solar Systems, Entry level--- More [49 articles]
Andy - 2011-05-21 01:49:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Go Green | Home Buying & Selling | Roofing & Gutters | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
Andy comments:
On a similar thread , there has been a difference of opinion on
whether a solar PV array which powers an entire house is a
reasonable thing to do...
Since it seems to ...
Bringing pool circuits up to code [14 articles]
Ivan - 2011-05-21 12:15:00 [In: Building Code & Best Practices | Electrical & Wiring | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
I've had problems with the pump circuit at my pool. The electrician
fixed that by bypassing some other stuff up there and says he won't do
any more unless I agree to let him bring the old wiring up ...Drainage for cherry tree! [3 articles]
mm - 2011-05-26 17:06:00 [In: Plumbing & Water Supply | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Bought a cherry tree today.
Read that drainage is important. I have a lot of clay. Even if I fix
up the soil in the hole I make, I'm worried about everything under
that.
Would it do any good...Drainage for cherry tree! [6 articles]
mm - 2011-05-26 02:15:00 [In: Plumbing & Water Supply | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Bought a cherry tree today.
Read that drainage is important. I have a lot of clay. Even if I fix
up the soil in the hole I make, I'm worried about everything under
that.
Would it do any good...Tree on Property Line [50 articles]
John - 2011-05-29 09:09:00 [In: Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
I'm curious about people's opinions on the following not-so-
hypothetical situation:
If you have two neighbors, call them Dan and Bob. There is a tree
whose trunk is on Dan's property, but there...OT Ventotene and Roman Engineering [17 articles]
Robert Green - 2011-06-01 05:16:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Electrical & Wiring | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Roofing & Gutters | Security & Surveillance | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | Windows & Doors | ]
Slightly off-topic, I was watching leftist PBS last night at two programs,
one about the Parthenon, the other about sunken Roman ships. The second
program turned out to be a lot more about the Roma...Looking for an electrical work book [9 articles]
Metspitzer - 2011-06-01 11:59:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Kitchens | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
I took Electrical Construction and Maintenance back in 1980. There
was a loose leaf workbook that focused on just the residential parts
of the code. Each section showed a part of a residential asp...PVC Jandy valve -- weak screw [15 articles]
Oren - 2011-06-09 22:09:00 [In: Go Green | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
Replacing three O-rings in my Jandy Valve (solar pool panel valve).
One of the screws is weak and can't be tightened without further
damaging the PVC (I assume).
What can I use to help and be a...Swimming Pool Phosphate Remover Cost Comparison [10 articles]
SMS - 2011-06-15 21:23:00 [In: Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
The other day I was in a pool supply store, trying to buy a quart of
Orenda PR10000. This sells for $37 online and I had bought it at the
store previously for $60 in a prepackaged quart bottle.
...Pool hose 1 1/2 inch diameter at 60 feet (or two smaller hoses linked together?) [25 articles]
SF Man - 2011-07-01 02:33:00 [In: Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
Anyone here have experience with pool hoses?
The length 'needed' is 60 feet of 1 1/2 inch hose.
Leslie's pool supply says you can only get 35 feet of 1 1/2; if I want 60
feet, it jumps to 2 inc...7200 Ways Your New Roof Can Fail! [10 articles]
RooftimeR - 2011-06-17 09:55:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
Get ready! The numbers of roofs that have leak problems are about to
become obvious with this years severe weather.
If the area you live in is like Cincinnati Ohio, it's not just roofers who
will...Keystone Kool Deck
HanKdKranK - 2011-06-19 12:42:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
We have a pool area with Kool Deck covering about about 500 square feet.
It's 20+ years old and needs refreshing. I watched the video on the
website www.mortex.com and wonder if anyone has expe...Pool nightmare [58 articles]
willshak - 2011-06-24 09:54:00 [In: Home Buying & Selling | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
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The house was alre...Two actual home repair questions [19 articles]
Kurt Ullman - 2011-06-23 13:41:00 [In: Bathrooms | Electrical & Wiring | Health & Safety | Plumbing & Water Supply | Security & Surveillance | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
Yeah, I know, I am about the last person anyone would have thought would
ask an actual on-topic question. Here goes:
I have an electrical outlet by the pool that is tripped and won't
res...Initial Power Draw After Power Outage [8 articles]
DerbyDad03 - 2011-07-13 09:59:00 [In: Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
We had a power outage last night. It was in the mid-80's and I'm sure
that most of us had our AC units just sitting there waiting to spin up
as soon as the power came back on - I know I did.
So h...