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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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blowing dust off screens [12 articles]
Heathcliff - 2009-08-21 23:03:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Windows & Doors | ]
I have a cheap Sears 3-gallon air compressor. It has worked fine for
inflating tires.
I would like to rig up a tool for cleaning window screens by blowing
the dust off them with compressed air. ...
New window installation question [5 articles]
BetaB4 - 2009-08-21 23:16:00 [In: Construction & Design | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I am about to add a new vinyl window to an existing exterior garage wall.
The inside of the garage wall is now just open studs, but I will be adding
insulation to the wall and then sheetrock.
T...Kenmore Elite 795.7519 fridge. Leaking water reservoir. FIXED! [2 articles]
John - 2009-08-25 12:10:00 [In: Appliances | Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | Windows & Doors | ]
If you recall from last weekend, I asked this group how to remove the
hoses from a refrigerator water reservoir since something in the system
was leaking all over the door.
In the process of tr...Fixing garage door opener? [7 articles]
We had a power outage yesterday so I had to use the manual disconnect on my Stanley garage door opener. When the power came back, I tried to reconnect it, but the part of the traveler connected to ...Step Lights [15 articles]
MiamiCuse - 2009-08-29 23:23:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | Windows & Doors | ]
I am not sure what these are called. I think they are called step lights.
From the driveway, I take three steps up to the landing that leads to the
front door. On each side of the steps is a 32...Water Heater Question [17 articles]
desgnr - 2009-08-25 17:01:00 [In: Plumbing & Water Supply | Windows & Doors | ]
Would there be much difference in operating costs for a 40 gallon gas water
heater vs. a 30 gallon ?
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Dell Inspiron
Pentium dual-core 2.2 GHz
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1...Liftmaster garage door opener [7 articles]
E Z Peaces - 2009-08-24 18:30:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
A few days ago, my aunt had to use the wall button to lower her garage
door. Both remotes would raise it but not lower it. Now, after a few
days of using the wall button, she finds that the remo...Replacing a redwood deck [19 articles]
Kate - 2009-08-25 18:09:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Laundry Rooms | Siding & Exterior Covering | Windows & Doors | ]
I have a redwood deck just outside my front door. The steps leading up
to it are TREX. The TREX flaked badly, and I got a settlement check.
Today, a friend was going to help me rebuild the steps...Nutone Im-3303 Intercom - How do I use multiple door speakers [3 articles]
Jon - 2009-09-23 16:37:00 [In: Windows & Doors | ]
Anyone know how to connect more than one door speaker to an IM-3303
Intercom? The doc says it supports three, but there are is only a
single connection for door speakers.
...Need Refrigerator Advice [21 articles]
The wife wants to buy a new refrigerator, specifically one with french doors and a bottom freezer in textured black. There are lots of these but so far I have only found the textured black in an Ama...LATIN GIRLS
Edmond Pacheco - 2010-11-03 13:20:00 [In: Bathrooms | Bedrooms | Home Electronics | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
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...Garage door opener won't close [20 articles]
Andy - 2009-09-09 12:19:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Windows & Doors | ]
The garage door at my mother's house has an intermittent problem.
Sometimes it won't close. If I hold the button down, the door will go
down but when I let go of the bottom it starts going back up...Exterior door question [9 articles]
benick - 2010-12-21 09:51:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Windows & Doors | ]
Getting ready to paint my exterior door trim on your regular run of the mill
steele door with brickmoulding ..They are new....Can I remove the weather
stripping that goes around the door to make i...Electric Dryer Shuts Off [11 articles]
Pavel314 - 2011-02-16 19:06:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Health & Safety | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Laundry Rooms | Windows & Doors | ]
We have a 7-year-old Whirlpool electric clothes dryer which worked
perfectly until today. It will run for a few minutes, then shut off.
The lint filter is clean and the exhaust is getting outside wi...OT - Nomad water sprayer test
Stormin Mormon - 2009-08-25 14:02:00 [In: Contracting | Decks & Patios | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Landscaping & Gardening | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | Windows & Doors | ]
Quick product test, before dashing out the door.
Open the package, looks fairly straight forward. Put the
unit under the tub faucet, and fill a bit with cold water.
Instructions say cold water ...