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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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Abrasive sink polishing kit worked wonders [8 articles]
My sink was stained up and had irremovable hard water/corrosion stains. I went to home depot and found a $10 sink polishing kit. It has various grades of sandpaper. Amazingly it took everything off ...
Bulb changer on a pole [35 articles]
Stormin Mormon - 2010-04-07 16:25:00 [In: Lighting | ]
I've done some internet research. Looks like there are small
bulb changers (with what looks like spider legs, and a
spring for purse string). Then, there are large bulb
changers, and maybe bigge...LED bulb: 17 Years, $50.00 [84 articles]
HeyBub - 2010-04-25 00:42:00 [In: Energy Efficiency | Lighting | ]
"GE says the new bulb uses just 9 watts and provides a 77% energy savings
while lasting 25 times as long as the 40-watt bulb it's intended to
replace."
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/09...Flashlights, old style, hundreds of them... [68 articles]
Existential Angst - 2010-04-15 23:50:00 [In: Lighting | ]
Awl --
I'm warehousing (in my hovel) about 250+ carded bulb-style D-cell
flashlights, all colors. They are carded without the D-cells (req. 2).
What to do with these??
They were originally...Strange CFL [31 articles]
One of the CFL light s in my bathroom was out so when I touched it it came on for a moment. Figured it may be loose in the socket so I screwed it out and back in and it worked for a minute or two an...Strange CFL [3 articles]
One of the CFL light s in my bathroom was out so when I touched it it came on for a moment. Figured it may be loose in the socket so I screwed it out and back in and it worked for a minute or two an...garden lighting [9 articles]
naturaltechnology - 2010-04-19 19:40:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Lighting | ]
Hi everyone,
I am here for getting some information about the outdoor garden lighting.I
want to purchase outdoor garden light and setup it.But I did not have more
idea about it.
Thanks.
-...Vehicle Recall Notice -- 2005 Colorado [4 articles]
Marie - 2010-11-02 19:56:00 [In: Lighting | ]
The notice reads, " ... may have a condition where contamination in
the brake light switch could cause the loss of brake lamps or
continuous illumination of the brake lamps. The performance of the
...Fluorescent fixture won't turn off completely! [17 articles]
mm - 2010-04-28 09:12:00 [In: Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Health & Safety | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Security & Surveillance | ]
A friend tells me that, The two fluorescent bulbs in the furnace room
were were doing what they do in old age. After the electrician had
installed AC-connected smoke detectors, I saw that the light...Where is my problem with this flourescent lamp? [70 articles]
Peter - 2010-04-30 04:44:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
I've got a "no-name" clamp-on fluorescent lamp that no longer starts when the
rocker switch is snapped from the off to the on position. The lamp has a
polarized plug with an in-line black "brick"...How does one test vent stack? [11 articles]
bobmct - 2010-05-18 06:23:00 [In: Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Been in my house for 30 years. The past year I've been getting an
increase in a gurgling sound when some of the fixtures are used. Also,
in a main floor wash room there is a near constant odor simi...OT: Will the hackers win? [6 articles]
Higgs Boson - 2010-05-01 10:27:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Foundations & Excavation | Home Electronics | Lighting | Security & Surveillance | ]
Just in case you don't have enough to worry about, here's the skinny
on how our passports, credit cards and voting ballots can be hacked,
and who is trying to do something about it.
=3D=3D=3D=3D=...cutting plastic [40 articles]
I want to get opinions about how to cut plastic the easiest best way vs. what I already did. I had 2 kitchen fluorescent lights that had custom sized plastic covers or lenses over them. Lets say f...Resolution to fluorescent fixture problem [8 articles]
I bought an FS-4 starter today. Things started looking good when I removed the glow bulb from the can and it looked to be the same dimensions as the faulty glow bulb I originally removed. I sold...Hard to Start Stihl FS 36 Trimmer? [29 articles]
W. eWatson - 2010-06-25 18:28:00 [In: Lighting | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I've had Subject trimmer for ten years, and of late it has been hard to
start. I've probably yanked on the cord about 80 times this morning, and
a few times it sputters and dies. I've had it in ch...