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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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Whirlpool Duet Washer - Leaking from below [2 articles]
Ian - 2009-05-24 05:02:00 [In: Appliances | ]
I have a three (?) year old Whirlpool Duet Washer that today started
leaking water from the bottom. It is not leaking from a hose or the
drain. It appears to be leaking from inside and draining ou...
Hard starting Briggs & Stratton 3.0 hp lawnmower engine [44 articles]
muzician21 - 2009-06-05 13:41:00 [In: Appliances | Decks & Patios | Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Have a B&S on a 70's era Snapper 21" pusher with an aluminum deck. I
believe the engine is probably 10 years newer than the rest of the
mower.
Maybe 10 years ago I took it to a repair shop who in...Turn off water and gas when out of town [35 articles]
Yong Huang - 2009-05-31 13:56:00 [In: Appliances | Kitchens | ]
My whole family will be out of town for three weeks. I plan to turn
off main valves for water and for gas. To me, this is all good,
nothing bad. Any comments? I'll leave the refrigerator on. If wate...Who here has experience with Pellet Stoves? [12 articles]
Hipupchuck - 2009-05-27 12:02:00 [In: Appliances | Kitchens | ]
I read that they are very noisy; something which I had not considered.
My wood stove is quiet. I'm just tired of getting up all hours of the
night to add wood.
Ecoteck boast of quietness but look...Refrigerator Pt. 2 [11 articles]
Steve Kraus - 2009-05-31 15:00:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | ]
The patient: GE Profile side-by-side, about a dozen years old, no fancy
electronic controls that I am aware of
The symptoms: Nice and cold on the freezer side. Barely cooling on the
refriger...When one tool won't do [16 articles]
HeyBub - 2009-05-26 13:22:00 [In: Appliances | Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Use another. And another.
My current project is to cut sections out of the soffits and add screening
with a view toward increasing the airflow in the attic.
After marking off the position of t...Maytag electric dryer motor hums [8 articles]
The motor just hums when "start" is pushed. I took off the belt and still just a hum. I want to try to rotate the shaft, but it's very stiff. Anyone know how to get at the motor? I have the f...Installing Motion Sensor Floor Light [17 articles]
Dwight - 2009-06-02 21:26:00 [In: Appliances | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Home Electronics | Security & Surveillance | Windows & Doors | ]
I have a tool shed at our cabin which has been broken into twice.
There is an alarm to scare off folks after they break in, and that has
been successful, but I would like to add a motion sensor f...smoking light bulbs [23 articles]
grodenhiATgmailDOTcom - 2009-06-05 13:13:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
We have two sconce lights on our wall. Each has a single light bulb
(the candleabra) style. I put the bulbs in a few years ago and have
never had an issue (the bulbs were within the wattage range ...Whirlpool Gold Quiet Partner III is not quiet!!! (dishwasher hum) [3 articles]
Paul - 2009-06-04 10:23:00 [In: Appliances | Kitchens | ]
Our dishwasher "sings" when the motor is running, you could also call
it a medium-high pitch hum has started coming out of the machine (a
Whirlpool Gold Quiet Partner III).
It's about 2 years old...What will quickly remove Plasti-Dip? [7 articles]
I've got a dishwasher rack that was covered with Plasti-Dip in a misbegotten experiment to provide extra protection against corrosion. I've been using citrus based paint remover and Scotch Brite pad...Useless web sites [17 articles]
Hipupchuck - 2009-06-05 20:46:00 [In: Appliances | Kitchens | ]
Ever try to find pellet stove and pellet stove piping on the web. What a
bunch of useless piece of shit system this is. YOu can't find shit,
click on links and all you get is more shit if anything...Pellet stove air intake [32 articles]
They recommend pulling air from outside for combustion instead of room air. Doesn't it take more energy to heat zero air than 70 degree air? The dryer doesn't make a vacuum in the house why should ...Me again with the fridge problem [12 articles]
Hi all, my original post is below; "I have a problem with my fridge, it is a side by side. The top half of both sides are not cold, all the food in the top half of the freezer side is thawed and ...Where buy high quality low voltage landscape lights ? [47 articles]
James - 2009-06-15 10:10:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Landscaping & Gardening | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I have used 12 volt landscape lights for about seven years. During this
time, I have used various light fixtures from Home Depot and Lowe's. Some
seem pretty low quality, some appear pretty dec...