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AC condensation Pump

Early this summer when we first turned on our AC, I noticed that it wasn’t generating very cold air in comparison with previous summers. When I checked the unit downstairs, every bit of exposed copper piping had frozen over, and when I went to check the outside unit, the condenser […]

Installing a Gate Into Existing Fence

Our backyard is entirely fenced in, which I love. It keeps prying eyes off of our property, and it keeps rodents and neighbors’ leaves at bay. However, our trash service is in the alley behind our home, and the fence has (well “had”) no gate entry to the trash bins. […]

How to install bench swivel vise

As a house warming gift — in our new home that finally had a work room — my mother graciously brought up my grandfather’s old bench vise. It was solid, functional, and well-worked. It’s hard to tell from wear, lubricating oil, and scuffs, but I believe it’s an old Craftsman […]