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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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OT - Impact wrench ideas [33 articles]
Stormin Mormon - 2009-08-09 21:06:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | ]
Just bought a small compressor at Harbor Freight, for
inflating tires, etc. Also wish to run an impact wrench for
occasional car repairs.
I did some internet research. On the HF web site, Some ...
HandyMan DataBase Over 1,000,000 Specs [4 articles]
HandyMan DataBase Over 1,000,000 Specs Electrical, Hardware, Building, Carpentry, Specifications guide includes all kinds of electro-mechanical specifications. SAE Specifications, Wire, Pipe, Bolt...Spotlight Wiring [8 articles]
nielloeb@hotmail.com - 2009-08-10 12:28:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | ]
With the light switch off, but the fuse box on, if I unscrew where a
metal outdoor spotlight base meets the soffit, and grasp and pull the
base, AND if part of the base touches a wire left bare behi...One circuit went out [18 articles]
Higgs Boson - 2009-08-10 10:15:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | ]
At least I think that's what happened.
Several outlets stopped working. I flipped the relevant switch on the
breaker box
but it didn't help.
This is the first time I've confronted such a prob...Electrical Question [19 articles]
thebigguy - 2010-01-04 22:18:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | ]
I have a small wiring job to complete and was wondering if it is
better to use the screw terminals or the holes on the back to wire
outlets and such?
...OT - HF brand 95 LED flash light review
Stormin Mormon - 2010-11-07 22:45:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | ]
http://hfreviews.com/item.php?id=8507#review1665
Review by Stormin Mormon on November 7th, 2010
Bought one, tonight. Comes with a set of batteries. With
a plastic spacer, so the cheap car...Non incandescent bulbs? [26 articles]
terry - 2009-08-20 01:00:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Home Electronics | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Windows & Doors | ]
Picked up the following quote on a technical news group where a
particular thread was expressing concern about the severe
deterioration of 'ordinary' AM (Amplitude Modulated) radio broadcasts.
Much...Electrical current strength normal? [11 articles]
Darro - 2009-08-10 12:28:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
After disconnecting and reconnecting the wires in an electrical
circuit, my low-tech current tester seems to indicate (with low lamp
brightness) that the current in the reconnected wire circuit isn'...RJ45 & RJ11 module plugs [15 articles]
JimmyDahGeek@DON'T_SPAM_ME_gmail.com - 2009-08-10 13:16:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Home Electronics | ]
I am doing some remolding and I ran some wiring. Since I had a bunch
of cat5 cable I ran it to use for phone wire. I went to the big box
store to get some module plugs for the phone and all they s...Phone cable repair [27 articles]
SteveB - 2009-08-11 08:29:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Home Electronics | ]
My excellent track hoe operator cut my phone cable. He called a buddy who
works for the phone company, and he says the phone company charges $300 to
come fix it. It is a copper shielded 4 line w...Circuit went out - how much to fix? [19 articles]
Higgs Boson - 2009-08-14 14:53:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I posted this already (I thought) but can't find. Here goes again.
One electrical circuit has gone out, comprising four outlets.
Typical So. Calif stucco house.
I checked the breaker covering ...Oops! [4 articles]
Higgs Boson - 2009-08-10 21:50:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | ]
Sorry, I posted the same query again (One Circuit Went Out) because
I couldn't find my first post. Sure enuff, the minute I posted the
duplicate,
I found all the replies to the first one.
Sorry...Who sells 12v CO detectors ( for alarm systems)? [10 articles]
Mikepier - 2009-08-12 09:04:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Security & Surveillance | ]
My CO detector reached its end of life and needs to be replaced. Its a
Sentrol 240-COe 12v with NO/NC/c wiring for my alarm system.
http://www.techmall.com/GE-Security-Commercial-Grade-Carbon-Monoxi...lawn edger [31 articles]
Smitty Two - 2009-08-13 18:57:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
So the new place is in a civilized neighborhood, and I'm thinking of
acquiring a real edger. She has a manual type but it's tiring to use. I
edged once with the string trimmer but went through a l...Toaster Oven Repair Question [2 articles]
DerbyDad03 - 2009-08-11 12:11:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | ]
I need to replace the thermal fuse in my toaster oven.
I know that when I took the oven apart the gear for the thermostat
moved and I assume it will take some trial and error to get it
positioned...