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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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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 Electric Dryer Model 11066512694 [10 articles]
John - 2011-02-21 08:08:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Laundry Rooms | ]
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Here=E2=80=99s ...A question about three-ways. [29 articles]
I'm pretty good at setting up high-tech gear and heavy industrial equipment. However, when it comes to standard home repair projects, I am absolutely worthless, bordering on dangerous. I have no g...How far uphill can a washing machine pump water? [15 articles]
aemeijers - 2011-03-04 09:57:00 [In: Appliances | Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Kitchens | Laundry Rooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Arrgh. Ain't nothing easy.
Y'all may recall the rotted out main drain line I was whining about
recently. Well, I had a guy in to replace it, and although he was
expensive ($1400 including new toi...Clothes dryer burned thermostat [9 articles]
MikeL - 2011-03-05 00:19:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Laundry Rooms | Windows & Doors | ]
Hi all,
I needed to adjust the drive belt on a Whirlpool gas dryer requiring
the front panel to be removed and the door switch wiring to be
disconnected. It took two attempts to get the belt rig...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...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 ...Re: ELECTRIC DRYER?
mm - 2011-03-16 00:07:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Laundry Rooms | ]
On Sat, 12 Mar 2011 17:37:46 -0500, "John Grabowski"
wrote:
> In my experience lack of heat is usually caused by one of two things:
>
> 1. Heating Element
> 2. Thermostat that is screwed or...Re: Top-loaders the new incandescent bulb
Robert Green - 2011-03-17 22:27:00 [In: Bathrooms | Energy Efficiency | Laundry Rooms | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
"HeyBub" wrote in message
news:Pp-dnXgH7vv-_R_QnZ2dnUVZ_tCdnZ2d@earthlink.com...
> From the Wall Street Journal:
>
> "In 1996, top-loaders were pretty much the only type of washer around, an...washer drain water through lift station into kitchen sink [5 articles]
Tenant plumbed in a basement laundry. To do that he put in a lift station and directed the water up to the kitchen sink and tapped into the sink drain plumbing. Is that ok? ...Dish Towel Panic
2011-03-25 18:33:00 [In: Kitchens | Laundry Rooms | ]
It takes a man to count all the steps to the kitchen sink. Only a
woman can do it without using the counter. Her name is Cuntswaylow
Medusa Abberhorne. She's a professional boxer and dish dryer. ...List of things a well equiped shop needs [4 articles]
Ashton Crusher - 2011-04-03 15:29:00 [In: Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Furniture | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Laundry Rooms | Lighting | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat
metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest
and flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-...Bathroom fan vents to attic? [16 articles]
N8N - 2011-04-09 01:52:00 [In: Bathrooms | Building Code & Best Practices | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Laundry Rooms | Roofing & Gutters | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
Was it ever acceptable by code to vent a bathroom fan to an attic? I
was helping my cousin over the weekend with some minor renovations to
her condo - she wanted to replace the fan in one of the ba...dryer:gas to elec hookup switch [9 articles]
quapawgirl - 2011-04-14 23:59:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Laundry Rooms | ]
What supplies are neccessary to switch a dryer hookup from gas to
electric?
I am not mechanically stupid I just haven\'t done this particular job
before. Thank you!
Please those of you who ha...Emergency Generator Circuit [25 articles]
RonB - 2011-04-25 17:01:00 [In: Appliances | Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Health & Safety | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | Laundry Rooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | Security & Surveillance | Windows & Doors | ]
We own a 5000/6260 Watt generator that is used for temporary emergency
service during electrical outages. In our area (SE Kansas). Outages
related to thunderstorms and ice storms are fairly common...