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• Hi tech Washers and Dryers

  Hi-tech washer/dryers now fight grime by “talking” to each other Last month, you learned appliances are again talking to the Internet. Now, manufacturers have them talking to each other. A new washer/dryer dynamic duo now fights grime...

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• Hand-truck Maneuvers

  How to wrap, cover and tape to protect your home from bumps and scrapes In an instructive “Honeymooners” episode, Ralph Kramdon was bringing home a new refrigerator. Always careful and thorough, Ralph covered the side rails of...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
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• Gooey Oven Solution

  How to clean your oven without a lot of effort Has holiday cooking rendered your your kitchen oven “gooey”? Here’s how to clean it without a lot of effort. To give your oven a good cleaning, pre-heat...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
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• Garbage In, Garbage Out?

  Disposal acting up? Garbage in…No garbage out? Make simple repairs… The “Rosanne” show made its debut on TV in 1988. It featured a wisecracking carefree mom who headed a dysfunctional blue-collar household. To Roseanne, housework was essentially...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
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• Garbage Disposal Plug

  Don’t get wet feet over installing a new dishwasher Installing a new dishwasher? A garbage disposal? Or both? Here’s what you should look for to keep from flooding the kitchen floor. The discharge hose from the dishwasher...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
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• Garbage Disposal Booster

  Under-sink repairs – part one: Give your work a lift Making repairs under your kitchen sink is tough work. It’s a dark, cramped, hard-to-get-to and uncomfortable job. Today, in part one of under-sink repairs we cover a...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
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  Front-loading Wash Machines

  They need special attention from you It is said “what goes around comes round.” Front-loading wash machines are no exception. While today’s high-tech, electronic-laden front-load models are more expensive, they’re far more efficient in many ways: They...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
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• Firing-up Gas Ranges

  How to check and renew…pilot lights and igniters that won’t do what they do It’s time to be acutely aware of various fire dangers in and around your home. One that often is overlooked (until it’s too...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
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• Fire in the Freezer?

  An orange glow in your freezer? Fire danger or is something ready to blow? While actor Raymond Burr who played TV’s Perry Mason was great at solving mysteries in the courtroom, he was no super-sleuth at home. In...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
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  Fingerprint-less Stainless Steel

  Easy solution for stainless steel mess – go “fingerprintless!” Fingerprints traditionally have been used to solve crimes; now fingerprint technology fights grime, as well. In the kitchen, due to its gleaming surfaces, stainless steel is more popular...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
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