HowTos

How To – Repairing A Bissell Carpet Shampoo Vacuum Cleaner

No matter what manufacture you purchase your carpet cleaner from the basic design will remain the same. There are basic parts that can break or need servicing through out its life to keep it in good working order.

Before you begin working on your carpet cleaner you want to visit your manufacture and find an exploded view of all of the parts. Often you can get lucky and find a service manual that will also …

How To – Fixing An Electric Water Heater That Is Getting Too Hot – Thermostat

It may sound strange but one of the problems when your water heater malfunctions is that it can allow the water to get too hot.

The reason this happens is because the thermostat on your water heater has malfunctioned and it is allowing the heating element to remain on at all times instead of cycling on and off as heat is needed.

The symptom for this problem is steaming hot water coming out of your faucets …

How To – Harvesting Lettuce Seeds For Next Years Garden

When you plant lettuce in your garden unless you have a huge family or only plant a few seeds you are likely to have a few plants that start to get past their useability stage before you can pick them.

You shouldn’t look at this as a bad thing because those plants will grow seeds that you can use in next years garden to grow a whole new batch of salads.

Harvesting lettuce seed is not …

How To – Working Safe Around Buried Gas Lines

Every year there are thousands of accidents due to improper digging around utilities in our yards that go unreported. For the most part when there is a mistake which causes puncture on a residential line or one in the street no one gets hurt but in some cases tragedy happens.

For this reason it is always important to understand where your utility lines are located and the methods for avoiding them.

Where are primary gas pipelines …

How To – Preparing For State Vehicle Inspection

Not every state in the country requires vehicle safety and emission inspections but if you need to get your car inspected there are a few things that you can do to make the process easier.

As said above there are two types of vehicle inspections. The first is a safety inspection and this is the most important of the two.
Safety Inspections
During a safety inspection your car will be inspected for general safety conditions.

The method that …

How To – Fixing A Hole In A Hollow Core Door

Live in your home long enough and one of your interior doors is bound to get damaged. This usually happens when you are moving large furniture or when something falls on it but the end result is a hole that needs to be repaired.

Interior doors are relatively cheap and to keep the cost down manufacturers use a variety of different products. The edges of the door will be a pine or spruce frame to …

How To – Don’t Waste Your Garden Weeds Use Them For Mulch

Weeds are every gardeners evil foe but did you know that you can use weeds to kill weeds?

Like any plant material weeds can be used as a mulch material around the base of your plants. Large plants like tomatoes can benefit from mulch as can cucumbers, squash and any plant where the fruit is away from the ground.

Lets face it after pulling weeds in your garden all day the last thing you want to …

How To – Pruning Tomato Plants For Great Harvests

A lot of people wonder what it takes to grow a garden full of tomatoes and really with just a little care your plants will do all of the work for you.

There are a few things that you need  to do to prepare the plant and garden for your tomatoes.

First pick a spot in your yard that gets at least 8 hours of direct sun.

You want a spot that will get enough sun throughout …

How To – Avoiding Bad Deals On Cheap Used Cars

At $30,000 for an average new vehicle many of us are looking at pre-owned vehicles that can bring better value for the dollar. Although this is a great way to save money up front it is important to do your research before you buy a car that will only give you headaches.

The first thing you should ask yourself is why did the previous owner give up their new car. Many times new car owners …

How To – Dealing With An Ant Invasion

Ants can be a problem any time of the year but they are likely to start their invasion in mid-spring to early summer when they come out of winter dormancy and begin to search farther from their homes for food.

Ants are definitely attracted to our garbage and once one ant finds your trash can they will return to the colony and alert all of their friends of an abundant food source. For this reason …