All posts by onthehouse
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Charlie’s Angles on Dishwashers
Don’t take your dishwasher for granted. (Be a grime fighter!) John Forsythe, the mystery voice of “Charlie’s Angels,” was born in 1918. For nearly 25 years every show opened with his smoothly delivered “Good morning, Angels.” Now...
- Posted January 3, 2014
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Central Vacuum System
If you’re allergic to dust or need quiet in your home, a built-in central vacuum system could be the answer. Today upright vacuum cleaners are the most popular variety; outselling canister models 5 to 1. But both...
- Posted January 3, 2014
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Buying a Refrigerator
A new fridge will give you lots of fancy features, and could save you money! You know it’s time for a new refrigerator when the old one starts making noise or won’t hold steady temperatures or just...
- Posted January 3, 2014
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Back to the Future
What 1972 and 2000 have in common! The official millennium countdown is on and soon we’ll all know what was Y2K-OK, and what was 20th-century dumpster-ready. If you have any electronic product, like a video recorder, that...
- Posted January 3, 2014
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Appliance trouble – Part 2: Check
Check your appliances It’s Christmas Eve and time for holiday guests. Your freezer isn’t freezing, the stove won’t heat, the dishwasher won’t wash, and there’s no time to call in a repairman. Don’t panic — there might...
- Posted January 3, 2014
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Appliance trouble -part 1: Test
Three easy steps to find trouble with your appliances It’s almost Christmas and time for holiday guests. Your freezer suddenly isn’t freezing, the stove won’t heat, the dishwasher won’t wash, and there’s no time to call in...
- Posted January 3, 2014
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Appliance Colors are Coming!
In 1775, Paul Revere made his famous ride back to warn colonists “the British are coming.” If he were to mount up to warn homeowners today about what’s coming in appliances, he’d be shouting “the colors are...
- Posted January 3, 2014
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Aluminum Foil No-Nos
What not to do with aluminum foil You want to keep your oven sparkling clean so you protect it by adding aluminum foil on racks, under food as it cooks and down on the oven floor where...
- Posted January 3, 2014
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Accessory Refrigeration
Living the lifestyles of the rich and famous means having all the latest amenities to impress your guests and to make life easier. The international jet set is buying, and putting in their mansions these days, convenient...
- Posted January 2, 2014
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A new way to wake up!
Different ways to wake yourself up; alarm clock alternatives Gold was discovered in California in 1849, and the big rush was on. If every day’s a big rush at your house because you sleep through your clock’s...
- Posted January 2, 2014