Posts tagged: maintenance
7 Ways to Triple Your Refrigerator's Lifespan.
By Chrisjob
- Cleaning the dust from your refrigerator's compressor coil once or twice a year will help it last twice, if not three times as long.
- Use a special coil brush, around $5 from the hardware store
- Lacking this, use a broom or compressed air.
- First remove the grill, then clean the coil.
- Then, clean the grime and dust on the fan blades, then replace the coil.
- Replace your gasket: if a dollar bill slides freely between the rubber gasket strip and the doo » READ MORE
25 Skills Every Person Should Know: The Ultimate DIY Guide.
By Chrisjob"These days, you can outsource almost any job—but some things you need to know how to do yourself. Study [this] master list with step-by-step tips from the experts, and test your DIY aptitude each step of the way."
Touchup Paint Kit
By Ken Hoyt
Fresh paint is transforming. Spotless walls make the whole house look cleaner. But then life happens. Walls are smudged. Baseboards attract scuffs. Doorjambs get nicked. Suddenly your walls have developed a vaguely antiqued look. The secret to the everlasting fresh paint job is to do a little fast and frequent maintenance. I find that any task made easy and convenient will get a lot more of my attention.
#1 chore: get rid of the gallon-sized buck » READ MORE
How To Block Adservers with Windows Hosts File
By KeterThis DIY computer tweak is for the web and blog addicts on this site. (I resemble that remark.) It will block most adservers and provide a happier, faster, and more secure websurfing and blogging experience. This post was prompted by a conversation on another topic in which a community member mentioned he was having trouble with popups and ads on a link I provided. I wrote this article a couple of weeks ago for another community. Please read » READ MORE
