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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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In ground water pipe? [22 articles]
trg-s338 - 2009-08-07 23:59:00 [In: Health & Safety | Plumbing & Water Supply | Security & Surveillance | ]
Thinking about plumbing a water pipe from the entry source into the
house to my irrigation control station so as to eliminate water flow
noise emanating from my attic copper plumbing when the irriga...
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-----> http://4e0d1ccb....Who sells 12v CO detectors ( for alarm systems)? [10 articles]
Mikepier - 2009-08-12 09:04:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Security & Surveillance | ]
My CO detector reached its end of life and needs to be replaced. Its a
Sentrol 240-COe 12v with NO/NC/c wiring for my alarm system.
http://www.techmall.com/GE-Security-Commercial-Grade-Carbon-Monoxi...2 poles AFCI for 240V use [4 articles]
Mica - 2010-06-22 16:11:00 [In: Health & Safety | Security & Surveillance | ]
Hi all,
We want to install 220v cables underneath the subfloor to heat the upstairs
rooms. Since the subfloor is made of plywood, we want to use AFCIs to
provide added security against fire. ( In a...is it safe to dim a receptacle? [15 articles]
I have some lights in a rough space that are plug-in lights. To power them, last year I wired up a duplex receptacle high up by the ceiling. Power to that outlet is controlled by a single pole swi...Installing a new Gas Water Heater [13 articles]
desgnr - 2009-08-20 08:38:00 [In: Health & Safety | Plumbing & Water Supply | Security & Surveillance | Windows & Doors | ]
I have a leak in my old Gas Water Heater.
I am confused because the heater is empty & was wondering why there is no
water constantly running into the Heater.
Is it safe to use a flex line instead ...RANT: About Ray-O-Vac batteries! [47 articles]
In the past (and when on sale) I would buy ROV batteries...and they would always fail prematurely for me. Then I would think to myself, how could a big company still be in business that made a faul...Electric log splitters [15 articles]
Jim - 2009-08-28 22:15:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Health & Safety | Security & Surveillance | ]
Am considering an electric log splitter. I see many in the 7-ton range
state they run on 110v circuits. Yet none specify how many amps they
draw.
Will I need 20A to keep things safe?
...Rotted out 4" copper waste line [28 articles]
aemeijers - 2011-02-18 10:53:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Health & Safety | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Plumbing & Water Supply | Security & Surveillance | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Mother Nature is being sarcastic with me. I went into basement, looking
for leaks from post-blizzard thaw currently underway. Instead, I find
puddle in furnace room (full of nasty things I won't d...Burying video/audio intercom to front gate [21 articles]
Robert Green - 2009-08-28 02:45:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Home Electronics | Security & Surveillance | ]
Can anyone point me to a good site that would prepare me for the task of
burying about 50' of video, audio and power cable? Long. and lat. about the
same as the President's (as in near Wash, DC) so...Testing dryer receptacle? [30 articles]
John Albert - 2009-09-05 00:47:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Health & Safety | Home Electronics | Laundry Rooms | Security & Surveillance | ]
Hello all -
What's the proper and SAFE way to test a 3-prong 240 volt
socket for a dryer?
I have an old analog (with the needle) Radio Shack
multimeter and I'd like to check both sides of th...Security Systems (OT?) [17 articles]
John - 2009-09-05 08:16:00 [In: Home Electronics | Security & Surveillance | ]
My cars and neighbors cars have been broken into several times in the
past month. I suspect it's the same person doing the rounds every
couple of weeks. I want to install a system to CATCH this gu...Joe Legal vs Jose Illegal [20 articles]
thomas shoup - 2009-09-04 20:27:00 [In: Furniture | Security & Surveillance | ]
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Subject: Fwd: Joe Legal versus Jose Illegal
> Joe Legal vs Jos=E9 Illegal
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> You have 2 families... "Joe Legal" and "Jos=E9
> Illegal" . Both families have 2 pa...New Concrete & Aluminum Railing Question - Part II [19 articles]
Kate - 2009-09-04 08:13:00 [In: Contracting | Decks & Patios | Foundations & Excavation | Health & Safety | Security & Surveillance | Stairs & Railings | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
For those of you following this thread, or not, I have a small deck by
my front door. It was redwood, and it is being replaced with concrete.
The wood railing has been removed, and being replace...Kitchen phone jack bad? [9 articles]
Higgs Boson - 2009-09-05 11:17:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Home Electronics | Kitchens | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | ]
My kitchen phone was crackling horribly, so I bought a replacement
at Radio Shack. It worked fine for a month or so, then IT started
crackling just a week ago!
The phone AND the personal alarm...