Hot Housekeeping How-Tos
How To: Protect Your Home from Mice for the Winter
Brought to you by Tomcat. Falling snow, warm fireplace, delicious hot cocoa, quiet reading time, mouse. Quick quiz - which one is not like the other? Nothing can ruin a perfectly cozy afternoon in your home like a pest on the loose. With dropping temperatures, you may have some unwelcome residents, like mice, looking for shelter from the cold.
How To: Outsmart Mice
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How To: Clean Low Water Light Sensor on a Weil McLain Gold Boiler
If your Weil McLain Gold water boiler has stopped working due to a low level water light being on, this video will show you how to clean the sensor.
How To: Clean Your Blender
Put a squirt of dish soap in the blender. 2. Fill blender with hot tap water 3. Put lid on and take the blender for a whirl. 4. Rinse, dry and done!
How To: Prevent a Bathroom Shower Window from Rotting Out the Easy Way
This is a great tip that will show you how to easily protect your bathroom tub or shower window from rotting out due to water damage.
How To: Make a Great Looking American Flag Centerpiece for Dining Room Table
Here's a great tip on how to make a great looking American flag centerpiece for your dining room table.
How To: Get Rid of Spiders Naturally
Spiders are common pests that typically prefer to live outdoors. However, insects and warmth will eventually attract them into our houses. They like to spin their webs in corners, crevices and unused areas of your house. Most species are harmless and even act as a natural repellent for getting rid of other insects. However, in some cases, spiders can be very dangerous. Whichever the case may be, they are scary and people are always looking for natural ways to get rid of them.
How To: Quiet Down a Squeaky Hamster Gerbil or Mouse Running Wheel
Here's a quick easy way to quiet down a loud squeaky hamster, mouse or gerbil wheel. This will enable you to finally sleep at night!
How To: Clean Your Dirty Electric Stove Coils with Tinfoil
Learn how to clean the dirty electric coils on your kitchen stove with aluminum foil.
How To: Clean a Blender the Fast Easy Way
This video will show you a quick fast and easy way to clean your blender with liquid soap.
How To: Clean Cooking Grease Out of a Microwave Oven Range Filter
Learn how to easily remove the cooking grease out of your microwave stove top oven range filter. This tip will allow you to reuse the filter!
How To: Use SuperClean for a Fast Easy Way to Clean the Exterior of a BBQ Grill
This video will show you how to use SuperClean for a fast and easy way to clean some of the gross crud off of the exterior of your BBQ grill.
How To: Make Your Own Febreze (And Save Up to 97% Per Bottle)
If you're a Febreze fanatic, you're well aware that the "odor eliminator" can be pretty pricey, and that's reason enough to stop buying it.
How To: Keep Denim Jeans Clean & Smell-Free Without Ever Washing Them at All
Even if you decode the laundry symbols on the tags of your clothes and follow them perfectly, using the washing machine tends to change their shape and fade colors over time. And whether you spent $20 or $200 on them, there's nothing worse than having your favorite pair of jeans ruined.
How To: The Best Way to Hang Dress Pants and Jeans So They Actually Stay on the Hangers
If you don't have hangers with clips, hanging up jeans and dress pants can be frustrating. They never stay straight and constantly slide off the hangers. You can always MacGyver your own pants hangers by using clothespins, but if you don't have any, there's another way.
How To: Fix a Wash Machine That Won't Spin Repair Agitator
This video will show you how to fix, repair, replace a broken agitator in your wash machine. If the agitator stopped turning, this is an easy way to fix it.
How To: Install and Wire a Ceiling Light or Chandelier in Your Home
This video will show you how to install or replace a chandelier or ceiling light in your home. We also explain the wire colors and that the white one is power.
How To: Bleed Air Out of the Oil Line on a Boiler Burner
This video will show you how to bleed the air out of the burner oil line on your furnace if you run out of oil. Shown on a Carlin EZPro burner, Weil Mclain Gold boiler. Also would work on most burners the same way including a Beckett.
How To: Change the Light Bulb Inside a Whirlpool Microwave
This video will show you how to easily change the light bulb inside of your Whirlpool Microwave. MODEL MH1160XSB-3
How To: Change the Light Bulb on a Whirlpool Microwave Range
This video will show you how to change the range light bulb on a Whirlpool microwave. Model MH1160XSB-3
How To: Reset a Tripped Circuit Breaker Switch on a Fuse Box Panel
This video will show you how to reset a tripped circuit breaker switch on a fuse box panel, and what to look for if they are not labeled.
