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Your Furnace Air Filter
When was the last time you changed your furnace air filter? If you forget to change your furnace filter, you’re bound to reduce the operating efficiency of your furnace which could eventually damage the motor. This warning comes as a, “do as I say, not what I did,” bit of advice. January has been snowy…
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Winter Snow Removal
Winter snow removal is not a welcome part of my winter scene. I have to admit… “Let It Snow” is not a part of my vocabulary. And, skiing or snowboarding is not my idea of winter fun. Curled up by a roaring fire eating popcorn with a cold Diet Coke is more my cup of…
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Dyson, The Carpet Mucher
I was excited to have new carpet in my home. Little did I know that my Dyson Vacuum would eventually be accused of being “The Carpet Muncher.” To make a long story short…Several years ago, I had a kitchen fire in my home the day before Mother’s Day. (Don’t leave bacon cooking while you go…
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Smelly Odor In Your Washing Machine
If there is a smelly odor in your washing machine, it’s coming from mildew, fungus and mold. If you have a new HE front loading washer, you will eventually have a tendency to have a stale or foul order come from your machine. Older top loading machines often have the same problem. Once the washer…
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Lead Poisoning and Crock Pots
Crock pots containing lead was the subject of an investigation that started in Salt Lake City with KUTV’s Bill Gephardt. After his investigation about lead in ceramic glazed plates, bowls and mugs and finding high a content of lead in them, his focus turned to ceramic glazed crock pots after a viewer did a little…
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Housekeeping Tip For Your Bathroom Sink
A housekeeping nightmare can present itself around your bathroom sink, floor, shower or tub. Have you noticed how static electricity keeps you from picking up a fallen dry hair… and snagging a single wet hair is next to impossible? For some reason, this is a subject no one wants to discuss… Talking about the hair…