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How to Recharge Window Air Conditioners

 When you have been using your window air conditioning system for quite a long time, you will notice that the window air conditioners will start to produce warm air. It does not provide the cool air as fast as the first time that you installed them in your room. Normally, the reason behind this problem ...

How to Sheath an Overhang

 If you have a rafter style roof system, it will definitely be using overhang. The overhang is the distance between the outside of your exterior wall right to the bottom edge of the rafter. It also has a fascia board that is nailed to the end of the rafter, flush with the rafter's top side ...

How to Disassemble a Windmill

 It is quite a difficult task for you to disassemble a windmill and it is not as simple as it looks. A windmill must be disassembled accordingly until it managed to fit and go through your doorway. Most of us just choose to demolish the surrounding walls around the doorway in order to move the ...

The Best Wind Turbine Design for Low Wind Speeds

 Oil costs have been increasing gradually for the past few years thus taking its toll on lots of us not only to individual, but also as a chain effect on the business world. Therefore, efforts have been done to look for renewable and clean technologies like the wind energy, solar energy and geothermal in order ...

How Long Do Evaporator Coils Last on a Home A/C?

 Your air conditioner operates by removing the heat that accumulates within the interior space of your house and venting it to the outside area. A home air conditioning system normally consists of a compressor, condenser coil, evaporator coil, blower fan, condenser fan, thermostat along with other electrical circuitry and tubing. The evaporator coil works as ...

How to Get Rid of Gnats in House Plants

Getting rid of Gnats (also known as fruit flies) in your home is easier said than done. It is one of those pesky insects that always live in drains, on fruit or inside the soil of indoor plants. Gnats are considered as annoying pests that travel in packs creating a large mating group and often ...

How to Extend a Smoke Stack Down to a Grate

Some of charcoal grill enthusiasts like to use a smoke stack in order to release heat whenever they are doing their grilling for their family at their own home or during camping activities at the camp site. They also extend the smoke stack to the grate for creating and allowing better distribution of the heat ...

Homemade Static Control in the Laundry

Whenever there is any buildup of electrical charges on your fabric, static will start to form on your laundry which is very annoyance and it frustrates you even more once your clothes start to cling onto your body. It starts to get more irritating the most when the winter months started. Clothes will start to ...

How to Oil Dryer Drum Bearings

Your clothes dryer is usually equipped with motor bearings and in order to produce an easy rotation during the drying cycle, it requires a regular maintenance. If you hear a squealing or scraping sound during the operation of the dryer, you need to check the drum bearings. If you find that there are any damaged ...

How to Remove the Handle from a Hoover Floormate

 If you have hard floor in your house, you can just use an upright Hoover Floormate to clean the area. Using the Hoover Floormate is like using a wet/dry vacuum designed with brushes. It is always reliable to have the Hoover Floormate for cleaning your hard floor, to also remove daily dust and debris, plus ...

How to Install a Periscope Dryer Vent Duct

 By having a Periscope dryer vent ducts, you would be able to vent your dryer without the need to have a flexible ductwork. The periscope dryer vent duct is also suitable for usage in small areas and it also comes with a solid vent duct that is capable of being extended whenever it is necessary ...

How to Mix Cement in the Cold

 If you are building concrete during the cold weather, you must make sure that your cement mixes are adjusted accordingly to cater for the cold weather. Any level of temperatures that is less than 40 degrees Fahrenheit can cause adverse effect especially on the speed at which your concrete sets. Once the concrete start to ...

How to Build Cattle Pen Gates

 It is not an easy task for you to build a pen gate for your cattle. You need to put in extra labor to setup the fence, its wire and also the gate that need to be strong enough so that the cattle could not run through the gate. You can also use prefabricated gates ...

How to Glue Materials Onto Galvanized Metal

 Galvanized metal is a combination of steel and zinc that has gone through a chemical process in order to help keep the steel from corroding. The process involves alloying the steel with another metal where it normally uses zinc material. Once the steel is submerged with melted zinc, the chemical reaction from the process will ...

How to Connect a Homemade Wind Turbine to a Battery Bank

The homemade wind turbine is made of three main components that include the wind turbine, the tower, and the battery bank along with its associated safety, control switches and circuitry. Installing a wind turbine energy system requires you to have knowledge, proper materials and proper planning along with maintenance of the system compared to the ...

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