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What Standby Actually Costs in a Year
I was elbow-deep in the guts of a Bosch washing machine last Tuesday—one of those jobs where the customer thinks…
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Getting Rid of the Old One Legally
I was clearing out a garage in Bedminster last Tuesday when I saw it: a perfectly good Bosch washing machine…
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What Installation Does Not Include
I’ve spent eighteen years pulling motors out of washing machines and clearing gunk out of vacuum hoses, and if there…
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Slow Cookers Are Cheap to Run and Easy to Oversize
Don’t let those glossy showroom displays fool you into thinking you need a digital touchscreen and a dozen pre-programmed settings…
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What a Fan Can and Cannot Do
I spent yesterday afternoon elbow-deep in a dusty condenser unit that some poor soul had tossed out because it “stopped…
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Sizing a Dehumidifier for a Damp Room
Most people think they need to spend a fortune on some high-tech, smart-connected gadget just to get the damp out…
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Four Brands, One Factory
I was elbow-deep in a Bosch washing machine in a damp kitchen in Bedminster last Tuesday when it hit me…
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Filter Jugs and the Cost of Cartridges
Don’t let those shiny, high-tech advertisements fool you into thinking you need a piece of laboratory equipment just to get…
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What a Robot Vacuum Will Not Do
I’ve spent eighteen years elbow-deep in the guts of washing machines and vacuums, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned,…
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Vacuuming Stairs Without Wrecking Your Back
I’ve spent eighteen years pulling dust bunnies and burnt-out motors out of machines that people swore were “dead,” and if…







