Reading Time: 4 minutes Get The Best CBD Oil For Your Dog How do you get the best CBD oil for your dog? What’s important to know when choosing CBD oil for dogs? Well, it’s really very simple. Let’s look at the four things you’ll need to make the best decision for your best friend. Dog size in weight… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutes How CBD Oil Saved My Dog This is how CBD oil saved my dog, Duke. But first, watch this one minute video to learn about CBD oil. His name is Duke and he’s a rescue My Dog Duke Duke is a male Dachshund. He is a rescue. His is a history of sadness. He was… Read More »
Reading Time: 8 minutes Bifold Door Installation Do you have a bifold door installation on your horizon? Are you nervous about installing these type of doors? You’re in good hands, this article will walk thru a complete installation. It also includes how to set up the doors to the opening. It seems that each bifold manufacturer can have slightly… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Do I Need a Line Wrench Do I need a line wrench? That was a question I needed an answer to many years ago. I was just starting out working on my car. I needed to work on my brakes and I needed to work on the brake lines. It seemed so simple. The nut… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutes Yellow Mustard Algae Treatment My pool needs a yellow mustard algae treatment. I don’t know when it first showed up. But there was a small patch in the usual place for mustard algae to show up. You know the place, north-facing on a wall. So I did the normal maintenance thing I brushed it down… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Importance of Witness Marks My neighbor learned about the importance of witness marks this week. He had to replace his pool pump and of course this involved replumbing piping from the new pump to the filter. The project also expanded into replacing some short turn elbows with 45º fittings on the filter return… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cleaning Ring Around the Burner Do you have a ring around the burner? What is ring around the burner? Where did it come from? How do you get rid of it? All good questions when you are dealing with your ceramic cooktop. What is it and Where did it come from? That familiar ring is a combination… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes Reverse Osmosis System Membrane Life This formula determines your membranes efficiency The goal is to achieve the maximum reverse osmosis system membrane life. The membrane is the engine of the reverse osmosis system. Using a reverse osmosis system is all about getting the most gallonage out of the filters and membrane. In a perfect world,… Read More »
Reading Time: 10 minutes How To Maintain Pool Water Chemistry Pool Water Chemistry is used to keep your swimming pool’s water balanced. It’s something as a pool owner I had to learn. Water that is balanced makes it easier to keep the pool clear and clean. This is a hard fact. Keeping water within a range is something that… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes Keeping Homemade Brownies Soft Keeping homemade brownies soft after you’ve baked them is pretty easy if you know the secret. My wife decided that we needed homemade brownie sundaes for dessert. Now my wife’s definition of homemade in my house means that if we bake them at home they are homemade even if they come out… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Kreepy Krauly swivel bearing replacement The Kreepy Krauly swivel bearing replacement is one job where I could not find a video of the replacement procedure. I could not find more than the generic statement of “change out the bearing”. I had to develop this procedure. It can be handled in two ways. The first method… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutes Basic drip irrigation Basic drip irrigation is easy to install once you understand how it works and what are its limitations. Drip can cover a large area provided the supply lines are large enough to get the water to the emitters. That’s one of the limitations. Also, the drip system delivers water right to the plant and… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes No work shrub stump removal No work shrub stump removal is possible. My mugo pine hasn’t been looking well for the past two summers. I watered it and gave it some extra care but it didn’t respond. I believe that it is about thirty plus years old so it may just be time for it to go.… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes LED bulbs and You Choosing LED bulbs and you are going to meet in the future if you haven’t met already. Whenever an old incandescent bulb burns out we are faced with a question. Do we replace them with LED bulbs? LED light bulbs will cost more. But LED bulbs are rated for a longer life cycle,… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutes Pancreatitis and Choosing a Dog Food Having a dog with pancreatitis and choosing a dog food for her is something I had to do recently. We rescued a senior dog last year. Her name is Rexy. She is a sweet dog with a small problem. She is prone to bouts of pancreatitis. Compounded by the fact… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes How to clean a glass cooktop How to clean a glass cooktop is an easy thing to do. Razor Blade Scrapers with Single-Edge Blades – Amazon.com Sprinkle some water and dish soap on the cold cooktop for lubrication. Scrape the cold cooktop with a razor blade scraper to get the cooked on stuff off the cooktop. Using… Read More »
Reading Time: 7 minutes The 5 Most Useful Power Tools To Own The most useful tools I have are the ones that come out of the toolbox often. It makes them essential and cost effective to own. I use them for everything and they, in turn, get used up and need to be replaced. Reciprocating Saw 4″ Angle Grinder Corded… Read More »