Dishwashers are often considered the most expendable of the three major kitchen appliances. Storing and cooking food are essential, after all, but more easily cleaning dirty dishes is a mere convenience. But convenience is just one of the reasons why … Continue reading →

Is it cheaper to use a dishwasher? This, again, depends on your dish washing habits. As long as you only run your dishwasher once it’s fully loaded, it should cost you less than hand-washing. Is it cheaper to wash your … Continue reading →

Tail Lights are mounted to the rear of the car above the bumper. They are red in color and have accompanying white lights beside them to indicate when the vehicle is in reverse. When you’re on the road, tail lights … Continue reading →

HIDs are better for projector headlights Although LEDs will fit and work, from experience, they will not perform as expected. In most cases, your stock halogen bulbs will be brighter than LEDs in projector-type headlights. Are HID or LED better … Continue reading →

Michael Haas poses with his invention of sequential turn signal and running lights for cars on a street in Carmel, Calif. What was the first car with sequential turn signals? First introduced as a standard feature on the 1965 Ford … Continue reading →

Turning off your water heater, like many other electrical appliances, can save you money each month on your bill.If you were to turn off your water heater, you could save that 10 percent and prevent additional energy loss. Is it … Continue reading →

Gurgling, clanging, and banging are prevalent as the ice begins to thaw and move. In some cases, the home’s hot water heater may begin to moan and groan as water slowly begins to flow again. If a frozen pipe bursts, … Continue reading →

Hook up a hose to the inlet side of the hot water heater, which is where cold water enters the system. There should be a separate hose connection to do this, or you might have to remove the existing cold-water … Continue reading →

4.6 gallons. 20 lb Propane Tank 20 pound propane tanks are often referred to as grill cylinders and hold 4.6 gallons of propane when full. How much does it cost to refill a 20 lb propane tank? A 20 lb … Continue reading →

If you’ve forgotten your PIN, you can reset it through your online account. You need to know the answers to your secret questions to do this. To reset your PIN click ‘Manage security details’ from your NEST home page. Then … Continue reading →

Save Google Docs, Sheets & Slides for offline use On your computer, go to drive.google.com. Right click the Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides file you want to save offline. Turn on “Available offline.” Can Google Slides be presented offline? You … Continue reading →

Internet rush hour is the time period when the majority of Internet users are online at the same time. Typically, in the UK the peak hours are between 7 and 11 pm. During this time frame, users commonly experience slowness … Continue reading →

You can turn off the monitor it does not stop the meters from operating. If the cost you noticed was shown on the monitor you can ignore it they are often wrong. What happens if I switch my smart meter … Continue reading →

Making your Bulb Slowly Blink for AP Mode If your bulb is not blinking, turn on-off-on-off-on to make it blink. Now switch your bulb off and then repeat process of turning on-off-on-off-on. Your bulb should now be blinking slowly (1 … Continue reading →

The “Learn” button on your garage door opener is located above the antenna wire that hangs from the motorhead, it may also be under a light cover. The “Learn” button will be either green, red/orange, purple or yellow. What color … Continue reading →