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Fixing Hair Clippers
Fixing Hair Clippers
Because they are relatively inexpensive, many folks toss electric hair clippers if they start acting up. Don't! Instead, fix it yourself!
Fixing Hair Dryers
Fixing Hair Dryers
Hair dryers are simply electrical heating elements and fans, both easy components to test and repair.
Fixing Rheostats
Fixing Rheostats
Rheostat is a fancy name for a variable controller and you can fix them.
Fixing Slow Cookers
Fixing Slow Cookers
Slow cookers are simple small appliances: a heating element wrapped around a cooking pot.
Fixing Telephone Systems
Fixing Telephone Systems
It's difficult to imagine life without telephones—until they quit. Here's how the Fix-It Club takes care of the problem.
Fixing Things Safely
Fixing Things Safely
Be safe and smart as you fix things.
Fixing Timers
Fixing Timers
Timers are controls found in many large and small appliances. You can fix them!
Fixing Toaster Ovens
Fixing Toaster Ovens
A toaster oven is simply a heating element with a timer and is easy to repair.
Fixing Toasters
Fixing Toasters
Toasters aren't just for toasting bread anymore. If your toaster doesn't, fix it!
Fixing VCRs
Fixing VCRs
Maintaining a VCR is easy and will save expensive repairs.
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Flood Prep - Electrical
Gas Light Retrofitting
Gas Light Retrofitting
Bob meets electrician Barry Driscoll, who is retrofitting an old gas light fixture into a modern electrical light fixture. They rewire the fixture ...
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Generator CO
Generator Safety
Generator Safety
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Generator Test
Getting Connected: Controlling the Home
Getting Connected: Controlling the Home
Imagine a home where turning off a forgotten bedroom light doesn't mean running back up the stairs. Today, controls for a home's main systems, ...
Getting Connected: One Touch Control
Getting Connected: One Touch Control
On the forefront of home automation technology is a concept we've nicknamed the Big Red Button. Epitomizing everything that is convenient and ...
Getting Connected: Structured Wiring Basics
Getting Connected: Structured Wiring Basics
Today's home wiring includes more than the standard suite of electrical connections. Dedicated wiring for data, telephone, audio, and video are ...
Getting Connected: The High Speed House
Getting Connected: The High Speed House
Run a high-speed Internet line to your house and structured wiring within it, and you've got the lifelines for a connected home. Networked ...
Getting Connected: The Video Connection
Getting Connected: The Video Connection
Whole house networks support video options that provide advanced home security, allowing you to monitor any room in the home from inside or out.
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