A Dehumidifier Helped my Dryer
Spend here, save there: Sometimes spending on one thing saves you money on something else. How installing dehumidifier helped my clothes dryer. Several years ago I […]
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Spend here, save there: Sometimes spending on one thing saves you money on something else. How installing dehumidifier helped my clothes dryer. Several years ago I […]
Front-loading washing machines have filters (sometimes called “coin traps”) to prevent solid objects from getting into, and possibly damaging, the pump that moves water out […]
It’s a good idea to prevent lint from going down the laundry-sink drain. You can get lint traps that attach to the end of your […]
If you’ve connected your refrigerator’s ice maker to one of your house’s water pipes, you probably know what a saddle valve is. A valve that […]
If you notice the water coming on by itself to fill the tank of your toilet, the problem could be your toilet’s flapper valve. You […]
I visited the local Goodwill to buy a short-sleeved shirt, something summery and tropical looking. I found the perfect shirt, and it cost just $5. […]
It’s well known that LED lights are much more efficient than incandescent or fluorescent lights. They use less electricity and last much longer, making them well […]
One more reason that fairly-new-and-in-good-condition washing machine was on the curb slowly revealed itself as we used it. It evidently had a slow leak. After […]
Before the morning of December 31, 2016, I don’t think I’d ever heard the word “thermocouple” and I certainly didn’t know what one was. By […]
If your household is like mine, you’ve got cellphones and other devices that need charging, and chargers that seem to “go missing” all by themselves. […]
“Bathroom fan” usually means a fan that takes air from the bathroom and moves it outside, i.e., it’s an exhaust fan. A bathroom fan performs two functions: […]
Years ago (I mean, in the 1970s), Father Guido Sarducci was selling “Mr Tea” — a “tea maker” that was little more than a funnel […]
It was a warm summer day. I was at work. My phone rang. It was my wife. She told me that she had noticed that […]
After I looked more closely at the washer that we had gotten for free, I soon saw why someone had gotten rid of them. There was […]
Some months ago our washer and dryer both stopped working. The washer, a front-loading model, had a catastrophic break-down — the drum came loose and […]
Over the last couple years I’ve rolled home 2 or 3 lawnmowers whose owners placed them on the curb on trash-day eve. Upon finding no […]
During summer, when the days are the hottest and most humid, you need air-conditioning in your home. But what about when it’s merely warm during the […]