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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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honda model hrt216sdr lawn mower [4 articles]
comeonin37 - 2009-08-24 15:43:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
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I have a honda mower model HRT216SDA.
I replaced the transmission and clutch arm because the clutch arm was
worn as well as the tip that extends up fr...
OT - Nomad water sprayer test
Stormin Mormon - 2009-08-25 14:02:00 [In: Contracting | Decks & Patios | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Landscaping & Gardening | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | Windows & Doors | ]
Quick product test, before dashing out the door.
Open the package, looks fairly straight forward. Put the
unit under the tub faucet, and fill a bit with cold water.
Instructions say cold water ...DAMN the EPA [45 articles]
ChairMan - 2010-04-12 19:35:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | ]
I just tried to buy my goto weed killer, MSMA today to kill Johnson and
especially Dallisgrass.
Can't find it anywhere and am told the EPA stopped the manufacturing at the
end of Dec 09.
I even ...What work gloves do you use for heavy infestation of poison oak & ivy (covered in urushiol)? [76 articles]
Elmo - 2010-04-11 17:31:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
What work gloves do you use for repeated immersion in very heavy
impenetrable thickets of poison oak & poison ivy?
I'm covered in black poison urushiol from head to toe!
So far, these are the ...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...Broadcast lawn spreader [8 articles]
Phisherman - 2009-09-07 14:27:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
My $40 Scotts broadcast spreader is going to the trash heap, never
again will buy a Scotts product. This spreader is literally falling
apart and I have kept good care of it. I'm looking for a new ...mower won't turn over [27 articles]
cj - 2009-09-09 13:27:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
my 42" MTD mower with a 17hp. motor won't turn over..new starter, new
battery. when i turn the key it seems like the battery doesnt have
enough 'umph' to get the motor spinning...i have the correc...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...Difference between Craftsman lawn sweepers? [9 articles]
Ben - 2009-09-09 16:38:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
There are two different 42" lawn sweepers on the Sears web site:
Model# 24222 (Craftsman 42 in. High Speed Sweeper) and model #24237
(Craftsman 42 in. Tow Sweeper). The latter is $30 more than the
...Husqvarna lawn tractors [15 articles]
Jim - 2009-09-11 08:29:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Went shopping today for a new lawn tractor. Stopped first at the big box
stores and Sears. Funny how all their offerings really looked the same -
just MTD's with different labels.
An independ...Lawn Tractor Battery/charging issue (longish) [10 articles]
Twayne - 2009-09-10 20:14:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Electrical & Wiring | Health & Safety | Landscaping & Gardening | Pest Control | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
HI,
20 HP B&S engine, 42" deck, 12V Exide Battery abt 1 1/2 years old. I
thought about taking this to a battery forum/group but IME you get a lot
better reality check here.
I accidentally l...Motor Overheating? [14 articles]
Twayne - 2009-09-11 12:29:00 [In: Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Landscaping & Gardening | Pest Control | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Hi,
This actually goes along with my previous post about Lawn Tractor
Battery/Charging issue but experience tells me it's best to separate
things like this.
Motor Overheats. This lawn tract...Deck Stripping & Staining [6 articles]
john - 2009-09-21 09:56:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Furniture | Landscaping & Gardening | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
Hello, Im about to strip & stain my deck..and just had a few questions.
I have some cracks in the wood that are about 1/8 inch think and about 1 inch deep in
spots. Only like 3 or 4 boards ...Deck Stripping & Staining [9 articles]
john - 2009-09-28 22:20:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Furniture | Landscaping & Gardening | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
***the last thread I made had soo many weird spaces in between.. So I re-posted it.
Hopefully it wont be marked as spam.. sorry about that. ***
Hello, Im about to strip & stain my deck..and just...Water "Screen Filter" keeps toilet working! [3 articles]
I kept having problems with my toilet not refilling all the way in the bowl. There is a little tube which sends water into the overflow tube when refilling. This opening in the refill valve for t...