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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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Recessed lights in roof soffit [14 articles]
ls02 - 2011-01-21 14:57:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | Security & Surveillance | ]
I want to install recessed lights in roof soffit. Can I use ordinary
indoor RL housing? The housing will essentially be inside the soffit,
not exposed to weather.
I also want to trigger these sof...
Plastic repair-Pet Safe [6 articles]
Charles Bishop - 2011-01-23 15:59:00 [In: Health & Safety | Security & Surveillance | ]
I have a watering bowl that has a plastic container that sits on top and
fills the bowl as the level in the bowl goes down when pets drink. The
plastic container has a small hole in the "top" (when ...More about humidity and gauges! [11 articles]
mm - 2011-01-27 17:15:00 [In: Security & Surveillance | ]
More about humidity!
I'm the one in Baltimore with no humidifier.
I finally got a humidity gauge, digital, and it started out at 66F and
24%
It varied a trifle and then i took it upstairs, w...I got Electricuted at Home Depot [9 articles]
2011-01-24 19:45:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Health & Safety | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Last week the outlet in the hallway got broken. My wofe left the
vacuum cleaner plugged into it, I tripped on the cord, and fell, the
cord got yanked out and the outlet broke leaving exposed contac...Inspectors are not evil [35 articles]
Limp Arbor - 2011-02-05 11:15:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Health & Safety | Kitchens | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I had my electrical inspection yesterday for my whole house re-wire.
The guy came around 10 and checked every outlet with a plug-in three
light tester.
Pulled a few outlets to make sure I didn't ...OT Damned txt messages come at the worst time! [23 articles]
RicodJour - 2011-02-03 20:32:00 [In: Health & Safety | Home Electronics | Security & Surveillance | ]
http://www.leaderpost.com/news/Text+message+blows+suicide+bomber+accident/4172966/story.html
A "Black Widow" suicide bomber planned a terrorist attack in central
Moscow on New Year's Eve but was k...What does a Fire Alarm sound like in Spanish ? [10 articles]
2011-02-02 23:18:00 [In: Security & Surveillance | ]
What does a Fire Alarm sound like in Spanish?
Or a Police Siren in French?
Do they make smoke alarms for people who speak Greek?
...F-connector installation tool for RG-6 quad shield? [18 articles]
Nate Nagel - 2011-02-14 23:47:00 [In: Health & Safety | Security & Surveillance | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Hi all
bought a roll of quad shield a while ago and still have a good bit left.
Still find myself occasionally needing to make up a cable. Connectors
are damn near impossible to install on t...smoke detector recommendations? [12 articles]
Edward Reid - 2011-02-10 12:18:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Health & Safety | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have two smoke detectors in my house which are over 8 years old,
plus one CO detector. Since the smoke detectors are near end of life,
I'd like to improve the coverage. I also need new detectors i...OT: We all need a good laff [6 articles]
Date: Monday, January 31, 2011, 9:19 AM Darwin Awards Yes, it's that magical time of year again when the Darwin Awards are bestowed, honoring the least evolved among us. These ...OT: Shut down the %#@*& government [86 articles]
norminn@earthlink.net - 2011-03-06 15:48:00 [In: Home Electronics | Security & Surveillance | ]
I sent paperwork to Soc. Security to effect an important change in my
status. Mailed on November 9, 2010. Waited a long time, decided to
phone them (I'm an hour from the SS branch)...dialed the ...How to get a monitoring device out of my back [16 articles]
Colonel Polyps - 2011-02-08 14:56:00 [In: Contracting | Home Electronics | Plumbing & Water Supply | Security & Surveillance | ]
How to get a monitoring device out of my back I have to keep this
posting to five newsgrouops so I do not lose my last available speech
faucet. Where I live in the Police state of Florida I am not a...Proposed plan to save Social Security E-702 [9 articles]
2011-02-10 09:41:00 [In: Security & Surveillance | ]
The Obama administration is proposing a plan to save Social Security
from financial collapse. In proposition E-702 the U.S. Federal
Government wants to euthanize anyone as soon as the reach the age...Case of the stolen snow shovel [38 articles]
Oren - 2011-02-10 11:00:00 [In: Home Electronics | Security & Surveillance | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Captured on home surveillance camera.
The Crime, The Revenge and The Reaction:
video:
...wireless home intercom system
wireless video intercom - 2011-02-09 21:35:00 [In: Home Electronics | Security & Surveillance | Windows & Doors | ]
Here you can find many wireless home intercom system such as wireless
video door phone, multi door video intercom doorbell system. Video
Doorphone can make you feel secure when you or your children ...