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DIY Life - Jul 10, 2008
Filed under: fix-it, preventative maintenance, tools, cleaning Steel wool is great for many DIY projects. It comes in different grades for different applications (#00, #1, #2), and in many cases it's much better than …
Also tagged: mice, boats, cleaning, wood, magnets, steel, guns, stainless steel, magnetism, magnetic, teak, patio furniture, bronze, pests, exhaust, outdoor furniture, oxidation, steel wool, aluminum furniture, boat maintenance, gun bluing, bronze wool
DIY Life - Jun 5, 2008
Filed under: recalls and safety, ventilation, cleaning In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Miele Inc. has issued a voluntary safety recall of about 3,100 residential super large gas …
Also tagged: recall, safety, cpsc, fire hazard, gas leak
DIY Life - Mar 19, 2008
Filed under: fix-it, preventative maintenance, electrical A few months back, the control knob on my clothes dryer broke. Since it involved only a minor DIY repair job, I thought this a fab opportunity to try shopping …
Also tagged: internet, web, google, credit card, online, control, retail, broken, fix, diy, ge, shop, appliances, dial, model, brand, appliance, dyson, parts, sears, convenience, repairs, knob, spare parts, kenmore, big box stores, diy er, better business bureau online reliability program, bizrate circle of excellence, electrical appliances, large appliance repair, part number, partselect, partstore, searspartsdirect, serial number, user s manual
DIY Life - Mar 17, 2008
Filed under: fix-it, preventative maintenance, electrical A few months back, the control knob on my clothes dryer broke. Since it involved only a minor DIY repair job, I thought this a fab opportunity to try shopping …
Also tagged: internet, web, google, credit card, online, control, retail, broken, fix, diy, ge, shop, appliances, dial, model, brand, appliance, dyson, parts, sears, convenience, repairs, knob, spare parts, kenmore, big box stores, diy er
DIY Life - Mar 6, 2008
Filed under: household hacks, staying green, cleaning I love the smell of fresh clothes still warm from the dryer, but then again, who doesn't? What I don't like is having to pay an arm and a leg for dryer sheets. I …
Also tagged: vinegar, frugal, fragrance, homemade, essential oil, fabric softener, dryer sheets, spray bottle, washcloth
DIY Life - Feb 28, 2008
Filed under: preventative maintenance, cleaning I've been neglecting laundry lately and as a result have piles of it taking over the upstairs landing. Today, I plan to beat the battle and run load after load until …
Also tagged: clothes, fire, cleaning, lint, clothes dryer
DIY Life - Jan 28, 2008
Filed under: fix-it, preventative maintenance, ventilation, cleaning There's nearly nothing so frustrating as a clothes dryer which returns your freshly washed laundry in the same condition as when you put it in …
DIY Life - Sep 21, 2007
Filed under: fix-it Major appliance repair can be a big job and an even bigger expense to have someone come in for. Even the greatest DIY'ers are often stuck by appliance repair problems. The most important thing, and …
Also tagged: step by step, repair, appliances, prevention, fix it, instructions, washer, maintenence, diagram
DIY Life - Aug 15, 2007
Filed under: household hacks, miscellaneous, crafts, staying green I do a lot of laundry in my house and, as a result, I accumulate what seems like a metric ton of dryer lint each week. As I fished the latest clump of …