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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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Garage door handles - inside knob [12 articles]
willshak - 2009-11-10 21:03:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Maintenance & Repair | Windows & Doors | ]
I have two garage doors in my garage, one has a garage door opener and
the other is hand operated.
The hand operated inside knob broke and, being of white metal casting,
could not be repaired. I ...
? bout GE Appliance Parts ~ Austin TX [24 articles]
Master Betty - 2009-11-12 16:32:00 [In: Appliances | Maintenance & Repair | ]
My glowbar went out on my GE oven.
I called a guy to replace it: $160.
I called a parts store for the part: $80.
I asked the store: Where do you get your parts. I'll just go get it myself.
...Question about replacing SHower Drain?? [5 articles]
Hi, I have one of those el-cheapo one piece plastic (or whatever it is) shower / bath-tub enclosures. Need to replace the shower drain since the 0.000000001mm (LOL) "chrome" coating has come of...Arc-fault breaker on troffer lights tripping [8 articles]
Jack - 2009-11-13 07:58:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Maintenance & Repair | ]
I've got a HomeLine 20 amp Arc-fault breaker that intermittently trips on a
circuit that has troffer lights. Is this a common problem?? There are two
3-way switches controlling the lights. When...Leaking Inground Swimming Pool Eyeball Return [3 articles]
2009-11-18 09:54:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Maintenance & Repair | Plumbing & Water Supply | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I was helping a friend winterize the inground pool at a house he
recently bought for the first time. The pool is 5 years old. I've
never winterized a pool before, but have done large boats and d...48" florescent tube problem [29 articles]
dgk - 2009-11-20 08:27:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | Maintenance & Repair | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
A fixture in my basement has a single 48" florescent tube which
recently started flickering and now fails to start - it just flickers.
I replaced it and have the same behavior. The fixture is at lea...Concrete Repair and Tile Repair [6 articles]
Dottie - 2009-11-14 17:37:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Maintenance & Repair | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
1. The concrete deck around the pool has settled and caused fine
cracks in the deck. I read about repairing them with something like a
caulking gun only it holds cement ... have Googled for it on ...Noisy door knob [15 articles]
Let's just say I have disturbed sleep on many nights. When I get up for a while to get sleepy again, I almost always awaken my wife who is a light sleeper because our cheap bedroom door knob makes ...Non-Running Poulin Leaf Blower [6 articles]
I am helping a neighbor with this. The blower ran then would die after a few seconds, now won't start or fire at all. He has put in a new plug, new air filter, new fuel filter. When the primin...dryer problem [18 articles]
Joe - 2009-11-16 23:48:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Laundry Rooms | Maintenance & Repair | ]
My old Kenmore electric dryer stopped turning off and stopped emitting
heat, all at once. I put a load in before bed and woke up with it
still spinning, cold. Do I have one problem to fix, or two?
...Rotting Window Frames [30 articles]
Peter H - 2009-11-21 17:13:00 [In: Maintenance & Repair | Windows & Doors | ]
I hope that someone from the excellent group can help me with this
one.
We've bought a 22 year-old house in the greater Toronto area. The
window frames on the western side of the house are beginn...Faucet spout [8 articles]
I have a single lever kitchen faucet, the spout is getting difficult to move from right to left, the O rings need to be lubricated, what type of lube do I need to ask for at the big box store? ...Concrete Patch Question [13 articles]
Dottie - 2009-11-22 10:49:00 [In: Maintenance & Repair | ]
I bought a tube of concrete patch (made by Dap) in a tube like
caulk....for use with caulking gun. If I don't use the whole thing -
is there a way to save the left over? There's nothing on the pac...GE Oven Glowbar igniter question [23 articles]
I just replaced the igniter and it's lighting. Oven works fine. I watched it as it went through the cycle and I noticed while the gas is on the igniter is on. When the gas goes off the igniter goe...