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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...

I'd go out on a limb and say that capacitor is DONE. For a better look pull off the black plastic insulator disc on the end and look at the aluminum can itself. My guess is that it is split and that cap is shorted.

It all comes down to the coefficient of thermal expansion of the material. All glasses are equally "heat resisting" as they all melt at more or less the same temperature. It is when glass is exposed to gradients of temperature causing part of it to expand or contract that internal stresses build...

As always look on YouTube! There are scads of locksmith'ing and picking videos there. If a picture is worth 1000 words, what is 60 pictures a second along with audio worth? ;) I enjoy this guys videos, although they are more often aimed at portable locks. He sure likes embarrassing MasterLock...

I like when polarity reverses on AC, it seems to do it a lot. From what I have seen it seldom causes problems ;)

Surges are often blamed, but not often the real cause of electronic failures. Certainly wasn't the reason the DW thermal fuses were failing. A whole home surge protector isn't a bad idea, but lacking a nearby lightning strike you are very unlikely to have a true surge related failure.

Been a couple decades since I last looked at that shelf. Pretty sure the aroma of old appliance parts will always be programmed into my brain though!

I have never had good luck with Gorilla glue on a non-porous surface. (On wood and fiber it is AMAZING though) For plastics I'd look at solvent or thermal welding if the material is suitable. Any adhesive that is brittle, think cyanoacrylate (super glue) or most epoxy's are likely to fail on a...

Woke up to -30F actual air temp. At 1:30pm have likely reached our high for the day, -17F so it is all downhill from here But luckily it's a DRY COLD lol My wool socks have been trying to electrocute me for the past couple days. Need another 50 feet hydronic baseboard, even 240+ degree system...

I can't imagine ever again using a screw base bulb that uses over 20 watts.

Craftsman was acquired by Stanley/Black & Decker so their tools are available from many more retailers then just Lowes. The Craftsman name was likely the most valuable piece of the previous Sears empire, which explains why it went first. But in my opinion Craftsman tools have been lacking in...

Electrolytic caps are almost certainly NOT the failure here. While I do agree that poor quality capacitors are a plague on electronics, they aren't the cause of early failures like these.

Indeed Induction would be a reason, but odds are anyone that has an induction cooktop would already know this. I did do a Googel search and sure-nuff there are scads of reasons it won't work. The only one that really makes sense to me is if the bottom of the pot covers too much area past the...

Why wouldn't it work? Don't believe all the non-sense you hear on the Interwebs

I worry more about the hose having a known name brand on it then if it is wrapped in metal braid. If the manufacturer isn't proud enough to put their name on it I don't want it either, metal braid or not. Metal braid on hoses is really nothing but window dressing, it is there for marketing...

If this is true, it is ludicrous. That even makes the typical 10k BTU gas burner look fast. Why not name the brands? If this really is a thing it should be exposed to the light of day.

I can't imagine the limiting thermostat ever altering time to boil water. The key with any electric surface element is having something to pull the generated heat out of the element, a pot of water will never get over 212F. They would never set the thermostat operating point under 450F or so. My...

It appears that a couple of the reaction videos of this device were staged. The maker was honest here, but was duped by a couple people that placed it on their porches. Everyone is trying to make a buck... Link to article...

Pretty inventive guy. It is an expensive experiment, at least $1000 worth of hardware, a bunch of time and 4 cellular data plans. But from the way it is going viral today, it is likely worth it to him. Thing that worries me is a vindictive thief that decides to come back and vandalize the home...