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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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WhirlPool Refrigerator Shelf Stud Retention? [2 articles]
trag - 2009-07-10 18:35:00 [In: Appliances | Go Green | Kitchens | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
> The front right shelf support stud, which supports the top crisper and
> bottom shelf, broke on our twelve-year-old ED25TQXEW00
> refrigerator.
> However, after extracting the old stud with...
How to finish a cherry butcher block counter top [8 articles]
Dick Keats - 2009-07-11 10:45:00 [In: Kitchens | ]
Bought an 8 foot by 25 inch 1-1/2" thick cherry butcher block.
It is unfinished.
Want to use it on a kitchen island with a small vegetable sink in it.
How should I go about finishing (sealing?) it....What To Look For In A Refrigerator? [74 articles]
Abby Brown - 2009-07-20 22:47:00 [In: Appliances | Kitchens | ]
Hi,
We are about to replace our 28 year old Kenmore with a new refrigerator. An
ice maker is a given. I've looked at similar looking refrigerators that
range from $800 to $2500. I would assu...Stove burner help [6 articles]
Tony T - 2009-07-16 16:07:00 [In: Appliances | Kitchens | ]
My gf has a stove with 4 burners.
Its an old stove.
2 of the burners do not work well, when you turn it on some parts of
the circle do not get lit.
Perhaps the holes are clogged or something?
...Kitchen cabinet - Stain cheap wood [8 articles]
Arpil - 2009-07-17 06:13:00 [In: Carpentry | Furniture | Kitchens | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
I live on a tight budget. The kitchen cabinets are old, rotten and
I'm about to have a set of cabinet built by my amateur brother. He
said he can do it.
I like the cabinet to be stained, perhap...self-defrosting refridgerator freezing up ? [14 articles]
robb - 2009-07-21 18:02:00 [In: Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | ]
my self-defrosting (Fridgedair - upright and side by side)
fridge is freezing up on a weekly cycle. If i defrost the
**cooling coils** in the freezer manually on Monday the coils are
frozen/froste...Thermal Expansion tank for water heater - is it necessary? [17 articles]
I was just reading an article about the "importance" of a thermal expansion tank to extend the lifetime of water heaters, T&P release valves, hot water fixtures, etc. On the other hand, we have n...Condensation [7 articles]
Freckles - 2009-07-22 12:41:00 [In: Furniture | Kitchens | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have been finding water on the floor in my kitchen and utility areas for
the last several mornings.
It has been terribly hot here for the last few weeks and the air
conditioners have been run...Gluing aluminum to glass: 2nd go-round [8 articles]
David Nebenzahl - 2009-07-24 11:16:00 [In: Appliances | Bathrooms | Health & Safety | Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | Security & Surveillance | Windows & Doors | ]
In our last episode, I asked about sticky substances to adhere an
aluminum strip to the bottom of a glass shower door. Thanks to all who
gave good answers in that thread.
So just to report that...oven turns itself on!!! [8 articles]
stove has been working fine. Awoke to smoke alarm going off and oven on high. Igniter constantly lit and the oven on full blast. No amount of fiddling around with oven control affected it, finally j...How much current to subpanel [17 articles]
Aaron Fude - 2009-07-27 09:51:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Furniture | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Kitchens | Pest Control | ]
Hi,
I have a subpanel that is in a very convenient space and it is so very
temping to put a lot of stuff on it (kitchen /includes 30amp stove +
garage + central A/C + etc), but my electrician t...NICE recessed lights. [2 articles]
Aaron Fude - 2009-07-29 15:46:00 [In: Contracting | Kitchens | ]
Hi,
I've been looking for recessed lights for my kitchen project. I've
always liked Juno, but they don't have the kind of trim that we want in
the finish that we want. So we'd like to look at o...AC smell [13 articles]
Thomas - 2009-07-28 20:12:00 [In: Kitchens | Windows & Doors | ]
How can I clean a window AC unit that truly stinks? I am a smoker and
over time I think that has contributed. It is in my kitchen so it gets
the cooking odors also. It is a small 8,000 BTU unit. Th...Can't keep faucet aerator from leaking. What's the secret? [12 articles]
Hi all: I've got a Price Pfister kitchen faucet and the chrome screw-on aerator set up has always been something of a problem. Each time I'd remove it for cleaning there would be a very slight l...Refrigeration Question [32 articles]
Michael Dobony - 2009-08-21 11:09:00 [In: Appliances | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Kitchens | Windows & Doors | ]
We have a commercial 3 door refrigerator that will not stay running. It has
gone through many compressors, including a brand new one last time. The
accumulator/filter is plugged and there is black o...