How to Unclog a Sink Without a Plumber
Hot water, a plunger, the trap, a snake - in that order. Five ways to clear a blocked sink at home, and the three signs it is time to call someone.
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How to Install a Garage Screen Door (Step by Step)
Measure three numbers, level the track, hang the mesh, tension it gently. A step-by-step garage screen door installation, with what done properly looks like.
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How to Fix a Dripping Faucet (Before It Costs You Money)
One drip a second wastes more than 3,000 gallons a year. Find out whether it is the cartridge or a connection, and fix the common case in ten minutes.
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How to Clean a Garage Screen Door
Dust it dry first, then wash. Twenty minutes keeps the mesh clear, the tracks sliding and the frame clean - plus the three things that ruin a screen.
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Why Does My Double Kitchen Sink Back Up Into the Other Side?
When one basin fills while the other drains, the clog is shared rather than local. How to read the other basin, find the blockage, and clear it in order.
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How to Keep Mice Out of Your Garage Before Winter
A mouse needs a gap the width of a pencil. The five routes into a garage, what to seal each one with, and what to do if they are already inside.
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Weak Water Pressure at the Bathroom Sink? Check These 5 Things First
Weak flow at one bathroom sink is usually the aerator, not the house. The order to check things in - aerator, stop valves, supply line, cartridge, then the s...
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What Size Garage Screen Door Do I Need? (Measuring Guide)
Three numbers decide whether a garage screen door fits: clear width, height and headroom. The four sizes that cover most homes, and how to measure yours.
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Kitchen Sink Basket Strainer: How to Measure, Choose and Replace It
A leaking kitchen strainer is usually the wrong size, the wrong material, a flipped gasket or over-tightening. What to measure, and how to fit it.
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How to Stop Your Garage Door Freezing to the Floor
A frozen garage door is a water problem on the door line, not a door problem. How to thaw it without damage, and how to stop it freezing again.
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How to Clean a Kitchen Sink Drain With a Garbage Disposal
A smelly kitchen drain usually is not the pipes - it is the disposal chamber. The cleaning order that works, and what should never go down it.
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Does a Garage Screen Door Keep Rain Out? (What It Does and Doesn't)
A screen stops some rain and not others - the difference is angle, wind and the floor line. What it keeps out, and what actually keeps water out.
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