If a Moen single-handle kitchen faucet is leaking from the handle, or you see water dripping onto the sink deck, the O-rings around the base of the spout are worn. To service these, remove the handle and shimmy the spout up and off the top of the valve. Replace all the O-rings on...
If you’re clothed in 40 F temperatures, hypothermia could take 10 or more hours to set in. That might seem like a long time, but if you have to spend the night in your stuck car, the hours add up fast. Drop below freezing and the process accelerates. Courtesy of Gordon Giesbrecht, ...
Sometimes, inexperienced DIYers use sealants on PVC P-trap pipes not knowing they should be easy to remove and replace. If the joints in a PVC P-trap are stuck together and won't budge, you may need to cut them out with a hacksaw and replace the entire P-trap. For homes with brass...
you may want to rake that away from the beds in spring to remove the moist habitat that snails and slugs love. Of course, many beneficial insects love it too, and it’s great for smothering weeds and so on, so removing it is a compromise, ...
If you have lava rocks in your barbeque, remove them (Bang them off, but don’t wash them) to get at the burner and all the gunk at the very bottom. If possible, remove the burner from the barbeque. Spiders love to set up house inside of the venturi tubes (the one or two tubes...
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particular shower model, this may have already been done in the previous step. Check information on the make and model of your tub online to be sure you understand the hardware in use. Not all diverter valves are placed on the spout, so you may need to remove and clean other hardware ...
too. In previous places I could unscrew it and take it out, but this one does not seem to come out at all. I’ve been stuck up til now using a plastic snake thing called the Zipper, and it is great at getting hair out of the tub drain going around that stopper, but it is...
Step 1: Remove any caulking around the wall end of the tub spout with a putty knife or razor. Step 2: Locate the setscrew, which is typically located on the underside of the spout, close to the wall. They are often very small so you may find it helpful to use a flashlight to loca...
spray with a solution of 1 part white vinegar and 1 part water, and then hang the clothing to dry, preferably outdoors, or in a room with an open window. To mask odors or remove wrinkles, tumble clothes in the dryer with a few dryer sheets. Re-use the dryer sheets as long as they...