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  Water Heaters 1: Gas Or Electric?

  What type is best? Which is most economical to operate? Need a new water heater? Which type is best? Should you purchase gas or electric? Today you’ll learn which is most economical to operate. Natural gas fuels...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
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• Washing Machine Blues

  Try braided, stainless-steel hoses that last many, many years to reduce the risk of a failed washing machine hose Washing machines are common and popular items. They’re great time-and-labor savers. They also do $100,000,000 worth of damage...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
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  Washing Machine Tune-up

  If your washing machine starts acting up, try this before you call a repairman or buy a new one If your washing machine starts acting up (filling slowly or maybe not at all), here’s what to do...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
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  VCR Head-Cleaning

  A free alternative to professional VCR head-cleaning! When a VCR starts acting up, it’s usually caused by dirt on the video head. The “dirt” causes snow and streaks on your screen. That “dirt” is really tiny metallic...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
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  Vacuum Finder Radar

  When you lose small items, haul out the vacuum cleaner and cover the end with a piece of pantyhose or cheesecloth held in place with a rubber band Ever drop a small screw, tiny part or a...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
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  Use It or Lose It Dishwasher

  Use it or lose it, or learn to protect it The first dishwasher was invented in 1892. Weary of servants breaking her dishes, Josephine Cochrane rigged a copper pot with stiff brushes and a motor. It worked...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
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  Update Your Kitchen on a Budget

  Want to update your kitchen? There are lots of things you can do to make old look like new! Want to update your kitchen on a budget? There are lots of things you can do beyond cabinet...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
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  Truth in Labeling

  New refrigerator? Moving an old one? “This end up” means “this end up”! Wilbur and Orville Wright made their historic first flight in 1903. While concerned with getting and staying airborne — which lasted for only a...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
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  Towel Warmer Bonus

  A nifty “bonus” that’s available makes towel warmers even more salable At the recent kitchen and bath industry show, in Orlando Fla., 50,000 kitchen and bath pros came to see what’s hot and brand-spanking new — what’ll...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
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  Thermostat Replacement

  Setback thermostats represent a programming breakthrough “48 Hours” premiered in 1988. This programming breakthrough focused on a two-day period of time. Setback thermostats represent a programming breakthrough, too, with a capability to deliver pre-programmed heat and cooling...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
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