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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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Tornado Disaster [37 articles]
2011-05-02 14:56:00 [In: Laundry Rooms | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
We're down in North Alabama, Ga right now.
FEMA nor Red Cross has made it into some of these areas.
It is going to be days or longer before many have power and water since
many have wells.
Ice an...
OT-Generator Transfer Switch - I wonder if their bosses know [7 articles]
RonB - 2011-05-21 21:12:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Laundry Rooms | ]
Wife and I have been doing some comparison shopping for a Reliance
Generator Transfer Switch recently. We have pretty much settled on
the unit; and Amazon looks like the source.
Bit, in three st...20amp GFCI outlet on a 15amp circuit. melted wires [51 articles]
When the hair dryer is on, our 15AMP circuit breaker has been tripping lately to the bathroom's outlet. Sometimes my wife sees a tiny flash when the power to the outlet goes out. I just looked at ...Flooded basement need laundry tips [13 articles]
Steve Barker - 2011-06-13 12:08:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Laundry Rooms | ]
Ok, so i neglect a vacant house all winter and guess what? The sumps
fail. So now i have many sterlite tubs full of clothes (that my wife
would prefer to salvage some of) that smell like stagnan...Dryer Paint [6 articles]
Pointer - 2011-06-09 23:44:00 [In: Laundry Rooms | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Windows & Doors | ]
Noticed paint failure on the inside door of a functioning gas dryer.
Any suggestions regarding the type of spray paint to use for repair?
...Stinky washing machine [11 articles]
Nelly - 2011-08-11 10:58:00 [In: Appliances | Laundry Rooms | ]
I'm getting ready to move so am deciding whether or not to keep the w/d.
Although it's an old Kenmore I still kind of like it, and I'll end up
replacing it with an expensive front loader. I've tri...Miss Duct Tape may be crowned [7 articles]
Oren - 2011-06-19 11:38:00 [In: Contracting | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Laundry Rooms | Pest Control | ]
The 8th Annual Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival takes place June
17-19.
"...That’s when the youngest Miss America in 90 years hopes to be
crowned the first-ever Miss Duct Tape, the flesh-and-b...Can a dishwasher and a washer share the drain? [7 articles]
Hi, If my dishwasher is not far from my washer/dryer, can they share the drain with some kind of Y-shaped fitting? Thanks, Sam ...Clothes Dryer Woes [6 articles]
I have a KitchenAid electric clothes dryer, Type I with the lint screen on the top of the dryer. Model number keys750Jq1 if anyone cares. A few days ago, I pressed the start button and it did not...Dryer won't turn [3 articles]
I posted this about five minutes ago, but has not appeared. Hope this will not be a double-post, apologize if it is, but ignore the other, I guess... I have a KitchenAid electric clothes dryer, T...Dryer noise [6 articles]
My dryer is making a clicking sound like a coin is loose and tumbling but nothing is inside? There's nothing stuck when I open the door and it's never made this noise before. I can not find any...HVAC Question [7 articles]
Bob Villa - 2011-07-08 15:40:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Laundry Rooms | ]
I have never known a compressor to run cool to the touch! It's a RTU
that cools a laundry area in the basement. It is cooling that area.
What can cause this?
Thanks!
bob
...dirt/grease on good clothes [26 articles]
john brook - 2011-07-09 15:48:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Laundry Rooms | ]
Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. The usual
trick which solves it, is to work in some Swarfega hand cleaner; and then
detergent and warm water washes it away.
My ...Gas Water Heater BS - "Flood talk" [15 articles]
Vic Smith - 2011-07-27 14:42:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Laundry Rooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Windows & Doors | ]
Had about 6" inches of water in my basement a couple days ago.
I'm not too far from O'Hare airport and they measured about 7" inches
of rain that day. Most of it came in a few hours.
Most rain in ...Electrical requirements for tankless water heater [14 articles]
Mikepier - 2011-08-10 12:22:00 [In: Bathrooms | Electrical & Wiring | Kitchens | Laundry Rooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I currently have a standard 40 gallon electric water heater on a 30
amp breaker. The panel is 100A service which also services an electric
dryer. I was thinking about getting a tankless water heater...