home appliances
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All the Ways You Could Be Saving Money on Your Energy Bill, but Probably Aren’t
Your eyes are not deceiving you; your energy bill has gone up. Luckily, there are a few ways to lower your utility bills this summer that you may not have already implemented. With a little bit of creativity, a little bit of attention, and a little bit of compromise, you can get your bill down to…
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How to Prepare Your Chimney for the Winter (and Why You Should)
When discussing cleaning chimneys, it’s hard not to picture a singing-and-dancing Dick Van Dyke and his unique interpretation of a Cockney accent stepping-in-time on the rooftops of London in “Mary Poppins.”
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Don’t Buy the Wrong Vacuum for Your Home
We live in an advanced consumerist society, which means the vacuum, like all other products, has reached a high level of product differentiation. Which is to say, there are a lot of different kinds of vacuums out there. If you’re not the type to casually read vacuum reviews and cleaning strategies, you might find vacuum…
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Why Your Washing Machine is Shaking, and How to Fix It
The first time you hear it, the noise can be jarring. Seemingly out of nowhere, it sounds like a helicopter is landing on your roof, or a freight train is about to come barreling through your wall and into your home. The room — and its contents — may shake the way they would during…