Which furnace filter should you buy? That depends on how much dirt you want to catch in the filter and how often you want to…
Some homes appear to have two “sump pumps” in the lower level: two pumps and two crocks in the floor, often discharging through a white…
SWOOSH goes the toilet. What a surprise! Never saw or heard one flush like that before. And you were still sitting down – wow, what…
Natural gas is odorless and invisible, so utilities add a rotten-egg smell to the gas before it enters your home to make leaks more noticeable.…
As you slosh-slosh across the kitchen floor, you realize that water is pouring from beneath the dishwasher. Oh, no! You need to do three…
All electrical outlets, appliances and lighting in homes are protected by circuit breakers (or by fuses in older homes). Most of us know about the…
Garbage disposals are great – until you plug the drain line with potato peels and put your kitchen sink out of commission with a nasty…
Do you own a refrigerator? Most refrigerators have a drain pan. It’s your job to clean it. Modern refrigerators use a self-defrost system. (If you…
Condensation of water occurs when a surface temperature is lower than the dew point temperature of the surrounding air. Air inside your home contains…
If your basement has a bar, you could pour a double tap beer while your electrical box nearby may have a double tap breaker. You…