Tech Tips

Droid Incredible 2 won’t turn on

I have a Verizon Droid Incredible 2. I have loved the phone — it’s fairly slim and has a good set of features. I moved recently from Texas to Tennessee and started having problems with the phone. I plugged the USB into my computer and it didn’t seem to hold a charge all that well. After a couple of weeks I went to check it while it was charging and it wouldn’t turn on. It wouldn’t do anything. I was … Read the full article…

Replacing hatch struts on vehicle

Symptoms of the problem I drive a 2006 Xterra and noticed this past winter the struts that hold the rear hatch door up were wearing out after I whacked my head on it a few times. The weather warmed up and the struts started doing a better job of holding up the door, but on cooler mornings I was slamming my head again so it was time to figure out how to change them. Research I started looking on the … Read the full article…

Replacing refrigerator condenser fan

This was mentioned in a previous post about my home warranty company failure. I ended up purchasing and installing the fan myself. What to do If you hear a loud whirring sound from your refrigerator, pull it out from the wall, remove the cover from the lower part of the refrigerator back and verify the noise coming from the fan. This is a part that commonly fails. When I got down there it was blaringly clear the sound was coming … Read the full article…

Great source for appliance parts

When the fan on my refrigerator started sounding like an airplane propeller and my home warranty company completely failed me I started looking for the part on my own and found a company that sells on both Amazon and Ebay. They are awesome. They suggest in their ad that you call and verify it’s the correct part before ordering. I emailed the model number of my refrigerator and they promptly responded that I had the right replacement fan. I asked … Read the full article…

Replacing pull chain for whole house attic fan

One evening I pulled the chain on my whole house attic fan to turn it off and thought at the time it sounded a little funny. The next morning I went to turn the fan back on and found out why — the switch for the pull chain had broken. I am not a big fan of getting up in my attic since I live alone, so I got a ladder and checked to see if the switch was accessible … Read the full article…

Lawnmower maintenance

Lawnmower maintenance - TheDIYGirl.com

My history with mowers I have fears regarding lawnmowers. My dad, who had me work with him on almost everything, wouldn’t let me near a lawnmower after a little girl in our neighborhood ran up to her dad while he was mowing and lost the part of her foot. This left a deep impression and fear of lawnmowers in me. My mom and dad were out-of-town when I was 18 years old and dad’s beloved yard was looking really scruffy … Read the full article…

Nikon D70 camera fix

Nikon D70 camera fix - TheDIYGirl.com

This post isn’t really about my camera – it’s about working on something I’m afraid of. I bought a used Nikon D70 camera from a professional photographer friend in January 2009. Since then that poor camera has been bounced, vibrated, and jiggled over thousands of miles on my motorcycle. For two months it was in ocean coast conditions so humid the lens fogged and had to be sent back to Nikon for repair – but that was under warranty. All … Read the full article…


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