by Joe Levitch | Dec 24, 2011 | Understanding your home
There are many of life’s little lessons that have been learned along the way. Here are a few in the Understanding Your Home category to make living in your home easier. ELECTRICAL Put some anti oxidizing grease on the bottom of light bulbs and on the threads...
by Joe Levitch | Dec 16, 2011 | Appliances, Plumbing, Understanding your home, Water Awareness
Did you ever have one of those days? I awoke groggy I inadvertently kicked the cat water bowl and tipped over their food. While cursing and cleaning it up I noticed another spot of water near the corner of my refrigerator that was suspicious. Those that live on...
by Joe Levitch | Dec 9, 2011 | Environmental Awareness, Understanding your home, Water Awareness
I was just going about my normal morning routine when I noticed that my wife had left some dried house plant leaves floating in the toilet. This got me thinking, what should not be flushed, and why? I recalled taking this toilet off a few years ago because water was...
by Joe Levitch | Dec 2, 2011 | Appliances, Safe Practices, Understanding your home
This situation caught me off guard. I was presented with a thermocouple from an AO Smith, sealed combustion chamber water heater. The symptoms included that the water heater would go off for no reason. Eventually, he couldn’t even get the pilot lit. With careful...
by Joe Levitch | Nov 25, 2011 | Appliances, Understanding your home
Although repairing broken things is not for everyone, I have fixed some amazing things in my day. The wise among us realize that this is not always the most cost effective or smart thing to do. Even I will admit that there are un-fixable things in this world, usually...
