As an experienced solar installer and a notorious cheapskate, I am often asked, “How can we start using renewable energy in our home without spending a ton of money?” Okay, not those exact words, but …
Written by: Rich
Appliances, Electrical, How To, Kitchen
What’s louder and greasier than a Texas rib joint on a Friday night? How about a 20-year-old stove vent! Your first clue that it’s time to replace your vent hood might be when your culinary …
Written by: Phil
I’m a pretty big fan of light. I like when light is around. After all, I can’t see without it and when there’s a lack of light, I’m the first to alert everyone within shouting …
Written by: Eric
Electrical, Gear, Klein, Videos
If you do any electrical work at all, it would be a shocker if you didn’t know the name Klein. I’ve accumulated a fair number of Klein tools over the years, and have always been …
Written by: Phil
Accessories, Bath, Electrical, Videos
Does your bathroom suffer from wet walls, damp dentures, misty mirrors, or other alliterative issues? You probably know that, unless you have a sauna (that is NOT my setup pictured above—it’s the DewStop dream spa, …
Written by: Phil
Bosch, Electrical, Tools, Videos
Before we dive into the Bosch PS90-1A inspection cam review, allow me to provide a little backstory. The original part of our farm house is probably over 150 years old. The floor joists are logs …
Written by: Phil
Accessories, Decor, Electrical
Ah, the New Year is solidly upon us. All that remains of the now seemingly distant holidays are some stray needles from the tree, stuck to your sock, and an impressive stack of credit card …
Written by: Phil
Electrical, How To, Kitchen, Lighting
Hearing scary scrabbling noises coming from your kitchen at night? Need some task lighting while slicing and dicing your empty beer cans and rusty nails with your Ginsu knives? Often, the light from overhead kitchen …
Written by: Phil
Appliances, Electrical, Electronics
The howls of ghosts and goblins may be fading memories now but another danger still lurks in your home. It usually strikes in the middle of the night sucking the energy from your home and …
Written by: Leroy
Electrical, Landscaping, Tools
I don’t have a lot of memories of my dad, but one I do have involves the time we temporarily liberated a stash of orange pvc pipe from a construction site. Don’t ask me why …
Written by: Marc Lyman