Home Appliances

Caring for household appliances is an activity that is easy bother. Difficult and sometimes even activities that could be annoying if we do not know how but it will be easy and practical when we know how to care for home appliances right. Therefore this time we will give you tips about how to clean household appliances.

How to Remove Stains on the Wall / Wallpaper

One of the annoying stains and making confused how clean it is dirty stain on the wall / wallpaper, stain is common on the bottom wall or wallpaper for dirty old shoe attached, former flooded and dirty water splashes or soil. and how to eliminate the unpleasant sights? with household appliances become easy, the way is to mix cornstarch with water, stir once in you can start to clean it with water the cornstarch mixture, rubbing the walls or wallpaper with a toothbrush and a more powerful is with pure baking soda, yap like to cook but baking soda or baking soda is pure pure that you can get at various supermarkets.

How to clean the glass window

Glass is a material that is in many household appliances and when it will dull very unsightly, and how to clean the glass material that is easy and practical? again not difficult, you can use household appliances around the house. The trick is to prepare a bottle of face tonic that you normally use to freshen your face after wearing makeup and old newspapers, just pour a few drops of tonic and wiped his face wearing old newspapers, you can restore the luster of glass housewares you with an easy and practical.

How to Clean Bath

The tub is one of the fast housewares dirty, can occur because of hard water deposits or soap remnants that are not affordable to be cleaned. Easy to clean, just with pure baking soda mixed with water and pour evenly gets dirty and start scrubbing with a toothbrush or a material such as a towel, if you do not have a pure baking soda can also use regular soap you use to wash dishes and brush secondhand gear to reach the corners that are difficult to achieve.

How to Eliminate Odor In Fridge

Deodorize refrigerators can in many ways, but there is a very practical way, by putting pure baking soda into the fridge, put to use open container or that have small holes that will be useful as the odor towing, no need to worry, pure baking soda is a safe material because it is pure ingredients to make the cake really. To further eliminate odors ice cupboard you can also routinely clean the contents of the fridge, do not have rotting food in the refrigerator or open canned food, canned food should be fed into a strong plastic that is tied, such as cat food or corned beef.

You have a shining, gleaming stainless steel and a kitchen that fairly sparkles. Then, it happens. Somehow there is an ugly scratch on the stainless steel refrigerator, oven, or dishwasher, and you can see it from across the room. It's just about as obvious as a blemish on prom night. But you can restore your stainless steel appliances to their former beauty.

Instructions

1 Assess the damage. Determine if this is a deep scratch or a surface scratch, by running your finger across it. If you can actually feel the indentation, you have a deep scratch, gouge or ding. With clamps, carefully hold a small piece of dry ice over the gouged area. Hopefully,it will pop out, and not be as noticeable. Then you can treat it in the same way other scratched areas are treated in the steps below.
2 Determine if the scratched appliance is "real" stainless steel or if it has a synthetic coating or finish. Damage to coated appliances is permanent.
These are all coated: Whirlpool - "Satina;" GE - "Clean Steel;" Amana - "Ultra Finish Steel;" Kitchenaid - Architect Series II, "Monochromatic Stainless;" Kenmore - "Ultra Satin;" Frigidaire - "Titanium;" Electrolux (all brands except "Classic," "Icon" and "Electrolux"); Maytag - "Silver Ultra Finish," "Satina Stainless Look," "Monochromatic Stainless steel," "Monochromatic Satina."
Also,coated stainless steel doesn't smudge easily, and is magnetic. You will only further damage the surface if you use a rubbing compound, or a product like Scratch-B-Gone, on a synthetic or clear-coated finish. If your appliance is coated, you cannot fix the damage.
3 Identify the existing grain of the stainless steel. See which direction the tiny original brush lines go in the damaged area.
4 Use an abrasive pad from the Scratch-B-Gone kit to repair scuffs, light scratches and even deep scratches. The kit has 4 different abrasive pads and instructions to tell you which one to use depending on the severity of the scratches and scuffs. Otherwise, go to an automotive shop and buy different fine grades of sandpaper.
5 Apply a small amount of Ultra Shine from the Scratch-B-Gone kit onto the appropriate abrasive pad. Or use an automotive rubbing compound on the sandpaper.
6 Begin rubbing the damaged area of the stainless steel in the direction of the grain covering over about a 5-inch area at a time. Slide the pad backward and forward increasing pressure as needed until you see the scratch is disappearing.
7 Repeat this process until the scratch is removed and the surface is restored. For a deeper scratch, dry rub the area with the coarse pad, and wipe area off with a microfiber cloth to make sure the scratch is gone.
8 Blend the metal surfaces by using the finest grade sandpaper or abrasive pad with the rubbing compound or Ultra Shine and gradually increase the area around the original damage to about three times the original scratched area. Be sure to go with the existing grain of the stainless steel so you don't create crosshatching.

