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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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Generators [34 articles]
HeyBub - 2011-10-01 07:43:00 [In: Appliances | Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | Health & Safety | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Home Electronics | Kitchens | Pest Control | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
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Having enjoyed about one-third of our lives on generator power, we decided
to enter the discussion.
I have more than 40 years experience in electric power ...
Lawn sprinkler popup heads [10 articles]
Rebel1 - 2011-10-07 19:27:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Plumbing & Water Supply | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Two of my Hunter PGP 4" sprinkler heads seemed to be working okay based
on the throw of the water. But I noticed both had pools of water around
their bodies, so I assumed there was a leak, perhaps...Gutter/Downspout/Drain Question [25 articles]
tim birr - 2011-10-11 11:22:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
My house is about 50 years old. All downspouts from the gutters go
into underground piping and exit "downhill" from a four-inch black
plastic pipe into a drainage ditch.
Near the end of last win...Took apart pool pump motor - what is the armiture actually made up of (no wires, no magnets)? [4 articles]
mmendozabn - 2011-11-04 20:04:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
I thought I knew how a brushless AC motor worked in that you spin a
magnetic armature inside a surrounding coiled-wire stator.
But I just took apart my 1.65 HP pool pump AO Smith QC1102 220V moto...How to select better replacement bearings for a pool pump motor [4 articles]
worker bee - 2011-11-05 08:32:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
I would like advice in selecting the right bearings for a pool pump motor.
About two years ago, the KBC Korea 6203D bearings that were removed were
not the original bearings on this Max-e-Glas II...How does a trichlor chlorinator work? [6 articles]
Peabody - 2012-04-10 22:40:00 [In: Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
I have an inground plaster pool, currently chlorinated by floating
ducks, and would like to install an automatic chlorinator - an
"off-line" chlorinator that connects to the main pool lines throug...Hot tub wiring [9 articles]
MaryAnn LeSage - 2012-01-24 19:06:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
Can I use 2/12 wiring for a 240 volt 22 amp hot tub.? I have about 50
feet of 2/12 wire already wired from my electrical panel to outside.
This wire used to be for a pool heater but I no longer have...Big Box Stores In San Jose, Costa Rica [2 articles]
Snowy - 2012-02-02 11:12:00 [In: Home Electronics | Security & Surveillance | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
We are in a small town just outside San Jose, Costa Rica. We could really
use a Home Depot and Best Buy here. We've gotten about as much we can out
of the MultiPlaza, Walmart, and EPA in Escazu ...Algae fueled small engines [23 articles]
Oren - 2012-02-28 00:48:00 [In: Appliances | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
The presidents wants fuel from algae. Can we now have phosphates added
back into our detergents?
.... related
"Now, it happens that algae will grow on anywhere on earth. I looked
it up while I...Chronically bored math guys. [9 articles]
gonjah - 2012-03-15 19:15:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
Sally J’s having a hard day and doesn’t want to go anywhere. Her PH is
off on the 75 gal aquarium by about .8. (The only way to solve is to adj
PH for this problem.)
She has a 10kgal pool and u...Waterproofing masonry wall & concrete floor swimming pond [4 articles]
Mehrzad N. - 2012-03-21 07:13:00 [In: Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have a rectangular swimming hole, 8'x15'x4'4" which is an extension
to my pond twice as big. I like to water proof it without using a
liner. It is in ground with grouted masonry walls and concre...Supreme Court rules 9-0 against EPA over wetlands [45 articles]
HeyBub - 2012-03-25 08:48:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
Justice Alito: "The position taken in this case by the Federal Government—a
position that the Court now squarely rejects—would have put the property
rights of ordinary Americans entirely at the me...Man caves are so last decade... [12 articles]
HeyBub - 2012-03-22 04:55:00 [In: Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
The newest thing is MAN ISLANDS (no girls allowed)
"[AUSTRALIA] Designed to be the ultimate destination for mates' trips away,
XXXX Island [after XXXX Gold beer] will offer people the chance to
...Pool Service California
mrspool service - 2012-04-11 01:15:00 [In: Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
Mrs. Pool offers New Pool Construction, Pool Renovation, Pool Repair ,
Pool Service, pool maintenance in Santa Monica, Los Angeles area San
Fernando Valley, California.
http://www.mrspoolservic...Pool owners ~ Hardness Control [22 articles]
gonjah - 2012-04-24 07:40:00 [In: Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
......or calcium chloride
I need about 10 lbs a year for my pool.
I was just quoted about $20 for 10lbs.
Anyone have good cheap source they want to share?
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