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Consumer 3D printing that uses filament based FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) will make parts with pretty lousy surface finish as the part is basically squirted out by something like a hot glue gun. There is also a variability in overall strength due to the fusing of the material, tends to be...

Persil liquid forms heavy suds with my artificially softened water. I have to dose carefully as a result. I never liked any of the Persil liquids as much as I liked their "Pearls" dry product as a result.

If it's not packed to survive a drop from about 4 feet onto concrete in any attitude, it isn't adequately packed and it is the shippers fault. I remain unconvinced that any shipper is any better or worse than any other. When I managed the retail astronomy store I worked at we received thousands...

I'd second the heat pump water heater. Pay for themselves in energy saved and you get a free dehumidifier/AC to boot. I've considered adding one in addition to my gas water heater just to run in the Summer to cool and dry the basement. Be sure to install shut off valves on both the cold and hot...

A machine crying out to wash a GoPro and a flashlight! If the lens of the camera isn't too dirty it may even come clean ;)

The best part what when she mentioned that with knowledge like this we might better maximize our water and energy efficiency. Life always improves with understanding! The word for the day was worth a few minute dig too :)

If everyone threw out one piece of trash into the street every day, we'd have an enormous mess on our hands. But alas it is only a little piece of garbage so it's not so bad... It is wrong to justify wasteful resources usage based on thoughts that it is a 'minor' thing. We should all strive to...

Here in the US HD radio will NEVER do in AM or FM broadcast. HD unfortunately hasn't caught on here due mostly to unfamiliarity. Own 4 HD radios and in my area the programming and service is excellent, people are just missing out of the improvements. Since HD is broadcast by the same AM or FM...

Not even looking at the issue of wasting resources, climate change, or even all the money I'm saving, I'm super pleased to only have ONE incandescent lamp in my house (self cleaning oven). The overall quality of the light is far and away superior with LED's, none of that dingy yellow. And I...

Hey Mark, Not sure if you are comfortable popping the board in and out yourself, but if you were these folks might be able to fix you up for $100 https://circuitboardmedics.com/whirlpool-duet-dryer-control-board-repair/ Check if your model is one of the ones listed. The first one mentions...

Tom, I've always wondered about the choice of 9 minute snooze cycles too. It seems pretty standard. A few years ago I ran across this catchy song, don't hate me if it is an earworm

I sometimes watch content from the YouTube channel Japanology. I ran across this video that highlights their appliances the other day. Interesting that they even have a vintage collector spotlighted at about the 22 min mark.

I think they should build passenger cars that only have enough horsepower to only drive 65 mph... Same idea. And it would work equally well. I may have missed a comment as to why in the hell would this idea have any merit, I scrolled by half of the thread. I LOVE any system that has feedback...

Standard 3.5" spinning hard drives are available today in a 15 (Fifteen!!) Terabyte size. A little maths for fun... This is equal to 10.7 MILLION floppy discs! Of a mere 21,400 CD-R's (which is stacked on top of one another would be 107 feet tall!) There are not SSD's (Solid State Drive)...

The difference in running cycle water temps between a stainless vs a plastic tub will be so slight to not be of any practical advantage either way. What is a couple degrees in the grand scheme of things?

Ted, that is a beautiful machine. I have wanted to get a twin tub for a while now and the SQ is likely the best of the options out there. I don't think I can justify one that is that close to new in the box though unfortunately. Any idea of how much money one gets for a kidney these days? lol

The only Ant bait I ever had work as advertised was the Raid Double Control product. These come in a green box and the baits themselves are black with a translucent top. I recall having one of them that the ants really took to and I watched as they cleaned our the bait over the course of a day...

Indeed the form of modulation has NOTHING to do with the antenna. RF is RF all that matters is the frequency... If the antenna is touting that it is a "Digital" antenna to me that is a red flag. Now back in 2007 when the transition hit, all the stations had to move into UHF frequency channels...

Next they will make Persil Square's in an attempt to 'corner' the market...

A small thermonuclear device would likely be the "most effective and quickest"... But this violates the rule of cleaning that always says start mild and work up to prevent doing damage. I have never needed more then run of the mill CLR for any hard water deposits (soap deposits are easy), and...