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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 468 threads in our archives.

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470 feet of extension cord [3 articles]

Students Try to Steal Giant Pepper From Chili's Rooftop Four people were arrested on Sunday after attempting to steal a giant chili pepper from atop a Chili's Grill and Bar in Vermont. Triggere...470 feet of extension cord

Shoplifter of the Week: Copper edition [84 articles]

Kuskokwim - 2010-11-30 20:37:00 [In: Fences | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | ]
(Nov. 23) Deputies in Kent County, Mich., are looking for three men who allegedly stole shopping carts full of copper items and tools from Menards stores in Ohio and Michigan, according to a repo...Shoplifter of the Week: Copper edition

Bacteria sick shower head! [86 articles]

Every week or so there is something 'in the news' that's unhealthy or causes a risk to one's well-being! These items sometimes even get 15 seconds of coverage on some TV news spot! Musta been a slow...Bacteria sick shower head!

Whole house "battery" wiring/power... [110 articles]

How about getting rid of all those batteries in various devices in the home and connecting the battery connections to one central battery? That is to run separate wires when wiring a home and the...Whole house

Need advice on a sandbox [6 articles]

Aaron Fude - 2009-10-02 09:33:00 [In: Health & Safety | Security & Surveillance | ]
Hi, Here's my work in progress: http://freeboundaries.com/sandbox.jpg I have PT 4x4 in the ground (the kind that's safe to have, and it's been out in the rain for the past two months). Th...Need advice on a sandbox

Smoke detectors for the elderly [112 articles]

Robert Green - 2009-11-09 14:30:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Health & Safety | Home Electronics | Security & Surveillance | ]
I was at an elderly friend's house the other day when the smoke alarm went off. It was quite loud and I reacted instantly to the noise. My friend, a former Army marksman in his 70's, who's sufferi...Smoke detectors for the elderly

What to use to paint metal black? [27 articles]

I don't know if this is home repair or not, but you are the best guys to ask, and I park my car right next to my home. My apologies if this is off topic. If I "paint" metal with a black indelib...What to use to paint metal black?

House Wiring Question, Please [7 articles]

Robert11 - 2009-10-04 07:38:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Health & Safety | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hello, Not to sure how to go about this, and would appreciate any thoughts. Whatever I do, I want to be sure that it is "Code" compliant, fully. Have a quite old smoke detector on ceiling. D...House Wiring Question, Please

Good Choice of Wireless Infrared Camera ? [5 articles]

James - 2009-10-04 14:13:00 [In: Home Electronics | Security & Surveillance | ]
For security purposes, I need to select a good , reliable, Wireless Infrared Camera. It needs to work well in the daytime, and decently at night. It can only be wireless, and should send a signal...Good Choice of Wireless Infrared Camera ?

Looking for new home [13 articles]

Is it safe to buy a home with Cinder Block basement walls instead of Poured Concrete ? -- Dell Inspiron Pentium dual-core 2.2 GHz 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 ...Looking for new home

MOTOR SCOOTERS

Click Here to Enter: > > > http://mybestonlineguide.com/8/motor-scooters < < < . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...MOTOR SCOOTERS

Mildew on Sand Paint [4 articles]

I want to wipe spotted mildew off about a square yard of 1965 asbestos sand painted ceiling that was only painted in 1965. Most other places in the house, the sand will not release to the touch, ...Mildew on Sand Paint

first alert talking smoke alarms [5 articles]

JRStern - 2009-10-13 18:30:00 [In: Security & Surveillance | ]
After the previous thread, I picked up a couple of these, they seem quite well designed overall, the tri-tone is about 500hz and my 85yo mother can hear them quite well - BUT she cannot hear the voi...first alert talking smoke alarms

Delays DUcting New Wall [11 articles]

Back in 1987 I saw the first steel-stud construction in an office I was working in. The put up the studs and the sheet rock in two days flat. But then they took three months doing the electrical a...Delays DUcting New Wall

WATER/AIR HYDRONIC SYSTEM WITH HEAT-PUMP [2 articles]

I've been designing and working on this for over a year and have a home that facilitates experimentation fairly easy. The system design so far: 4 Ton RUUD Air Handler factory equipped with R-410...WATER/AIR HYDRONIC SYSTEM WITH HEAT-PUMP
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