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Alt.Home.Repair is a worldwide Usenet news group that is used to discuss various aspects of Home Improvement.
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Dehumidifier compressor thermal cut-out? [9 articles]
terry - 2009-06-16 20:49:00 [In: Carpentry | Electrical & Wiring | Health & Safety | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Home Electronics | Kitchens | Security & Surveillance | ]
Some advice please.
Smallish floor mounted dehumidifier on casters, about size of a small
filing cabinet.
The colour and style of the overall unit suggest it was the sort of
thing sold by say ...
Old kItchen sink [2 articles]
The old sink has 4 faucet holes, 4" apart. So, a new 2-handle faucet with sprayer should fit OK. Will any of the 1-handle (Delta-style) faucets with sprayer fit proper on such a sink, with the ...Old kItchen sink [4 articles]
Willie The Wimp - 2009-06-23 20:49:00 [In: Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
The old sink has 4 faucet holes, each center 4" to the next center.
So, a new 2-handle faucet with sprayer is a natural fit.
Will any of the 1-handle (Delta-style) faucets with sprayer fit proper...Newbie question on single-handle kitchen faucet... [15 articles]
Dave - 2009-06-21 11:17:00 [In: Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Mother-in-Law has a kitchen faucet (single handle type, push it up to turn
the water on, to the right for cold, to the left for hot) which has
increasingly reduced it's water flow. Now it's only ...OT Killing your wife [17 articles]
I was watching a BBC show called "Light Fantastic" Part of the show shows how Edison was trying to build a market for electricity. It showed many appliances such as the vacuum cleaner, kitchen mix...Is This Electrical Problem Dangerous? [11 articles]
Restless - 2009-06-23 02:30:00 [In: Appliances | Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | Kitchens | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
Small, old fashioned basement refrigerator that requires periodic
defrosting. The fridge has worked great for 25 yrs. but almost from
the beginning, the light inside flickers and then goes out, or ...refrigerator: compressor noise [3 articles]
George - 2009-06-23 17:36:00 [In: Appliances | Kitchens | ]
A couple of months ago, we bought a Whirlpool top-freezer 'fridge.
Recently, it's developed a vibration noise, when the compressor is
running. It's not OMG-loud or anything, but it's quite noticeab...Cracked PVC 90 degree sweep below (toilet) closet flange [4 articles]
blueman - 2009-06-23 20:03:00 [In: Bathrooms | Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
My toilet starting leaking into the kitchen below. When I popped the
toilet, I first thought the problem was due to the fact that the slots
in the closet flange itself were broken (and indeed the pr...Difference between downspout crimper and duct/stove pipe crimper? [3 articles]
Larry Dawson - 2009-06-25 10:10:00 [In: Appliances | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I'm redoing a couple of our downspouts to accommodate rain barrels. I
can't find a downspout crimper locally. Guy at Menards insisted the
duct/stove pipe crimper they have is the same thing. It ap...not 110 volt [8 articles]
John Smith - 2009-06-25 16:05:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Kitchens | ]
One of the kitchen lights was flickering and there was noise
coming from the switch when the light was flickering. I removed
the cover, preparing to replace the switch.
Before doing anything, I...Old Moen faucet [3 articles]
Willie The Wimp - 2009-06-25 13:05:00 [In: Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I found/purchased an old Moen faucet from Habitat f Humanity ReStore in
St. Louis, MO.
The Moen kitchen faucet is a single handle with wide base to cover the 3
sink holes, sprayer on the side. ...Refrigerator condenser [3 articles]
Hipupchuck - 2009-06-25 17:59:00 [In: Appliances | Energy Efficiency | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | ]
Shouldn't the refrigerator condenser be outside? Or at least the back of
the fridge sticking outside for greater efficiency and not heating up
the house in the summer.
...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...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...