Use a Pool Noodle as a Faucet Hose Attachment

Use a Pool Noodle as a Faucet Hose Attachment

Use a pool noodle as a faucet hose attachment in order to fill your mop bucket. Pool noodles are not just for floating in the water anymore! To use these polyethylene foam tubes as a hose extension just hook the faucet through one of the openings of the noodle. Position bucket at the other end of noodle, then you are ready to turn on the water.

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Save Money and Water Using Low Flow Shower Head

save money on utility bills

The 2nd largest energy expense in the average households is water heating. Save money and water using a low flow shower head. If you have an old shower head, you might use up to 10 gallons of water per minute (GPM)! Not only is it a waste of water, it is also a waste of electricity since you have to heat that water too! Today’s low flow shower heads use as little as 1.25 GPM’s. Be sure to replace any pre-1992 shower heads which were non-regulated and therefore use more than the modern 2.5 or less GPM faucets. There are many excellent faucets on the market that use even less than regulation, yet feel the same and get you just as clean. If you live in a high humidity environment you should look for laminar flow shower heads because they don’t produce as much steam as an aerating one.

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Unclog Toilet Without Plunger

Last time my toilet clogged I had to stop everything to run up to the store and purchase a plunger. When you live in the mountains, this is no simple errand! If only I knew then what I know now through this Build.com unclog toilet without plunger video! It’s super easy when it works and not only will you have an unclogged drain, you will have a sparkling clean toilet bowl as well.

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Cut Hard to Reach PVC Pipe Using Just a Piece of String

Sometimes getting to an existing PVC pipe can be a real challenge. Even once you dig to it and expose the pipe, trying to cut it with a saw would mean a whole lot of extra digging. Instead, try using some strong twine to cut through. Full details on tips and technique for this hack via the link.

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