Archive for October, 2010
Storing your Lawn Equipment for the Winter
How many people actually maintain their lawn equipment and store them properly before the winter season hits. In this article, I will show you how to perform some common routine maintenance on your gas powered mowers, weed trimmers and spreaders to insure they will operate properly for next spring. Mowers Fill the gas tank on [...]
Cleaning your Stainless Steel Appliances
Stainless steel has become very popular in many households these days. If you have this metal alloy that has become popular for sinks and appliances, you have a great surface that doesn’t corrode or rust easily. Stainless steel is easy to sanitize and clean. It actually isn’t stain-proof, it simply stains less than other steel. [...]
Preparing your Fireplace prior to Winter
With Winter around the corner, now is probably a good time to get that fireplace in shape for this season of sitting by the fire with a good book, spouse or significant other. Even with our mild winters here in the Dallas Fort Worth area, the Chimney Safety Institute recommends that homeowners who light fires [...]
Siemens and Murray Breaker Issue Notice
If you bought a brand new house or updated your electrical service equipment after June of 2010, you’ll want to check if you have these breakers made by Siemans. These Siemens and Murray circuit breakers, with a June or July date code, may have a non-conforming “spring clip” plug-in assembly that breaks or fails to [...]
Fall Chores can be Healthy
It’s time for the Fall season, which means the annual chores need to be done. Many of us put these chores off as long as possible. From raking, to cleaning the house, to splitting firewood, to getting ready for the holidays, these tasks need to get done. Many of these fall chores are physically exhausting. [...]
Hidden Reason to get a Home Inspection
Just another example of why you should get a home inspection prior to spending your hard earned money on your dream home. As you can see by the picture, a shoddy repair job would have given a few clues something wasn’t right. As a buyer of a house, what would you have done next? Part [...]
Draining a Water Heater
Very few homeowners realize the need to drain a few gallons of water from your water heater twice a year. Regardless of the type of water heater you have, gas or electric, water heaters can develop a build up of sediment at the bottom of the tank. This build up can cause the water heater [...]
