Doing a deep clean of the kitchen means showing some attention to the parts of it you likely don’t think about every day: wiping splatters off the microwave, throwing out items in the pantry that have ...

Given the volume of things we forget to clean around the house, we probably aren’t paying enough attention to our appliance filters either. An unchanged filter can reduce indoor air quality, stop a ...

For years, Montreal resident Brent George bought replacement water filters for his refrigerator from a local appliance store. Then one time he turned to Amazon, where he often shopped for other ...

One humid morning last summer, our faithful basement dehumidifier just wouldn’t turn on. I dug out the instruction booklet. Under troubleshooting tips, it said to check the filter, which should be ...

Other than cleaning or changing the water filter, you don’t really have to do much to keep your refrigerator running. However, just because they don’t require tons of constant maintenance, that ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...