Change your washer hoses…

Most people don’t know that you should change your washer hoses at least every 5 years. Because the rubber hose will dry rot and cause stress cracks which can burst. Rubber washer hoses are the most popular because that is what the manufactures send with new washers and most customers replace theirs with them.Most flood […]

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Cleaning Your Dryer Vent

Cleaning your dryer vent is something we have all heard a lot about. Almost all appliance companies talk about it, the news has done stories on it and this has even been featured on Oprah! It is not only important to clean the lint screen, but also to move the dryer out and vacuum behind […]

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Getting Rid of Odor in your Refrigerator

If your fridge stops cooling or if food goes bad while you’re out of town and leaves a foul odor in your refrigerator or freezer, a successful way to remove the odor is to turn the fridge off, remove the contents and ball up newspaper and fill the fridge with as much newspaper as you can […]

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Cleaning Stainless Steel Appliances

One question I get all the time is how do you clean stainless steel? There are a lot of products on the market, most work, some don’t, but I found that WD40 works the best. Just spray it on a clean cloth or paper towel and rub it on. It is an oil base so […]

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Protecting Your Appliances

Most of the new appliances on the market use control boards to improve user function and energy savings. All boards are susceptible to power surges or lighting strikes. The best way to protect all of your appliances (from your toaster to your refrigerator) would be adding a whole house surge protector to your breaker panel. […]

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Cleaning Your Refrigerator Coil

Tip– If your refrigerator seems to be cooling some but not enough, remove the kick-plate and check for dust or pet hair. You will be able to use the hose extension on your vacuum cleaner or a coil cleaning brush (available at most hardware stores) to remove any debris, you must give the refrigerator 3 […]

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Spots on Your Dishes

It is a common problem to get spots on your dishes. First, I recommend using Cascade Complete granular detergent and always refill your Jet Dry dispenser. Second, if you have done that and it didn’t take care of the problem, go to a local pool store or hardware store and pick up Softcheck water quality test […]

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Refrigerator Water Filters

Most new refrigerators come with a water filter, either in the kick-plate or the fresh food compartment. They would be accessible from the front of the refrigerator. Most are also equipped with a sensor = green is good, orange or yellow means order a new filter, and red means replace filter. If you re-set the colored sensor, […]

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Once an Eagle, Always an Eagle

Recently Seth and I attended an “Eagle Scout Reunion” for Boy Scout Troop #77 in Venice, FL. The room was full of current Boy Scouts, Eagle Scouts and their families. The reunion was a time to celebrate the accomplishments of the men who had achieved the rank of Eagle – which not many people do […]

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