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How To Diagnose A Washing Machine That Won’t Drain

One of the worst situations other than a leak that you might have with your washing machine is when you have a full load of clothes in it and it won’t drain the water out. There are a few different problems that can cause this and normally the problem is pretty easy to diagnose.

The first thing you want to do is check the water supply line to the washing machine and look for obstructions. …

How To Convert Your Wired Alarm System To A New Wireless Alarm System

If you have an older home that has a wired alarm system that is in good condition but you would like to upgrade to a new Wireless Alarm System with better features then you do have a variety of methods to complete the conversion.

The first option is to simply start over. Remove your old contacts and motion detectors and other devices and just upgrade to a new system that is wireless. This is not …

How To Choose A Self Install Security System For Your Home

In this how to we are answering questions from a friend that is considering buying and installing their own security system. They would like to own the equipment and have as much versatility in expanding it and choosing the method of monitoring. They also have questions about security cameras and home automation. We will try to cover the basic considerations when you are choosing a system that you will self install and what …

How To Integrate Home Automation And Security

As people have extended needs there are companies that are offering options that are available as addons to your home security system. This might include motion sensors that also have video cameras in them or it might be a system that allows you to control your thermostat, lighting and even your appliances from your Alarm System.

The first thing that should be said and realized is that there is a big difference between these systems …

How To Choose Between A DVR And NVR Recorder For Your Home Security System

When assembling your home video security system there are a number of options that you need to account for. Is the system being installed in your home or are you installing it in a rented apartment or home? This can mean a world of difference when you are planning on how to deploy your cameras and which cameras are right for you.

Another thing that you should consider early on into your planning process is …

How To Correctly Point Your TV Antenna For Best Reception

A friend is asking about some reception problems they are having and we thought it would be a good time to go over the best way to install and point your TV antenna.

No matter what type of antenna you get the location that you install it and how you point it will have dramatic differences in your reception.

When installing your antenna height really makes a lot of difference. If you are able to mount …

How To Save Your Recorded Television Files For Later Viewing

Whether you just cut the cord and you are on an Antenna or if you are still on Cable and you want to create an archive of shows for later watching there are some good, better and best ways to create your archive and play it back on your devices.

For Cable subscribers you will have to get a device that can use a CableCard. It is a credit card sized card that your cable …

How To Setup A Media Server For Your Home

If you are someone that records TV off of Antenna or Cable or maybe you are someone that takes a lot of video on your phone and you need a central place to store it so all of your devices can access the content and offload for storage then you should consider setting up a media server in your home.

In our home we have the ability to access our NAS server from each of …

How To Buy A Computer Monitor

There are many as many decisions as options when buying a monitor for your computer today but the decision comes down to one situation are you buying a monitor because you need one or are you upgrading what you have to something better. I say this because many of your decisions will be made based on the hardware you have and the upgrades or new purchases you plan. If you are outfitting the family …

How To Properly Ground Your Outdoor Antenna

There are a number of people that are cutting the cord and moving to Antenna only or a combination of Antenna and Streaming as a lower cost solution for their home entertainment.

With this requires the use of an antenna to pick up local or even not so local broadcasts. The farther the broadcast tower is from you and the more obstructions between you and your broadcaster’s tower will force you to choose a roof …