Keeping pipes from freezing overnight is a problem many people face when unusually cold temperatures arrive in an area. In most cases homes are built using methods that stand up to the typical winter in the area they are in but only get into freezing trouble only when unusually cold temperatures arrive. Inside the home [...]

Installing heat tape on water pipes to prevent freezing isn’t needed on most properly constructed homes. Construction methods are used that in the area are good enough to prevent pipes from freezing. Water supply lines are buried below frost lines and are run into the home and throughout the home where they typically will not [...]

Hi my name is Joseph I want to share with you how I change the impeller on the Hayward super pump. You’re going to need some tools before you can remove the impeller from the pump. You’re going to need a 9/16 open end wrench, you’re also the need a bucket of water to re-prime [...]

High water pressure in a home can do many bad things. The plumbing system of a home is designed to operate with a maximum pressure of 80-psi. Unfortunately municipal water suppliers cannot always supply the water to you at this pressure due to the design requirements of their system. The water supply has to have [...]

Fixing a rusted out ring on a PVC or ABS closet flange is an easy repair as long as the floor is not badly rotted. When you remove a toilet and discover the steel ring on a PVC or, ABS closet flange has rusted out, your easy job of resetting a toilet has just gotten [...]

To change a tire the first thing you need to do is consider safety. There is no sense in trying to change a tire if you are going to be hit by another car or have your car roll of the jack and crush you. Get your car to a safe location on level ground [...]

When the winter weather sets in and the outside temperature drops below freezing for an extended amount of time there is a chance that some of your water pipe will freeze if they are exposed to the outside elements or not insulated. If your water pipes do freeze you are going to want to know [...]

Tis the season and most of the stores are starting to display their Christmas Trees. It seems like it was just summer but now we are starting to see Christmas all over the stores. Don’t let the holidays sneak up on you this year. Now is a great time to get started on holiday …

We are all looking for a way to save money anywhere we can. We try to find great deals in the supermarket, we try to carpool in order to save gas but did you know that you could save money at home every time you wash your clothes? By loading your washing machine properly you [...]

We all are trying to save money every way we can, we try to weatherproof our homes with weather stripping, and we put up window insulators to help keep the heat in. There are other great ways to save money on a daily basis and not just in the winter months. We can save money [...]

One of the most important parts of the Christmas Tree is the tree stand. Without the stand the tree could lean, be lopsided or even fall over. When we purchase a Christmas Tree from a lot, some provide stands and others don’t. Since you are paying good money for the experience of a real Christmas [...]

Solar powered Christmas Lights are a great way to be eco-friendly and at the same time celebrate the holidays with some colorful lights. Once and a while you might experience problems with your lights and you might have to do something called troubleshooting. There are a few things that commonly go wrong with solar powered [...]

If you your washing machine is shaking, moving or even doing both while your laundry is on the spin cycle this could mean one of two different things. You could have either loaded the washing machine wrong or you will need to level the washing machine with the adjustment legs. You will always want to [...]

Exterior or Outdoor Christmas lights can be installed on all kinds of surfaces including brick, stucco and even wood shingles. You can hang your exterior Christmas lights from the roof, around a door or window or even dress up the favorite spruce tree in your front yard with some nice colorful flashing lights. The first [...]

If you have turned the key in your car and you are hearing a clicking noise, a weird warping sound as the engines turns, or nothing happens at all you could have a bad car battery that will either need to be replaced or jumped to bring the battery back to life. The first thing [...]

The first thing you will want to do before you hang your outdoor Christmas lights is to make sure that they all work. There is nothing more frustrating then hanging all of the lights to only find out that they do not work and its must easier to replace the bulbs while the light strands [...]