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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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48" florescent tube problem [29 articles]
dgk - 2009-11-20 08:27:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | Maintenance & Repair | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
A fixture in my basement has a single 48" florescent tube which
recently started flickering and now fails to start - it just flickers.
I replaced it and have the same behavior. The fixture is at lea...
circuit dead [48 articles]
grodenhiATgmailDOTcom - 2009-11-20 10:54:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Windows & Doors | ]
This evening my wife went to turn on the front door light (outside
fixture). She said it flashed brightly like the bulb blew out and
wouldn't turn on... A few hours later we noticed that everythin...Kitchen cabinet warehouse remodel. (under 5k?) [5 articles]
in2dadark - 2009-11-15 23:55:00 [In: Carpentry | Kitchens | Lighting | Remodeling & Renovation | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
Below are the pictures of my current kitchen that is the original when
the home was built in 1985. I plan on trying to do the complete remode
with some type of upgraded countertop for less than 5k.
...Non-Running Poulin Leaf Blower [6 articles]
I am helping a neighbor with this. The blower ran then would die after a few seconds, now won't start or fire at all. He has put in a new plug, new air filter, new fuel filter. When the primin...House Electrical Problem [21 articles]
hibb - 2009-11-21 14:22:00 [In: Bedrooms | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Electrical & Wiring | Kitchens | Lighting | Walls & Ceilings | ]
It started the other night. Several lights that are on the same
breaker started blinking on and off. After a while the blinking got
more frequent and then they started staying off longer. Then they ...CFL vs Incandescent fixture rating [21 articles]
Gordon Shumway - 2009-11-17 19:22:00 [In: Furniture | Home Electronics | Lighting | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
SWMBO just bought a new table lamp for the desk in our computer room.
This lamp will be replacing one that uses two (2) 75 watt Incandescent
bulbs. This new lamp uses only one (1) bulb. The label ...GE Oven Glowbar igniter question [23 articles]
I just replaced the igniter and it's lighting. Oven works fine. I watched it as it went through the cycle and I noticed while the gas is on the igniter is on. When the gas goes off the igniter goe...Something Rotten in Drywall, Say Homeowners (high-sulphur) [12 articles]
Sum Guy - 2009-11-24 07:43:00 [In: Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Go Green | Health & Safety | Kitchens | Landscaping & Gardening | Lighting | Walls & Ceilings | ]
The CBS evening news just broadcast a story about high-sulphur content
in drywall that is causing problems in new and renovated homes.
Something that was originally being blamed on cheap drywall m...Bad neutral or bad timer? [5 articles]
blueman - 2009-11-27 11:23:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
This morning I noticed that the recessed lights in our room were dim. To
my surprise, the Aube *electronic in-wall timer* switch (T1032-3W) was
in the off position. Turning it to on brought the ligh...Lamp sockets that don't suck [15 articles]
JoeSpareBedroom - 2009-12-01 08:18:00 [In: Lighting | ]
Anyone know of a good source for lamp sockets that don't turn to crap in two
years? Just replaced the 3-way bulb in a typical Lowe's made-in-China lamp
and found that the switch was bad, not the b...Dimmable Fluorescents
joancolonna - 2009-11-30 18:17:00 [In: Lighting | ]
Hi,
The standard Lutron dimmable switch will not work well with
fluorescents. Lutron makes a special switch (model number DVFTU-5A3P)
that works with dimmable fluorescents.
I went through a mon..."Shake-proof" light bulbs? [13 articles]
Mitch - 2009-12-03 08:36:00 [In: Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I replaced my front lamp post a few months ago. The new one uses a
standard light bulb (not the mini bulbs the previous fixture used).
Problem is, the wind shakes the post and my bulbs are only ...CostCo has nicely priced CFL floods including dimable [3 articles]
Made a trip to CostCo and found they have outside 120W equivalent and inside 65W equivalent CFL floodlights. The inside ones are "dimable". I thought the price was very good, $17 bucks for a 4 pa...Kitchen Renovation - Now Pipes Shudder [12 articles]
Fleemo - 2009-12-06 20:18:00 [In: Contracting | Kitchens | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
We just had some kitchen renovation done, adding lighting cans to the
ceiling. The contractor had to reroute some of the waterlines that
were run up there to make room for the lighting fixtures. Onl...outside wall socket off of flood light [5 articles]
flir67 - 2009-12-07 21:48:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
hi,
my location is nc, I want to replace the outside frontdoor light with
a extender box and a motion spotlight on top of it.I would like to
also wantto put a outside wall socket box down a few fee...