Reading Time: 6 minutes Scribing flooring Scribing flooring is the one job that is always needed when you’re installing your own laminate, wood, or vinyl planking. It is usually needed on the first and the final row of the project. You may also need to scribe for floor registers or any walls in the middle of your project room… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutes Expandable Hose Repair Expandable Hose I needed an expandable hose repair recently. You know the kind it starts out a foot long. You add water pressure and grows out to fifty feet long. Now that may be an exaggeration but now you know which water hose I’m talking about. It seems that this type of hose is… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutes What You Need to Know to Bluetooth your TV You may need to Bluetooth your TV as I needed to do recently. As my wife and I have grown older the volume of the TV has gone up. But if your home is like my home one of us is farther down the road of hearing… 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 A DIY Wire Clamp Tool A DIY wire clamp tool. Eureka! I always thought that there has to be a way to make wire work as a clamp. I recently saw a tool that does just that. What I really like about it is that no matter what size hose or object you need to… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes How to Text Combined Email and Text Group How to text combined email and text group at the same time became my problem recently. It seems that everyone has one technology phobic person in their lives. You know the one that is always behind the curve in learning how to do new things with new technology or not… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Pressure Washer Carburetor Problem I waited to long now my pressure washer has a carburetor problem. I confess this problem cropped up because I waited too long(didn’t use the equipment) and didn’t do my due diligence and run out my fuel. Now I am faced with this problem. Gummed up I need to clean out… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes How I Finally Got a Simple Subscribe Button How I finally got a simple subscribe button is a long story. I have been looking for just such a link for this website for a long time. It seems that there are way too many methods of complication for a simple little link. Let me explain. What I… Read More »
Reading Time: 6 minutes Box Fan Weak Air Flow I have a box fan weak air flow problem. I bought a box fan at the start of the summer months and as expected, it had great air movement. But I noticed that it was losing air volume almost by the day. So about six weeks after starting it up,… 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: 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 Should you store your RV on the level? Should you store your RV on the level? I say NO! Here’s why I don’t store mine on the level for two reasons. I store it so it’s protected from rain getting into the rig during winter. I also store it not on the level for security… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutes How to Template for diagonal tile cuts I learned how to make a template for diagonal tile cuts recently. I have tiled quite a few floors but for those floors, the tiles were always square to the room. Now for my latest tiling project, I was going to continue a previous tiling job(square again) to… 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: 3 minutes Set Up and Use of the Algae Gon Chlorine tablet holder This article is about how to set up and use the Algae Gon chlorine tablet holder. This piece of equipment is essential in eradicating black algae from the pool. I recommend it to all pool owners who are suffering from a black algae outbreak. Related Article: Getting… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutes How to layout a floor How to layout a floor starts with a tape measure and a spreadsheet. This technique will work for tile, wood, laminate, or vinyl plank floors. I created a spreadsheet that will tell me where the seams(the point where one row meets the other) will be when the floor is put… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes There’s Poop in the Pool It happens kids are in the pool and then suddenly there’s poop in the pool. So what do you do when this happens? It happens all too often but when it happens to your pool it completely throws you on what you should do and how should you do it.… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Troubleshooting an ignition coil problem Troubleshooting an ignition coil problem became my top priority recently. It fell into my lap out of the blue. My wife came back from the store all shook up. She said that the car suddenly started shaking, rattling and had no power. According to her it barely made it home. Brain… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Resetting the Check Engine Light Resetting the check engine light is very different than resetting a maintenance light. My Honda Odyssey recently had an ignition coil go bad. It had lit up the dash check engine light. Well, I did some troubleshooting on the problem, I found out which coil went bad and replaced it. I had everything back together and the car was purring once… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutes Kreepy Krauly Not Moving Inspection It’s time for a Kreepy Krauly not moving inspection. My pool cleaner won’t move when the pump starts up. I know the drill, I’ve been thru this before. Check that nothing is blocking the flow of water at the cleaner(Check for debris in Kreepy Krauly’s flapper and tubes). Make sure that the pool… Read More »