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I would make the place look as little like a laundromat as possible so that people will enjoy hanging out there. Put some sofas and chairs in there, a TV maybe and some carpeting. Install some sound deadening materials in there to subdue noise and make it more comfortable. I like some of the...

Crown Com-Techs, Micro-techs, and the like These can frequently be had on E-bay for around the $100-$200 range. Last year, when Tower music shops closed up, they sort of flooded E-bay with a ton of Com-tech 800 amplifiers, which all the stores had for their in-store sound systems. They are 400...

I thought maybe you were speaking of the B52 subwoofer! Those things are LOUD! The B52 band...Yea, they're cool too! http://www.123dj.com/speakers/b52/lx18.html

cool lookin washer/dryer combo! I like the slots on the side that allow hanging shelves. The casters on the bottom are a nice feature too, but I wonder if they make it easier for the unit to dance around when they go into spin cycle.

My grandmother's Kenmore-branded Frigidaire FL is making some pretty gawd-awful grinding noises, especially when it goes into spin cycle. It happened all of a sudden like she said. I have not seen the unit directly, but doesn't this sound like the dreaded tub bearing issue? Luckily, she...

The defrost cycle is activated by a controller in the outdoor compressor. Many of the older units, they were pretty basic, when the outdoor temp got below 40, a timer was activated that would count down a particular amount of time that could be set by the install technician. Around here, it was...

Your heat pump thermostat has several wires. Here are the most common ones...unfortunatley, color may vary depending on your make/model and the technician's preference at the time of install: Hot: 24 volts from low-voltage transformer Ground: just like it says AC: Most heatpump reversing valves...

The thought is that even though burning wood does generate carbon dioxide and other pollutants, the fact that trees absorb carbon balances it out. The thought is that if a tree is cut and burned, it is replaced with a new tree that will eventually absorb the carbon that was released from burning...

I've noticed that too Laundress! The immigrants have been attacking rubbish piles with vengance around here too! We have a cleanup day once a year around here, and it used to be good for finding nice vintage appliances like the KitchenAid you found. It was especially fun to keep an eye on homes...

prior to installing these on restored washers, you ought to display them in some way. You could take them and mount them on a translucent board with LED or fluorescent back lighting to make the clear plastic edges glow and the chrome glisten. That would make for a really cool, retro artsy...

nice find! Looks like that pulley will be a relatively easy repair. That's a good lookin machine, and has the best price on it too!

Along the lines of having a spare dishwasher for non-food items is also an old oven for non-food items. i have an old junk gas oven that I use to bake enamel finishes onto engine and other metal parts, along with molding plastic, and other "non food" items

Make sure to make some room this year! With this being the last year of analogue TV broadcasts, many people will be getting rid of their old reliables that they've been watching for many years. Most of them probably working just fine. I imagine areas without CATV coverage, like out in the...

This is the predecessor to the Civic. It's the N360. The N600, which was imported into the USA was powered by an air-cooled motorcycle engine...some people used to call these cars "japanese beetles" including my mechanic when I had a honda, who found one to restore

Take a look at the front-end clip on this new CRV. I had to do a double take when I saw one in the parking lot...it harkens back to some of their earlier models with the way the lower grill wraps upwards at the corners in sort of a smile, and the double-horizontal bars with the logo in the...

I still like the BRITTA ad that was out a few years back...It stated the following: "You can buy purified, bottled water for about a dollar a quart....or you can bottle your own for about two cents!" The commercial showed someone re-filling a plastic water bottle. What a truthful and very...

My runaround started with Best-Buy last year when they printed an after-Christmas sale ad in the newspaper with a little 15 cu/ft energy star fridge in it that I wanted. The price was $459 which included a built-in ice maker and delivery. I got to the store December 26th exactly when they opened...

If it has a hermetically sealed system, there's probably not much really that needs to be done to it! I would however re-lube all the motors, give it a thorough cleaning, and inspect all the wiring for fraying/corrosion before turning it on though....that looks a nice piece. I hope someone saves...

hope she gets well quick. That sucks being in the hospital during the Christmas holiday! A burst appendix can be pretty life threatening! We had those pneumatic thermostats in my school growing up. They have a small air valve that is opened and closed by the bimetal strip inside. The air...

I have never particularly liked the "customer is always right" mentality. As a customer, I go into a store looking for advice on what product to buy that will take care of the need I have. Sometimes I will walk into a location with an idea of what I want and how to do something. This idea may be...