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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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Homemade peanut butter [49 articles]
I've made nut butters in the kitchen for many years, usually peanut butter. It's a money saver and you can see with your own eyes exactly what the ingredients are. I roast the nuts in the oven, a...
shock from electric stove [11 articles]
TimR - 2009-06-28 08:16:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Kitchens | ]
Kids complained they got a shock from the stove.
I put a meter on it, a pan on the burner while turned on is 40 volts
above ground. The rest of the stove metal seems to be at ground.
The burne...Gas range lighters KO [10 articles]
Higgs Boson - 2009-06-29 07:29:00 [In: Appliances | Cleaning & Sanitizing | ]
On my Magic Chef gas cooktop (not free-standing) , 3 out of 5
automatic lighters no longer work. Have to light manually. Somebody
must have been cleaning roughly and damaged the little ceramic ?
...Air Conditioner cycles off after 3 to 5 minutes---need troubleshooting help [28 articles]
Bob - 2009-07-21 20:01:00 [In: Appliances | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Landscaping & Gardening | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have a 20-year old Frigidaire through the wall air conditioner.
When first turned on it does a great cooling job. A digital
thermometer right at the outlet is showing 40=B0F.
After three to ...A Noisy Whirlpool in Window A/C [11 articles]
W. eWatson - 2009-06-28 21:11:00 [In: Appliances | Windows & Doors | ]
It' got into the 90s today here, and I decided to turn on my Whirlpool a/c,
model acq062mm, and enjoy it in one room. It was doing fine pushing out cold
air, but the fan kept getting louder. The s...Broiler won't light [12 articles]
WhiteTea77581 - 2009-06-30 12:34:00 [In: Appliances | Kitchens | ]
The burner for a broiler won't light.
It glows fine, but never lights.
It has been taking a long to light up to this point.
It's a Tappan Gas Range, 30 Series.
The stove top burners work fin...Dishwasher KO - water won't enter [9 articles]
Higgs Boson - 2009-06-29 19:30:00 [In: Appliances | Kitchens | ]
My KitchenAid dishwasher, about 13 years old, quit on me yesterday.
Food kept coming out dirty after 3 tries. I got out the manual, ruled
out obvious items (float valve, e.g.) then checked the wa...new lighting standards [25 articles]
Bob-tx - 2009-07-05 01:33:00 [In: Appliances | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Energy Efficiency | Furniture | Go Green | Home Electronics | Landscaping & Gardening | Lighting | ]
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It looks l...Wall furnace installation in older house
terphenyl - 2009-06-30 21:05:00 [In: Appliances | Chimneys & Fireplaces | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
In an apartment that uses a gas-with-gas stove (cooking and heating)
and there's a pipe exiting the heater part of the stove and going to a
chimney that's to the right of it. Gas-with-gas stoves ha...replacing door gaskets on refrigerator and freezer [7 articles]
I need to replace the gaskets on my refrigerator and freezer doors (15 year old Amana BZ20RL). Rplacing the unit isn;t an option right now. I can get the gaskets online (RepairClinic. com, &tc.)....refrigerator gurgling/knocking/popping "normal"?!? [6 articles]
Kyle - 2009-08-26 17:03:00 [In: Appliances | Bedrooms | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | ]
Bought a Kenmore bottom-freezer fridge/freezer last November, and
since the day it was delivered it has made a noise when the compressor
kicks on that sounds like syncopated knocking or popping nois...Follow-up on drain pipe relining [12 articles]
mm - 2009-07-02 23:19:00 [In: Appliances | Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Kitchens | Landscaping & Gardening | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Turns out around here at leaste, probably everywhere, drain pipe
relining isn't cheaper than replacing the drain pipe. In fact I think
it's more expecnsive. However it is done in one day, and does...inspection camera [19 articles]
ray pierce - 2009-07-06 23:55:00 [In: Appliances | Bathrooms | Electrical & Wiring | Home Electronics | Plumbing & Water Supply | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I need to buy a inspection camera for my business -- electrical and
plumbing. Sometimes, I need to see inside walls for electrical
wiring. Sometimes, I need to see inside the first few feet of a
...Free Whirlpool washer parts [2 articles]
I have some parts I scavenged from my Whirlpool washer before I hauled it to the scrapyard. It had a failed transmission, not worth fixing, but the rest of the parts were working. The washer was a...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? ...