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02/09/2010 02:03 AM
Make Life Easier with Little Effort
With busy schedules and lives constantly on the go, it’s easy to be forgetful. But in today’s connected world, with a little help from technology, it is possible to accomplish what you need to with barely a second thought.
There are a number of techno-gadgets that you can “set and forget” — from a self-soap-dispensing dishwasher [...]
02/09/2010 02:03 AM
Adding deck lights a simple way to enhance outdoor living
As summer rolls in and guests show up, the benefit of having outdoor living space for relaxing and entertaining becomes readily apparent. Homeowners love having extra space where they can hang out, and outdoor environments are a huge plus for those trying to sell or rent out a home.
Overall home improvement project budgets are shrinking [...]
02/09/2010 02:03 AM
Expert home-remodel tips help baby boomers live in comfort
There are 78.2 million baby boomers according to the U.S. Census Bureau. If you are one of them, born between 1946 and 1964, you might soon look at your house with a new perspective.
“The bones begin to creek a little more as you age — things that don’t happen when you are younger,” says Morris [...]
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02/07/2010 04:00 AM
Fix Your Garbage Disposal and Save $150
Garbage disposals are the kitchen's workhorse but they love to quit just after a big dinner you've hosted for family or friends.
But repairing them can be surprisingly easy and you can do it. I'll show you how make the repairs you need quickly and possibly save $150 or more in a plumbing service call. In this tutorial, I'll walk you through the most common garbage disposal repairs and also tell you how to avoid clogs and slow draining situations.
And get familiar with how the garbage disposal is constructed with Anatomy of a Garbage Disposal for a graphic overview of the disposal's components. And if it's your sink that's causing trouble, see Unclogging a Sink.
Fix Your Garbage Disposal and Save $150 originally appeared on About.com Home Repair on Sunday, February 7th, 2010 at 11:00:45.
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01/31/2010 05:51 AM
Cold Rooms and How to Warm Them
Sometimes there is a room or two that you just can't get warm. The problem can be caused by several reasons, from an easy fix to a more difficult solution.
In the tutorial Cold Rooms and How to Warm Them I'll list what you can look for as possible reasons for the cold room and how to possibly solve the problem. The problem can range from a closed heating register to an improperly located thermostat to lack of insulation. There are lots of reasons and possible solutions. In the tutorial we will look at easy, moderate and more difficult causes and solutions.
Cold Rooms and How to Warm Them originally appeared on About.com Home Repair on Sunday, January 31st, 2010 at 12:51:08.
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01/24/2010 11:07 AM
"Green" Paint - Hype or Healthy?
The options for paint in your home have never been more varied.
You don't have to use paints with formaldehyde like years past. With low VOC paints and ceramic paints with anti-microbial agents, you have a wonderful variety of durable, beautiful and safe, healthy paints from which to choose. You'll also learn about certification by the Green Seal organization that objectively establishes criteria for healthy paints, helping to provide a third party review of paint company claims.
It's all described in the tutorial Low VOC Interior Paint and Other Healthy Alternative Paints. In the tutorial I help you understand the jargon and cut through the paint marketing hype.
"Green" Paint - Hype or Healthy? originally appeared on About.com Home Repair on Sunday, January 24th, 2010 at 18:07:23.
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01/17/2010 12:28 PM
Mysteries of Tankless Water Heaters
Did you know where you live affects your tankless water heater size? Or that pre-1992 shower heads will increase the heater size? Or that you will probably need multiple tankless electric units or have to use a gas or propane tankless unit for larger high water flow installations?
Well that's why we're here. To give you these answers! So read through this comprehensive tutorial on tankless water heaters and gain a better understanding of these new appliances.
Also, make sure to check out this excellent site reference from ToolBase.org for additional tankless water heater information.
Mysteries of Tankless Water Heaters originally appeared on About.com Home Repair on Sunday, January 17th, 2010 at 19:28:11.
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01/09/2010 10:45 AM
Get Almost "Instant" Hot Water Using Your Current Water Heater
One of the last frontiers of creature comforts we continue to pursue is that of on-demand hot water at the sink or shower.
Often people use a point of use tankless water heater under the sink for one location or invest thousand of dollars in a whole house tankless water heater but these options are out of reach for economic or practical reasons for most people. I mean, there's a recession on!
But there is a way to get almost immediate hot water from that little old water heater you have chugging away in the basement.
How? By using a device called a demand delivery hot water recirculation pump.
Here's the best part. For between $180 to $500 depending on how fancy a unit you want to buy (some have motion sensors built in, simple ones use just a timer), you can attach this unit to your water heating system and have hot water up to 80% faster (that means within seconds in the summer) than you get today from your standard water heating system.
And besides the comfort of hot water faster, you don't waste our precious resource of water! Did you know that the average household wastes between 11,000 to 16,000 gallons of water a year by letting the water run down the drain until it gets hot enough to use? That is a shocking and disturbing statistic.
Well, read How to Get "Instant" Hot Water with a Standard Water Heater and see how easy it is to enjoy hot water faster, while saving money and a precious resource! The solution isn't perfect but it is a great value for the money, especially in retrofit situations in existing homes.
Get Almost "Instant" Hot Water Using Your Current Water Heater originally appeared on About.com Home Repair on Saturday, January 9th, 2010 at 17:45:51.
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