About Home Repair
Home Repair
27 Jan 2012 at 8:47am
The water heater is an amazingly reliable appliance and one you rely upon every day. It really has very few parts that can go wrong and most are easy to repair. Of course knowing the various water heater's components and their names are essential so reviewing the Anatomy of a Water Heater is a good starting point.
In the article How to Repair a Water Heater I'll provide you information on tank type and tankless water heaters, and I'll show you how to troubleshoot and repair your water heater. From replacing a water heater thermocouple to understanding the anatomy of a water heater to sizing a tankless water heater, it's all covered.
And in the tutorial Replacing a Water Heater Thermocouple or Flame Sensor I'll provide illustrated step-by-step instructions on how to remove and replace your water heater's thermocouple so you can keep yourself in hot water! Water Heater Troubleshooting and Repair originally appeared on About.com Home Repair on Friday, January 27th, 2012 at 14:47:15. Permalink | Comment | Email this
About Gardening
Gardening
27 Jan 2012 at 1:00am
There are only a couple of days left to vote for your favorite winning photo from last year's Gardening Photo Challenges.We had 6 themed challenges and picked our favorites, based on both the quality of the photo and how well they conveyed a love of gardening. Now it's time to pick the Best Photo of the Year.
Right now "Dew Kissed Rose" is holding the lead. Take a look at all the photos by clicking on the Gallery link, below, then come back and vote for your favorite.
View the Gallery of Photo Nominees
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Vote for Your Favorite Gardening Photo originally appeared on About.com Gardening on Friday, January 27th, 2012 at 07:00:54. Permalink | Comment | Email this
About Landscaping
Landscaping
24 Jan 2012 at 2:28am
Americans who haven't taken the advice of the well-known bumper sticker that proclaims, "Kill Your Television!" have very likely seen the Capital One TV ads that show some scruffy-looking barbarians invading and rampaging their way across the screen. I hope people don't extrapolate from these ads that barbaric invaders are always ugly. Many of the invasive plants at war with our native fauna are anything but that.
When you hear "invasive plant," you may think of something like kudzu. Not exactly a real "looker," is it? Nothing about the way kudzu looks would tempt you to plant some in your landscaping or show tolerance toward an existing patch of it. Unfortunately, as we survey the lineup of invasive plants, any correlation between looks and potential for invasiveness breaks down.
Today I want to share a resource that supplies photos of invasive plants, to aid you in identifying some of the "beautiful barbarians," if you will. My selections, which are as follows, are by no means meant to be exhaustive:
Norway maples
Silk trees
Water reeds
Creeping jenny
Ajuga
Vinca minor
St. John's wort
Dame's rocket
Butter-and-eggs
Common evening primrose
Purple loosestrife
Common ivy
Trumpet creeper
Privet
Oriental bittersweet
Bird's-foot trefoil
Read article: Invasive Plant Pictures
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Barbarians Are Not Always Ugly originally appeared on About.com Landscaping on Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 at 08:28:11. Permalink | Comment | Email this
About Home Renovations
Home Renovations
27 Jan 2012 at 8:02am
This is the final installment of my 3 part series of remodeling your kitchen in the Tuscan style
Tuscan style flooring is an imaginative construct. Walk into a kitchen today in Pisa, Florence, or Siena, and you're likely to find practical ceramic tile, laminate, or resilient flooring. In other words, Italian cooks love having easy-to-clean, easy-to-stand-on flooring just as much as anyone else.
So what you're drawing on is the feeling of Tuscany itself--its burnt siena colors, its charming Old World wear and tear, its feeling of permanence.
Achieve this with terra cotta tile, travertine or tumbled stone, or, in a pinch, with distressed plank wood flooring. Tuscan Flooring Ideas originally appeared on About.com Home Renovations on Friday, January 27th, 2012 at 14:02:20. Permalink | Comment | Email this
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