Kerosene heaters have been around for many years and they have also caused serious problems when people don’t use them correctly. This is an important thing to talk about because even though there are millions of units in use there are also hundreds if not thousands of fires every year due to improper use or use of heaters that need repair or replacement.
The first and most important thing you …
Every winter we hear reports of people who are trapped in their vehicles for long periods of time due to winter snow conditions. This past week Buffalo, NY saw vehicles on a 13 mile stretch of highway trapped in their cars and trucks for over 20 hours and this is in a relatively urban type environment where emergency services could have responded in minutes under normal conditions.
If you are on a long stretch of …
In an extremely weak market home sales for the third quarter of 2010 plunged over 30% on average and much higher in the south and southwestern states.
In all, 188,748 U.S. homes in some stage of foreclosure were sold in the July-September period, accounting for a quarter of all U.S. residential property sales.
This is after the Obama Administration reached out to many large banks and required a stop of new foreclosures. After that …
The collection of rainwater for drinking and general use is not something new but as we have seen in the past 10 years droughts are now common in the USA. As of October 2007 over 40% of the United States is under drought conditions both due to increased building and low amounts of rainfall.
For these reasons it is important to understand our impact on the land and when we can make modifications that will both save us money and precious …
At the end of every growing season vegetable gardeners are faced with a large amount of plant material that needs to be removed. All season these plants have been sucking the nutrients out of your soil to grow the tasty vegetables you have been eating and now they can be recycled to improve not only the nutrients but soil quality for next year.
You should begin the collection of your compost throughout the growing season …
Every home will eventually have a clogged drain there is really not much you can do to prevent it so it is important that you prepare for the situation, not panic when it happens and have the tools you need to get things working again.
Although in some cases you may need to call in a professional if a pipe needs to be replaced or a line needs to …
How many times have you gone into a store to purchase a new pair of jeans and been amazed at the prices. The least costly ones usually start at about $8 and are unprocessed denim that is hard as a piece of cardboard and also not as attractive but as you go up in price you have to wonder if some of these companies are buying jeans out of the garbage and reselling them.
If …
This is a pretty specific HowTo that I hope will help some home owners that are faced with adding an outlet for their Garage Door Opener when a feed from the nearest closest outlet is obstructed.
I came across this problem when a neighbor asked to borrow a pair of needle nosed pliers because he was having another neighbor add two outlets in his garage and they couldn’t get the twist on the wire tight …
Servicing your cars disk brakes is a relatively easy task that only takes a few basic hand tools and a couple hours of your time. In this howto we are restoring an older vehicle that needs its front pads replaced. We will not be replacing or cutting the rotors but this is an option that you should consider.
If you bring your vehicle in for service most brake places will cut your rotors / turn …
Until the 1970’s most vehicles other then high performance models had drum brakes on all four wheels after that time disk brakes were standard on the front of many vehicles and many went to four wheel disk brakes. Today you are likely to see drum brakes on base model vehicles on the rear wheels however some manufacturers are moving away from drum brakes all together.
The reason drum brakes are still acceptable on the rear …
The old saying that you need the right tool for the job has some truth to it. Whether you are a Mechanic starting out your career or a high end hobbyist that thinks its better to put labor charges into tools and do the job yourself you have probably already found out the hard way that some tools are better then others.
I say you probably found out the hard way because like most people …
Drum Brakes are still used by car manufacturers on rear brakes and it is likely that your vehicle has a set unless it is a high performance or non-base model with 4 wheel disk brakes.
Drum brakes are pretty basic and relatively easy to understand and work on. The rear hub that is attached to your axle will hold your wheel studs to attach your tire.
If the vehicle is front wheel drive the axles will …