House

Home Improvement

• 31 Secrets Your Plumber Won’t Tell You
• The 12 Best How-To Sites That Everyone Should Bookmark

Toilet

• Niagara 2-Piece 0.8 GPF Ultra-High-Efficiency Single Flush Elongated Toilet Featuring Stealth Technology in White
• Kohler Toilet Fill Valves GP1083167 & GP1138930.
  • KOHLER Universal Fill Valve Replacement Instructions (GP1138930 and GP1083167) (video)
  • Parts from Amazon.
  • To fix the water running problem, follow this Kohler video. Note before we make a counter-clockwise turn on the red cap (not a direct pull), lift the level first (see what the left hand did at 00:52); otherwise we won't be able to turn. See the first Customer questions & answers "My Fill valve does not turn off completely.Response from Kohler said to take red cap off and purge water through it. Anyone know what this means? All seals new and not leaking".
  • Tank Leak - Fill Valve Hose Position
  • Replace a Canister Flapper Seal
  • Standard Toilet Tank Troubleshooting
• How to Fix a Toilet That Randomly Runs
• Is Your Toilet Tank Not Filling Up? Here’s What to Do

Bath

• How to remove old shower silicone caulk and apply new
• Razor Scraper
• How to Puncture the Seal on Caulk
• Why Caulk Won't Come Out of the Caulking Gun
• Broken caulking tube
• For bath/shower/tub, use silicone instead acrylic like this (not suitable for wet surface) or siliconed acrylic.
  • You also have an option to select the color (white, clear, brown, black, ...)
  • Red packaging is for bath and tub. Blue packaging is for windows/doors/siding.
  • Advanced Silicone 2 10.1 oz. Clear Kitchen and Bath Silicone Sealant Caulk in aisle 35 or 2.8 oz in aisle 4.
• Bathtub Caulking Tips
  • If you’re caulking woodwork to prepare it for paint, start with the opening very small, just over 1/16 in. diameter.
  • For tub caulking, a 1/8-in. diameter hole is usually about right.
• How to Smooth Silicone Caulk Like a Professional
  • Avoid using dry hands and instead wet them with some rubbing alcohol.
  • You should start smoothing the caulk bead as soon as you apply it.

Tools

• Basin wrench

Find a contractor

• HomeAdvisor
• Angie's List
• CitySearch

How to find local plumbers online

http://www.lifehack.org/538359/how-find-local-plumbers-online

Sewer Gas

• Guide to Bad Basement Smells
• How to Eliminate Basement Odor and Sewer Smells
• really bad smell in basement
• Why is there a sewer smell in my basement?

Wrap up extension cords

• https://youtu.be/eTpbh2zJGhA
• How to Wrap Up Your Extension Cord Like a Contractor

Duck seal compound

What to use to Seal gap between Pipe and Exterior wall, HomeDepot

AC and furnace

• Symptom: the outdoor fan does not turn though the indoor fan still works. The indoor temperature does not go down.
• Turn off the device (the switch is on furnace)
• Replace Motor Capacitor. The capacitance XX/X MFD or μF must be the same, volt can be higher. For example, this one from HD costs around $10. Wearing Safety Electrical Protective Insulated Gloves. It should have 3 terminals (C, FAN, HERM).
• For example, AC Luxaire Central Air Conditioner model No HBBC-F042SB uses Run Capacitor, Dual 40/5 mfd 440 volt.
• Freon. How to Add Freon to Your Central Air Conditioner. The blue (left) gauge should show at least 75 psi. How to Put Freon in an AC Unit. New style has red label and old style has green label.
• Coil cleaner for outside air conditioner every 2 years ($200).
• AC lifespan is 15 years. Furnace is 13-14 years.
• 10 Common Air Conditioning Problems & How to Fix Them
• Thermometer should show 55 degrees from testing on air vent in summer (the close to the AC source the more possible the temperature can go). AC is only needed in summer.
• Ideally the outdoor fan will blow hot air.
• The thin hose will bring air into the house. The thick one will suck the air from the house.
• Four years since my last replace of the capacity.
• AC Fan/Compressor Not Working - How To Test /Repair Broken HVAC Run Start Capacitor Air Condition (Youtube)
• Heat pump: Heat pumps can heat and cool your home. The fan on outside is running on both summer and winter.
  • What’s the Difference? Heat Pump vs. Furnace,
  • Heat Pumps vs Air Conditioners + furnace

Water heater

Water heater expansion tank

Safety

• Carbon monoxide. Are butane (丁烷) stoves safe to use indoors?

Plane (鉋) a door

• How to Trim or Plane an Interior Door
• Door planer
• Deadbolt, strike

Garage door bottom seal

Mine needs T-end width 1/4 inch (exactly). 8-feet long is enough. Ideally the width is much wider than 3 inches (such as 7-8 inches). Remove the first screw before removing and installing the seal.

Garage Door Bottom Seal for Uneven Floor

Saws

5 Saws You Should Have in Your Workshop

Light bulbs

• Multifaceted reflector/MR
  • MR16 5W 6000k Boxlood. Small, hallway.
• Parabolic aluminized reflector/PAR
  • PAR20

Deice on driveway

• How to Melt Ice Quickly
• Can Rock Salt Damage an Asphalt Driveway by Trying to Melt Ice?

Christmas

• 11 DIY Ways to Make Your Home Smell Like Christmas
• Fall Potpourri Recipes YOU HAVE TO TRY!

Organize

How to Organize a Small House

https://www.wikihow.com/Organize-a-Small-House

Clean blinds

Lifehacker

Dryer lint

• Dryer Lint Cleaning Tips
• Dryer Vent Cleaning Brush

Bugs

11 Smart Devices to Ward Off Bugs

Get rid of ants

• https://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Ants-in-the-House
• 13 Simple Solutions to Help You Get Rid of Ants for Good
• Baby powder

Termite droppings

• https://www.wikihow.com/wikiHowTo?search=termite
• How to Treat Termites in Walls?

Silverfish

How to Get Rid of Silverfish

How to Remove a Bird Stuck In House

http://www.wildlife-removal.com/birdinhouse.html. Turn off any lights so that the interior of the home is as dark as possible. With some time, the bird will fly toward the open window and back out into the wild.

Yard

How to Prepare Your Yard for Summer

Lawn

Why You Might Need to Purposely Kill Your Grass

Skunk

How to Get Rid of Skunks

Coolest Tiny Homes in Each State

https://www.familyhandyman.com/smart-homeowner/coolest-tiny-homes-in-each-state/

Smoke alarm

What You Need to Know About Smoke Alarms

Vinegar

95 Household Vinegar Uses You Never Knew About

塑膠毒性

秒懂塑膠編號！７大類塑膠無毒安心使用