Looking for Studs in All the Wrong Places...
Six Ways to Find a Stud in Your Wall |
| If you're installing shelves, a wall-mounted TV or even towel bars, you'll need more than a thin wall with thin air behind it to hang them on. To keep heavy or frequently yanked items securely attached to your walls, only the solid backing of a stud will do.
Studs are the vertical bones of your house, wood or metal framing hidden behind finished walls. Fortunately, you don't need to have X-ray vision to find studs. There are lots of ways, from high-tech to no-tech, to track them down. No single approach is fool-proof, but ... read more... |
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Fridge has Body Odor?
Chill |
| While the new fridge is out for repairs, you decide to use the old one because it's still running well. Your buddies are arriving in an hour and the beer has to be chilled. You go down to the basement and open the door. You almost faint from the smell. So this is what "reeks” means, you sigh. How do you get rid of a strong odor from a disconnected refrigerator? The odor comes from mold and particles of food left in the refrigerator. This happens when the fridge...read more... |
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Diamond Ring Falls off Bathroom Sink...
Solving Home Plumbing Problems |
| The title was just to catch your attention. We're going to talk a little about the plumbing system of a house, and how understanding the fundamentals of plumbing can save us time and money - and perhaps even make us discover lost heirlooms and treasure maps stacked in the recesses of pipes and drains. Plumbers have found all sorts of things that nested in pipes and vents for years, and finding a diamond ring, while not common, does happen. Gary Branson, author of "Solving Home Plumbing Problems" related the story of a plumber who was given leftover building material from a renovation job of an old mansion and one of the things he received was a bathroom... read more... |
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How to Tune-Up Your Car
Major Service |
| Your car should receive a tune-up (often referred to as a "major service") every two years or 30,000 miles, whichever comes first.
Here's what needs to be done.
1. Replace the fuel filter. If you have a fuel-injection system, regular cleaning isn't necessary unless the injectors are clogged.
2. Change the spark plugs (unless they're platinum, in which case you have 30,000 more miles to go). Also examine the spark plug wires and replace as needed. A new set of high-quality wires is worth the cost. They may be permanently attached to the distributor cap, so it will have to be changed as well.
3. Replace the distributor cap and rotor if your car has them (some newer models with distributorless ignition don't).
4. Change the points and condenser if you have an older car (roughly pre-1978) that doesn't feature... read more... |
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