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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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Web Enabled Time/Temp/Humidity and I/O Controller [66 articles]
Robert Green - 2010-02-15 18:41:00 [In: Appliances | Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Health & Safety | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Home Electronics | Kitchens | Security & Surveillance | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
There no doubt that houses are getting "smarter" all the time. More and
more new homes are coming with goodies like alarm systems, intelligent
controls for HVAC, pools and sprinklers and even devic...
Venting enclosed room ? [20 articles]
James - 2009-10-26 19:14:00 [In: Bathrooms | Bedrooms | Health & Safety | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Pest Control | Roofing & Gutters | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
We have a vacation cabin in the remote mountains. This place was built
many years ago, and this county is so remote, not much attention is paid to
building codes, etc.
I have a very small bat...Q: Attached garage firewall - how to seal? [6 articles]
Bubba Bubbs - 2009-10-27 07:38:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Pest Control | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | ]
1966 ranch house in Denver Metro, Colorado. (I am not the original
owner.)
The attached garage does have a firewall (5/8 drywall) that separates
it from the house.
Two issues:
1. About 8-9 ft a...How to rewire backyard security camera properly? [13 articles]
Unused Classified - 2009-10-27 22:27:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Home Electronics | Security & Surveillance | ]
Hello,
I had a DVR security system installed in my house 2 years ago.One cam
is up a tree in the back yard and it stopped working.I climbed up the
tree to check the connection, the power connecti...Phone Line trouble after removing security system [14 articles]
drew - 2009-11-07 12:52:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Home Electronics | Security & Surveillance | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
The house that I bought had an old CPI security system that hadn't
been used in years and I did not see the need for a system so the
other day I was looking at the huge panel in my coat closet and
...smoke alarm puzzle [7 articles]
Seamus J. Wilson - 2009-11-05 19:59:00 [In: Health & Safety | Security & Surveillance | ]
Neighbor's house has five smoke alarms wired so that all go beep when one
has alarm.
Two of them, at the end of the alarm line, suddenly started beeping. I
helped him replace the 9V battery in e...Safe dryer vent hose [13 articles]
Daniel Prince - 2009-11-10 18:32:00 [In: Health & Safety | Laundry Rooms | Security & Surveillance | ]
Our dryer vent hose looks as if it is made out of aluminum foil. It
looks the same as the white plastic kind except that it is a shiny
metal color.
My brother thinks it is the safe kind. I do n...Zicom Safehomes
Sonam Shehravat - 2009-11-09 04:19:00 [In: Security & Surveillance | Windows & Doors | ]
The key elements of Zicom's Home Alarm System are the Main Panel,
which is the brain of the system and the iAlert Station (CMS).
The other major components of Home Alarm Systems are as follows:
=95...$300-$400+ for a $30 heater: Bob Vila whoring for EdenPure heaters [6 articles]
Existential Angst - 2009-11-21 19:57:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Home Electronics | Security & Surveillance | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Awl --
Didja catch the EdenPure infomercial? goodgawd....
I always knew Bob Vila was an effing asshole -- he could barely muster good
manners on his bullshit home show.
But I didn't know he...Glass Break Detector [3 articles]
Nilma Shehrawat - 2009-11-11 13:11:00 [In: Security & Surveillance | ]
The glass break detector has the capacity to detect glass breakages.
It has a built-in transmitter to send an alarm signal, and has a built
in back up battery.
Specification:
Dimension : Round...Heat balancing at church [17 articles]
Stormin Mormon - 2009-11-23 10:36:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Home Electronics | Roofing & Gutters | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
The twenty year old building I attend services. Cinder block
walls, flat roof. The heat is natural gas, 80 percenters
(induced flue draft). The building has seven zones. Plus,
three offices have...Steel vs. Wood vs. Fiberglas Exterior Doors [19 articles]
Patrick Cleburne - 2009-11-23 08:17:00 [In: Insulation & Weatherproofing | Security & Surveillance | Windows & Doors | ]
Subject says it all. Missus says we need to replace the front exterior door
to our house with a pre-hung new one. Not sure which to get for replacement.
Security, insulation value, service life a..."Amish heater" does a good job, but don't expect any miracles [4 articles]
Ablang - 2009-11-25 08:50:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | Carpentry | Chimneys & Fireplaces | Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Health & Safety | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Security & Surveillance | ]
February 21, 2009
"Amish heater" does a good job, but don't expect any miracles
When is an electric space heater more than just an appliance? When
it's an "Amish heater."
At least that's what ...Generator connections for us cheapskates [16 articles]
Smartass - 2009-11-25 00:06:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Home Electronics | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Security & Surveillance | ]
Last week, the power went out for the first time since I got my generator.
It took about 80 minutes to get it hooked up and running. I could have
done it in 5 minutes if not for some special problem...Door Switches/ where buy ? [30 articles]
James - 2009-11-27 16:33:00 [In: Home Electronics | Security & Surveillance | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Windows & Doors | ]
I have a hard wired, simple, Radio Shack alarm system. It uses small
spring-button switches that go into the frame of a door jamb. You drill a
hole about 3/4 of an inch or so, and install the sw...