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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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"What Sherlock did this?" [10 articles]
WhiteTea77581 - 2009-07-07 08:58:00 [In: Lighting | ]
I thought it might be entertaining to see posts of your favorite
experience with someone else's "Handiwork."
Two of my favorites.
1. My brother and I found voltages of 33 and 66 volts at a hous...
Electric Question [23 articles]
If you have a flickering refrigerator light due to a loose connection, does the removal of the light bulb eliminate the threat of arcing? ...light in a closet, attic, etc [9 articles]
Aaron Fude - 2009-07-15 22:51:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Lighting | Security & Surveillance | ]
Hi,
What are some of the good new ideas about lighting closets (not walk-
in) and areas like the "triangular" side of finished attic, or a crawl
space? These are places where you do not want (or ...Question -- Motion Sensor Light [9 articles]
I'm sorry to bother y'all with this question, but in searching past postings, I found some that were close, but not quite what I need to know. I recently installed a new Brinks security light (mo...Basic electrical question [8 articles]
Jack - 2009-09-28 08:20:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Wiring my basement. I've got 20 amp circuits using 12/2 wire. The rough
wiring passed the town's inspection. I need to wire two troffer lights.
Due to their location, I need to use the armor ca...Minimum shower area requirements [9 articles]
Hi, I am renovating a bathroom for a new house I'm moving in to. This bathroom has a very small shower, approximately 33x32. Doing the renovation, we are planning on redoing the shower, putting i...closet lighting [16 articles]
I've been working on shelves and storage in the rental house. They are kind of odd shaped closets and needed some custom shelves which turned out really well. It's amazing how non square corner...Thermal Expansion tank for water heater - is it necessary? [17 articles]
I was just reading an article about the "importance" of a thermal expansion tank to extend the lifetime of water heaters, T&P release valves, hot water fixtures, etc. On the other hand, we have n...replacing flourescent lighting with hi-hats in basement [8 articles]
Mikepier - 2010-11-28 20:16:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I am redoing my basement and I wanted to put all H7 hi hats to replace
the flourescent lighting. I presently have 4 1X4 fixtures in. I am
trying to figure out how many hi-hats equals 1 fixture as fa...CF wierdness, glowing flickering turned off [16 articles]
Came home tonight to find my CF bulb on my exterior door light flickering and barely glowing. Assumed the new bulb was bad till I got inside to turn off the switch and found it already off. I gue...Condensation [7 articles]
Freckles - 2009-07-22 12:41:00 [In: Furniture | Kitchens | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have been finding water on the floor in my kitchen and utility areas for
the last several mornings.
It has been terribly hot here for the last few weeks and the air
conditioners have been run...Light Fixture ? [12 articles]
Virtual Voyager - 2009-09-23 12:05:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Porches & Sunrooms | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I bought an inexpensive light fixture for back porch ceiling and it
has a tag on the wiring that says:
Caution: Risk of fire, most dwellings built before 1985 have supply
wire rated 60 degrees...Add a room [12 articles]
Bomb shelters you can buy now, from Popular Mechanics. http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/worst_case_scenarios/4325649.html Here's a company based in Texas: Home: http://www.bomb-shelter...CFL won't fit in porch light. [10 articles]
terry - 2009-07-28 21:44:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Porches & Sunrooms | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Our outside porch light is fitted with an incandescent long-life 130
volt bulb (50 watts IIRC); currently we are using the second of two
such bulbs we bought some 10 to 15 years ago. The bulb is typ...Germans Hoarding Light Bulbs (No CFL) [12 articles]
Bob-tx - 2009-07-30 22:23:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Go Green | Health & Safety | Lighting | ]
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