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If you have an RV fridge that needs a new gasket, but the manufacturer no longer makes spare parts for it, you will need to get it custom made. I have a Dometic Coolmatic RPD-0110U that is 15+ years old, and could not find a replacement gasket for it anywhere. The original gasket has become hard and brittle, and no longer seals well (there are some gaps that a piece of paper will pass through). I contacted Domestic, and they told me that first of all my fridge is a European m

The Apple AirTag is great for keeping track of or tracking things. It has a speaker that notifies you of its location by making sounds. Lots of people want to use air tags to help track stolen items like bikes, bags, luggage, etc, but stealth is paramount so the thief can't just find and disable the AirTag. So the speaker needs to be disabled to make it more difficult to find the AirTag. Here's how you can do that without breaking any tabs or needing to use glue to reassemble

Tutorial on how to replace the spider gasket on a pool filter multiport valve. Buy gasket for 2" pipe multi port valve here. The manufacture recommends using a Loctite adhesive (401, 403, and 416) that is actually cyanoacrylate (super glue). However, that is a very aggressive glue and is a huge pain to remove the gasket and clean out all the glue when it is time to replace. It is important to only apply a small bead of super glue to the bottom of the groove and not to the wal

This is how I installed a rainwater diverter on my gutter downspout to fill a 275-gallon IBC tote tank. The rainwater diverter used in this video is the Flex-Drain 37043 Catch-A-Raindrop Rainwater Colander Kit, 3 x 4-Inch, White. This will only fit metal 3x4 inch gutter downspouts. ▼ WHERE TO BUY PARTS: ▶ Flex-Drain 3x4in Catch-A-Raindrop Rainwater Gutter Collector Kit ▶ Rain Barrel Faucet Connection ▶ 3/4" Male Solid Brass Threaded Bulkhead Water Tank Garden Hose Connector (

The IBC Tote (275 Gallon) that I installed for rainwater harvesting had a ball valve pre-installed. The output of the ball valve has a 2" NPT fine thread connection. This is how I made the garden hose connector: ▼ WHERE TO BUY PLUG & PLAY PREMADE ADAPTERS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/engineerable ▶ FINE THREAD IBC Tote Adaptor 2″ NPT(F) x 3/4″ Hose ▶ FINE THREAD 275 - 330 Gallon IBC Tote Tank Drain Adapter 2" NPT Fine x Brass Garden Hose ▼ WHERE TO BUY PLUMBING PARTS TO DIY A

How well does the Advion Cockroach Killer paste work? Watch this video to find out. Buy it here: https://amzn.to/3JBLOZ8 I use this Syngenta Advion gel cockroach killer outdoors string the perimeter of the house to kill the buggers before they enter the house. It also seems to draw out the ones that are living inside. One application is good for a few months depending on the time of year. ▼ WHERE TO BUY ▶ Advion Cockroach Gel Bait - https://amzn.to/3JBLOZ8 ▶ Optigard Cockroac

My Roomba was making an awful squeaking sound that was louder than the Roomba itself. I thought it was unfixable until I discovered this trick. Watch the video to learn how to fix it: Using a spray lube that dries out, it can be pinpointed onto the Roombas wheel axle. A quick shot of lubricant on the axle, followed by rotating the wheel to work it in will stop the squeak. ▼ WHERE TO BUY ▶ I have the iRobot Roomba 960 - https://amzn.to/3poOuyB ▶ This is the Spray On Dry Lube w

The KOBALT Quiet Tech 26 Gallon Air Compressor has failed for the second time. The first air compressor lasted about a year before it became very loud (sounded like it was leaking air from compressor cylinder area), and would take longer to refill. I returned it (under the 3 year warranty) and replaced it with another, hoping that it was a fluke. Since then, I've learned more about oil free compressors and how they can be serviced. Companies like California Air Tools off rebu

After replacing all the seals and gaskets on the pump, the pool pump motor ended up also needing its bearings replaced because water had gotten past the multiple seals and into the bearing. The motor is a Century Centurion B1000. It was impossible to find out what size bearings were used. None of the pool companies knew, and I also contacted the manufacture, which led me to their local service center, who spent some time looking for documentation that had the bearing sizes, a

Making a DIY beach sunshade is easy, and you may already have all the materials. All you need are some long tent poles (20-25ft), fabric (a beach blanket or bed sheet works if you don't want to sew anything), fabric tape, some strong string, lower poles from a beach umbrella (preferably one that was destined for the trash) and a waterproof dry bag. Watch the video to see how easy it is. The only tool I used was a pair of scissors. I have some improvements planned to allow the