Oh no, the “check engine” light stays on when you start the car, or it just winked on while you were driving! Here’s the super easy fix.
Author Archives: John D Reinhart
How to Check Your Brake Fluid
The brakes feel a little soft, or make a gentle thumping noise when you step on them. Here’s an easy way to check them out.
How to Fix a Gushing Toilet
Gosh, that toilet never stops filling up! Or that toilet makes a dribbling noise all night long.
How to Fix a Seeping Toilet
This procedure is for the toilet that makes a continuous seeping sound, and seems to constantly run.
How to Replace a Shower Head
The shower that person takes in the movie looks so invigorating! How come yours isn’t like that? It’s the shower head, of course.
How to Fix an Overflowing Toilet
Darn, the toilet is overflowing! It’s all stopped up! Here’s what you do.
How to Reset a Circuit Breaker
Fifteen seconds ought to be long enough to warm the syrup in the microwave. You push START, and the whole kitchen is plunged into stone-age darkness. What happened?
How to Coil an Extension Cord
How come this extension cord is always all tangled up? It’s like some sailor was practicing his knots with it!
How to Tell if an Extension Cord is Bad
You plug your groovy 90’s boom box into the extension cord, but it doesn’t work. Is it the boom box power cord, the extension cord, or the boom box itself?
How to Fix a Push-Button Plug
Uh oh, that thing you plugged into the wall plug won’t work. Let’s keep calm and sort this out.
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