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What to check when the hot water quits

Start at the breaker or the pilot light, not at the parts counter — a step-by-step diagnosis for gas and electric tanks, and the point where you stop.

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

What wives thirty years in say holds a marriage together

Repair faster than you fight, say the thing out loud, and stop handing your marriage to your children. The unglamorous habits that keep it standing.

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GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The tape hook is supposed to wiggle

Sixteenths, crow's feet, kerf, and the ten-second test that tells you whether your level has been lying to you.

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Can You Fix It6 min read

Fix a Flat and Dial In the Brakes on Every Bike in the Garage

Four bikes, one Saturday morning, about sixty dollars of tools. Diagnose the flat before you patch it, and never skip the brake check.

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GuideHomeWes Dunbar22 Sept 20266 min

The home maintenance calendar that prevents the big repairs

Most catastrophic home failures announce themselves months in advance. A few hours a year, spread out properly, is what catches them.

GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Re-caulking a bath and shower without it peeling in a year

Most new caulk fails because of what happened before the tube was even opened. The order matters more than the technique.

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GuideCan You Fix ItWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Unclog a Drain With a Plunger, a Snake and Ten Minutes

Skip the caustic bottle. Diagnose the clog first, then work through the stopper, the plunger and the trap in that order.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideHomeWes Dunbar22 Sept 20266 min

The paint job that still looks right in three years

Most rooms don't fail because of the paint. They fail at the caulk line, the patch you didn't prime, and the coat you called good enough.

GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

How to hang a door so it closes with one push

Most doors that stick were hung to a crooked frame. Set the hinge side plumb first and everything downstream gets easier.

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GuideCan You Fix ItWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Your Mower Won't Start. Check Spark, Fuel, Air In That Order

Most no-start mowers come down to five dollars of parts and forty minutes. Work the order and you'll find it before lunch.

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GuideHomeWes Dunbar22 Sept 20266 min

Five house repairs you should stop paying someone else to do

A running toilet, a blocked sink, a hole in the wall, a dead switch, failing caulk — all of them are an evening's work with tools you already own.

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GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The running toilet is a fifteen-minute fix, not a plumber call

Two parts cause almost every running toilet. You can tell which one in thirty seconds, and both cost under twenty dollars to replace.

GuideCan You Fix ItWes Dunbar23 Sept 20267 min

Reglue a Wobbly Chair So It Outlasts the Rest of the Set

Squirting glue into a loose joint buys you about four months. Taking the chair apart and cleaning it properly buys you thirty years.

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GuideBe a ManSam Ortiz22 Sept 20265 min

Most men have never given a real apology

The six parts of an apology that actually repairs something, the four counterfeits, and how to handle it when it isn't accepted.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

Skills5 min

How to stop a dripping tap in fifteen minutes

Can You Fix It6 min

Your Garbage Disposal Hums But Won't Spin

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GuideHomeWes Dunbar22 Sept 20266 min

Ten tools that cover ninety percent of household repairs

Most jobs around a house fail for want of the right tool, not the right skill. This is the short list that handles nearly all of them.

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Skills6 min read

How to complain so the thing actually gets fixed

The calm, specific, written way to get a refund, a repair or an apology — and the escalation ladder that works when the first person says no.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

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