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Avoid These Mistakes When Running a Generator

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Photo: J.J. Gouin (Shutterstock) Last week’s winter storm left hundreds of thousands of people across the United States without power, as it hit the country less than a week into…

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Hotwire Your Broken Thermostat in a Weather Emergency

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Photo: DUO Studio (Shutterstock) Something that’s often neglected, even by proactive folks who actually check on the heat before the first frost, is the humble thermostat. That tiny appliance on…

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Here’s Why (and How) You Should Hang Your TV From the Ceiling

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Photo: Lindsey Ellefson/Lifehacker I’m here today to make the case for a unique space-saving technique I have employed in my apartment for two years: Mount your TV to the ceiling….

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Pick a Ceiling Fan Based on a Room’s Square Footage

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Photo: Serkanyalcinkaya (Shutterstock) With energy costs continuing to rise, ceiling fans are becoming an increasingly popular way to make homes more energy efficient. As we’ve written about in the past,…

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How to Figure Out Why You Have Low Water Pressure (and Fix It)

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Photo: Lemonpink Images (Shutterstock) Cooking, doing dishes, and bathing are all difficult when your water comes out of the tap at a trickle. While you might think low water pressure…

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