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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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The economy -- are we replacing or repairing? [199 articles]
Stormin Mormon - 2012-01-12 14:17:00 [In: Contracting | Laundry Rooms | ]
I talked to an appliance repair lady who thinks the economy
is picking up.
I think she said that when it's really dead, people do wtihout.
If the laundry is broken, they take wet clothes to the l...
I Fixed My Dad's Dryer - Helpful Hint [14 articles]
DerbyDad03 - 2012-01-07 08:23:00 [In: Appliances | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Laundry Rooms | Pest Control | ]
Maybe this will help someone in the future...
My Dad was complaining that his rather old Maytag electric dryer
smelled like something was burning whenever he used it.
I pulled the front and top...OT: Gremlins in the clothes dyrer
Oren - 2012-01-13 18:41:00 [In: Laundry Rooms | Security & Surveillance | ]
"SARASOTA, FL. – Sheriff’s deputies have caught up with the suspect in
a violent home invasion.
[...]
"He was found hiding in a dryer at a home in the 1200 block of 35th
Avenue West in Bradent...Kenmore front-load washer -- 10yr status report [11 articles]
Percival P. Cassidy - 2012-01-16 23:25:00 [In: Appliances | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Energy Efficiency | Laundry Rooms | ]
We have one of those Frigidaire-manufactured Kenmore front-load washers
that is now somewhere around 10 years old. Many of these have, AFAICS,
not lasted this long. I see that by 2007 I was report...Chronic plumbing problems [5 articles]
2012-01-23 12:06:00 [In: Appliances | Bathrooms | Kitchens | Laundry Rooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Lately, it has been nothing but one plumbing problem after another in
my house.
My toilet valve doesn't always close completely, and will sometimes
drip-drip-drip into the lower bowl until the ne...Proposed Project Check [82 articles]
HeyBub - 2012-02-01 00:46:00 [In: Appliances | Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Home Electronics | Kitchens | Laundry Rooms | Lighting | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I live in a duplex converted to a single-family residence. It is served by
two electricity drops going to two meters connected to two circuit breaker
boxes. The boxes are on the exterior wall and ...Three-way to Two-way Switches [31 articles]
Pavel314 - 2012-02-07 13:08:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Laundry Rooms | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Porches & Sunrooms | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
The light in the laundry room and the light on the back porch are both cont=
rolled by a pair of three-way switches. The first switch is where you come =
into the laundry room from the dining room a...Dryer vents and gas meters... [66 articles]
Duesenberg - 2012-03-14 07:42:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Health & Safety | Laundry Rooms | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have both a gas meter and my dryer vent abut 3 feet from each other,
whihc seems to be acceptable minimum code however:
they are both under the deck.
The meter's regulator is just on the out...OT: Thefts of Tide laundry detergent across the US baffle police [37 articles]
Home Guy - 2012-03-17 13:58:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Laundry Rooms | Pest Control | Security & Surveillance | Windows & Doors | ]
Again, your American ways are strange to us Canadians.
You are thieving copper and other metals from your private and public
infrastructure at an astounding rate, and now some of you are "turning
...sanding and repainting ext. door [6 articles]
Looks like my exterior door into my garage has taken on some moisture. See door pics here.... http://s456.photobucket.com/albums/qq285/doug23314/?action=view¤t=door.jpg http://i456.photobuc...Who makes the best Kill-A-Watt meter [63 articles]
2012-04-16 20:00:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Laundry Rooms | ]
Another thread on here mentions using a Kill-A-Watt meter to test the
power usage of a freezer (or anything else). I'm considering buying one
of these. I'm sure there are many brands available. I...GFCI Requirement? [34 articles]
Larry - 2012-04-28 05:38:00 [In: Appliances | Basements & Crawl Spaces | Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Laundry Rooms | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I am having some work done in my basement which the contractor has
taken upon himself to move my washing machine directly beside the
dryer. Previously, there was a utility sink between the two mac...I LIKE TO TRIP CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR FUN [11 articles]
ForeverRent - 2012-04-23 20:02:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Laundry Rooms | ]
IT'S TWOO I LIKE TO PLUG IN A HAIR DRYER AND A SPACE HEATER AND TURN
THEM BOTH ON HIGH JUST TO WATCH THE LIGHTS GO OUT AND THE CIRCUIT
BREAKER GO POP
...OT, police on the radio [8 articles]
micky - 2012-04-22 09:23:00 [In: Home Electronics | Laundry Rooms | ]
OT Do secret service, police plain clothes, etc. still talk into
their wrist or wear coiled cords that come out of the back of their
shirts and run up t heir neckes? Did they ever?
ISTM, they'...Whirlpool Washer, trap/filter cap busted [14 articles]
Hi... Seems I have a while before any parts stores will be open, so I thought I'd ask on here... We have a 5-yr-old Whirlpool Duet, front-loading washer. A couple of weeks ago, as part of spr...