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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 928 threads in our archives.

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"Blonde moment & a refrigerator" [12 articles]

Oren - 2009-10-21 09:48:00 [In: Appliances | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Kitchens | ]
From Craigslist today..... Date: 2009-10-19, 3:13PM PDT I bought a refrigerator on craig's list for my garage. Paid $100. It works fine, but it is missing its interior shelves. I looked onlin...

chemical smell in home and freezer not as cold as before [15 articles]

lora - 2009-10-20 21:45:00 [In: Appliances | Kitchens | ]
Hello all, Yesterday morning we noticed a very strong chemical smell in the 1st floor of the house. It was hard to tell where it was coming from. Then I noticed yesterday that the freezer secti...chemical smell in home and freezer not as cold as before

F1 Error [3 articles]

KenmoreElite - 2009-10-21 11:17:00 [In: Appliances | Kitchens | ]
------------------------------------- The F1 Error on my Kenmore Elite range keeps going off with steady and very loud beeping. It happens at unpredictable times, and if I hit Kitchen Timer,...F1 Error

Web Enabled Time/Temp/Humidity and I/O Controller [66 articles]

There no doubt that houses are getting "smarter" all the time. More and more new homes are coming with goodies like alarm systems, intelligent controls for HVAC, pools and sprinklers and even devic...Web Enabled Time/Temp/Humidity and I/O Controller

Garbage disposal effluents corroding pipes? [7 articles]

Prof Wonmug - 2009-10-25 20:32:00 [In: Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
My son detected a foul smell coming from somewhere under the kitchen. Suspecting a dead animal in a vent, they called an exterminator. The exterminator said that it was a leak in a sewage pipe. ...Garbage disposal effluents corroding pipes?

Electric Stove [11 articles]

don &/or Lucille - 2009-10-25 12:04:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | ]
Antone come across this before? One of the small elemets wont turn on when dial is turned on 1 but needs to be put on three before heating ...Electric Stove

Kenmore Coldspot Fridge won't turn off, model M106.86087761 [7 articles]

Sears Kenmore Coldspot fridge won't turn off, model M106.86087761 I tried to drink some apple cider and noticed it was frozen. :) 20 degrees in the fridge, 20 below zero in the freezer. I t...Kenmore Coldspot Fridge won't turn off, model M106.86087761

woodburning stove for office/shop [35 articles]

My office is in the 12x24 section of my 36x24 shop. All 36x24 is insulated - walls and ceilings. The office side has 2 man doors - one to the outside and the other to the shop. The shop-side has ...woodburning stove for office/shop

Particle Board Sealant? [5 articles]

Wayne Boatwright - 2009-10-27 22:33:00 [In: Bathrooms | Carpentry | Kitchens | ]
The bottoms of my kitchen sink cabinet and those of two bathroom vanities are made or 3/4" particle board. They're relatively new and solid enough, but subject to staining and possible water dama...Particle Board Sealant?

Kitchen Remodel [11 articles]

I want to remodel a kitchen that has too much cabinet space for the size the home is. It's a 2/2 (total sf 1200 or less) and has cabinets enough for a 4/2 home. Is there a good way to cut down on t...Kitchen Remodel

Refrigerator freezer door sometimes opened .5 inch. How to "lock" closed? [10 articles]

David Combs - 2009-11-23 06:37:00 [In: Appliances | Kitchens | Windows & Doors | ]
Someone goes into the freezer (part of refrig), "closes" the door, leaves the room, etc. Too much stuff in freezer, or not correctly arranged, or whatever -- of course door doesn't close 100%, or...Refrigerator freezer door sometimes opened .5 inch. How to

Copper tubing and natural gas? [22 articles]

Existential Angst - 2009-11-05 06:41:00 [In: Appliances | Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Awl - I'm doing some demo on my 50's kitchen, which was done pretty well, overall -- 3/4 black pipe to a 6 burner stove, etc. Except, they tee'd off underneath for the gas line to the oven, usi...Copper tubing and natural gas?

Garbage Disposal Advice [9 articles]

Frank Warner - 2009-11-05 09:44:00 [In: Appliances | Kitchens | ]
I'm giving it, not asking for it. Whatever you do, please, please, please remember to knock out the plug on the dishwasher inlet before hooking up the DW. SWMBO got seven kinds of bent when I f...Garbage Disposal Advice

Paint matching (am I expecting too much...?) [50 articles]

A while back I had to demo a kitchen cabinet to allow a new fridge to be moved in... I was in a time crunch and didn't have time to go to a real paint store that day so I went to That Orange-Colo...Paint matching (am I expecting too much...?)

furnace blowing all the heat up the chimney [44 articles]

I'm tired of people telling me that there's nothing wrong with my furnace. There is something wrong with my furnace. It's a 10-year-old Amana 45,000 BTU, 80% efficient unit in a 1300 square foot ...furnace blowing all the heat up the chimney
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