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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 331 threads in our archives.

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O.T. Solar power. [122 articles]

My grid linked solar power plant is up and running as of yesterday. It has little display panel on the inverter where you can see the cash being ratcheted in. Caching,caching,caching. (cash reg...O.T. Solar power.

Variable speed pool pumps? [28 articles]

trader4@optonline.net - 2011-04-24 08:19:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Pest Control | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
In the Polaris pool cleaner thread the subject of variable speed pool pumps came up. Which got me thinking about them again because a friend who has a pool with a single speed pump is considering...Variable speed pool pumps?

Anybody used Marvin Tilt Pac(r) replacement sash kits? [2 articles]

Any inputs appreciated, if so (or other recommendations) > http://www.marvin.com/windows/window-sash-replacement/> Project is new construction but to match at least in appearance previous ca...Anybody used Marvin Tilt Pac(r) replacement sash kits?

What are they thinking [68 articles]

LSMFT - 2011-04-30 04:02:00 [In: Energy Efficiency | ]
Talk about wasted oil imports, or coal or CO2 how about this. I just check my power usage on my entertainment center with a new power gadget. Sitting idle, turned off, not in use my tv, dvd pl...What are they thinking

Air Conditioning - The Basics

Air conditioning is expensive to add to homes that do not have ducts. Air conditioning equipment usually reduces the humidity of the air processed by the system. The relatively cold (below the d...Air Conditioning - The Basics

Air Conditioning - The Basics

Air conditioning is expensive to add to homes that do not have ducts. Air conditioning equipment usually reduces the humidity of the air processed by the system. The relatively cold (below the d...Air Conditioning - The Basics

Portable air conditioner performance [28 articles]

SBH - 2011-05-26 23:35:00 [In: Energy Efficiency | Windows & Doors | ]
How do portable AC units compare to their counterpart window units in performance and efficiency? ...Portable air conditioner performance

Estimating KWh electicity billing using clamp-on amp meter [182 articles]

I have a small commercial building with a 3-phase, 120/212 400 amp service. The billing meter is in a locked cabinet (for which the local utility has a key) and out of this cabinet run 4 large ca...Estimating KWh electicity billing using clamp-on amp meter

Central Air "Top Up" Not Allowed? [39 articles]

WandererFan - 2011-06-08 08:59:00 [In: Energy Efficiency | ]
Had a tech out to look over my 20 yr old central a/c today. He said the fluid level was "border line", but that he was not allowed to top up the system as it used the old type of fluid (R22?). He...Central Air

Fridge pops, snaps, clunks [11 articles]

Puddin' Man - 2011-06-02 05:31:00 [In: Energy Efficiency | Kitchens | ]
Amana Energy Saver 18 cu. ft., fridge on bottom, freezer on top, from 1984, in constant service in a midwest US home. Makes lots of strange noises. Pops, snaps, clunks, and the like. I figger i...Fridge pops, snaps, clunks

Led Flashlights [18 articles]

samaden - 2011-07-03 22:43:00 [In: Energy Efficiency | ]
This improved version of battery was the self contained dry cells. These self contained dry cells were more beneficial than the led acid batteries, because they were smaller and were much more rel...Led Flashlights

Old unit central A/C questions.. [2 articles]

20 or 25 year old central air unit here. I took a fairly accurate insta-read laser thermometer and discovered that the temp coming out of the ducts is about 60 or 62 F in most rooms (I'm in ...Old unit central A/C questions..

HAARP [3 articles]

Hello, NEW WORLD ORDER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D48V41HqIyRw&feature=3Dplayer_embedded=20 President of the Government Of The United States Of America: http://www.citizens4freedom.com/Art...HAARP

brighter 3-way CFL? [24 articles]

Nate Nagel - 2011-06-21 17:14:00 [In: Energy Efficiency | Lighting | ]
I remember having a thread on these maybe a year or so ago and I thought someone had posted a link to a product that was brighter than the GE "150W equivalent" one, but now I can't find it (either...brighter 3-way CFL?

Warning ... Whirlpool Fridge Unserviceable [14 articles]

Rant on ...... I got a new Whirlpool side by side fridge 2 years ago. So, yesterday I was changing its horribly expensive water filter for the water and ice. So I decided to check the condens...Warning ... Whirlpool Fridge Unserviceable
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