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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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Re: Very NOISY Whirlpool Dehumidifier [2 articles]
2010-05-13 21:38:00 [In: Appliances | Carpentry | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Home Electronics | ]
Hi
I did not list the different methods I tried, starting with different
weights on top, insuring that everything is "tight" inside, checking
the rubber mounts used by the compressor, diffe...
Sealing microwave exhaust duct [11 articles]
Gordon Shumway - 2010-05-18 16:54:00 [In: Appliances | Carpentry | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | ]
I am nearing completion of a kitchen remodel. I am wondering how you
have dealt with sealing the exhaust fan port to the ducting going to
the attic.
I was able to thoroughly seal the exhaust por...Self cleaning oven to hot? [6 articles]
Art Todesco - 2010-05-19 08:05:00 [In: Appliances | Carpentry | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Walls & Ceilings | ]
We have a Whirlpool built in wall oven
in a cabinet. The right side is exposed
to the room and has a finished cabinet
panel on that end. During a self
cleaning, the cabinet side gets very, I...DIY skylight? [19 articles]
Edward Reid - 2010-05-25 21:37:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | Carpentry | Energy Efficiency | Plumbing & Water Supply | Porches & Sunrooms | Roofing & Gutters | ]
OK, the subject is going to make everyone say "no way". But wait ...
We are having part of our roof reframed because it's a mess, repairing the
rest and putting metal on the whole thing. It's all ...Repairing in wall sillcock [10 articles]
james - 2010-05-25 19:21:00 [In: Carpentry | Decks & Patios | Kitchens | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
The 25 year old faucet in my backyard is near failure. It squeaked when
turned and it's not a metalic squeak, but twisting-the-cork-off-a-bottle
kind of squeak, and water drips out of the handle a...Kitchen cabinet side fillers? [7 articles]
I've got a set of kitchen cabinets that I want to move to a new location. Would it be hard to find the filler, side panels to fit the new area which is about 8" wider then the old location. I don...Update on Very NOISY Whirlpool Dehumidifier
2010-05-29 08:10:00 [In: Appliances | Carpentry | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Home Electronics | ]
Hi,
I think I have finally "tamed the beast". My latest technique (two boards
with long threaded rods, see below) is working! I have been using the
dehumidifier for the past two weeks since...No Interest from Contractors, Small Project [16 articles]
utilitarian - 2010-12-20 20:55:00 [In: Carpentry | Contracting | Decks & Patios | Home Electronics | ]
Hi,
I need to replace one side of a wooden deck, which was damaged in
a storm. I've called 3 different contractors / carpenters, found in
phone book. Every time, I get an answering machine, ...Retrofitting interior doors - pre-hung? [15 articles]
Test group SBA - 2010-06-07 13:18:00 [In: Carpentry | Windows & Doors | ]
I'm going to replace all 6 of my interior doors. I've replaced a door
once, and bought just a door (i.e. not pre-hung). It came out okay -
but just okay. I'm thinking that to do 6 doors I'd be bett...OT: BP, "anti-British rhetoric" and pensioners [10 articles]
David Nebenzahl - 2010-06-14 13:42:00 [In: Carpentry | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Health & Safety | Pest Control | ]
Following up on recent discussions here on the BP oil spill and its
spillover effects on BP dividend recipients, a big-picture look from the
always-trenchant Alex Cockburn.
N.B.: Cockburn, th...Carpenter or Computer Operator? [26 articles]
Robert Green - 2010-06-21 11:43:00 [In: Carpentry | Home Electronics | ]
Alan Blinder, a Princeton professor and former Federal Reserve vice
chairman, says it won't be surprising years from now if a carpenter in the
U.S. earns more than a college-educated computer operat...Removing Adhesive From Formica [8 articles]
The Ranger - 2010-07-02 16:00:00 [In: Carpentry | Cleaning & Sanitizing | ]
Tape has many uses but if you let it set for a full year (or more) before
attempting to remove it from a Formica cabinet or metal file cabinet, the
paper backing comes off just fine but the adhesi...Air Switch for disposal [4 articles]
Nonny - 2010-07-08 23:01:00 [In: Carpentry | Electrical & Wiring | Health & Safety | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
In looking homes, I've begun to see what they call air or
pneumatic switches to control disposals. In almost all instances,
these have been mounted vertically in the cabinet tops, toward the
si...facing of cabinet below sink [6 articles]
this is a fairly new cabinet(s)(approx 2yrs) ....but under the kitchen sink the bottom of the facing which includes both door openings is pulling away or has come loose from where it was at one time...trying to match kitchen cabinet doors [8 articles]
I bought new kitchen cabints (white with white foil doors) and the company when out of business before I got all my cabinats. I'm trying to match the doors so I can finish my kitchen. The stores I w...