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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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Uncuttable phone wires? [76 articles]
Bill J. - 2009-06-14 14:29:00 [In: Home Electronics | ]
Is there an acceptable (legally and to the phone company) way to
install phone wires and exterior service box such that one's phone
service cannot be easily disconnected by burglars, etc. without(at...
TV antenna shorted out [9 articles]
Do rooftop TV antennas short out? I think mine did. Until yesterday it worked just fine. Now I can not get any programs. The TV lights up but all I get is snow. No picture, no sound. I checked...Cellular to Wired Home Phone [22 articles]
JIMMIE - 2009-06-24 09:50:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Home Electronics | ]
I was told that there was a cellular device you can plug into your
home phone wiring and it makes all you regular wired phones work
through the cell system. I have never heard of it before and haven...Dehumidifier compressor thermal cut-out? [9 articles]
terry - 2009-06-16 20:49:00 [In: Carpentry | Electrical & Wiring | Health & Safety | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Home Electronics | Kitchens | Security & Surveillance | ]
Some advice please.
Smallish floor mounted dehumidifier on casters, about size of a small
filing cabinet.
The colour and style of the overall unit suggest it was the sort of
thing sold by say ...Fix The Phone; Kill The Modem [11 articles]
Murriel - 2009-06-17 10:22:00 [In: Home Electronics | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Phone service is via Verizon. Stand alone DSL using a dedicated data
line is provided by a local co. One of the phone wall inserts and the
DSL wall insert share the same wall jack as there are tw...Phone Filters [8 articles]
Murriel - 2009-06-17 23:09:00 [In: Home Electronics | Walls & Ceilings | ]
We were advised that because our DSL is coming thru a separate data
line, there would be no need to install phone filters on the
individual phones. However, even when everything was working OK
(wh...What channels did you lose? [29 articles]
mike - 2009-06-17 23:30:00 [In: Home Electronics | ]
So you got your converter box. Maybe you even upgraded your antenna.
Then the DTV switch came. What channels did you lose?
Me? Just CBS. No big loss. :) I'm not sure if all the new wacky
fo...polyurethane doesn't waterproof wood? [12 articles]
james - 2010-11-28 14:20:00 [In: Furniture | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Home Electronics | Windows & Doors | ]
I have aluminum frame windows that frost up in the winter, thaw and discolor
the wood window sill.
Thinking that polyurethane would waterproof the sill, I sanded out the water
stain, restained ...Switching Land Line Phone Companies [10 articles]
Murriel - 2009-06-19 22:33:00 [In: Home Electronics | ]
Is it true that if you switch to a local mom & pop outfit, Verizon
still has to correct infrastructure problems such as static that
emanates from outside the house?
If so, how does this work? Do...(OT?) TV Service Headache [8 articles]
Wilfred Xavier Pickles - 2009-06-20 00:07:00 [In: Home Electronics | Security & Surveillance | ]
(posted to alt.cable-tv, alt.home.repair)
I've been getting cable TV service in eastern Missouri for about 25 years.
Back in the 90's, working full time and earning honest money, I got
expanded...Slightly OT -- Goodbye Verizon [9 articles]
Pat - 2009-06-29 16:37:00 [In: Home Electronics | ]
Verizon seems to be in complete chaos today after completely screwing
up my dry-loop DSL order over a month ago when I canceled my land-line
in favor of Vonage. They had no records of my dry loop b...Moldy Wiring [5 articles]
2009-06-20 12:33:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Health & Safety | Home Electronics | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I just fired an electrician. He worked her here all week and from the
looks of his work, I thought he was doing a good job. Today he tells
me that to put the ceiling fan in the living room he has ...Attic Fan [14 articles]
Puddin' Man - 2009-06-22 19:20:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Home Electronics | ]
About 25 years ago I installed a little t-stat controlled gable fan
in my little MO bungalow attic. Maybe 12 years later, it was causing
bad static on tv, radio in the room under the gable.
..."Fed Up" Customer Dies For Verizon Service [6 articles]
Jack - 2009-06-21 22:54:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Electrical & Wiring | Home Electronics | Windows & Doors | ]
The old boy in the article below tried to stop the Verizon guy from
leaving, fell in the driveway, and died. I appreciate what he went
thru. Last Sunday, an idiot Verizon guy restored our dial t...How to check or fix leak in concrete drain pipe? [7 articles]
scorpionleather - 2009-06-23 15:45:00 [In: Home Electronics | Plumbing & Water Supply | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | ]
We have a 6" concrete drain pipe running 10 feet along a flat section and
then 25 feet down a hillside to the lower part of the back yard. Near where
it starts there is an access hole T. About 1...