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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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New Dishwasher Problem: Thoughts On ? [6 articles]
Hello, Just got a new KitchenAid Dishwasher. Will obviously get their installer back, but thought I would also ask here, as most of you folks seem to be expewrts in most everything. Does a mi...
Taping the bathroom under remodeling [11 articles]
Mike Alternate - 2009-08-24 21:43:00 [In: Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Contracting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
My contractor uses SHEETROCK® Drywall Joint Tape to tape outside the
shower stall and a "classic" fiberglass mesh joint tape FibaTape inside
the stall.
While the latter is mold-resistant, is it...Home Depot NOT helpful [6 articles]
HeyBub - 2009-08-28 20:12:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Flooring | ]
Woman calls Home Depot with a simple question: "How do you get blood stains
out of a carpet? A LOT of blood stains...Can I come get a steam cleaner
right now?"
Call made at 11:00 p.m.
http:/...HELP with Goo-Gone spill!! [24 articles]
bstevens - 2009-08-29 19:02:00 [In: Chimneys & Fireplaces | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Laundry Rooms | ]
We have a brand new home. I was cleaning some stickers off the glass
fireplace covers and spilled about half a cup full of goo-gone onto
the fireplace hearth. It's a very light, cream-colored limest...Phosphate Removal from Swimming Pool Without Going Broke--Orenda Technologies PR-10000 [3 articles]
SMS - 2009-08-28 02:27:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
I was getting a lot of algae in my pool. Leslie's measured the phosphate
level at 2500 ppb (actually it was over 2500 but the test kit tops out
at 2500). A good level is about 100.
Leslie's sel...New bath tub [8 articles]
Tony Hwang - 2009-08-28 15:39:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | ]
Hi,
Swapped out an aging tub with new one.
This tub is VERY slippery. What is quick and easy
anti-slip measure w/o damaging the surface?
...OT: Anti-bacterial soaps - NOT [38 articles]
Higgs Boson - 2010-04-15 17:24:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Health & Safety | ]
Here's link to yet another article explaining the downside of the so-
called "anti-bacterial" soaps,
especially for our children and other vulnerable family members.
http://www.simplesteps.org/he...Plastic windshield cleaner (golf cart) [10 articles]
2010-11-21 20:55:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | ]
My golf cart plastic windshield has fog like streaks on both sides, in
different areas.
I used Novus plastic clean and shine, and vinegar and water; neither
helped. I never used Windex or a similar...High Efficiency Furnace Problems [35 articles]
Bultaco - 2010-11-05 08:16:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Windows & Doors | ]
We have a 5 year old Keeprite, high efficiency heating furnace that
incorporates a Honeywell SV9541 Smartvalve 'under the hood'.
For three or four days now, we've awakened to under-65 degree tempe...Uses for Nason 481-16 Select Thinner? [3 articles]
DerbyDad03 - 2009-09-01 03:12:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Contracting | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
I've got about a half gallon of Nason 481-16 Select Thinner left over
from a spraying project I was involved. I bought the materials, but
somebody else did the spraying - I don't own a spray gun.
..."Wonder putty" for window repair: epoxy? [9 articles]
David Nebenzahl - 2009-09-02 09:11:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Windows & Doors | ]
Don't mind that name--that's just what I'm calling the stuff. The stuff
being what a guy would want to use to fix a rotted window frame.
I've seen this stuff, both on the tube and in the flesh: a...Carpet cleaning tips? [7 articles]
Mr. Nonsense - 2009-09-02 11:13:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Flooring | ]
My light beige carpet is 6 years old and is showing shades of gray in
foot trafficked areas. My tenants did a shampoo cleaning, but I think
I need to do some heavier treatment.
Any suggestions fo...Loose hose bib [8 articles]
Matt - 2009-09-05 10:55:00 [In: Appliances | Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Landscaping & Gardening | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have a hose bib in my garage that simply appears out of a hole in
the drywall. It has a 45 degree turn connector and a vacuum breaker
attached, and then the garden hose. The valve is always open...Refrigerator not Cooling Intermittently [4 articles]
SMS - 2009-09-06 08:03:00 [In: Appliances | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have a Maytag MTF2455DRW refrigerator that's a bit over 10 years old.
Twice in the past six months it suddenly decided that it wasn't going to
cool very much, even though the compressor and comp...Where can I buy this broad spectrum fungicide (Abound, Amistar, Bankit, Heritage, and Quadris) ? [3 articles]
Lawn Guy - 2009-09-08 09:21:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Landscaping & Gardening | ]
I'm wondering if there is a home-owner or over-the-counter source for a
fungicide with the active ingredient azoxystrobin.
Azoxystrobin is a broad spectrum preventive and curative systemic
fungic...