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Pete, I feel the exact opposite.  I have lost all respect over the years for anything CR does.  Too many reports of shady dealing behind the scenes. Wirecutter takes a bit of a different tac.  For example in their washer reviews one member lived with the top rated LG for 4 years and actually...

I may be part of large group that does not care about the scent. All I care about is does it do the job.  I use Dawn Ultra and once it's in a sink full of water there is not much scent.

Wirecutter tested a dozen washers an as many here can attest the LG WM4000 came out on top with Electrolux and GE close behind.    Lots of good info, backing up what many here have found, it terms of detergent amount and avoiding overloading the machine further down in the article...

Wirecutter tested 35 detergents  an Tide Ultra Oxi Powder came out on top followed closely by Tide Free & Gentle liquid and Persil ProClean Stain Fighter.   The write up is a very long and detailed dive into detergents.  I do not think it's behind a paywall...

Yeah, I've considered those.  I read mixed reviews. The stuff I might want to use do not have flat bottoms, tend to rock a lot.   Regardless still hope to find a drawer for the range so it's complete.

 I have a 30" 1960's vintage GE range, oven above and below, that is missing the drawer. Pulled it out of a house I was flipping and somehow the drawer got misplaced. Beautiful range, could not scrap it, no one wanted it. Was in storage, then on my back patio now in my garage.   I'm in the...

I have 4 down lights in one room on an older Smart dimmer.  They are a mix of brands and one of them will glow slightly when off.   In my kitchen I have 2 recessed Low voltage mini spots aimed at my cooktop.  These are quite old, on a Smart dimmer too, and they glowed quite brightly when off...

Daikin is one of 6 companies who are developing cold weather heat pumps and recently submitted to Gvt agencies for certification, there are other companies developing cold weather units also. I have been doing a good deal of research on HP in anticipation of the roll out of the rebates. I have a...

I do not know the status in CA but the Inflation Reduction Act has $$$$ for low income folks to upgrade to a heat pump. I Believe the number is $8300. I am anxiously waiting for MI to roll out he program, I will jump on it. There are income guidelines and over a certain income amount it...

Well after checking out Flex seal tape -$15 for 10' - I think I'll try Eddies suggestion. I have white duct tape, plus the hose is really not visible, so the tape should work well.  I may wrap the break with a thin strip of Saran just to keep the water off the duct tape, but with the wet vac...

My  3yo Kitchen-aid is rated at 39db and is almost totally silent.  Getting a bit of pump noise, would appear something is lodged in there.

That's why I was thinking of Flex Seal tape since I'm dealing with water.

I'm wondering about wrapping the  hose in Flex Seal tape. Anyone ever use that?

Was washing my kitchen floor with my Hoover Spinscrub 800 and it was having a hard time vacing up water. Got frustrated removed the pickup tank no issues there.  While replacing it  I noticed the hose that  feeds the tank had a large hole in it.  Looked for a replacement hose, NLA.   Hose...

If you read the article they are talking about far UV, a shorter wavelength than older UV lights. It does not harm skin of eyes,but does produce ozone. The issue is how much ozone and how to mitigate that.

My Duets have Warm/warm, use it often.  The duets use a thermister to control the temp. On one of them I added some resistors to raise the warm and hot temps.  Been 11 years don't recall if it was in series or parallel, I'd wager it was parallel. I had thought about adding a variable resistor to...

If you're old enough you recall the blue germicidal lights in washers and dryers. Now they are finding a resurgence in  applications to kill virus and bacteria in  the  air.  Far UV is being explored to kill Covid and other viruses in public spaces.   Here is  great article on the...

Well if No-Mo-Robo is worthless I don't know how to explain the lack of calls.  I've had the same number for 50+ years so it's on every list out there. Had the same cell number  for 30+ years.

On all my phone lines (3) I get close to 0 calls that are not legitimate. I use No-Mo-Robo on my landlines, my cell has whatever T-Mo offers.

I rarely use YT, but when I do I do not yet get messages about my ad blocker.   I refuse to use TT, though relatives spend wayyyyy to much time on it and send me links.   An ad blocker is crucial for me, have not seen an ad in decades. A few sites I visit force me to turn it off and so far I...