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  Chestnuts Roasting

  A cozy fire can make for a warm and romantic evening. However, without proper annual maintenance a fireplace or wood stove can be the source of disaster. Play it safe. Have your chimney checked every year to...

  • Posted February 8, 2014
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  Cleaning Recipe Books

  You gentlemen often refer to homemade cleaning concoctions and other unusual formulas. Do you have a hint or formula book that can be purchased? Val Solution While we have written home improvement books, we have yet to...

  • Posted January 26, 2014
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  10,000 Year Old Remedy – Vinegar

  Vinegar can be made by adding oxygen to wine. Or it can be made by adding oxygen to a distilled (and fermented) mixture of corn and sugar (corn liquor). Just about any consumable alcohol can be used...

  • Posted January 26, 2014
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  Remodeling Done? Now Call Dust-Busters.

  Remodeling makes a mess. And when your contractor is done, your entire house will need a major cleaning. Dust will be everywhere. Carpets will be dirty. Walls will have smudgy handprints. And that’s in the rooms that...

  • Posted January 26, 2014
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  Dust Catcher

  How to get “rid” of dust and “collect” it at the same time! “I Love Lucy” aired in 1951 and featured Lucy getting into trouble for the first time. In one episode she decided to sand and...

  • Posted January 4, 2014
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• High-tech Vacuum Cleaners

  Bigger motors move more air with better suction You’ve seen them on TV, super-duper vacuum cleaners with tornado chambers, big motors and high-tech air filters that clean floors, room air and maybe your pocketbook. Technology has its...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
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• Dryer Vents

  A dryer vent clogged with lint is one of the leading causes of residential fires The Mayflower arrived in 1620, and the Pilgrims set foot on Plymouth Rock. Unfortunately it was slippery and some fell in. That...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
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• Vaseline – A Slick Idea

  Uses for Vaseline Back in the old wild-wild-West days, petroleum jelly made its debut using the trade name “Vaseline.” It’s remained unchanged for more than 120 years. It’s one of those all-purpose, handy-dandy products that cowboys and...

  • Posted January 2, 2014
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• Vacuum Maintenance

  Check & clean your vacuum regularly to maintain full pickup power Remember when your vacuum could pick up tall buildings, was more powerful than a locomotive, faster than a speeding bullet? If it seems to be running...

  • Posted January 2, 2014
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  Petroleum Jelly Uses

  The many uses of Petroleum Jelly Back in the Old Wild West, petroleum jelly emerged with the trade name, “Vaseline.” It has remained unchanged for over 120 years because it’s one of those all-purpose, handy-dandy products that...

  • Posted December 31, 2013
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