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Alt.Home.Repair is a worldwide Usenet news group that is used to discuss various aspects of Home Improvement.
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How to get a towel out of the toilet? [27 articles]
void.no.spam.com@gmail.com - 2009-05-31 00:41:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Someone in the house who is not too bright accidentally flushed a
towel down the toilet. Kind of like a "hand towel" or a large
washrag. And they stupidly tried to use a plunger before realizing i...
Which Fixture do we need most? [4 articles]
2009-05-28 16:14:00 [In: Bathrooms | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Kitchens | Laundry Rooms | Lighting | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I'm a backwoods redneck. Me and the wife an kids always just went to
da outhouse to do our stuff. For washin, we used a pail. But me an
da wife want to modernize. We decided to put water in da h...Fluidmaster problem - getting the cap off [4 articles]
2009-05-29 11:48:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Please respond ASAP - I won't have Internet access after 40 minutes!
My model is black with a white cap.
The toilet won't stop running unless I lift the arm on the
Fluidmaster, after which it s...bathroom fan-light-heat [3 articles]
I'm going to replace my 35 year old bathroom fan-light-heater combo that has been in the house since it was built. The new one is also fan-light-heat. I haven't done this before and am looking f...bathtub drain stopper won't stay up [2 articles]
Brandon McCombs - 2009-05-30 07:40:00 [In: Bathrooms | Home Buying & Selling | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Hi,
I recently moved in to my first house a few months ago. Over those few
months the stopper in the main bathtub gradually stopped being able to
stay in the up position to allow water to drain...Help! Shower Faucet socket problem.
Tube Audio - 2009-05-31 11:08:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hello
My shower has two faucets in the wall, built in 1954.
The shower head drips as well as water drips out the faucet stem.
I'd like to replace the washers and orings orreplace the entire a...New Moen Shower [7 articles]
SteveB - 2009-06-02 12:32:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
We installed a new Moen shower head. New install on rebuilt plumbing. The
water was not coming out very hot. The man who installed it came back and
took it apart and made some adjustments. Now...Basic pluming question please! [13 articles]
slakka - 2009-06-03 20:45:00 [In: Bathrooms | ]
Dear NG,
I live in a tenement on the lower east side of nyc on the fourth
floor.
In my bathroom, both the tub and sink drain into the same
"main drain" and get routed down from there.
Question...Heating Duct in the Way of Toilet [7 articles]
I want to put a toilet right where there is a heating duct under the floor. Moving the heating duct is not an option because of cost and the amount of labor required. This is the main furnace duct...more electrical installation questions [17 articles]
I just realized while rewiring my upstairs that some of the existing, original wiring apparently does not meet current NEC. An example: a switch box in the wall contains a toggle switch, a 14/3, ...hot water in shower, not bath [7 articles]
We have an over-the-bath shower with its own Bosch Powerstar AE125 water heater. Recently it has stopped producing hot water through the bath tap, although there is still hot water if we switch it t...Stipple a Ceiling [9 articles]
Phisherman - 2009-06-05 21:57:00 [In: Bathrooms | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I'd appreciate if anyone can show me a link on how to stipple a
ceiling. A video would be great. I have new unpainted green
wallboard on the ceiling. Should primer be applied before stippling?
...New sink install - leak issue [19 articles]
gwandsh - 2010-02-23 16:33:00 [In: Bathrooms | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Hi all
I recently installed a new bathroom vanity, sink and faucet. I am
getting a small leak at the point where the large nut tightens the
drain assembly onto the bottom of the sink, compressin...I hate plumbing [5 articles]
Charles Bishop - 2009-06-05 22:46:00 [In: Bathrooms | Electrical & Wiring | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
If something goes wrong with electrical, the breaker snaps off and I find
the problem and fix it. If something goes wrong with plumbing there is
liquid everywhere, causing more problems before you c...dryer vent to gas meter spaceing [7 articles]
2009-06-05 21:04:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Electrical & Wiring | Laundry Rooms | ]
I need to relocate my daughter's electric clothes drier from the front
to the back of the basement to install a washroom where the laundry in
now. The current dryer vent will become the bathroom exh...