Harnessing the wind to generate electricity is often cheap and easy. You can build a simple wind turbine to power small appliances or to complement your home's power. Some experience or expertise with electronics is helpful, but anyone can learn the basics of what it takes to build your own windmill.

Instructions

1 Cut the PVC pipe into four pieces.These will be your blades. Your generator needs only three blades; the fourth blade will be a spare. For shorter or longer blade lengths, your pipe should be one-fifth as thick as it is long. For example, if the PVC pipe is 50 cm long, it should be 10 cm in diameter. Shape the blade into a rectangular base to attach it to the generator, and cut it at an angle lengthwise to make it look like an airplane wing. You may also use a sander to smooth out the shape and make it rounder.
2 Create a wind vane by attaching the heavy sheet aluminum upright to the back of your two by four piece of wood. This will help the turbine to face the wind and will serve as the tail of the wind turbine.
3 Connect the blades to a round hub at an equal distance from each other. You need a hub with a hole that can easily fit into the motor shaft of the wind generator motor. You can find one at your local hardware or home supply store. It should have enough space to bolt the three PVC pipe blades. Use at least two bolts on each blade, making sure they are evenly spaced and lined up toward the center of the hub.
4 Bolt the wind generator motor to the opposite end of the wind turbine's tail and cover it with PVC pipe to protect it from the weather.
5 Mount the tail and wind generator motor to the 10 feet of steel conduit. This will be the pole of your windmill.
6 Bolt the hub and the blades to the wind generator motor shaft and wind tail.
7 Connect the wind generator motor to an external controller for wind power systems which can easily be found on eBay. This will allow you to connect a battery and an inverter to plug-in appliances. Run the cable from the motor through the conduit pipe hole down to the ground and to the external controller.

If you're about to buy a house, most lenders want to know what amperage the wiring is. 60-amp service is not adequate anymore. Even insurance companies consider the smaller amperage a liability. Today's homes, with the heavy variety of electrical appliances and gadgets, require a larger service, like 100 amp.

Identification

You can identify 100-amp service house wiring by looking at the main circuit breaker. It identifies the service by its amperage. The main circuit breaker is in the box above the other breakers. It controls the flow of electricity from the outside power lines. You use this breaker to shut off all the electricity in the house at one time.

Size

Don't let the number on smaller breakers in the box fool you. They may total more than 100. Electricians put in the breakers for specific areas. If a breaker says 15 amps, usually the load is only about 80 percent of that amount. The logic for so many breakers is that you'll probably not use everything at once, and they don't load all the breakers to full capacity.

Function

Determine how much of a load you place on one of the circuits by calculating the amount of amps they use. For instance, an iron has a wattage rating of 1200. A portable heater has a rating of 1500. You divide the wattage rating by 120 volts to convert it to amperes. The iron is 10 and the electric heater is 12.5. If they both were on the same 15 amp circuit and turned on at the same time, they overload the circuit and the circuit breaker clicks to the off position.

Warning

Circuit breakers have a purpose in a 100-amp house wiring service. They prevent overload of electrical flow and potentially a fire. Before you reset the breaker, find out what caused the overload in the first place. It might be a short in a wire or a bad ground requiring repair, or just too heavy a load on the circuit.

Grounding

Check the grounding of the 100-amp service in your home. There's a main ground wire from the box that usually connects to a metal water pipe and a metal grounding wire buried outside in the ground, which gives the excess current a direct path to travel into the ground. Each outlet, ceiling box and switch in the house also has a grounding system. Grounding prevents you from getting a shock if there's an abnormal flow from a short circuit. It also prevents fires. In damp areas, make sure that your 100-amp service has GFCI breakers for additional safety.

