Home & garden: Home repair & maintenance tips

The washer's agitator quit so off to www.repairclinic.com. The clutch kit looks easy to install.  Then on re-assembly there is a bolt I need to center and start about eight... More

Lefty Loosy, Righty Tighty.  That is all the convential or traditional advice given for threaded fasteners.  Too bad because one of the critical steps in assembling pr... More

To unclog sinks and tubs, you have to remove as much standing water as possible and slowly pour a large pot of boiling water down the drain to dissolve the blockage. • P... More

Before choosing a hammer, heft a few until you find one that feels comfortable in your hand and seems to have a good balance when you raise it to swing. If you choose a wooden-... More

Socket sets often come with 6 or 12 point sockets.  12 point sockets and box wrenchs have led to many rounded off hex heads.   The best defense to avoid this is t... More

Rusty or worn 9/16 bolt or nut heads are very common on all kinds of outdoor machinery including cars, trucks, bikes, tractors, lawn mowers, snow blowers, etc.  Many times ... More

When you open the home copper plumbing and need to re-solder it can be hard to get a good joint even when you follow all the conventional tips if there is even a little water in... More

Electricity is something you don’t want to fool around with casually, but some problems can be simple to diagnose and correct. If you can’t easily solve an electri... More

Have you ever had the problem of a wood screw binding as you are putting it in.If so then just roll the threads of the screw across a bar of soap before inserting it.It will go ... More