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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.

There are 586 threads in our archives.

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How much oil for 2-stroke blower? [14 articles]

limeylew@gmail.com - 2009-06-03 21:04:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | ]
I have a 'Weed Eater', GBI 30V blower. The instruction on the machine says to use 8oz of oil to 1 galllon of gas. ( which sounds like a LOT of oil to me ) so I downloaded a .pdf Users Manual, in ...How much oil for 2-stroke blower?

craftsman self propelled mower 917.377361 [4 articles]

coop - 2009-06-02 10:11:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
------------------------------------- I have a craftsman self propelled mower that worked fine until the batter went dead and would no longer hold a charge. I replaced the battery but when I...craftsman self propelled mower 917.377361

One Billion dollars to fix my lawnmower [12 articles]

I took my lawnmower to the small engine repair shop. The guy told me there is a bad jet in my cobberater. I told him not to fix it and just throw it away. Do you know how much the government pays...One Billion dollars to fix my lawnmower

Testing solenoid/starting circuit??? [14 articles]

OK, I'm stumped... JD 112H lawn tractor (nearly ancient) Symptom is no voltage in ignition system when turn key to "on/start". Have had issue on occasion w/ safety interlock on tranny, but th...Testing solenoid/starting circuit???

How to build a raised garden [13 articles]

2009-06-06 11:03:00 [In: Contracting | Landscaping & Gardening | ]
I live in Michigan and want to construct a raised garden in only location in yard where I get enough sun. this will be about 500 sq ft area. Need to raise because of poor drainage. I picked up some...How to build a raised garden

Ortho Weed B Gone Plus Crabgrass Control [6 articles]

Peabody - 2009-06-06 21:16:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Pest Control | ]
This is the new fomulation of WBG which contains Quinclorac to kill crabgrass, as well as the usual 24D, etc. I don't have any crabgrass yet to try it on, but it works quite well on broadleaf w...Ortho Weed B Gone Plus Crabgrass Control

Man Scrambled by Satellite Dish [9 articles]

June 5, 2009 Denver Colorado A 59 year old man was scrambled this morning when the satellite dish became detached from his roof and attacked him. A witness said the dish began rotating very r...Man Scrambled by Satellite Dish

Where buy high quality low voltage landscape lights ? [47 articles]

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...Where buy high quality low voltage landscape lights ?

What kind of weed [14 articles]

NSN - 2009-06-11 12:56:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | ]
I have this weed that I cannot get rid of. It is surrounding my sweet basil, radishes and zucchini. I am hesitant of using a weed killer. If I knew what it is, I could Google it and get some specifi...What kind of weed

Broken Concrete: Disposal [14 articles]

I've generated about 6 yards of concrete chunks that need to find a new home. So far, I've determined: My local recycling facility will take it and U$ 55.00 FOB their site which is about...Broken Concrete: Disposal

Light duty load lift? [2 articles]

Due to back injury, I cannot lift items more than 50 lbs. So I'm looking for a general purpose device to move heavy items around. E.g. load a lawn mower into the trunk of a station wagon move a ...Light duty load lift?

briggs and stratton yardman self propelled lawn mower carb problem [2 articles]

We have the briggs and stratton yardman self propelled lawn mower that had sat for two years. Went to start it up after adding oil and fresh gas and the gas just leaked out from primer button and bo...briggs and stratton yardman self propelled lawn mower carb problem

extension cord 12 gauge 75 ft vs 100 ft for lawn mower [10 articles]

I have just bought a 19 in electric lawn mower. Nameplate ampere rating on it is 12 Amps and I am trying to decide on the extension cord. 75 ft of cord length will be enough to take me to the far...extension cord 12 gauge 75 ft vs 100 ft for lawn mower

Using water drianed from softener in garden [7 articles]

Daniel Prince - 2009-06-15 16:41:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | ]
We have a problem with our water softener not drawing brine during the regeneration cycle because the drain it is connected to is slow draining. The softener is twelve years old. This problem has ...Using water drianed from softener in garden

B&S Motor with bent shaft [12 articles]

Peetie Wheatstraw - 2009-06-15 13:11:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
A friend ran his (maybe 3.5 hp) Briggs/Stratton push mower over an unmovable (sawed off) metal standard. CLUNK! Didn't do much to the blade, but the shaft looks bent. Will turn OK for 180 degr...B&S Motor with bent shaft
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