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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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How much insulation is too much? [12 articles]
Christopher Nelson - 2009-09-09 12:56:00 [In: Bedrooms | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Kitchens | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have a split level house with a bedroom on the top-most floor. It
might have been "attic" space when the house was built but was
finished when I bought it. The room is cold in the winter and hot...
Refrigerator problems in UK [5 articles]
Stormin Mormon - 2009-09-03 15:16:00 [In: Appliances | Kitchens | ]
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1210334/Alert-new-wave-exploding-fridges-caused-environmentally-friendly-coolant.html
Not only UK, but where ever they are found. Aparently,
someone decide...Green Stranded Wire for Outlet Ground? [8 articles]
I'm adding a couple of outlets in my kitchen, and using metal boxes. Does the short insulated green wire which grounds the outlet to the box HAVE to be solid to comply with the electrical code? I d...Dishwasher--use it or lose it [47 articles]
Charlie - 2009-09-13 11:09:00 [In: Appliances | Kitchens | ]
As a senior who has lost his wife and trying to maintain the house, I have
little use for the dishwasher but an acquaintance has said I should use it
to keep it operational. Any thoughts?
...GE Potscrubber Dishwasher [3 articles]
I was called to look at my neice's Potscrubber and told that it was getting no water. I checked the feed valve, and the feed line. I then checked to see that the sump was in fact retaining enough...Decora dimmer? [3 articles]
Nate Nagel - 2009-09-05 03:32:00 [In: Kitchens | Porches & Sunrooms | ]
Does anyone make a good Decora-style dimmer that doesn't require it's
own trim plate? e.g. I was looking at the display at the Home Despot and
I think it was Lutron dimmers that they carried, I ha...Kitchen phone jack bad? [9 articles]
Higgs Boson - 2009-09-05 11:17:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Home Electronics | Kitchens | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | ]
My kitchen phone was crackling horribly, so I bought a replacement
at Radio Shack. It worked fine for a month or so, then IT started
crackling just a week ago!
The phone AND the personal alarm...Refrigerator not Cooling Intermittently [4 articles]
SMS - 2009-09-06 08:03:00 [In: Appliances | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have a Maytag MTF2455DRW refrigerator that's a bit over 10 years old.
Twice in the past six months it suddenly decided that it wasn't going to
cool very much, even though the compressor and comp...Kenmore dishwasher [3 articles]
Edee em - 2009-09-06 18:37:00 [In: Appliances | Kitchens | ]
All of a sudden, my dishwasher has become very loud. Obviously something
wrong with the pump, motor assembly (one or the other or both). I would
like to take a look down into the assembly from t...Wiring Double GFCI? [30 articles]
Josh - 2009-09-21 00:21:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Kitchens | ]
I'm replacing the single 20A kitchen countertop duplex outlet with a
double box and two 20A GFCIs (both side by side in the double box) fed
by a single dedicated 20A circuit breaker.
Do I simply ...Full house cartridge filters - life span? [8 articles]
gwandsh - 2009-09-09 16:47:00 [In: Kitchens | ]
We have a rural cabin with a well, which unfortunately taps a pretty
mean iron vein. Our tap water had significant metallic taste and
water would eventually leave a pink residue as the iron oxidize...Water Hammer Question For Kitchen Sink ? [9 articles]
Robert11 - 2011-03-26 21:56:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Hello,
Have the typical Delta single-handle faucet for the kitchen sink.
At least 10 yrs old.
Has the single good size ball type of valve inside the handle.
Whenever we turn it ON, the hot o...fridge door seal
It's finally subsuming after the renters damage. The seal around the fridge door looks like it just 'glues in place' with stickyback. Is there any special think I need to know other than no gap ...Hot water in toilets and urinals - commercial bldg. [24 articles]
I work in a 4 story building with standard commercial toilets and urinals. For some reason when the valve for the spray arm is left on in the kitchen the toilets and urinals get supplied with hot w...Bacteria sick shower head! [86 articles]
terry - 2009-11-03 14:01:00 [In: Appliances | Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Health & Safety | Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | Security & Surveillance | ]
Every week or so there is something 'in the news' that's unhealthy or
causes a risk to one's well-being! These items sometimes even get 15
seconds of coverage on some TV news spot! Musta been a slow...