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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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BWRE: U.S.A. MAYTAG RECALL - SHILLS FOR INFLUENZA
Anonymous - 2009-04-28 15:40:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | ]
I hate to be sound like a conspiracy theorist. But
Maytag appliances just issued a recall for a part repair
that is coincidentally too small to justify a in home repair
from their convenient servi...
Electrical Question: Clothes Drier [22 articles]
Art Harris - 2009-05-01 15:03:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | Laundry Rooms | ]
When we moved into our house (1982) there was a 240V line in the
basement for a drier. The line connected to a metal box with two 30A
fuses and a big on/off switch. But there were no circuit breaker...Direct Vent vs Power Vent? Recommended for DIY-ers? [29 articles]
bari-old-dad - 2009-05-08 11:41:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Home Electronics | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Shopping for tankless water heater & see e.g. Rheem offers both power
vent and direct vent.
Appears the DV models require a 5" stainless coaxial vent pipe . . .
more expensive and more complicate...Cutting a 3" cast iron pipe [17 articles]
MiamiCuse - 2009-05-04 20:31:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I need to cut a 3" cast iron vent pipe to tie to a new PVC vent.
I am using a Milwaukee sawzall with a metal blade and it kept skidding and
wouldn't start the cut at the right place. I then used...Electrical panel problems after storm [17 articles]
crabshell - 2009-05-05 01:09:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | ]
There were several dead curcuits around the house this morning after an
electrical storm. I reset all the breakers, including the main 200
amp breaker. After messing around with the breakers I ...Dishwasher separate circuit???? [5 articles]
terry - 2009-12-31 15:01:00 [In: Appliances | Building Code & Best Practices | Electrical & Wiring | Kitchens | ]
I picked up this question on another news group.
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> > Does anyone know what the electrical regulations are for the
> > installation of a garbage disposa...Microwave / Range Hood - light underneath Popped [6 articles]
Hey all: We have a Whirlpool under counter, over stove microwave (vented outside). I replaced the underneath light bulb about a month back and it quit again today. My wife was replacing it an...residential electrical wiring in older home [71 articles]
Doug - 2012-04-02 23:13:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | ]
I thought about buying an older home built in the 50's in around
Houston, Texas but I was wondering about the electrical wiring.
a) does anyone know if aluminum wiring was used, when this area...Compressor / inflator recommendations [6 articles]
Square Peg - 2009-05-11 11:03:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Decks & Patios | Electrical & Wiring | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I am considering buying an inflatable poolside water slide something
like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Intex-58851-Waterslide/dp/B000NN9DUC/ref=pd_sim_dbs_t_2
I'll need some way to inflate it. I...Double Wire Circuits [50 articles]
Pavel314 - 2010-07-01 15:01:00 [In: Appliances | Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Windows & Doors | ]
This is a theoretical electrical question, not something I actually
plan to do. Say somebody wants to run a new circuit from the breaker
box to one special outlet, like for a microwave oven or windo...Water Pump Problems [8 articles]
hibb - 2009-05-14 21:21:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | ]
Having a bit of trouble with my water pump not shutting off. Usually
when this happens I just have to pump a bit of air in the bladder and
it works fine for many months but this time that trick is n...empty electrical box behind drywall [18 articles]
sid - 2009-05-19 14:06:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
While finishing my basement, Can I place electrical boxes where I
might want to place receptacles in the future ? Leave the cutout to
the surface and "empty" conduit over to a live box. Then cover ...Leave an unplugged battery charger connected to lead-acid battery? [31 articles]
BetaB4 - 2009-05-23 19:33:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Health & Safety | ]
I posted a question in the newsgroup "rec.boats" about recharging a
lead-acid battery for an electric boat motor after returning from a
boating/fishing trip. The original question was about wheth...ELECTRICIANS: Is this safe/NEC/legal? [21 articles]
Johnny_A_58 - 2009-05-20 23:21:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | Foundations & Excavation | Health & Safety | Kitchens | Security & Surveillance | ]
Hi all, My Daughter just bought a house that was a mobile home, double wide, that was
put on a foundation. Outside there is a service entrance panel with a 200A main breaker.
That feeds into the ba...Is there a good way to deflate large inflatable toys? [10 articles]
Prof Wonmug - 2009-05-31 00:58:00 [In: Bedrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Decks & Patios | Electrical & Wiring | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I bought a large inflatable water slide for use by the pool:
http://www.amazon.com/Intex-58851-Waterslide/dp/B000NN9DUC
This is a pretty cool slide. It appears to be very well made. The
materia...