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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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Need Help with Sears 12" Lower Blade Guard retaining spring repair [4 articles]
Ned Foley - 2009-11-04 08:31:00 [In: Contracting | Maintenance & Repair | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
All;
I mistakenly took apart the lower blade guard on my Sears 12" Compound
Miter Saw Model 315.212050, and the retaining spring popped out. I
can't seem to get it coiled up behind the guard ag...
shower stall bottom half inch crack [5 articles]
John Smith - 2009-11-03 23:21:00 [In: Bathrooms | Maintenance & Repair | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
My shower stall has a half inch crack. It is about 8 inches from
the drain. Lowe's and Home Depot has fiber glass repair kits but
those are for holes, I think, not for small cracks.
How do I repa...O.T. somewhat Old Chime /Clock Door Bell Repair [17 articles]
Chris - 2009-11-06 19:07:00 [In: Maintenance & Repair | Windows & Doors | ]
I have a 55 year old door chime clock and the board has carbon arcs which is
causing a short. I have seen boards with this problem before and they were
repaired using some type of filler. The fille...furnace blowing all the heat up the chimney [44 articles]
2009-11-06 09:07:00 [In: Bedrooms | Chimneys & Fireplaces | Energy Efficiency | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | Maintenance & Repair | ]
I'm tired of people telling me that there's nothing wrong with my
furnace. There is something wrong with my furnace.
It's a 10-year-old Amana 45,000 BTU, 80% efficient unit in a 1300
square foot ...furnace blower sticks on [17 articles]
Matt - 2009-11-07 06:21:00 [In: Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Maintenance & Repair | ]
I have a York Stellar furnace that is 16 years old. After the heat
cycles on and off, the blower will occassionally stay running. If I
tap the fan/limit control very lightly the metal disk unstick...Cutting tileboard [10 articles]
gcotterl - 2009-11-09 15:00:00 [In: Maintenance & Repair | ]
The bottom section of an already-installed tileboard panel has been
torn off and the resulting end is very ragged.
How can I cut the ragged end so it's square and even? (I want to
replace the mi...Curtin Flush Valve Issues
frank1492 - 2009-11-06 21:56:00 [In: Bathrooms | Lighting | Maintenance & Repair | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I have just replaced one of these in an old American Standard toilet
circa 1937. Did a similar toilet several years ago. This one had no
instructions, don't think the earlier one did either.
I...Service agreement [11 articles]
c1gmlm - 2009-11-08 12:10:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Maintenance & Repair | ]
I just has a new heat pump and furnace installed and was asked if I
wanted a service ageement. It included
-Furnace/heatpump checkup (cleaning blower motors,burners, clean
condenser coil, etc)
-re...Pluming / Shower Diverter [10 articles]
steve - 2009-11-10 23:44:00 [In: Bathrooms | Maintenance & Repair | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have an older shower.
I have removed the Shower diverter and replaced it. I have the type
that has a spring on it and you pull it out to make water go to the
shower and then push in (or turn wate...Diverter issue with older Moen Tub/shower faucet [4 articles]
Mark - 2009-11-11 10:14:00 [In: Bathrooms | Maintenance & Repair | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have a 30 year old Moen single knob faucet on my tub with a 'button'
diverter for the shower. The button is a sort of a 'plunger' located just
under the knob that you push in to divert to the s...Score: Grandfather clock [9 articles]
HeyBub - 2009-11-17 10:47:00 [In: Furniture | Maintenance & Repair | ]
I went to an estate sale a couple of weekends ago and inquired about the
price of grandfather clock (GC). "$200" was the answer. I passed, but left
my card.
Last Monday I got a call saying seve...Oil furnace problem [7 articles]
smk17 - 2009-11-17 21:53:00 [In: Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Maintenance & Repair | ]
We have a brand new oil furnace and new tank. Our oil delivery company
put a red flag on our old furnace and haven't delivered oil for a
while. But the gauge on the new tank said we had 1/2 tank lef...life of a T&P valve? [10 articles]
Nate Nagel - 2009-11-13 06:48:00 [In: Laundry Rooms | Maintenance & Repair | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Hi all,
yesterday I did the annual flush of my gas fired water heater - and at
the same time I "burped" the T&P valve, as is my habit. It's on the
side of the tank near the top, and there's ju...Time for New Vacuum Cleaner? [16 articles]
utilitarian - 2009-11-22 01:13:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Maintenance & Repair | ]
Hi,
I was using my Eureka Boss vacuum cleaner when it started making
a horrible flapping noise. Shut it off and started it again. Same
noise. Took it apart, cleaned some hair out of the bea...Well pump issue - NO WATER! [25 articles]
mikenospam72@hotmail.com - 2009-11-25 22:47:00 [In: Maintenance & Repair | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Hello
I want to post an experience that I just had with having no water and
gather some opinions from others on what they think about it.
I live in a 7 year old home. The well was dug 430 feet...