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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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Follow-up on and questions about fluorescent that won't turn off. [4 articles]
mm - 2010-05-02 00:11:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Building Code & Best Practices | Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Health & Safety | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Lighting | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
Well, I had more time on Friday to look at my friend's basement
fluorescent fixture that stayed partly lit when the switch was off.
I was wrong when I said that there was no reason the electricia...
Acrid odor from GE energy smart bulbs [15 articles]
A couple days ago I a pack of 3 GE energy smart bulbs. These things have mercury in them, and they give off a somewhat acrid odor when lit. Anybody else experineced or heard about this and whethe...Cooper Lighting Motion Sensor Outdoor Light, Turning Light On [6 articles]
Hi, I'm trying to help a relative who lost the owner's manual for her Cooper Lighting model MS80W outdoor motion sensor flood light. She no longer wants the motion sensor feature, but wan...Re: Cooper Lighting Motion Sensor Outdoor Light, Turning Light On [3 articles]
Hi Jay, That PDF file I downloaded via the cooperlighting site is for a Regent, not "Cooper Lighting". Perhaps "Regent" is the brand made by "Cooper Lighting". Even though the model n...Kitchen range-switching from gas to electric 240v ? [153 articles]
HI: While cooking dinner tonight our 14 year old gas range made a sudden, LOUD, **Crack** Bang ** sound like a light bulb exploding. Looking it over it seems that something electrical is fried- ...Re: Cooper Lighting Motion Sensor Outdoor Light, Turning Light On [2 articles]
Hi Jay, UPDATE: The procedure works! My relative reported after it was dark, she turned off the power switch for 5 seconds, then turned it back on, and the light stays on. ...How much power does a 120v 15A lighted switch use anyway? [76 articles]
Glenda Copeland - 2010-06-10 06:54:00 [In: Lighting | ]
Just bought a dozen Leviton decora single pole 15A 120VAC lighted rocker
switches (model 5611, aka model 105-05611-21S).
Nothing on the box says how much power each of the lighted bulb uses when
...Wiremold for outdoor use? [9 articles]
Walter E. - 2010-05-22 15:26:00 [In: Lighting | Pest Control | Security & Surveillance | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I need to extend an 110V outdoor outlet box for 10 feet horizontally and 8
feet vertically along the outside of my house. This is for security
lighting. The outside of the house is stucco. The ins...Toilet started to clog frequently [21 articles]
We have a particular toilet on the second floor, that started to clog from time to time. Every time I could unclog it (I do not recall the name of the tool, it has a rubber bulb and is made to push ...Outdoor light problem [7 articles]
desgnr - 2010-06-21 18:53:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Lighting | Windows & Doors | ]
I have 3 lights on 1 switch.
It operates a light at the front door & a light on the garage & a light on a
pole at the end of my walkway.
The light on the pole won't light, YES the bulb is good.
...OT A tale of two webpages, both from the same city [77 articles]
OT A tale of two webpages, both from Baltimore City http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-elementary-hazmat-20100528,0,5144107.story City school staff, students isolated after thermomet...Grill Corrosion? or what [5 articles]
Sac Dave - 2010-05-31 17:54:00 [In: BBQs & Grills | Lighting | ]
I bought a Charbroil grill about two years ago one of there inferred
models Series 580. My question I cant find the answer two on all the
grill plates & cooking surface I seem to get a green residue...Dusk to dawn fluorescent lighting [8 articles]
Hello, Are dusk to dawn fluorescent lights good? I've attempted to use fluorescent lights in my front porch light that, I think was originally meant for incandescent lights. When I used a CFL...If you had roofing work done: [36 articles]
Molly Brown - 2010-06-14 01:30:00 [In: Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Lighting | Roofing & Gutters | ]
If you had roofing work done:
1. Did you check your attic to see if there is debris on the furnace
or recessed lighting?
2. Did you check to see if the covers on your furnace did not fall off
fr...Lamp nomenclature [4 articles]
Tom Horne - 2010-06-19 11:01:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | ]
I need help identifying the proper nomenclature for sealed beam bulbs
of various sizes and wattages. I have several hand lights that I
would like to convert from the old hard to find six volt screw...