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How to Install Agitator Dogs in a Whirlpool Washer
The direct-drive Whirlpool washer uses agitator dogs to grip the agitator and rotate it back and forth. When the agitator dogs become worn, the agitator will not function properly. You can learn how to install agitator dogs in a Whirlpool washer and save yourself money on an expensive repair bill. W
Scorching Additions For Your Hot Tub
So you've just purchased the hot tubs of your dreams that you know will be the envy of your friends.Have any ideas on how you will enclose it?There are many solid arguments on why you should enclose your hot tub.Fortunately, there are also several ideas for enclosing your hot tub including fenc
Make Cooking Easier With Small Kitchen Appliances
For those who love to eat and cook at home, the kitchen becomes an important place, and it needs to be well equipped with ingredients, foodstuff and appliances of various kinds, each performing a specific set of functions. Home cooking is advised by medical and health professionals as well since it
How to Start a Roto Tiller
Start a roto tiller whenever you wish, but wait for good weather to help you to minimize start-up problems. When it’s time for you to work the soil, check to make sure the tires are properly inflated and move your tiller out of the garage, barn or storage shed. Position your tiller on level gr
How to Set the Night Light on a GE Microwave
GE-brand microwaves include a few models among the company's offerings that are built with functions that, while not related directly to cooking, help to increase the usefulness of the microwave as a whole. One of these functions is the night light present on several GE models. The night light creat
How to Wire a 240V GFCI Receptacle
Most 240-volt ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) receptacles are used with hot tubs or spas. In reality, the receptacle itself is not a GFCI receptacle. It is connected in the breaker panel to a GFCI breaker. To satisfy some local codes and manufacturers' suggestions, a disconnect box must be i
Choosing A Commercial Air Conditioning Contractor
For businesses, air conditioning is crucial because it delivers comfortable conditions for workers to perform quality service and customers to shop in a pleasant environment. However, air conditioning issues are common and always come at an inconvenient time.
A Few Basics of Ventilation
Air inside a structure will become stale if the area is not properly ventilated. Ventilation of a structure means to provide a way for the fresh oxygen rich air that is on the outside to have a way to get inside and replace the stale air. Even storage buildings or containers that do not have people
Stove Guard Automatic Shut Off Introduction
Stove Guard is a new product designed to monitor motion in the kitchen and automatically turn off the stove and range after a set amount of time if no movement is detected. This product was developed by Stove Guard International Ltd. With the main office based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, thi
How to Troubleshoot a Reddy Propane Space Heater
Reddy space heaters are commonly used in the garage or a workshop to heat the space during the winter. The tube-type heater connects to a propane tank and uses an electric push-button mechanism to ignite the propane. Common problems that are often easily resolved include running out of propane or a
How to Install a Pre-Wired Light Fixture
Whether you're replacing a worn-out fixture, updating your home or trying to save a few dollars on new construction, installing a light fixture is a job almost any handyman can tackle. The necessary installation hardware is usually included with the fixture, and most of the prep work has already bee
Harmoney One - Why Your Entertainment Center Needs a Harmoney One
The Logitech Harmony One universal remote is your solution to the endless frustrations inherent in setting up and synchronizing your home entertainment system. Quit fumbling with multiple remotes, trying to match factory remotes to their device, trying to set up other universal remotes that take hou
How to Clean the Shelf Slide in an Electric Oven Range
The shelf slide in an electric oven is the ridge on the side of the oven that holds the rack. Depending on the size of the oven, there may be one to three of these ridges on each side. Homeowners can easily clean this part of the oven when cleaning the rest of the oven. Using chemicals is not necess
How to Install a Ceiling Fan on a Wooden Beam
Ceiling fans go under any type of ceiling, even the unfinished ones. You can install a ceiling fan to a wooden beam on an unfinished ceiling, for example, in a basement. Hardware store or home and garden supply shops have ceiling fans and you will use tools that most households already have on hand
Do We Need a Fireplace For a Gas Fire?
Such a question may sound rhetoric to most people, given that obviously enough we live in an age that replaced the fireplace by central heating, perceived as being more practical. But the real question behind it is what type of style we prefer, do we go for the heating value plain and simple, using
How to Fix a Circuit Breaker Panel
Circuit breaker panels are simple devices. The current from your electrical source is distributed through wiring to a series of contacts in the panel. Each of these contacts serves as an attachment point for a circuit breaker, which is a switch that will trip when excess current is drawn or that you
Air Condenser Vs. Heat Pump
As technology progresses, air conditioning options keep growing. A home can be cooled with many system strategies, such as with an air condenser or heat pump. These two units cool the home using different methods.
How to Reset Microcomputer Machine Controls for Kenmore Washers
Kenmore washing machines, like most home appliances, are controlled by a special microcomputer that enables the washer to perform its duty. The buttons, dials, displays, cycles and functions of the washer are all controlled by the microcomputer, so a minor software problem often prevents the applian
Bagged Cleans Better
In the long run, bagged vacuums are better than bagless designs since their power and cleaning power are sustainable and easily restored.
The Essentials of Appliance Repair
When your home appliances break down, most people look into the phone book looking for their favorite repairman. It simply follows common sense that repairing your microwave, dishwasher, or washing machine is very dangerous, and you should let a licensed technician to do the repairs for you.