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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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Champion toilet [12 articles]
JIMMIE - 2009-09-19 14:46:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I have a champion toilet with a leaky flush valve. The toilet is less
than a year old. I have another champion toilet that I got a few years
ago and it leaked after I got it too. I had to get new O-...
When to remove painter's tape? [17 articles]
Surfingbull - 2009-09-18 00:02:00 [In: Bathrooms | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Windows & Doors | ]
Hi All, I'm about to start painting my bathroom. I covered the door
trim and baseboard with the blue painter's tape. Last time, I pulled
up the blue tape minutes after the second coat of paint. I...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...ball vs sleeve bearing [25 articles]
Aaron Fude - 2009-09-22 18:37:00 [In: Bathrooms | ]
Hi,
I'm choosing between two bathroom fans. Very similar, one has ball motor
bearing, the other "sleeve". The sleeve one is much quieter, but is
there a difference in terms of reliability and d...Tripping the equivalent of a circuit breaker incorporated GFCI
terry - 2009-09-21 12:14:00 [In: Bathrooms | Electrical & Wiring | ]
In a Middle eastern location my relative was checking out a potential
fault that occasioanlly tripped the 'whole house' GFCI/circuit breaker
of his living accomodation.
Poorly built 'villas'; oft...Sealing the toilet [7 articles]
Alfred K. - 2009-09-25 13:14:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Some toilets are sealed with silicone after installation, with some gap
on the back of the toilet, to let seeping water escape, rather than
leak to the lower floor. Does it also serve the purpose ...leaky shower [6 articles]
badgolferman - 2009-09-28 18:02:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Contracting | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
It appears the remodeled shower stall in the master bathroom is leaking
water below the floor of my one-story house. The shower has marble
tile on the wall and granite-like tile on the floor. The ...Drilling an underground pathway for a pipe using a garden hose [16 articles]
MiamiCuse - 2009-10-04 23:41:00 [In: Bathrooms | Driveways & Walkways | Home Electronics | Kitchens | Landscaping & Gardening | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I read that you can hook a PVC pipe to a garden hose then be able to
pass that PVC pipe under a driveway. I have done that a few times and
with the sandy soil in south Florida it does not take very...Postmortem on recalcitrant toilet [13 articles]
John - 2009-09-28 13:35:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Some weeks ago I posted my plight regarding a toilet that suddenly
stopped flushing any type of solids, including small amounts of simple
toilet tissue.
I've received many suggestions and ultim...Bathroom sink overflow opening effectiveness [7 articles]
Alfred K. - 2009-09-28 21:46:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Consider an extreme situation: a fully opened faucet and a completely
closed pop-up bathroom sink drain. Should a properly installed overflow
opening actually prevent the sink overflowing? Or it i...Fluidmaster, Flush Yo Mama (and Granma, too!)! [3 articles]
I have an American "Standard" K54 foilet from 1954. Perhaps 18 years ago I installed a Fluidmaster Flusher Fixer kit. Worked fine, for a long time. Still works fine, but it needs a replacement ...Protecting bathroom fan from attic cellulose insulation [12 articles]
Alfred K. - 2009-10-02 22:39:00 [In: Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Insulation & Weatherproofing | ]
An exhaust fan has been added to the upper floor bathroom. The attic's
insulation (cold climate!) is blown cellulose particles. Is it
customary to cover the fan's top housing with some kind of a c...How to remove the toilet flange plug? [3 articles]
Mike E. Fullerton - 2009-10-03 12:41:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
In a new construction I have two toilet flanges. Both have this plug I
have never seen before. It is on pretty solid. It has a little tab on it
sticking up. I tried to pull on the tab with pliers ...Shower walls, flexible panels [7 articles]
I just bought a couple of those plastic (acrylic, I think) panels that are used for gluing over old tile or backerboard to create a new clean look for a shower. These panels are 36" by 80" and...Nailing down a roof vent [5 articles]
Jon Danniken - 2009-10-05 21:16:00 [In: Bathrooms | Roofing & Gutters | ]
Hello,
I am repairing a small section of my three-tab composite roof, and
installing a ducted roof vent for my bathroom fan.
What is puzzling me is that in addition to the two holes at the top...