Most people rarely move their refrigerator. Once it’s set up inside the kitchen, it remains here until the family chooses to relocate to a new home. But when you do get ready to move your refrigerator, you should use caution to ensure it remains upright the entire time. Failing to keep your refrigerator upright may cause serious damage to your …

Originally invented in 1927 by architect John W. Hammes of Wisconsin, the garbage disposal is a convenient, Eco-friendly tool that grinds up leftover food scraps, turning it into small pieces (usually less than .079”) so it can pass through the home’s plumbing.   While most people have a general understanding of the garbage disposal’s purpose/utility, few people know how it …

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) hope to one day turn magnets into cooling devices for refrigerators. While the project is still in its early stags of development, the “theory” involves the use of quasi-particles within the magnets (known as magnons) that literally pull heat away from a given source. So rather than using the standard condenser and …

Laundry day isn’t exactly the best day of the week, but it can definitely turn into the worst day when you open your dryer to find your favorite shirt is now two sizes too small. Unfortunately, if you don’t take the proper steps to eliminate the risk of dryer shrinkage, you’ll most likely end up with shrunken clothing quite a …