How To: Use a Milk Crate to Transport a Propane Tank Safely
This video will show you how to make transporting your propane tank a lot safer using a milk crate.
How To: Clean a Porcelain Bathtub with Mr. Clean Sponge or Magic Eraser Remove Dirt
This video will show you how remove the dirt from your porcelain bathtub using a Mr. Clean sponge or a magic eraser.
How To: Clean a Pellet Stove Using a Shop Vac Vacuum Cleaner with Filter
How to clean your pellet stove and glass using a shop vacuum with a special filter.
How To: Connect a Cable Box to a TV Using HDMI Wire Comcast Xfinity
This video will show you how to connect and hook up a Comcast Xfinity cable box to your HDTV using a HDMI wire.
How To: Spice Up Boring Spaghetti Sauce Using Sugar
Learn How To spice up boring spaghetti sauce by adding a little bit of sugar.
How To: Clean a Stainless Steel Kitchen Sink with Steel Wool
This video will show you how to clean a stainless steel kitchen sink with steel wool.
How To: Clean a Microwave with Water No Chemicals Works Awesome Fast & Easy
Here's a really good fast easy way to clean your microwave with a bowl of hot water. GREAT TIP! No harsh cleaning chemicals.
How To: Clean a Keurig K-Cup Coffee Brewer
This video will show you how to clean or descale your Keurig Coffee brewer using water. Great preventative maintenance tip.
How To: Change the Barbecue Propane Tank on Grill
This video will show you how to replace the propane tank on your barbecue grill.
How To: Keep Barbecue Grill Grate Clean and Rust Free
This video will show you how to clean and keep your barbecue grill grate clean and rust free.
How To: Get a Streak-Free Finish When Cleaning Glass Dishes, Windows, & Electronics Screens
Why can't all electronic devices be waterproof like my watch? There are watches worth three times as much as my iPhone that I can wear into the hot tub without a worry in the world, but cleaning most of my electronics requires a lot of caution.
How To: Fold a Shirt in Under 2 Seconds
Follow this great step-by-step video tutorial to show you how to fold a shirt in under 2 seconds!
How To: Make a Cheap, Simple, & Natural All-Purpose Citrus Cleaner
Some of the most effective cleaning products can also be some of the most dangerous. Take bleach, for example. It definitely gets rid of dirt and grime, but it can cause all sorts of health problems—a DIY alternative is much safer.
How To: Make Home Improvements in Only 10 Minutes
You can make a huge difference to your house and home with a few simple DIY tips, which are explained in this infographic from QuickQuid.
How To: Get Rid of Heavy-Duty Stains with This Safer DIY Bleach Alternative
Bleach is a great product for getting rid of tough stains and disinfecting areas around the house, but the amount of harmful chemicals these products have inside of them is extremely high, as you can probably tell by reading the MSDS for the Clorox brand.
Shake and Fold: How to Dry Your Hands Properly with Paper Towels (And Stop Waste)
It may seem like a trivial topic, but the majority of people don't use paper towels the proper way (just as they don't crap the proper way). The outcome of this improper usage?
How To: Pack Household Goods Effectively
When the time comes to move home, the logistics of moving your belongings can easily become tiresome, tricky and even disastrous. However, with a little careful planning and foresight, the act of packing can be a simple process. The key to getting the most from your move is in efficiency, planning and care. Here, we take a look at the best ways to pack in order to ensure a safe and simple move.
How To: Clean a Butcher Block Table
A butcher block table (or counter) is a solid, wooden table. Originating in butcher shops (hence the name), this has become a popular household item. Butcher block tables and counters are durable and attractive looking. The downside of butcher block is that the wood is so porous it can stain easily. Butcher block can be sanded and refinished to get rid of stains, but that drastic step isn't always necessary.
How To: Become a Great Thrift Store Shopper
Shopping at a thrift store can be a fun adventure, a daunting task, a way to save money, or a combination of any or all of those. There's no question that buying secondhand is almost always cheaper and buying at a thrift store undoubtedly so. But it can also be a lot of work. Here are a few simple tips to make the process a little easier.