Are you working on a light switch or outlet?
Then a required piece of knowledge is how to safely turn off the power to your home or apartment, or to any individual branch circuit in your residence. You need this skill for any electrical home repair from replacing a ceiling light fixture, resetting a tripped circuit breaker to replacing a switch up to adding a new electrical 240 volt circuit for an electric range
In the tutorial How to Safely Turn Off Power at the Electrical Panel I'll review this essential step for you. There is no reason to be intimidated by your home's electrical power panel or worrying about how to turn power on or off. It's pretty much the same for a circuit breaker or a fuse box. After reading this tutorial you'll find that safely turning off power to your electrical panel is really quite shockingly easy to understand!
Few things worse than the dreaded slow draining bath tub. You can ignore the symptoms as long as possible but there comes a time when that drain just has to get cleaned.
If you just use a cup plunger by itself, not a whole lot is going to happen other than you'll make a big splash. You won't however get a whole lot of drain clearing done.
Why? Because your tub has an overflow drain that will "short circuit" the pressure and vacuum in the drain line needed for the plunger to operate.
In the tutorial Unclog a Tub Drain "MacGyver Style" I'll show you how to use a ubiquitous roll of duct tape to get that overflow drain under control and increase the effectiveness of the plunger.
So take the plunge and have a read!
Plumbing problems in the home always seem to happen at the most inopportune times. Usually on a Saturday or Sunday when a plumber's service call is double time.
But with Top 10 Tutorials for Plumbing Repair, I'll show you how to tackle all the common home plumbing repair jobs you'll likely come across. From clogged drains or toilets, to leaky faucets to garbage disposal repair, I've got you covered.
After a long winter, Spring is finally settling in and that means it's time for fixing up the yard, deck and exterior of the home.
I've assembled the most popular tutorials for exterior home and yard repair in Top Tutorials for Yard & Home Exterior.
It includes articles on:
So take a read and pick your project!
