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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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How to remove a Symmons shower faucet TA-25B shower faucet volume control spindle [4 articles]
William Brammer - 2010-01-05 02:42:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Does anyone have removal instructions for a Symmons TA-25B shower faucet
volume control spindle?
...
Installing a motion detector light to the outside wall [5 articles]
I apologize if I don't use the correct electical terms in the post. I recently purchased a Heath/Zenith motion detector (model SL-5511-BZ-B if that helps)light. The base of the light fixture th...New Help/Suggestion with my Shower Doors.... [7 articles]
I am sorry if this message is a duplicate. I had a mishap while trying to send it the first time and don't know if it was sent. My shower doors each roll on 2 wheels from which they hang. The wh...Faucet washers [6 articles]
David Nebenzahl - 2009-08-20 14:20:00 [In: Kitchens | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Disclaimer: IANAP. I hereby offer my humble sacrifice to the Gods of
Plumbing and prostrate myself before the temple of great white porcelain
fixtures.
So I replaced both the seats and washers ...Septic Drain Field Trouble [10 articles]
Jungle Man - 2009-08-20 21:56:00 [In: Appliances | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Water from the washing machine splashed back recently, so, I took that
as a sign that the septic tank needed to be emptied. I was right. Been
there for 30 years without ever having been cleaned.
...Slippery ceramic bathroom shower tiles [5 articles]
Ray K - 2009-09-14 15:42:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Any suggestions for making them less slippery when wet? I've googled and
come across several products: Johnny Grip, Slip Guard, Slip Tech, Tile
Grip. Anyone have experience with these products or ...electric water heater question [46 articles]
albee - 2009-08-16 15:35:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I'm not getting any power to my upper thermostat, but checked the
breaker and have 120 and each pole there. I checked the top of the
heater, where the wires come out of the wall and attach to the wi...Air Conditioning problem [9 articles]
albee - 2009-08-15 08:28:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Some background, which may or may not be pertinent:
Periodically (a couple times a year) I've had times when I'd receive
an error message on my thermostat, indicate a problem with
insufficient 24...Central Vac silencer [41 articles]
Robert Green - 2009-08-20 22:28:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Laundry Rooms | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I want to truly silence my Hayden central vac. I bought a muffler for it,
but it's not really of much use since I've already vented the exhaust to the
outside via an unused dryer vent. The facts ar...Clogged toilet (yes, for the billionth time) [60 articles]
John - 2009-08-23 20:20:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Toilet has been working fine for years. Now it won't flush solids but I
don't have any problems flushing down gallons of water.
No one else uses the toilet so no kids or pets to put anything in ...What kind of well water system does this look like for upcoming project?
scorpionleather - 2009-08-16 18:59:00 [In: Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I'm flying to Vermont this week to help my brother with the plumbing to
install the Crystal Quest CQE-WH-01202 that he bought and had delivered to
his new house (built in 1999). I had him measure...waterbed mattress [4 articles]
Phisherman - 2009-08-17 19:07:00 [In: Bedrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
My waterbed mattress has finally sprung a leak after 22 years of use.
It was made in Canada and high quality. Now I'm confused which brand
is a good one or which ones to avoid. I like semi-wave f...Help! Can't remove old shower door [8 articles]
Surfingbull - 2009-08-18 13:14:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
Hi all,
I'm trying to remove my old shower door (and install a new one).
The problem I have so far is removing the old side rails. I removed
the head rail and the door panels. But the lef...Need more help with shower door then Hom Depo provided, I HOPE! [6 articles]
2009-08-18 06:07:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | Windows & Doors | ]
My shower doors each roll on 2 wheels from which they hang.
The wheels no longer roll, they are just worn out.
They do slide and I can live with it if I have to, but I'd rather not.
Home Depot to...Shower water is luke warm on some days [6 articles]
Sudarshan Karkada - 2009-08-18 20:16:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Two of the four showers in our house have the same problem. Some days
the water is hot and fine, but some days the water is just luke warm
and not comfortable for showering.
When the shower water...