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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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Leaking around toilet tank bolts - afraid to tighten too much... [9 articles]
blueman - 2009-06-29 21:47:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I replaced the gasket and tank bolts of a 10+ year old toilet.
The tank bolt kit included rubber-fiber and stainless washers.
The kit warned about tightening the bolts too much and potentially
crac...
Home sewer pipe relining [10 articles]
mm - 2009-07-07 00:13:00 [In: Appliances | Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Is home sewer pipe relining a good idea? As opposed to trenching and
laying in a new sewer pipe.
Does it really last 50 years like the plumbing companies that do this
claim?
The drain is supp...Replacement of Toilet Fluidmaster [9 articles]
Vince - 2009-07-05 18:44:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I am about to replace the water control SmartValve in an American Standard
Champion toilet. (The waterflow does not shut off at end of filling up the
tank.) American Standard was good enought t...Follow-up on toilet that backed up [4 articles]
mm - 2009-06-27 16:48:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Follow-up on toilet that backed up.
My friend called the country, at 5:30 PM no less, and they camee out
in about 90 minutes, found a problem in their sewer, fixed it, and my
friend has no proble...Soap Scum Removal ???? [35 articles]
Brian - 2009-08-27 12:49:00 [In: Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Plumbing & Water Supply | Windows & Doors | ]
I have a problem with soap scum all over the shower doors. Part of the problem is from the rotten
well water here which when combined with the soap gets hard as a rock. I've tried every useless
ba...* Large tiles in shower?? [18 articles]
Hello there; I am redoing my shower, I replaced the walls with hardibacker board (vapor barrier as well) and now I'm ready to tile. I noticed that most showers use small tiles but I woul...How2 use sink sprayer as shower nozzle? [10 articles]
I want to buy a sink sprayer and hook it to the pipe coming out of bathroom wall for the shower I want to use this fir taking Navy showers where you soap up, use the sink sprayer and when you let...Toilet tank/reservoir mold / mildew problem [3 articles]
I have a rental house which just became vacant. I notice in the toilet tanks, there is a mold / mildew problem. I'm not sure why since the house a/c works fine. Anyway, what is the best way to cle...Hot Water Plumbing Problems [12 articles]
Hey there. So we have an old home (1902) that is 3 stories. We currently have a tenant in our ground floor apartment. She just informed me that she is unable to get the hot water to come out of the...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
...Hot Water Plumbing Problems
Hey there. So we have an old home (1902) that is 3 stories. We currently have a tenant in our ground floor apartment. She just informed me that she is unable to get the hot water to come out of the...How much bend allowed on PEX? [3 articles]
2009-07-14 07:31:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
The old flex copper pipe coming out of the bathroom floor under the
toilet is partly clogged. It's the last piece of original flex copper
in the house since I replaced all the old pipe with rigid c...What kind of saw should I use? [16 articles]
2009-07-09 09:51:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
What kind of saw should I use to cut off my husband's penis?
I want the job done quick and easy with minimal mess. Once it's off,
it goes down the toilet where the penis of a filthy cheating man
b...Getting rid of 'water bugs' [12 articles]
I'm in Ft Worth TX and have just recently been getting what I would call 'water bugs' (dark brown, about 3/4" long, look like BIG roaches) in my kitchen and bathroom. Do you have a favorite way o...