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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 277 threads in our archives.

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Musty smell [3 articles]

Steve B - 2011-08-11 11:17:00 [In: Flooring | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Laundry Rooms | ]
I just went to my cabin to repair under the cabin where various incidents and accidents left the insulation, visqueen and chicken wire in great disarray. We have not used the cabin in a year, and...Musty smell

Lennox vs. Amana [7 articles]

My problem is all too common this time of year. Our Heil single stage SEER 13 AC unit began making a buzzing sound when the compressor runs and now fails to cool the house. A tech looked at it l...Lennox vs. Amana

Need for Islam [11 articles]

=?UTF-8?B?2YbYr9mJINmG2K/ZiQ==?= - 2011-09-06 13:13:00 [In: Laundry Rooms | ]
How can Islam solve the problems of the west, i. e., Europe and America ? Islam can solve the problems of all countries if applied prperly . The main problems of the West are alcohol, drugs crime...Need for Islam

Generator battery replace question? [15 articles]

Of course, like many on the East Coast I lost power in the wee hours of last Sunday morning and it was just restored late this afternoon. (over 5 days). But, I have my trusty Honda ES6500 generato...Generator battery replace question?

repacking a main valve [12 articles]

Nate Nagel - 2011-09-11 08:49:00 [In: Appliances | Bathrooms | Laundry Rooms | ]
Hi all am helping a friend remodel his downstairs bathroom, and as a result have had to mess with the plumbing. Two valves in his laundry room were dripping when I noticed them; one being the ...repacking a main valve

Speaking of urinals. Short question follows long explanation. [17 articles]

You can skip the long explanation and go directly to the short question by scrolling down to the line of asterisks, but the explanation is needed to explain why it can't be done economically any o...Speaking of urinals. Short question follows long explanation.

Ooops [14 articles]

_Google Street View Invades a Liberty City Woman's Right To Hold a Water Jug Naked On Front Porch_ "...She was caught sans clothes by the Google camera as she stood on the doorstep of her home, w...Ooops

getting appliance repair info from Sears? [25 articles]

Nate Nagel - 2011-09-26 10:45:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Laundry Rooms | ]
Hi all, a friend has a dryer that is really annoying... Kenmore Elite (electric) 110.62082101 - anyway, it shuts off before the clothes are dry - it supposedly has some automatic moisture-sensi...getting appliance repair info from Sears?

Kenmore dryer, 110.78932790, shuts off after start button is released. [8 articles]

David Farber - 2011-09-26 11:57:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Laundry Rooms | ]
I'm trying to help someone service this Kenmore dryer, 110.78932790, at a location where I am not. The symptom is that it shuts off the moment you release the start button. I don't have the schema...Kenmore dryer, 110.78932790, shuts off after start button is released.

Help. House Generator Finally Fixed - - Sort Of [19 articles]

Dr Jackal - 2011-09-28 11:28:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Laundry Rooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Stationery Kohler 12Res located outside house. This unit is for electrical outages only; it is not used 24/7. It was a bad breaker on the generator itself. The generator tech didn't have a repla...Help. House Generator Finally Fixed - - Sort Of

My Clothes Washer smells "SOURED", how do I fix this? [27 articles]

2011-10-27 03:36:00 [In: Laundry Rooms | ]
I keep getting the smell of soured clothes from my Clothes Washer. No doubt some clothes have soured at some point in my washer but I use it daily and I almost always use bleach when I wash. This ...My Clothes Washer smells

What is the opposite of ceramic? [16 articles]

micky - 2011-10-24 09:36:00 [In: Bathrooms | Flooring | Laundry Rooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
What is the opposite of ceramic? That is, when I search for "How to remove floor tile", I get mostly hits on removing ceramic tile. I have softer stuff., I don't know what it's made of. 12" sq...What is the opposite of ceramic?

Re: Sharpen a knife with a cup

Stormin Mormon - 2011-10-25 02:35:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Laundry Rooms | Windows & Doors | ]
"I was carving a new handle for my flamethrower". "Yes, I was about to have chicken for dinner." What comeback can we think of, that would really have made the moment worse? -- Christop...Re: Sharpen a knife with a cup

GE Extended Service Plan [10 articles]

Malcom "Mal" Reynolds - 2012-03-30 09:35:00 [In: Appliances | Kitchens | Laundry Rooms | ]
Just got an offer from GE to "protect" my Dryer for $91.96 for one year. Also included in the envelope was an "Appliance Package Offer" that would cover 4 major appliances for one year for $389 (p...GE Extended Service Plan

2-inch drain line backflow preventer? [14 articles]

Ron - 2011-11-04 10:40:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Laundry Rooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I own a rental property that has a basement with a laundry sink, and I am wondering if there is such a thing as a drain line backflow preventer that I can install in the laundry sink drain line to...2-inch drain line backflow preventer?
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