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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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Soap Scum Removal ???? [35 articles]
Brian - 2009-08-27 12:49:00 [In: Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Plumbing & Water Supply | Windows & Doors | ]
I have a problem with soap scum all over the shower doors. Part of the problem is from the rotten
well water here which when combined with the soap gets hard as a rock. I've tried every useless
ba...
* Large tiles in shower?? [18 articles]
Hello there; I am redoing my shower, I replaced the walls with hardibacker board (vapor barrier as well) and now I'm ready to tile. I noticed that most showers use small tiles but I woul...Toothpaste in drain [18 articles]
Kyle W. - 2009-07-29 17:00:00 [In: Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Why is it, toothpaste clings to the inside of my drains?
It's not like anyone brushes their teeth, without "wasting" water.
The drains begin to drain slow, then end up stinking.
I was talking t...How2 use sink sprayer as shower nozzle? [10 articles]
I want to buy a sink sprayer and hook it to the pipe coming out of bathroom wall for the shower I want to use this fir taking Navy showers where you soap up, use the sink sprayer and when you let...availability of sheet ABS or suitable substitute? [14 articles]
Nate Nagel - 2009-06-28 20:22:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | ]
Hi all,
to tell you why I'm asking, I have a whole collection of used Thule roof
rack parts laying around (I wanted to be able to carry bikes on my car,
but didn't feel like paying the exorbita...CFLs that start out bright [8 articles]
David Nebenzahl - 2009-07-01 10:33:00 [In: Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Just a small data point to throw into the ongoing
discussion/argument/fight over CFLs here.
One of the oft-heard complaints about them is that they take a long time
to achieve full brightness. ...Wall furnace installation in older house
terphenyl - 2009-06-30 21:05:00 [In: Appliances | Chimneys & Fireplaces | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
In an apartment that uses a gas-with-gas stove (cooking and heating)
and there's a pipe exiting the heater part of the stove and going to a
chimney that's to the right of it. Gas-with-gas stoves ha...Dryer Vent Problem [9 articles]
mcp6453 - 2009-07-04 20:11:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Laundry Rooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
My electric dryer is backed up to an outside wall. I am having heck of a
time getting a vent to seal tightly. When the dryer is in place, the
vent outlet almost touches the outside wall. I'm think...Toilet tank/reservoir mold / mildew problem [3 articles]
I have a rental house which just became vacant. I notice in the toilet tanks, there is a mold / mildew problem. I'm not sure why since the house a/c works fine. Anyway, what is the best way to cle...Hot Water Plumbing Problems [12 articles]
Hey there. So we have an old home (1902) that is 3 stories. We currently have a tenant in our ground floor apartment. She just informed me that she is unable to get the hot water to come out of the...Follow-up on drain pipe relining [12 articles]
mm - 2009-07-02 23:19:00 [In: Appliances | Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Kitchens | Landscaping & Gardening | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Turns out around here at leaste, probably everywhere, drain pipe
relining isn't cheaper than replacing the drain pipe. In fact I think
it's more expecnsive. However it is done in one day, and does...inspection camera [19 articles]
ray pierce - 2009-07-06 23:55:00 [In: Appliances | Bathrooms | Electrical & Wiring | Home Electronics | Plumbing & Water Supply | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I need to buy a inspection camera for my business -- electrical and
plumbing. Sometimes, I need to see inside walls for electrical
wiring. Sometimes, I need to see inside the first few feet of a
...Hot Water Plumbing Problems
Hey there. So we have an old home (1902) that is 3 stories. We currently have a tenant in our ground floor apartment. She just informed me that she is unable to get the hot water to come out of the...Plastic (JUNK) Water Pumps [3 articles]
2009-07-06 16:48:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Laundry Rooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I had my basement flood and have been cleaning up the mess. It ruined
the furnace, washer, dryer, water pump (shallow well jet pump), sump
pump, and the electric water heater controls. The water h...Mortar is the natural enemy of pipes [28 articles]
HeyBub - 2009-07-06 08:23:00 [In: Plumbing & Water Supply | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
In upgrading an outside faucet, I twisted the pipe holding the faucet into a
shattered mess! WTF?
The 1/2" galvanized pipe exits the plumbing supply through a brick wall and
the pipe exit was p...