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 Review La Parrilla Mexican Restaurant This is a review of La Parrilla Mexican Restaurant at McHenry Ave, Modesto CA. The wife and I had a few errands to run on a weekday and like most times she decided to add lunch to our itinerary. I asked her what she wanted to eat and all I got… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes How A Car Alternator Works If you know how a car alternator works it makes it all the easier to understand when/why it’s not doing its job. Understanding how an alternator works is half of the troubleshooting job. List of parts making up a car’s alternator Stator Rotor Assembly(Made up of the following parts) Slip rings Rotor… 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: 2 minutes After The Plunger Using a Plumbers Auger You’ll become familiar with using a plumbers auger when your problem clog is in the wall. It is very easy to use a drain auger. This type of tool is used on the pipes in the wall to remove clogs. So if you have not been able to clear… 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: 8 minutes Green Cheap Raised Garden Beds You can build green cheap raised garden beds. You can call this a green project because most of the lumber used on this project will be recycled and it’s on the cheap because its available for free. Your only expenses will be the nails, staples, screws and the 2″x2″ lumber. Also if… Read More »
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: 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: 2 minutes Title 20 no more single speed pool motors for California Title 20 no more single speed pool motors for California. I was trying to help my neighbor when I got slammed with this news. Let me explain. My neighbor asked for my help in locating a replacement motor for his pool. Since he has always helped… Read More »