Reading Time: 4 minutes Troubleshoot a Clogged Vacuum I recently had to troubleshoot a clogged vacuum. I was going to vacuum the floor prior to installing a few rugs. The wife suggested that I run the vacuum over the scattered cat clay that had worked its way into the house from the garage. Stick Vacuums at Amazon I pulled… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutes Dirty Dishes Dishwasher Fix This article is about my dirty dishes dishwasher fix. My wife mentioned the other day that the back of the dishes didn’t feel smooth and clean. Oh-oh! I had a problem. I had no idea that dishwasher performance could deteriorate when I could still hear the water jets beating on the… Read More »
Reading Time: 7 minutes Three DIY air conditioner maintenance tips Three DIY air conditioner maintenance tips for better cooling. These are three DIY things that I consider easy to do items. These can be accomplished with very little skills and a little caution. I was looking ahead at my cooling for the summer. My wallet was looking at saving an ac… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Screens and Cleaning Out the Gutters Cleaning out the gutters went to the top of my list the other day. It was raining outside, heavy type rain and I noticed thru the window that water was running over the top of the gutter. I thought wow that must be a lot of water coming off… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutes Unclogging A Shower Head Shower head needing cleaning Unclogging a shower head is super easy. Mineral deposits build up on water fixtures, and sooner or later faucets and shower heads will become coated with these minerals. I hadn’t cleaned my shower head in a very long time and it was time for a good cleaning. The mineral… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutes Rust removal on outdoor cast iron umbrella stands I needed to perform rust removal on outdoor cast iron umbrella stands. We recently had the need to use our outdoor umbrellas to provide some extra shade. As I was moving the umbrella stands around it was very evident that they were going to need some work… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes Deep Cleaning Glass Top Patio Furniture My to-do list came up with deep cleaning glass top patio furniture recently. I had to clean a glass top table that had sat out in the weather due to my patio cover being replaced. The glass top accumulated a lot of dirt in the time it took to… 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: 4 minutes Remote Control Repair Remote control repair may be in your future. In many cases, your remote may not be working because too much dirt has built up inside between the PCB and the rubber buttons.  If you have an old toothbrush, some cotton swabs and a bit of rubbing alcohol, carefully cleaning to remove any… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutes CPAP Health Cleaning The tube My CPAP health cleaning the tube to be specific came to the surface recently. It all started when I noticed these commercials dealing a machine that guaranteed the mask, hose and everything in the system would be cleaned of bacteria. It looked so simple just drop the mask in the… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutes How to clean headlights How to clean headlights was something I needed to learn recently. I had to venture out on an errand in the evening. It was after sunset when I was on my way home that I noticed my headlights being dim. The bulbs had recently been replaced so I knew that it… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes  RV Refrigerator Keeping It Cold RV refrigerators are a passive type cooling system. What I mean by that is that there is no electrical motor pushing a coolant to make the cold happen in the box. Almost all RV refrigerators tend to be an absorption type refrigerator. A flame is used to heat an ammonia… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes Storing your RV refrigerator Storing your RV? Is your refrigerator ready? If you’re storing your RV refrigerator for a long period of time it could build up mildew. After cleaning there is quite a bit of moisture still left in it. This moisture needs to evaporate away to prevent mold or mildew. Without moisture mold and mildew… Read More »
Reading Time: 8 minutes Battery will not charge? The battery will not charge. I recently had this situation on my wife’s tablet. Unfortunately, she had run down the battery so low it would no longer charge. No matter what I tried it wouldn’t charge. So if you have this situation whether it is a cell phone or a tablet… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes The pumice stone and hard water buildup cleaning The pumice stone and hard water buildup on toilets go hand in hand. I have hard water and no cleaner I had tried would clean the ring off the toilet. It was quite frustrating thinking I would need to use a strong acid on the toilet just… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tools for changing a cabin filter Tools for changing a cabin filter are probably in your home now. This article covers the tools needed for cleaning the filter area. Changing your cabin filter requires cleaning where your hands cannot reach. You will need to vacuum out the large stuff and brush loose the stuck on stuff in… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Cleaning windows 101 Cleaning windows 101 deals with how to clean windows like a pro, not a homeowner. I always wonder where did the Windex and paper towel train begin? It is so much easier to clean windows like a professional than a homeowner. I have always been all about the get the job done… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutes Brother SE 400 tension problem My wife came to me last night telling me about her sewing machine’s tension problem. I, of course, volunteered to look at it. I have never worked on any sewing machine. So I went to youtube.com. I learned a lot about tension problems for my wife’s sewing machine a Brother model… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Defrosting the chest freezer I had to defrost the freezer the other day. It reminds me why I have a freezer that does not defrost automatically. It all comes down to the condition of the items in a freezer that does not have automatic defrosting over one that does. How it works It seems that… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Flushing the tankless water heater Flushing the tankless water heater is a simple maintenance procedure. Perform as often as the manufacturer recommends. More often as the conditions determine. What determines when the tankless water heater needs to be flushed? Time, temperature and water hardness determine when your system should be flushed. Read the recommendation of your… Read More »