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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.

There are 237 threads in our archives.

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Fluorescent Tubes [9 articles]

Way Back Jack - 2009-06-12 00:16:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | Energy Efficiency | Laundry Rooms | Lighting | ]
Been 20 years since the tubes in the laundry room were replaced, and these new tubes flicker for about 30 seconds before becoming bright. Is this just a slow warm-up process due to their supposed e...Fluorescent Tubes

How to reassemble Nautilus NS48 DE filter? [2 articles]

iwdplz - 2009-06-13 05:54:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | ]
I took apart the filter grid assembly completely to clean it, and now I am struggling to put it back together. I don't know how to line up the filter grids in the slots of the bottom plastic reta...How to reassemble Nautilus NS48 DE filter?

Selecting pool paint to last for 5 years [19 articles]

I'm having a tricky time to decide on a white pool paint that will last for about 5 years until we can save up some money to re-plaster or pebble-tec and new waterline tile etc. The pool is 40,00...Selecting pool paint to last for 5 years

Insurance cancelled before claim filed [12 articles]

HeyBub - 2009-06-25 12:27:00 [In: Bathrooms | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Windows & Doors | ]
"[Florida] A Cape Coral woman received a letter abruptly cancelling [sic] her homeowner's insurance because of improper maintenance. The letter referenced a tiny boarded up window that was broken ...Insurance cancelled before claim filed

new lighting standards [25 articles]

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Bad bushings or capacitor dinasour rheem [8 articles]

yup its old needs replaced saving money for that cause it involves a crane and paul bunyon, ac lines replaced and furnace too. meanwhile a repair to limp along til I get a loan or? original issue n...Bad bushings or capacitor dinasour rheem

inspection camera - for homeowner use [17 articles]

Re: the recent thread on inspection cameras. I have different but related question. I would like to be able to inspect my sewer line out to the street - probably 50 feet or so total distance. I h...inspection camera - for homeowner use

Paint overspray prevention? [15 articles]

I have not so far used my Magnum paint sprayer, but when my wife mentioned to our neighbor that I was planning to use it to paint our wood siding, she (the neighbor) expressed great concern that t...Paint overspray prevention?

AIR FARE

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DIRTY GIRLS

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Drywall gap? [10 articles]

dadiOH - 2009-07-20 23:11:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | Walls & Ceilings | ]
All my life I have managed to avoid doing anything with drywall. Now I need to hang a dozen or so sheets on some walls. I seem to recall reading or hearing that a small gap should be left betwee...Drywall gap?

Germans Hoarding Light Bulbs (No CFL) [12 articles]

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Bathtub paint [7 articles]

I have a chip in the steel tub, which has been there for many years. The steel tub is rusting in that spot. Its something which should have been taken care of years ago, but figured the bathroom w...Bathtub paint

Tankless water heater vent sizes and configurations [27 articles]

I plan to purchase a tankless water heater to replace a failing water tank. The current vent is a 6" diameter vent pipe. I need a 7.4 GPM unit (4 bathroom house with 3 showers) and considering a ...Tankless water heater vent sizes and configurations

new fridge really *is* more energy efficient. [19 articles]

just an update... bought a shiny new GE fridge a couple months back. have had it plugged into a kill-a-watt just to see if it really lived up to the energy-saving hype. It's been running for abou...new fridge really *is* more energy efficient.
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