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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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keeping electrical conductivity on screw thread [27 articles]
john royce - 2009-06-08 10:55:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | ]
> I have one of those small LED pocket torches (flashlight). To turn it on
> and off, I have to screw the end up towards the bulb end to compress the
> contacts against the battery.
>
> The...
Pitting of water heat flex connectors [9 articles]
Jim - 2009-06-07 16:38:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I have a theory about...
I've replaced a number of those corrugated flexible copper pipes used to
connect the hot and cold on water heaters, and have noticed that often
the leak will be in a pi...Where buy high quality low voltage landscape lights ? [47 articles]
James - 2009-06-15 10:10:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Landscaping & Gardening | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I have used 12 volt landscape lights for about seven years. During this
time, I have used various light fixtures from Home Depot and Lowe's. Some
seem pretty low quality, some appear pretty dec...Electrical puzzle [8 articles]
Aaron Fude - 2009-06-08 13:46:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | ]
Hi,
This is probably too convoluted to try and explain here but I'll try.
I have two lights that I want to control with 3-way switches: 1 light
is in the garage 60 feet away and one light is th...electrical code question [4 articles]
I just wanted to check my recollections with those of you more experienced... if I am mounting light fixtures on old boxes where only hot and neutral is available, the old memory banks seem to te...Repairing a USB keypad [3 articles]
Daniel Prince - 2009-06-09 07:47:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | ]
I have a USB keypad with a broken cable. The cable is very thin
(number 22 or smaller). I want to replace as much of the cable as
possible with a USB device cable. My problem is that I do not kno...Repairing a USB keypad [8 articles]
Daniel Prince - 2009-06-11 09:07:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | ]
I have a USB keypad with a broken cable. The cable is very thin
(number 22 or smaller). I want to replace as much of the cable as
possible with a USB device cable. My problem is that I do not kno...Who is liable? [19 articles]
Brandon McCombs - 2009-06-10 22:06:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Flooring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hello,
If you look back over the last week or 2 you'll see I had posts
regarding problems with my new A/C and furnace that were installed a few
months before I bought a 40 year old house.
It...Electric Hot Water Heater [12 articles]
John - 2009-06-10 22:06:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
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Is there a...Button in a decora form [2 articles]
Hi, I have an ugly garage door button inside my home that I would like to put inside an electrical box with a decora faceplate. Does anyone know of a product like that? Thanks in advance. ...Replace oil heating but keep boiler [10 articles]
lakeshow - 2009-06-10 17:06:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | ]
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Hi there,
I own a duplex that has hydronic heating with an oil-fired boiler. The
problem is that there is a single oil tank for the whole duplex, and a...older 12-2 NM-B cable [12 articles]
Al Tsiemers - 2009-06-10 20:55:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have a lot of older 12-2 NM-B cable with a white jacket that I would like
to use for some new circuits in a shop area. I pulled it up from the
basement and over the garage roof many years ago, b...Unreliable voltage detector [27 articles]
Richard Evans - 2009-08-01 02:16:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | ]
I have a Greenlee GT-11 voltage detector, practically new. It's about
the size and shape of a magic marker, but instead of a felt tip it has
a flat blade with which to probe for live voltage. Stick ...GFI wiring problem [27 articles]
I have a partially-dead GFI circuit: This circuit powers two electrical outlet in the back bedrom and a light in a bathroom, as well as a wall outlet in that bathroom which has a GFI receptacle...running electrical lines above-ground? [5 articles]
Actor123 - 2009-06-11 10:20:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Electrical & Wiring | ]
Hi all:
I am going to be trying to add an electrical circuit to a gazebo that
is being placed in a backyard that is already completed/grown out. I
don't think it would be possible to dig a trenc...