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  • Category: Air Conditioners & Fans
    • 4 Tips for Finding the Perfect AC Setting
    • Make the switch from the heater to air conditioner
    • Changing direction: your ceiling fan’s heating power
    • How to Clean the Outdoor AC Unit
    • How to Change your Air Conditioner Filter
    • Switching from the air conditioner to the heater
    • How to clean your air conditioner drain
    • Pros and cons of ductless air conditioners
    • Easy DIY Air Conditioner Repair
    • What is a ductless air conditioner?
    • Air conditioner troubleshooting: how to reset your unit
    • Preventive maintenance calendar: annual home maintenance
    • Preventive maintenance calendar: monthly home maintenance
    • How to stay ahead of rising R-22 costs
    • Reasons behind rising R-22 prices
    • How to stay cool inside while entertaining outside
    • Choosing the right ceiling fan for your home
    • Take charge of energy efficient air and heat
    • Air conditioning spring cleaning & routine maintenance
    • 5 Tips for an AC Tune Up
  • Category: Air Filters
    • 3 easy projects for even the least handy homeowners
    • 5 spring appliance upgrades for a more efficient home
  • Category: Appliances
    • How to keep white residue off your dishes
    • Don’t make these 10 laundry mistakes
    • How to care for your stainless steel appliances
    • An easy goodbye to dirty stovetops
    • Tips for buying appliances at garage sales
    • Sweet 16 – tips to a clean spring
    • The efficient 8 – Tips for appliance efficiency
    • 10 things NOT to put in the dishwasher
    • A definitive guide to choosing the most energy efficient television
    • Easy ways to clean your oven
    • Tips to maintain your fridge and freezer
    • Organizing Your Fridge for the Holidays
    • Thanksgiving cooking safety tips (part 2)
    • 3 easy washer maintenance tips
    • How to Check your Garage Door Sensors
    • How To Open A Garage Door Manually
    • Why you Should Clean your Lint Trap
    • How To Check Your Washing Machine Hose
    • When To Replace Your Refrigerator Water Filter
    • Safe Garbage Disposal Repair
    • Six tips to increase laundry efficiency
    • Green ways to clean your garbage disposal
    • Pros and cons of induction ranges
    • Induction cooktops: an introduction to efficiency
    • How to use your cooking range more efficiently
    • What does an EnergyGuide label tell you?
    • Shopping for energy smart appliances
    • Extend the life of your home appliances
    • Choosing a home safety alarm system
    • Instant hot/cold water dispensers save time and money
    • What goes down the garbage disposal
    • Home kitchen appliances need spring cleaning
    • Dishwasher maintenance tips
  • Category: Central Vacuums
  • Category: Circuit Breakers & Load Centers
    • Installing new electrical outlets
    • Summer storms: electrical safety tips
    • Circuit breakers – home safety tips
  • Category: Cleaning & Organization
    • Don’t make these common cleaning mistakes
    • Decluttering so you can enjoy the holidays
    • What can be recycled? A simple guide
    • How to clean your microfiber furniture
    • Care and maintenance of a marble countertop
    • Keeping your pets and home clean during the rainy season
  • Category: Cooktops, Ranges & Ovens
    • How to light your stove’s pilot light
    • How to recalibrate your oven
  • Category: Dimmers & Switches
    • Easy upgrade: switch out your wall plates
  • Category: Dishwashers
    • Signs that it’s time to replace your dishwasher
    • Dishwasher Boogie: a dance of dishwasher efficiency tips
  • Category: DIY
    • 5 Cheap Remodeling Ideas to Tackle This Spring
  • Category: Drainage & Irrigation
    • What shouldn’t go down your bathroom drains
    • How to unclog your bathtub drain
    • How to use a plumber’s snake
  • Category: Electric
    • Safety tips for using backup generators
    • Wow! The new Nest Protect smoke and carbon monoxide alarm
    • Five tips for electrical outlet maintenance
    • Energy efficiency tips for fall
    • What are GCFI and GFI Outlets?
