Reading Time: 3 minutesHow to add a single related article link in WordPress Adding a related article link to your WordPress posts is good for your SEO. I won’t get into that part of the reason for doing so. But I will say that providing a related article link in your posts is good for your users. It provides… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrugal living: Buying by the piece I was grocery shopping and lettuce was on my list. I was doing what I normally do. Grabbing a head of lettuce and mentally weighing it in my hand. Accepting only the heaviest head and discarding the others. Putting the candidate head aside as I went thru the process… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesWordPress email text link I recently had the need to create an email text link for WordPress. Which, when clicked, would set up a blank email to a chosen email address. The person in the article did not have a website. So that path could not be used for contact. They only had an email and that was… Read More »
Reading Time: 6 minutesInstalling baseboard to perfection Installing baseboard is all about the splices, corners, and nailing into the wall studs. The techniques applied to these three areas will ensure that your job looks top rate. Also during contraction/expansion cycles the splices and corner cuts will not appear to change should they open up. You will need some… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutesNot Quilting at a Quilt Show Not quilting at a quilt show. You’re not a quilter? You may want to go to a quilt show. Cookies, Miracle Ironing board cover, Spices and Flavorings, Knives, tools, and a lot more there’s a lot more than quilts at the quilt show. I have always assumed that a… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe ABC’s of Shocking Your Swimming Pool Why is Shock needed? Shocking your swimming pool is an important part of keeping your pool water clean. Shocking is the act of adding chlorine to your pool to raise your pool’s chlorine level quickly and at much higher rates than normal, otherwise known as super-chlorinating. Normal chlorine levels in… Read More »
Reading Time: 10 minutesHow To Maintain Pool Water Chemistry Pool Water Chemistry is used to keep your swimming pool’s water balanced. It’s something as a pool owner I had to learn. Water that is balanced makes it easier to keep the pool clear and clean. This is a hard fact. Keeping water within a range is something that… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesHow to Backwash Sand Filter Backwash sand filter? It is the most important part of your pools health. No other part of the pool system removes fine debris from the water.  How a sand filter works Your sand filter cleans debris out of your pool water. It collects the debris in the sand chamber. The… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesPool pump troubleshooting Pool pump troubleshooting is very important for the pool owner to know. Your pool pump is an important part of your pool since it keeps your water clean. The pool pump pulls dirty water and sends it to the filter, and returns clean water to your pool. Theoretically, it should be sending… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesGet the most for the least from eBay If you’re like me and you see an item on eBay you’ll ask yourself how do I get the most for the least from eBay? We don’t always know the value of items that we may want to own. So how do you know if your next… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow not to bid on eBay How not to bid on eBay, is it the right winning strategy for you? Are you new to eBay? Are the items you want slipping thru your digital fingers? Do you want a winning strategy? If you answered yes then you’ve arrived at the right place. We’ve all had… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesOffline Chlorinator Fitting Fails Over time you will experience offline chlorinator fitting fails. These were a couple that I found during a routine inspection of the offline chlorinator. What kind of failures This article deals with saddle fittings, compression nuts and saddle clamps for automatic chlorinators that are similar to the Hayward CL220 and any generic chlorinators… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhisperflo Motor Replacement Replacement Whisperflo Motor Eventually, you will have to face a Whisperflo motor replacement. The replacement motor may not be identical to the original motor. This is what I experienced when I recently replaced my pool pump motor. The replacement motor is not identical to the original but it is compatible with the… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutesDeck construction how to straighten bowed boards I recently needed to know how to straighten bowed boards. I was rebuilding my deck and of course, I wanted to rebuild it with as much of the old deck materials as possible. The largest problem was that most of the deck boards were bowed. The boards that… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesDeck Construction DIY Spacers I recently had to rebuild a small deck. DIY spacers would be needed to provide drainage gaps between the finished deck boards. These spacers would be used to provide the gap then moved to the next row after securing the deck board. After determining my spacer size I needed to use a… Read More »
Reading Time: 6 minutesPool Equipment Tune Up It’s pool season again and time for a pool equipment tune up. I don’t want to experience problems all season long. So it would be a good thing to visit each piece of equipment and check out those things that can cause problems during the season. Safety First Before you start… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesNumbered List In Reverse Order Do you need a numbered list in reverse order? I recently had a need for just such a reverse ordered numbered list. I had never thought about needing such a list but a post required that I list the items in reverse order or from last to the first or… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesSelecting A Security Mailbox I decided to go with the security mailbox when my home got a facelift. Postal theft from unlocked mailboxes seems to be in the news a lot. It’s time to tighten up my mailbox security. My thinking being that if my mailbox was more secure than my neighbors they(the thieves) will move… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesColorful Marinated Zucchini Salad How I got to this colorful marinated zucchini salad started out when I had just picked zucchini from the garden. I didn’t feel like another zucchini bread. My wife had made a bean salad that had sparked my imagination. The flavor of that bean salad was something special. I thought it might… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesFinding the right CPAP face mask Finding the right CPAP face mask was very hard for me. I got my machine from the VA and they provided a set of nose pillows. But early on I found that while they are very comfortable there are problems that I noticed. CPAP Problems I had the nose pillows which would provide… Read More »