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5 Tips for Inspecting Your Potential New Home’s HVAC System
Buying a home is stressful in itself, but there are certain aspects of it that complicate the process even more. There are two main features of a home you should spend time researching before buying: the roof and the HVAC system. Because Home-Tech is Southwest...
Dishwasher Not Cleaning Dishes? 7 Helpful Tips
We've all come home after a busy day and needed just one task to go as planned. Sometimes the simplest of things complicate our lives that much more. If you've ever wondered, "Why on Earth is my dishwasher not cleaning dishes?" You're not alone. Table of Contents...
Week before Christmas To-Do List
Christmas always seems to sneak up on us, huh? The week before Christmas is always filled with last-minute shopping, baking, and cooking. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, however, should be spent visiting with family and friends. There’s a lot of prep to be done and...
3 Places to Donate Appliances | Feel Great About Buying New
Are you redoing your kitchen or simply upgrading your appliances? If so, you’ll need to figure out something to do with your old appliances. Instead of trashing used appliances, donate appliances to one of the three places we suggest below! To you, these items may be...
4 Impressive Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes
Each year, Americans around the country struggle to get creative with their Thanksgiving leftovers. There are only so many days in a row that you can fathom eating turkey and mashed potatoes as is. So, we decided to find the best Thanksgiving leftover recipes to share...
Give Silver and Gold Service Agreements
Happy Holidays from your faithful, yet exhausted, Home-Tech blogger. If you're like me, and wondering what on earth to get your family members, I think I may have a solution. I know I'm biased, but gifting Home-Tech's gold service agreements may be the answer to your...
Christmas Trees vs. Dryer Lint – Which is More Dangerous?
Dryer lint buildup is a dangerous fire hazard every day. During the holidays, our live Christmas tree can be hazardous as well. So, which would you guess is the MOST dangerous - your Christmas tree or your dryer lint? If we took a match to a dry Christmas tree as...
What is the Best Room Temperature for Sleeping?
Creating an optimal sleeping environment is arguably the most crucial aspect of getting a good night of quality sleep. Lack of quality sleep has been linked to loss of attention, reduction in memory, and reduction of processing speed. Suffice it to say, without...
Service Agreements are a Good Bet for the Holidays
♫It's the holiday season♫ and while everyone is happy out shopping for that perfect gift or cranberry sauce, there's one dread that lurks in the back of everyone's mind: is my washer leaking right now? Okay, maybe not everyone worries about that, but you definitely...
How to Host Thanksgiving Dinner
We’ve all been there – it’s been a few years since your family has had the entire extended family over for Thanksgiving. The past couple years you’ve rotated between going to your in-laws, going on vacation for the holiday and heading to your brother’s house for...
Do I Need a Pool Heater in Southwest Florida?
The Sunshine State was given its nickname for a reason…it’s almost always sunny and hot. So, why would anyone need a pool heater then? Well, it’s not always as sunny and hot as you’d think. While winter for us may not include snow or ice, it does include a high of...
Appliance Repairs Shouldn’t Spook You!
Halloween can be a fun, scary night. All kinds of strange, eery creatures show up at your door with a trick or a treat. It's the time of year to visit haunted houses and watch horror movies (while also wearing a mask and keeping socially distanced...thanks, 2020)....