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Alt.Home.Repair is a worldwide Usenet news group that is used to discuss various aspects of Home Improvement.
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Curtin Flush Valve Issues
frank1492 - 2009-11-06 21:56:00 [In: Bathrooms | Lighting | Maintenance & Repair | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I have just replaced one of these in an old American Standard toilet
circa 1937. Did a similar toilet several years ago. This one had no
instructions, don't think the earlier one did either.
I...
Pluming / Shower Diverter [10 articles]
steve - 2009-11-10 23:44:00 [In: Bathrooms | Maintenance & Repair | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have an older shower.
I have removed the Shower diverter and replaced it. I have the type
that has a spring on it and you pull it out to make water go to the
shower and then push in (or turn wate...dripping bathroom faucet [10 articles]
Brandon McCombs - 2009-11-09 08:24:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Hello,
I moved into my house in February 2009. The people who had it before me
only bought it to fix it up. They purchased it in August 2008. During
that timeframe they install new faucets ever...Shower faucett valve question ?? [6 articles]
James - 2009-11-11 21:56:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Upstairs shower, single handle faucett. Pull straight out for water, turn
left for hot, right for cold.
Water not leaking, but can hear a hiss all the time. Sounds like some
faucetts do when y...Diverter issue with older Moen Tub/shower faucet [4 articles]
Mark - 2009-11-11 10:14:00 [In: Bathrooms | Maintenance & Repair | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have a 30 year old Moen single knob faucet on my tub with a 'button'
diverter for the shower. The button is a sort of a 'plunger' located just
under the knob that you push in to divert to the s...Water Pressure Issue [21 articles]
aj - 2009-11-15 15:23:00 [In: Bathrooms | Contracting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Remodeling & Renovation | ]
I recently had a pipe break in my powder room downstairs. The pipe
was fixed rather quickly.
This room is being renovated now, so there is no running water in
there.
However, we are experienc...Regular drywall in bathroom [5 articles]
Aaron Fude - 2009-11-12 18:13:00 [In: Bathrooms | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi,
Don't have a sheet of purple board when I need one.
Will I have problems if I use regular drywall, but coat it with a pretty
good primer?
Thanks,
Aaron
...water pressure too high [9 articles]
rlz - 2009-11-11 21:34:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
The water pressure coming into the house from the street is about 100
psi, if not higher. This causes a problem in our bathtub/shower unit.
Our tub has individual H/C valves that feed into the tub ...Vent to toilet? [14 articles]
My low-flow toilet is now just swirling away. A quick plunge and the basin empties. I've checked the main outtake pipe and no back-ups (thankfully) but I haven't visited the roof. How can I clear ...Stained ceiling tiles. [9 articles]
terry - 2009-11-15 13:20:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Bedrooms | Driveways & Walkways | Furniture | Kitchens | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
This single floor, plus full in ground basement, bungalow, has
ceilings of those one foot square fibrous interlocking tiles.
In family room and the adjoining kitchen and hallway (About one third
of...Question about replacing SHower Drain?? [5 articles]
Hi, I have one of those el-cheapo one piece plastic (or whatever it is) shower / bath-tub enclosures. Need to replace the shower drain since the 0.000000001mm (LOL) "chrome" coating has come of...Mystery Problem with GFI [5 articles]
The outlet in Bathroom 1 has a GFI. There is one line feeding the line side, and there are two lines on the load side. This same GFI is used for the outlet in Bathroom 2 since the BR2 outlet loses...Speaking of bathroom exhaust fans [14 articles]
Lee B - 2009-11-23 10:59:00 [In: Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | ]
I have one in my current house. Having at one point developed surface
mold/mildew in my last bathroom, I'm being careful to try to remember to
use the fan. Questions - how long should it run? Li...Laziness! [15 articles]
Nate Nagel - 2009-11-23 17:36:00 [In: Bathrooms | Bedrooms | Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Replaced the last couple receptacles upstairs before starting to clean
up for the holidays. Found a recep in the master bedroom, right next to
the access panel for the bathroom plumbing. Ground ...Seam between wall tile and bathtub [8 articles]
What kind of material should I put into the seam between wall tile and bathtub ? My contractor used just wall tile grout, but it is getting very wet, and darkens. ...