The Best Home Repair Hacks from Your Local Repairman

Broken Lightbulb

Potatoes might have more uses in the home than just making some fries. If you ever have a lightbulb break in its spot, you can use a potato to clean it up. Make sure the switch is turned to "off" first! After that, full steam ahead with your clever hack to cleaning up!

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The More You Know

  • To keep cookies and other baked goods soft after baking, add a slice of store-bought white bread to an airtight container.
  • Insert a drinking straw (or stainless steel reusable) into the tip of the berry and push it through to the other end to quickly remove the stem.
  • Give your dishwasher a break by measuring ingredients directly into your mixing bowl using a digital scale.
  • A Boeing 747 airliner is made of over 6,000,000 separate parts.
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