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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.

There are 331 threads in our archives.

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electronic ballast for F15T8? [11 articles]

Nate Nagel - 2011-01-16 21:44:00 [In: Energy Efficiency | Furniture | ]
OK, I've been home sick since last Saturday and starting to go stir crazy... silly ideas running through my head I have an old Dazor draftman's lamp that I use for a desk light. I have some h...electronic ballast for F15T8?

Old Sears electric die grinder - can I use a metal cutting wheel with it? [14 articles]

g@risky-biz.com - 2011-02-18 12:09:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Pest Control | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I've got an older Sears electric die grinder, Model #315.27440. I don't remember how I came by it. I didn't buy it. Quite a few years ago I tried using it with a dremel-style tiny cutting-wheel and ...Old Sears electric die grinder - can I use a metal cutting wheel with it?

Compact Fluorescent Lamps Burn Out Faster Than Expected, Limiting Energy Savings in California's Efficiency Program [97 articles]

Molly Brown - 2011-01-28 08:32:00 [In: Energy Efficiency | Lighting | ]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704259704576033890595565026.html ...Compact Fluorescent Lamps Burn Out Faster Than Expected, Limiting Energy Savings in California's Efficiency Program

Energy Star program gone? [3 articles]

HeyBub - 2011-01-20 22:40:00 [In: Energy Efficiency | ]
"Moving aggressively to make good on election promises to slash the federal budget, the House GOP today unveiled an eye-popping plan to eliminate $2.5 trillion in spending over the next 10 years.....Energy Star program gone?

New Dimmer [7 articles]

Charlie - 2011-01-23 17:40:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | Energy Efficiency | Lighting | ]
Today's newspaper had an ad for light dimmers that claim to work with all types of lamps. Here's a piece from their web site. Dimming saves energy while setting the right light level to impro...New Dimmer

Honeywell VisionPro Thermostat Question [12 articles]

I've got a curiousity question regarding the Honeywell VisionPro thermostats. When you set them up, you have to select the type of system. And you also have to set the number of cycles per hour...Honeywell VisionPro Thermostat Question

Current Furnace BTU rating method changed from earlier method!!!!! [46 articles]

I wish I could tell everyone with an oil, or gas?, furnace, but this is a start. It seems that the current furnace BTU rating method has changed from earlier method, the one used when my furnac...Current Furnace BTU rating method changed from earlier method!!!!!

alt.home.repair newsgroup statistics for 01/2011

XanaNews Statistic for alt.home.repair. 2/1/2011 7:34:32 AM From article 412547 (1/1/2011 12:20:57 AM) to article 420052 (1/31/2011 5:10:08 AM) Number of threads ................... 401 Numb...alt.home.repair newsgroup statistics for 01/2011

kenmore washing machine control problem - fixed [5 articles]

Heathcliff - 2011-02-22 08:34:00 [In: Appliances | Energy Efficiency | Laundry Rooms | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Posted about this back in November 2010 - 20 yr. old Kenmore washing machine (60 series) - has mechanical timer (dial type) control. You turn the knob to the cycle you want (many clicks as you're t...kenmore washing machine control problem - fixed

How to Flush a Toilet (Instructions and WARNINGS) [2 articles]

Did you ever notice that they never put flushing instructions on toilets? How is someone supposed to know howto flush it? Of course, anyone who has been there, knows that on the bottom of the wo...How to Flush a Toilet (Instructions and WARNINGS)

Re: Top-loaders the new incandescent bulb

Vic Smith - 2011-03-19 11:53:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Energy Efficiency | Laundry Rooms | Lighting | ]
On Sat, 19 Mar 2011 05:42:01 -0700 (PDT), "trader4@optonline.net" wrote: > > Those are for CA, but the federal govt has similar standards. So, it > doesn't > seem at all unreasonable to m...Re: Top-loaders the new incandescent bulb

Re: OT Safety Deposit Box (at a bank)

Robert Green - 2011-03-10 20:47:00 [In: Energy Efficiency | Go Green | Health & Safety | ]
wrote in message news:5bsin6pk9nbh76k2kst44t577blaau04oi@4ax.com... > "Robert Green" wrote: > > > For a guy who used > > to work with 5MB Bernoulli carts, the idea that I can fit 3 mill...Re: OT Safety Deposit Box (at a bank)

ELECTRIC DRYER? [17 articles]

Paddy Waggin - 2011-03-16 00:03:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Health & Safety | Laundry Rooms | ]
We have an electric clothes dryer that isn't drying any more...Takes forever for the load to get done...The Q. is, do these things go bad, as in the element? Or could, as they say, it be blocked ...ELECTRIC DRYER?
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