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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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Lowe's black friday deals [4 articles]
Stormin Mormon - 2010-11-26 22:44:00 [In: Lighting | ]
Went today, to buy a Mag light. Near that, was a 48 pack of AA
alkaline cells for $6.00. Some quick aisle side math, that's about 12
cents a battery. I bought two. AA cells, I use the most of them...
furnace; fire lights - no fan; where is the temp relay? [18 articles]
The fire box is lighting but the furnace fan doesn't come on. Where is the temp relay? I've got a York Stellar Plus, Model P1UDD12N09501A with a Honeywell Chronotherm 3 stat. I assume the whole...Solar powered homes and 40 hp cars -- or lack thereof -- as a metaphor. [34 articles]
Existential Angst - 2010-04-10 19:41:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Go Green | Health & Safety | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Lighting | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Awl --
In the recent thread on solar powered homes, which displayed the Natural
Divide of opinion on solar power, Salty actually posted an inneresting ditty
on solar powered planes.
His purpo...fluorescent bulbs flickering - why is this so hard? [9 articles]
Charlie - 2010-01-31 14:41:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Laundry Rooms | Lighting | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
So, in my laundry I have two, two bulb units, installed at the same
time.
Over the past 10 years, I've swapped out various bulbs. But one
fixture simply will not illuminate the bulbs (flicker, p...How to clean an inaccessible electrical contact? [41 articles]
JoeSpareBedroom - 2010-02-03 12:03:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Lighting | ]
I've got a floor lamp which uses this CFL bulb:
http://www.lampsplus.com/products/2D-Energy-Saving-Torchiere-250-Fluorescent-Light-Bulb__04389.html
The bulb often doesn't light up unless I parti...Puzzle: how to get this light fixture open? [38 articles]
David Nebenzahl - 2010-02-08 21:30:00 [In: Kitchens | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Client has a ceiling light fixture in her kitchen that I cannot figure
out how to open to replace bulbs.
Has a circular glass dish held in place by three metal brackets around
the edge. Each br...Fluorescent bulb types... [14 articles]
Existential Angst - 2010-02-13 01:51:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | ]
Awl --
I have a basic understanding of how these tubes work (iirc, they operate off
the Franck-Hertz ionization), except for the single pin 8' jobbies, that you
don't have to twist to install ...3-way switches to ceiling fan and light? [12 articles]
Jay-T - 2010-02-09 13:14:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I am trying to figure out how to (or if I can) wire a ceiling fan and light
so that the fan and light are controlled separately -- and both are
controlled from two different sets of switches at tw...Fluorescent light fixture problem [3 articles]
TomYoung - 2010-02-09 21:16:00 [In: Kitchens | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi all:
One of my 2-tube Fluorescent light fixtures in my 2-fixture kitchen
light box went South, so I trotted down to HD for a replacement.
Purchased what I thought was the same brand and same m...running fluorescent light w/ one tube dead? [10 articles]
just curious if there are any long-term negative consequences to using a fluorescent fixture w/ a dead tube... specific application is my desk light, it's a (very old) Dazor "floating fixture" dea...Cheapest way to replace thermostat bulb locked at =?iso-8859-1?Q??= =?iso-8859-1?Q?65=B0F_with_more_intelligence=3F?= [20 articles]
Kat Rabun - 2010-02-11 10:46:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Lighting | ]
I have the "bubble" type of thermostat which stays at one temperature.
I like to bring the heat up to 65°F in the early evening and just before
the kids wake; but otherwise I want it back down to ...Need indicator light in the mailbox to see if anything is inside [77 articles]
I need a recommendation for an indicator light (maybe mailorder?) for my mailbox. Here's the situation. * It's a custom mailbox, basically a door cemented in a pillar of concrete * It just has a...Home gadgets that cause interference with other domestic gear. Bah .... [29 articles]
terry - 2010-02-16 09:55:00 [In: Bedrooms | Electrical & Wiring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Health & Safety | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Home Electronics | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Security & Surveillance | ]
For example a family member installed a legally sold 'electronic
thermostat' to better control the heat in their bedroom. It did a good
job of that. But ...........
Unfortunately it emitted RFI (...One handle bathtub faucet [13 articles]
I'm in a hotel now and afaict, I can only get hot water in the bathtub, shower or bath, if the water is on full blast. I can't tell what brand it is. Do fixtures like this cost less money? Bre...#7 screw? [13 articles]
Christopher Nelson - 2010-02-18 23:33:00 [In: Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have a wall fixture that's held up with two machine screws. I'm
changing the way it's mounted and need shorter screws. But the screws
are smaller than a #8/32 and bigger than a #6/32. I even tr...