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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: clamp ID / availability [23 articles]
I made a little fixture recently to make a production job easier, but in order to use it I need to clamp it to a table. I can't leave it permanently affixed as I only need to use it for a few hour...
18 volt tool bulbs [8 articles]
Stormin Mormon - 2010-09-15 15:19:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
HF has 18 volt light and drill combo. With the "pistol magazine" style
battery. Another unit with a "slide on" battery.
But, they don't list replacement bulbs. Will the 18 volt Skil or Black
an...Why cant I find any incandescent outdoor flood bulbs [15 articles]
2010-09-15 03:59:00 [In: Energy Efficiency | Lighting | ]
Why cant I find any incandescent outdoor flood bulbs in the stores
anymore. I even went to some of the big stores, like Home Deport,
Menards, and Walmart. All they got are these crappy and expensi...CFL Bulbs with Clip On Lamp Shades [2 articles]
Don Green - 2010-09-14 08:30:00 [In: Lighting | ]
I had a problem using CFL bulbs with my clip on lamp shades.
The clip on shades won't stay in place because they were designed to
work with spherical shaped bulbs, and the CFL bulbs are shaped...Lightbulb Filament Replacement [67 articles]
2010-09-17 04:49:00 [In: Lighting | ]
Since in a few years incandescent bulbs will become banned, I wonder
if anyone will come out with a filament replacement kit for people who
want to continue using the old incandescent bulbs? It's j...Connect Christmas Lights Sets End To End - Only 2? [42 articles]
I bought some 300 bulb Icicle lights sets at Target. On the box it says (word for word): "Electrical rating: 120V, 0.6 Amps, 72 watts Connect up to 210 Watts or 2 sets (600 lights) of the sam...Will the World be Taken over by Flys? [7 articles]
2010-09-16 02:44:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | ]
When everyone is forced to use CFL bulbs, will the world be taken over
by Flys? I just love to hear them sizzle when they get behind the
reflector of my trouble light with a 100W incandescent bulb....1.28 GPF Toilet - Must hold handle down [37 articles]
DerbyDad03 - 2010-09-20 19:36:00 [In: Bathrooms | Lighting | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I just replaced a 1.6 GPF toilet with a American Standard 1.28 GPF
toilet. It received a 5 Star (best) flush rating by using a 2-1/8=94
trapway and a 3=94 flush valve.
The first thing I noticed i...OT - Source for FXL Projector Bulbs [6 articles]
DerbyDad03 - 2010-09-15 16:03:00 [In: Lighting | ]
I need to order some FXL 82V 410W overhead projector bulbs.
I can get them here:
http://www.divinelighting.com/fxl-82v-410w-long-life-lamp-p-224.html?gclid=CL3Nt_iIiqQCFUmA5Qod5gOWLA
or here:...There's light left in them thar bulbs! [28 articles]
"Representatives Joe Barton, Michael Burgess, and Marsha Blackburn have just introduced the Better Use of Light Bulbs Act (or BULB). The legislation would repeal the de facto ban on the incandesce...Changing 120v lighting to 240v [51 articles]
I'm not saying I'm going to do this, but when that bulb ban takes effect, one option in my unheated sheds (where CFLs dont work in cold weather), would be to change to 240v lighting since those bulb...Code Question re: Light Switches [10 articles]
DerbyDad03 - 2010-09-18 20:01:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Windows & Doors | ]
Desired set-up:
Light fixture outside front door is on Breaker 1 and controlled by a
single switch inside the front door.
Light fixture over garage door is on Breaker 2 and controlled by two 3-...X10 Issues - Motion Sensor Transmission Range, Dimmer Question, GFCI [44 articles]
DerbyDad03 - 2010-11-09 15:15:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Lighting | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I installed some X10 components today and have some issues.
First, it's interesting that the specs for the MS16A Wireless Motion
Sensor given on the X10 site make no mention of the transmission
r...Left In The Dark [15 articles]
Ron - 2010-09-20 15:38:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | ]
A while back the outdoor back light stopped working. The obvious thing
to do was to replace the light bulb, but even with new bulbs, the
light still doesn't work at all. Now assuming the inside ligh...Gas Central heating boiler problem Myson
nilocp - 2010-09-20 14:22:00 [In: Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Lighting | ]
I have a Myson Marathon gas central heating boiler, which was giving
problems lighting.
So I changed the thermocouple. Still would not light.
Long story short, I have now replaced the gas valve w...