    • Which type of light bulb is right for you?
    • What’s new in the world of home automation?
    • Avoiding common electrical hazards
    • Test your smoke alarm
    • How to install an electrical switch
  • Category: Electric Garage Doors & Openers
  • Category: Energy Matters
    • How much money is your poorly insulated attic losing?
  • Category: Extension Cords & Surge Protectors
  • Category: Faucets & Sinks
    • An introduction to the EPA’s WaterSense program
    • Clogged drains? Try this before calling a plumber
    • DIY: Kitchen Sink Leak Repair
    • New bathroom faucets add personality
  • Category: Filtration & Softeners
  • Category: Fireplaces & Stoves
    • What’s causing your high energy bills this fall?
    • The basics of chimney cleaning and maintenance
    • Fireplace safety & efficiency
  • Category: Garbage Disposals
  • Category: General
    • How to avoid cabin fever in the winter
    • Nine must-have kitchen gadgets to make Thanksgiving easier
    • How to choose the best flooring for your home
    • Fall to-do list for the home
    • Homework without distraction
    • Baby proofing your house
    • Don’t be cold this fall: furnace tips
    • No plumber required: DIY leak fixes
    • Upcycling is made easy with these around the house items
    • Take back family breakfasts with these tips
    • Is organic always best? Your guide to shopping for produce
    • We’ve perfected grocery shopping
    • How to save money in the laundry room
    • Four Simple Housekeeping Tips
    • Create the Perfect Chore Reward System For Your Kids
    • Five Tools to Monitor Your Water Usage
    • Grilling safety tips for a great cookout
    • 6 Important pool safety tips
    • A fresh linen closet, naturally
    • Deep cleaning your bathroom
    • How to keep your mattress fresh
    • How to care for your hardwood floors
    • Your strategy for deep cleaning the kitchen
    • Improving curb appeal during spring cleaning
    • Transforming your laundry room from dungeon to dandy
    • Avoid spring cleaning overload
    • How to make spring cleaning a game for your kids
    • Gear up: everything you need to begin your spring cleaning
    • Five ways to fight spring allergies around the home
    • Finishing four tips to be champion of your home
    • Roof replacement tips: get the best overhead for your most valuable asset
    • Five tips for disinfecting your home from sickness
    • The difference between home insurance and a home warranty
    • What does a home warranty protect?
    • Decluttering your home for good
    • For the love of home efficiency
    • Important dryer maintenance tips
    • The spirit of home efficiency around the world
    • How to stay safe when shopping online
    • Game day party food swaps to make munching healthier
    • How to use your tablet to run your home
    • Keep your lawn in shape all winter
    • The importance of making your bed
    • Security lighting tips and benefits for your house
    • Useful Home Monitoring System Tips
    • Prepping your home for holiday visitors
    • Insulating your windows for winter weather
    • Holiday fire facts
    • Prepping your snow blower for the long winter
    • Furnace maintenance and the dangers of carbon monoxide
    • Wiring the house: how the Nest Learning Thermostat automates heat and AC
    • Pinterest and your home
    • Deep-frying turkey safety tips
    • Thanksgiving cooking safety tips
    • An introduction to remodeling with Houzz
    • Practical ways to reuse dryer sheets
    • Essential whole-house humidifier maintenance tasks
    • Why choosing the right laundry detergent matters
    • How to prepare your lawn equipment for fall and winter
    • 10 tips for safe and fun trick-or-treating
    • Try these four heater efficiency tips
    • Improve your energy management at home
    • Easy composting at home
    • Fall and winter lawn preparation
    • Your chiminea and you: safety tips and precautions
    • Finding the right skylight for you
    • How to safely clean your gutters
    • Better Pool Cleaning and Efficiency
    • How To Turn Off The Water Heater
    • How To Fix a Toilet Leak
    • How To Turn Off Your Home Water System
    • Fight foundation problems with water
    • How to throw an energy- and cost-efficient Oktoberfest celebration
    • The importance of cleaning your gutters
    • Tips for winterizing your pool
    • Shedding some light: pros and cons of installing skylights
    • Repurposing ideas for an empty bedroom
    • Natural insect repellents: how to be bug-free (without chemicals)
    • Storm preparedness tips
    • How to throw an energy efficient Labor Day celebration
    • 10 late-summer gardening tips
    • Beat the heat with patio awnings
    • The scoop on tankless water heaters
    • 10 small steps to get more peace at home
    • BEWARE of rising mortgage payments
    • Are your air ducts making you sick?
