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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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Non-Plumbing PVC Projects---What have you used it for? [19 articles]
SMS - 2009-07-31 10:21:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
Yesterday I was struggling with a pool maintenance task that I have to
do 2-3 times a year, and I decided to build a PVC fixture to make the
task less of a hassle. It made the job way easier. Gues...
Porch light keeps blowing bulb [44 articles]
About every 5th time (+/-) the light is turned on the bulb blows. Sometimes it can go a dozen times, sometimes just a couple times. There are other lights on the same circuit and they don't experie...Noise insulation [25 articles]
Aaron Fude - 2009-08-26 21:25:00 [In: Bedrooms | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Kitchens | Lighting | Pest Control | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi,
I would like to insulate my kitchen ceiling for noise: my daughter's
bedroom is right above the kitchen separated from it by 3/4 pine and
nothing else.
I'm terribly allergic to fiberglas...confused by Juno price disparity [4 articles]
Aaron Fude - 2009-08-01 23:20:00 [In: Lighting | ]
Hi,
I finally settled on the ic22 can, but I unsettled by the price
disparities. It's
6.99 at Lowes, (website down currently)
7.99 at Sears, http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_034024990...@#$% Moen faucet handle... [4 articles]
I have an old Moen faucet in my bathroom... it's one of those single handle deals. In a fit of domesticity, I removed the handle (clear plastic) and scrubbed off all the built up lime etc. so it ...Landscape Lighting [9 articles]
mcp6453 - 2009-08-08 07:08:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Landscaping & Gardening | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
My wife really wants about four landscape lights along our front walkway
to our house. She bought cheap ones a couple of times, but they are
worthless junk.
I'm thinking about buying individual...Non incandescent bulbs? [26 articles]
terry - 2009-08-20 01:00:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Home Electronics | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Windows & Doors | ]
Picked up the following quote on a technical news group where a
particular thread was expressing concern about the severe
deterioration of 'ordinary' AM (Amplitude Modulated) radio broadcasts.
Much...Electrical current strength normal? [11 articles]
Darro - 2009-08-10 12:28:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
After disconnecting and reconnecting the wires in an electrical
circuit, my low-tech current tester seems to indicate (with low lamp
brightness) that the current in the reconnected wire circuit isn'...Oven not lighting up, need help. [18 articles]
Mikepier - 2009-10-31 19:39:00 [In: Appliances | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Kitchens | Lighting | ]
Hopfully someone here can shed some light on this. I have an Avanti
24" gas stove with electronic ignition. This oven, unlike most oven's
I've seen, does not use a glow bar to ignite, but rather t...Installing a motion detector light to the outside wall [5 articles]
I apologize if I don't use the correct electical terms in the post. I recently purchased a Heath/Zenith motion detector (model SL-5511-BZ-B if that helps)light. The base of the light fixture th...Faucet washers [6 articles]
David Nebenzahl - 2009-08-20 14:20:00 [In: Kitchens | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Disclaimer: IANAP. I hereby offer my humble sacrifice to the Gods of
Plumbing and prostrate myself before the temple of great white porcelain
fixtures.
So I replaced both the seats and washers ...What is power factor, anyhow? [64 articles]
David Nebenzahl - 2010-02-16 20:49:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Lighting | ]
In a more-or-less recent thread up yonder (the one about LED lighting
that evolved into a discussion/argument about CFLs vs incandescents and
power factor, among other things), a technical term an...Step Lights [15 articles]
MiamiCuse - 2009-08-29 23:23:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | Windows & Doors | ]
I am not sure what these are called. I think they are called step lights.
From the driveway, I take three steps up to the landing that leads to the
front door. On each side of the steps is a 32...dimmable CFLs? [22 articles]
Anyone have any *good* experiences with 'em? I know, everyone jumped on the bandwagon 2 years ago, but I only have one dimmer-controlled light fixture in my whole house (yes, with two of those na...dry location only halogen lighting... [6 articles]
The Henchman - 2010-11-07 18:32:00 [In: Bathrooms | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
My wife spent a good small fortune on halogen track for our bathroom that
houses our shower. I've never seen a fixture marked "dry location only".
Fixture is both CSA and UL (halogen) listed. Inst...