Articles tagged “Repairs”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Will Electric Car Repairs Be More Costly? By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 8 2010 When your car is in the shop, it's not only a drag on your lifestyle -- it's also a drag on your budget. Even if you've found a way to decrease your car use, routine maintenance costs can still add up. And while you may have cut your total car ownership costs by buying a hybrid, you might be thinking about getting into an electric car. But, will electric car repairs actually cost you more? The answer isn't clear. + READ MORE

Make That Old Chair New: Re-upholster It Yourself! By Craftster.org IN Home & Garden Sep 14 2010 Although it may seem intimidating, you can re-upholster almost any run-down old chair and make it look new again. Whether you use new material or fabric scraps, you'll be amazed at the results. + READ MORE

A Revolt In The Kitchen: Recycled Appliances To The Rescue By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Mar 22 2010 The abrupt death of the kitchen stove led me on a path to find a sustainable new one. + READ MORE

Make DIY Repairs Easy with This Simple Tool Hack By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Dec 10 2009 Make tight-spot repairs a little easier by temporarily magnetizing your screwdriver using this genius trick. + READ MORE

Improve Air Conditioner Efficiency with 9 Cool Tips By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Jun 25 2009 Heating and cooling comprise 40% of the average citizen's energy consumption. To reduce your electrical bills and increase efficiency, proper maintenance of your air conditioner is imperative. + READ MORE

7 Green Methods to Unclog a Toilet...Plumber's Crack Optional By Eric Leech IN Home & Garden Jun 18 2009 Oh no, it's the dreaded clogged toilet. Whether you are at a party or in your own home, nobody ever wants to have to deal with a clogged toilet. But it's Planet Green to the rescue with a batch of 7 of the greenest ways to get the blockage cleared and you back on the track to smooth flushing. These methods avoid harsh chemicals and focus on low impact, easy and less messy options to begin, then follow up with a few last resort things to try before calling in the plumber. So get out your plumber cracks and let's go for a swim. + READ MORE

What Tools Should I Get Dad for Father's Day? By Steve Thomas IN Home & Garden Jun 15 2009 Dads like tools. You may be thinking of getting your father a tool set for Father?s Day. Today, most tools are made cheaply overseas and don?t often last for more than a few years. So if you want to get Dad a set of tools that will last him the rest of his life, you should get him a set of Lie-Neilsen tools. + READ MORE

Steve Thomas Goes on Tour, Talks About Woodworking and Father's Day By Steve Thomas IN Home & Garden Jun 15 2009 On my upcoming media tour, we're going to be discussing Father's Day and looking at a couple of different hand planes, a couple of tiny little block planes and 24-inch joiner planes. Modern planes can be plugged in, but a good handheld plane is a treat to use. + READ MORE

7 Easy Around-the-House Projects to do with Dad for Father's Day By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Jun 11 2009 I grew up on a farm. My dad is a farmer out there in Iowa, and he's well-versed in carpentry and mechanics as well as agriculture. He's added three rooms onto his home by himself and fixes his own tractors and combines with the help of his hired hand. Growing up, I used to assist him in his work. I've scooped my fair share of corn, greased a few wheels, replaced a few radiators and hoed more than a few rows of beans. It's hard, horrible work for not a lot of money. That's why I live in Los Angeles and do internet work. + READ MORE

Roll Green with Proper Roller Skate Maintenance By Josh Peterson IN Food & Health May 26 2009 When I was in grade school, we went to the roller skate rink for our birthday parties. We'd roller skate around for hours and then the DJ ( who I am now filled with pity for) would proclaim that it was time for Couple's Skate. This DJanical proclamation would essentially clear the roller rink of all us libidoless third-graders. We'd sit on the sidelines eating red-rope licorice, playing Pac Man and waiting for Couple's Skate to end. Times sure have changed. These days, I won't go to the roller skate rink, because I want girls to like me. + READ MORE

