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You Can Polish Chrome Fixtures With Baby Oil
For years, the internet has insisted that you can use baby oil to polish chrome and faucet fixtures. As someone with disgusting faucets that never seem to be improved by scrubbing, I finally gave in to the pressure. The claims say it will cut through gunk and film, leaving a shiny faucet (or toilet handle…
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Make an Automatically Watering Plant Wall With Your Washing Machine
Like many people, I used to kill indoor plants. Despite their proximity to me most of the day, I’ve frequently managed to kill them by neglect or smothering. Despite my checkered past, I still keep indoor plants, because they make a much better Zoom background than my couch. But now I keep them alive, thanks…
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How to Figure Out Why You Have Low Water Pressure (and Fix It)
Cooking, doing dishes, and bathing are all difficult when your water comes out of the tap at a trickle. While you might think low water pressure would be a very complicated problem to solve, it can actually often be addressed with a few simple fixes. The trick is finding the cause of your water pressure…
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Maybe You Need a Portable Washing Machine
If you rent your home, there’s a good chance one of your biggest pain points is laundry. If there’s no laundry in your unit or building, you’re stuck heading to a laundromat (or your parents’ house) on a regular basis. But there might be another solution: Just like the countertop dishwasher, you can buy yourself…