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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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Is this a Payne or a BDP gas air furnace/ac & how is it cleaned? [2 articles]

Mina O. - 2010-01-22 01:50:00 [In: Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | ]
What kind of furnace do I have and where do I find a manual for how to clean it? The hot air gas furnace/ac only says "Payne" on the outside yet old service paperwork says "BDP" with a long bunch...Is this a Payne or a BDP gas air furnace/ac & how is it cleaned?

Inline booster blower for 3rd floor heating vent [14 articles]

We have relatively new high efficiency gas furnaces that feed into 100 year old ductwork. In particular, our 2 third floor bedrooms are fed off the same 9" riser that feed the 2nd floor bedrooms ...Inline booster blower for 3rd floor heating vent

element in stove blew up [9 articles]

Edee em - 2010-01-23 10:00:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | ]
Just had the weirdest thing happen. The element in my JennAir electric stove blew up. The wife was heating up the oven and there was a very loud pop and a fire, with lots of smoke. After it set...element in stove blew up

Dust Theory [19 articles]

The upstairs at my home is always has infinitely more dust than the rest of the house. Another post in this group gave me a thought. The attic fan is on a thermostat, and it runs quite a lot in the ...Dust Theory

Heatmor outdoor boiler [25 articles]

FBWNDR - 2010-01-28 14:00:00 [In: Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | ]
I'm trying to determine the pros and cons of having a wood boiler installed on my property. If you haven't heard of these, the boiler is built to circulate water around the firebox. The water gets...Heatmor outdoor boiler

Local Building Codes [24 articles]

By accident I learned that my municipality's building codes require that I obtain a building permit (with payment and inspection) for the following activities, even when they are performed by approp...Local Building Codes

Gasoline in Home Heating Oil - Bad? [31 articles]

OK...this may sound weird, but I had a dream last night... A friend pulled up at my house with his pickup truck towing a tank of home heating oil. He said he needed some gas for his pickup. I went...Gasoline in Home Heating Oil - Bad?

Trane hvac question [7 articles]

jamesgangnc - 2010-01-28 15:43:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | ]
I've had some problems with one of my trane heat pumps. I pulled the high side line off the coil to check and make sure the orifice was ok and not sticking when in heat mode. There was not any sor...Trane hvac question

hvac air duct ?s [2 articles]

jamesgangnc - 2010-01-25 10:46:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | ]
I'm adding a garage with living space above and will be putting a 1 1/2 ton heat pump in it. I'm trying to plan the duct work now. The takeoffs, register outlets, flex, and misc I realize I can ge...hvac air duct ?s

Refrigerator garage kit

These kits are for over/under refrigerators in locations where the ambient temp can drop below 55 degrees, causing the refrig thermostat not to cycle and subsequently thawing the freezer portion. K...Refrigerator garage kit

Gas water heater not so hot any more [21 articles]

I have a gas-fired water heater. I'd say it's 30 gallons but I'm not sure without checking again. I'm not sure how old it is, it was in my house when I bought it a couple years ago. When we moved...Gas water heater not so hot any more

furnace; fire lights - no fan; where is the temp relay? [18 articles]

okey - 2010-01-28 19:16:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Lighting | ]
The fire box is lighting but the furnace fan doesn't come on. Where is the temp relay? I've got a York Stellar Plus, Model P1UDD12N09501A with a Honeywell Chronotherm 3 stat. I assume the whole...furnace; fire lights - no fan; where is the temp relay?

DC Transmission [3 articles]

Existential Angst - 2010-04-08 16:43:00 [In: Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | ]
Awl -- In the thread where the guy was ranting against alternating current in his house, Iownuass wrote: MB Hydro uses DC for transmission from generator sites to converter stations over hun...DC Transmission

Customer Service [7 articles]

So five years ago when we had the house rewired the electricians put an AirKing combo exhaust fan/light in our bathroom. Not two weeks back when I was removing the cover to clean the dust out of ...Customer Service

Direct Energy natural gas plan (Ontario, Canada) - list of overcharge noticed [13 articles]

korjae@gmail.com - 2010-01-29 15:51:00 [In: Energy Efficiency | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | ]
Hi, All. We are in Ontario, Canada and are serviced by Union gas for home heating and I had been locking natural gas price through Direct Energy. After first five years terms, we re-locked the...Direct Energy natural gas plan (Ontario, Canada) - list of overcharge noticed
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