Considerations

If you're installing 100-amp service, why not upgrade for future use? Often the 200-amp panels are cheaper because there's more of them sold. This accommodates for expansion and changes in code that may occur in the future. Check the prices before you begin your project.

Although technology has progressed greatly in the 12-volt appliance market, many mobile individuals still find themselves with the need to utilize 110-volt AC-powered equipment such as blenders, mixers, televisions, and other devices that may only be plugged into a wall outlet found in a building. The car's electrical outlets are generally cigarette lighter-styled receptacles, and the DC power of these outlets must be converted into alternating current (AC) to run the desired appliances. Modern technology has progressed in making this car-outlet conversion possible.

Instructions

1 Determine a location along the bottom of your dash where you desire to mount your power inverter, making sure the mount location isn't too far away to prevent plugging the device into the nearest cigarette lighter outlet.
2 Screw in the self-tapping screws that came with your power inverter. Drive the screws through the mount's screw holes and into the lower dash trim.
3 Insert the inverter's cigarette lighter adapter plug into the 12-volt cigarette lighter receptacle and turn the inverter switch to the on position. Observe the power indicator light to ensure the unit is receiving power. Depending on your vehicle, you may have to turn the ignition switch on to power the lighter receptacle.
4 Plug in your appliance into one of the three-pronged outlets on the inverter and use the appliance as you normally would at home.

Incorporating a hodgepodge of appliances into your kitchen and bathroom can be a decorating nightmare. Hiding your kitchen and bath appliances gives your home a less-cluttered, more natural look and frees up valuable counter space for food prep in the kitchen and washing in the bathroom. Whatever your budget, it's possible to hide your appliances to create the decorative look and uncluttered space you crave.

Instructions

1 Disguise large kitchen appliances behind closed doors. Attaching cabinetry panels to your appliances can help them disappear into your decorating scheme.
2 Hide countertop microwaves, mixers, toasters and other small kitchen appliances inside kitchen cabinets. Make sure the microwave can be pulled onto the counter before using, to provide adequate ventilation.
3 When cabinet space is unavailable, hide small kitchen appliances in a rolling kitchen island. Lock the wheels for an island in the center of your kitchen. Roll the island to a counter near outlets when you are ready to use the appliances.
4 Use a microwave cabinet or cart where space is available and use the storage space for small kitchen appliances. If the microwave area is an open space and you'd like to disguise it, throw a pretty cloth over it when it's not in use, or prop a picture or a sign in front that can easily be removed when you use the microwave.
5 Hide large bathroom appliances, such as water heaters or washer-dryer units, behind a folding screen that is easily removed for access.
6 Disguise smaller bathroom appliances like blow-dryers, curling irons, and electric razors in a cabinet. Place the cabinet as close to an outlet as possible for ease of appliance use.
7 Use creative appliance storage in larger bathrooms. Add a dresser or chest just for blow-dryers, curling irons and other items. Use an armoire for even more storage.

When an appliance breaks down beyond repair, you may not simply throw the item in the trash can or set it on the curb and wait for garbage pickup. Because household appliances often carry toxic waste, such as Freon and mercury, they pose a danger to the environment if placed in a landfill. Recycle your broken appliances. By recycling you will cut down on landfill use, reduce pollution and lower energy consumption.

Instructions

1 Contact your utility company to determine if they have a rebate program for recycling household appliances. Some utility companies offer a rebate for large appliances.
2 Contact your local waste removal municipality to see if they offer curbside appliance recycling. Some local municipalities offer a day of the week for large recycling pick up.
3 Locate a local appliance recycling facility if your area does not offer curbside pick up. Use the directory on Earth911.com to find a center in your area.
4 Prep the appliance for recycling. Clean the appliance. Remove any food items, lint or other disposables.
5 Remove the doors. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screws holding the door in place on large appliances like refrigerators, washing machines and dryers. Removing the door will prevent small children or animals from trapping themselves inside of the appliance.
6 Ensure all of the parts are included. Check to make sure the drawers, shelves, lint traps or any other removable part is inside of the appliance.
7 Place the appliance on the curb outside of your home on the designated day if you are using curbside recycling removal.
8 Take the appliance to a recycling center. Use a truck or small trailer to transport the appliance. Get assistance from another person to lift the appliance onto the truck or trailer. Ensure the appliance is secure and no fluids are leaking before transporting it to the center.