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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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Septic tank cleanout holes [7 articles]

Septic guy wants me to dig the holes says one in the front corner and one in the back corner. I have no clue from the town's as-built septic plan what holes they are. There seems to be six points ...Septic tank cleanout holes

American Standard (Trane) AC and constant problems [7 articles]

Hello, I'll spare the complete story of the problems I've had in the last few months with the new AC unit in the house I just bought but I do mention some of the issues below. I'll mention the ...American Standard (Trane) AC and constant problems

Help! Shower Faucet socket problem.

Tube Audio - 2009-05-31 11:08:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hello My shower has two faucets in the wall, built in 1954. The shower head drips as well as water drips out the faucet stem. I'd like to replace the washers and orings orreplace the entire a...Help! Shower Faucet socket problem.

Tips on Unscrewing Kitchen Sink Waste Pipe? [12 articles]

I'm replacing my old kitchen sink and all the plumbing underneath it. I'll probably use all plastic/PVC for the drain pipes. Anyway, everything has gone reasonably well until I tried to unscrew the...Tips on Unscrewing Kitchen Sink Waste Pipe?

New Moen Shower [7 articles]

SteveB - 2009-06-02 12:32:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
We installed a new Moen shower head. New install on rebuilt plumbing. The water was not coming out very hot. The man who installed it came back and took it apart and made some adjustments. Now...New Moen Shower

Tecumseh 6hp Engine Won't Slow [8 articles]

frank1492 - 2009-06-09 13:56:00 [In: Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Engine started fine, ran well, but at end of mowing job, engine would not cut back to idle. All linkages seemed OK, governor spring OK also. Nothing sticky. Stopped engine by disconnecting plug. On ...Tecumseh 6hp Engine Won't Slow

Heating Duct in the Way of Toilet [7 articles]

I want to put a toilet right where there is a heating duct under the floor. Moving the heating duct is not an option because of cost and the amount of labor required. This is the main furnace duct...Heating Duct in the Way of Toilet

Intermittent Dehumidifier Compressor [5 articles]

My dehumidifier works sometimes, but other times the compressor doesn't seem to start up. Fan runs when it is supposed to, humid level dial seems to be working, water level switch is ok. When it...Intermittent Dehumidifier Compressor

Why 3 Pipes on Fridge/AC etc Compressors? [5 articles]

Every small compressor I've seen in the back of a fridge or A/C or dehumidifier, etc has 3 copper pipes coming out. I can make sense out of 2 of them: hot out to condenser coils, cold in from evap...Why 3 Pipes on Fridge/AC etc Compressors?

smoking light bulbs [23 articles]

grodenhiATgmailDOTcom - 2009-06-05 13:13:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
We have two sconce lights on our wall. Each has a single light bulb (the candleabra) style. I put the bulbs in a few years ago and have never had an issue (the bulbs were within the wattage range ...smoking light bulbs

hot water in shower, not bath [7 articles]

pollyfan - 2009-12-31 08:59:00 [In: Bathrooms | Electrical & Wiring | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
We have an over-the-bath shower with its own Bosch Powerstar AE125 water heater. Recently it has stopped producing hot water through the bath tap, although there is still hot water if we switch it t...hot water in shower, not bath

Don't do something right and 44 years later, it will bite you. [9 articles]

mm - 2009-06-05 14:47:00 [In: Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Don't do something right and 44 years later, it will bite you. A 66" water main that broke in December and sent a river of water down River Road in Bethesda Maryland, washing cars down the road in...Don't do something right and 44 years later, it will bite you.

Standard Incandescent vs. Halogen Lumens Output [10 articles]

Wayne Boatwright - 2009-06-05 00:45:00 [In: Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I want to use a medium base halogen light bulb where I have previously used both a standard incandescent as well as a CFL. The size restriction of the fixture dictates that the envelope be no lar...Standard Incandescent vs. Halogen Lumens Output

Basement Pipe Cover? [3 articles]

I have a semi finished basement with the usual collection of 3/4" pipes and conduit running just below the ceiling. I'm assuming at some point in the future the kids and their buddies are going...Basement Pipe Cover?

New sink install - leak issue [19 articles]

gwandsh - 2010-02-23 16:33:00 [In: Bathrooms | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Hi all I recently installed a new bathroom vanity, sink and faucet. I am getting a small leak at the point where the large nut tightens the drain assembly onto the bottom of the sink, compressin...New sink install - leak issue
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