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Dryer Ventilation Revisited
Clothes dryer vents have got to be one of the last things that builders consider when they’re putting a house together, and it shows. Take a look behind just about any dryer and you’ll see what I mean....
View ArticleFeeling Drafty? Your Dryer Vent may be to Blame
Don’t Let Dryer Vents Leave You Cold Cold winters are great reasons to take a second look at the other side of your dryer vent, you know, the one you try to ignore, the place where the duct ends...
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Placing Laundry Appliances in the Kitchen Saves Time and Trouble
Fifteen years ago I made a home building decision that has saved my wife and I the equivalent of more than 200 round trips up and down the CN Tower staircase on foot. By opting to put our washer, dryer...
View ArticleCentral Vacs Made Easy
A central vacuum is one of those household features that adds way more to home value than the trouble and expense of putting it in. Easy, that is, if you tackle the installation process at the early...
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Central Vacuums Were Always Good, Now Better
Good marriages change people, and some of my own post-nuptial re calibration involved vacuum cleaners. My wife was raised in a central vacuum household. I came from a strictly hand-push, upright-vac...
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Pressure Washer Tools
Besides the fact that pressure washers make it easier to stay on top of outdoor cleaning chores, a good one is just plain fun to use. There’s something addictive about launching a plume of 2,000 psi...
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In Terms of Tools and Appliances – Paying More Now Saves More Long Term
Just about any power tool or home appliance you can buy costs less today than an equivalent model did ten years ago. Entire manufacturing sectors have been operating under powerful, long-term downward...
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Installing a Dryer Vent the Right Way
As do-it-yourself jobs go, installing a new dryer vent doesn’t look complicated, but there’s a lot more to it than meets the eye. At least if you want to do things right, that is. It’s one thing to...
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Front Loading Washer Saves Astonishing Amounts of Water
Front loading washing machine appliances are supposed to use much less water than top loaders, with the accompanying dryers consuming less electricity. Is this true? And what about those disturbing...
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Wire Feed Welder Fixes Bread Maker in Workshop
After faithfully producing hundreds of loaves of bread over the last 8 or 9 years, the spindle on our hardworking household bread maker broke not long ago. And while this sounds like bad news, it all...
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