6 Driving Fundamentals You Must Master to Extend the Life of Your Vehicle By Eric Leech IN Tech & Transport May 26 2009 Longevity of your vehicle is just as important as its economy and emissions, considering that how you drive your vehicle dictates its lifespan, or in other words, how long it will remain out of some salvage yard, collecting dust, rust, and bug mites. It's kind of like the human body. If you take care of yourself, minimizing all health risks, you should be around a long time. Well, if you treat your vehicle with the same care, it too should have a long and reasonably efficient lifespan. + READ MORE

Calling All Green Punks: How to Maintain Your Skateboard By Josh Peterson IN Travel & Outdoors May 22 2009 There really wasn't a lot of cement on the farm where I grew up. I had a skateboard, but it was by far the lamest thing I could have owned while living on a soybean farm. It doesn't work well on gravel. That's all I'm saying. Anyways, when I see these young whippersnappers laying on their skateboards, it looks to me like they are just falling down a lot so I feel I didn't miss anything.But what you should not miss out on is proper skateboard care. + READ MORE

Which is Greener: Solar Panels or Fixing Your Roof? By Steve Thomas IN Home & Garden May 21 2009 The Flemming family, Nica and Robert, were a nice Philadelphian couple who wanted to put solar panels on their roof. The Flemming's roof was in terrible shape. It looked like it was about ready to collapse, but instead of fixing it, they were spending twenty-thousand dollars on solar panels. + READ MORE

Catch the Excitement of Proper Baseball Glove Care By Josh Peterson IN Travel & Outdoors May 20 2009 Prior to baseball, America's pastime was indiscriminate shoving. Actually, I don't know what Americans did as a pastime before the advent of modern-day baseball. I'd guess it was probably one of those Medieval sports like swine-gathering or barrel-hurling. You know, something archaic. Anyways, Americans were saddled with baseball as a pastime. The rest of the world plays soccer but call it football. + READ MORE

Are You Practicing Proper Bicycle Maintenance? By Josh Peterson IN Travel & Outdoors May 20 2009 You commute to work with pedal power, streamers flapping in the wind, baseball cards thwacking in your wheels, basket wobbling as you ride over a pothole. OK. So you're probably older and cooler than that. You're probably a stylish urban professional who cares enough about the environment to bike to work, instead of expending non-renewable fuel and putting carbon emissions into our air. + READ MORE

Hit a Home Run with Proper Baseball Bat Care By Josh Peterson IN Travel & Outdoors May 18 2009 If you like sports, then you probably like baseball. It's simultaneously one of the easiest and hardest sports there is. You spend, like, 90% of the time doing nothing, then some dude throws a tiny ball that's moving at about 85mph+ at your head. You have to hit the ball with a stick. Then when you are done with that ordeal, you go back to standing around waiting for someone to hit something. + READ MORE

Score Big by Taking Care of Your Basketball By Josh Peterson IN Travel & Outdoors May 15 2009 Like millions of a Americans, I cannot dunk a basketball. Some nights I lie awake at night imagining how it would feel to "be like Mike." But alas, my tops are not high enough, my sneakers not fully pumped and my name on the court is "bricklayer." I also wear Nike shoes with Reebok socks. (That is a joke.) + READ MORE

13 Ways to Extend the Life Of Your Fishing Rod and Reel By Josh Peterson IN Travel & Outdoors May 14 2009 To me, there are few things greater than sitting on a bank somewhere and fishing. Finding an old maple tree to sit under, listening to the sounds of nature, obtaining food for next to nothing. That is, indeed, the life. + READ MORE

Use the 3 Rs—and Then Some—To Eliminate Trash By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden May 13 2009 Alex Steffen once said "there is no such thing as garbage, just useful stuff in the wrong place." William McDonough said "We're not talking here about eliminating waste, We're talking about eliminating the entire concept of waste." Seth Godin says "Zero is the new black. + READ MORE

How to Care for Your Backpack By Josh Peterson IN Travel & Outdoors May 11 2009 You will need to learn to care for your backpack, especially if you plan to go backpacking. You can?t go backpacking without a backpack, otherwise you?re just carrying a bunch of stuff through the woods. That definitely doesn?t sound like a vacation. It sounds like a chore or an unplanned escape. + READ MORE