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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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Concrete over old cast sewer pipe?? [8 articles]

Help.. My 19 year old Son bought a very old house (1890's), during renovations, he wanted to pour the very small basement (17' x 25') in order to install a new furnace, he removed the old oil tank a...Concrete over old cast sewer pipe??

re: Plumbing question [3 articles]

2009-10-21 10:54:00 [In: Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | ]
I posted a question a few days ago about 1/2 inch copper tubing that is part of the baseboard heaters in my 1951 built house...well I more or less have worked out a solution. I spend good part of ...re: Plumbing question

Web Enabled Time/Temp/Humidity and I/O Controller [66 articles]

There no doubt that houses are getting "smarter" all the time. More and more new homes are coming with goodies like alarm systems, intelligent controls for HVAC, pools and sprinklers and even devic...Web Enabled Time/Temp/Humidity and I/O Controller

Electric Stove [11 articles]

don &/or Lucille - 2009-10-25 12:04:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | ]
Antone come across this before? One of the small elemets wont turn on when dial is turned on 1 but needs to be put on three before heating ...Electric Stove

Venting enclosed room ? [20 articles]

We have a vacation cabin in the remote mountains. This place was built many years ago, and this county is so remote, not much attention is paid to building codes, etc. I have a very small bat...Venting enclosed room ?

Clean burning wood - is this a pipedream? [14 articles]

Dan Musicant - 2009-11-02 18:55:00 [In: Chimneys & Fireplaces | Health & Safety | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | ]
No central heating, so I used to occasionally start a fire in my livingroom fireplace. The wood I burned was from my two plum trees, using some white paper scrap from my scrap printer paper to start...Clean burning wood - is this a pipedream?

DIY incubator? [5 articles]

I keep my house temperature low to save money. However, fruits take longer to ripen, so I'm going to make an incubator to put the fruits in. It's really simple. I need these parts: (1) line-vo...DIY incubator?

Hot Water Furnace Additive? [39 articles]

bobted - 2009-12-03 23:39:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | ]
After draining my gas hot water boiler system, is there any sort of water additive I should add (e.g. anti-corrosive) when I refill it? And if so, how? Thanks! ...Hot Water Furnace Additive?

Rust or combustion deposits? [5 articles]

What am I likely to find inside the oil furnace flue collector and heat transfer tubes, rust or the products of combustion? When I took off the metal box that connects my furnace to the flue, bec...Rust or combustion deposits?

A thermostat that's not buuuuutt ugly [4 articles]

Hi, I'm looking for a thermostat that has the same function as the broan 86w: http://www.broan.com/display/router.asp?ProductID=2255 but is not that ugly. Something that could fit in a decora...A thermostat that's not buuuuutt ugly

Kenmore Coldspot Fridge won't turn off, model M106.86087761 [7 articles]

Sears Kenmore Coldspot fridge won't turn off, model M106.86087761 I tried to drink some apple cider and noticed it was frozen. :) 20 degrees in the fridge, 20 below zero in the freezer. I t...Kenmore Coldspot Fridge won't turn off, model M106.86087761

Another thermostat question [5 articles]

Aaron Fude - 2009-11-08 15:50:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi, What do you all a thermostat that actually completes a circuit with 120V or 240V rather than send a signal to the boiler? I'm looking to drive this in-wall heater: http://www.westsidewho...Another thermostat question

Where do I get this part for an oil furnace? Has the furnace died? [11 articles]

mm - 2009-10-27 11:27:00 [In: Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Maintenance & Repair | ]
Where do I get this part for an oil furnace? In a way, maybe I should wait and see what happens tomorrow, but I am hoping to learn something in advance. I just noticed or just created a hole...Where do I get this part for an oil furnace? Has the furnace died?

Question about 2 stage AC/Heat Pump [8 articles]

Art Todesco - 2009-10-27 11:07:00 [In: Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | ]
I just moved into a new house with an Amana 2 stage AC/Heat Pump. It is controlled by a Honeywell HZ432 multi-zone controller. For AC it 1st kicks in on stage 1 and if the temperature is n...Question about 2 stage AC/Heat Pump

Forced air vs baseboard water system in heating/cooling [15 articles]

Awl -- My 1920's house has forced air, does a decent job heating, a middling job cooling the house, but at great expense -- essentially no zoning in these old houses. NYC area. Baseboard h...Forced air vs baseboard water system in heating/cooling
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