    • 10 mower maintenance tips
    • Pool care tips you may be forgetting
    • What exactly does that “Energy Star” label mean?
    • Eco-, wallet- and health-friendly alternatives to chlorine pools
    • 10 ways to save money and energy this Fourth of July
    • 8 ways to simplify DIY solar power
    • 6 surprising pool maintenance tricks
    • 3 tips for a cleaner pool
    • Responsible pool ownership during drought conditions
    • Lighting: beyond just changing bulbs
    • Go green by using less water
    • Cloth diapers or disposable diapers
    • New door knobs can freshen your home
    • How safe is your playground equipment?
    • How times have changed! (Comfortable living, then and now)
    • Energy efficient home renovations can reduce taxes & save money
    • Dealing with insurance after an accident
    • Home ownership: taking care of your home
    • Springtime tax tips
    • Cheap tricks to keep the heat in & the cold out
    • How to check your roof for winter damage
    • A green kitchen from top to bottom cabinets to floors
    • How Safe is your Yard from Ticks and Pests?
    • Turning landscaping waste into compost
  • Category: Heaters & Furnaces
    • When is it time to replace your furnace?
  • Category: Heating & Cooling
    • Apps to Run Your House More Efficiently
    • How to install a programmable thermostat
    • How To Prepare for Summer Heat
    • Reduce your heating bill with weatherstripping
    • The hot water heater
  • Category: Home Improvement
    • When is it time to replace your home’s water heater?
  • Category: Home Repair
  • Category: Insulation
  • Category: Lawn & Garden
    • Greet Spring With Green Grass: 5 Tips for Repairing Lawns After Winter
    • Beautiful Blooms and Blossoms: 7 Great Flowers to Plant in Spring
  • Category: Leaks & Water Damage
    • Plumbing challenges in older homes
  • Category: Light Bulbs
  • Category: Microwaves & Toaster Ovens
    • What should you never put in a microwave?
  • Category: Money-Saving Tips & Tricks
    • Make Your Own Potpourri and Save Money
    • Ways to brighten your home in the winter
    • Save money and time with homemade holiday gifts
    • Dollar store DIY
    • Cut the Cord: Six Alternatives to Cable TV
  • Category: Organization
    • Host a streamlined and simplified Thanksgiving
  • Category: Outdoor Heating
  • Category: Outlets & Adapters
    • Electrical outlet safety tips
  • Category: Plumbing
    • Eco-friendly plumbing solutions
  • Category: Pool Care
    • Get your pool ready for spring
  • Category: Pumps & Tanks
  • Category: Refrigerators, Freezers & Ice Makers
  • Category: Remodeling
  • Category: Small Appliances
    • Make delicious, affordable meals with your slow cooker
  • Category: Smoke, Carbon Monoxide, & Radon Detectors
  • Category: Thermostats
    • How a programmable thermostat can save you money
  • Category: Time Savings
    • Holiday planning, simplified
  • Category: Tools & Hardware
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    • How to Handle a Kitchen Fire
  • Category: Valves & Valve Repair
  • Category: Washers & Dryers
    • Highly efficient clothes dryers
    • An energy efficient clothes dryer offers many benefits
  • Category: Washing Machines
  • Category: Water Dispensers
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