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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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Video inspection of sewer lines [40 articles]
BetaB4 - 2009-06-22 13:18:00 [In: Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I have a sewer line that has been clogging up several times over the past 6
weeks or so, and I would like to be able to figure out exactly what's going
on. I know one option is to pay someone to ...
I hate plumbing [5 articles]
Charles Bishop - 2009-06-05 22:46:00 [In: Bathrooms | Electrical & Wiring | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
If something goes wrong with electrical, the breaker snaps off and I find
the problem and fix it. If something goes wrong with plumbing there is
liquid everywhere, causing more problems before you c...Vertex water heater source? [9 articles]
hallerb@aol.com - 2009-06-06 09:37:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Chimneys & Fireplaces | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Home Electronics | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Thinking of replacing my old tank with a vertex, which now qualifies
for FED tax credit on cost of unit 30%
Wierdly a local installer quoted me on the phone $2,200 installed but
on line pricing f...IC Light Fixture too hot to touch [3 articles]
2009-06-10 09:07:00 [In: Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I replaced two recessed light fixtures with IC fixtures (Halo H5ICAT
Air-Tite IC Housing) so I can insulate the attic around them. After I
was done with lights and fiberglass insualtion , but befor...My toilet is running [4 articles]
2009-06-10 22:45:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
It just went past me doing about 65 miles per hour. How can I stop
it? (And I thought they only had toilet races on Sundays).
...When not to use synthetic grease on o-rings? [10 articles]
iwdplz - 2009-06-07 14:52:00 [In: Plumbing & Water Supply | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
I have a tube of Tri-Flow synthetic grease and I am tempted to use it on all
o-rings and gaskets that will be exposed to water. But I'd like to know, is
there ever a kind of water seal that I sho...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...flourescent lamp fixture [13 articles]
My lights are not coming on full power. I guess they are kind of flickering, trying to turn on but they don't. I just went upstairs (it's a kitchen "Floriday" fixture) to try them and they flicke...Pool pump noise [5 articles]
2009-06-07 13:49:00 [In: Plumbing & Water Supply | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
The Jacuzzi pool pump (1 h.p. about 5 years old) makes a
different noise this season:
1. Runs faster (22 to 24 p.s.i. indicated, formerly 15 p.s.i.; but
the pressure gauge is faulty, e.g. shows 8...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...Unusual toilet tank flush valve repair? [3 articles]
Most toilet tanks have a flapper flush valve. But I have one with an unusual cylinder valve, like this: http://www.mansfieldplumbing.com/v3/support04-03.html It has developed a leak, so I need...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...New toilet persistently clogs [20 articles]
Three new toilets in three new bathrooms in a new addition. All built/installed by the same contractor. The only known difference is that the three toilets are different models. Two of them wor...PEX PEX PEX [41 articles]
I'm just edging into the world of PEX water pipe. I'm accustomed to the daisy-chain copper pipe installations, where the main feed might be 3/4", local runs 1/2" and sink connections 3/8". ...