Drinking water is an effective way to stay healthy. It helps move food though the steps of digestion and revs the metabolism. Water also helps regulate body temperature and keep us hydrated. While drinking water is important, making sure you drink quality water without impurities is just as importan…

Having a water cooler is very convenient and a great way to remind us to drink plenty of water each day. It is very important to know how to properly clean a water cooler. This will help prevent the spread of germs or the growth of bacteria. The build up of dirt and mold is also a huge issue to be c…

Buying a brand name dishwasher is a good idea for more than one reason. The prominent manufacturer has most likely become prominent for putting out high quality products, so you are probably installing a dishwasher that is top of the line. Also, with the main brands, you will have a higher chance of…

Buying a new dishwasher is very expensive. If your old dishwasher has stopped working completely, or is just malfunctioning often, you should first look in to replacing the bad parts before you go off and buy a completely new dishwasher. It is more difficult and more technical, certainly. But it can…

The term ‘hazardous’ does not always mean that such waste is immediately toxic, though some can be. By improving the way in which we manage all wastes classified as hazardous we reduce the risk they might pose now and in the future.

Many domestic waste items can put human health or the envi…

When you add up all the money that you can spend on home appliances and fixtures it becomes obvious that you need to spend wisely and carefully to keep costs under control. These items tend to be some of the larger ticket purchases around the home and lots of money can be wasted if buying isn’…

This car has an air engine with 4 two-stage pistons, (8 compression and expansion chambers on a single crankshaft). Pistons work in two stages: one motor stage and one intermediate stage of compression/expansion. Their two functions are to compress ambient air to refill its air storage tanks; and …

Handyman Jory Squibb from Maine invented this three-wheeled eco-friendly microcar when he put together two Honda Elite motor scooters ala the Red Green Show. The Moonbeam is small, but two people can squeeze inside. It gets over 100 miles per gallon on the highway and 85 miles per gallon in town. …

If you have many people in the house, you may tire of laundry duty involving damp bath towel. If so, or you want an eco-friendly, hands-off method of drying hands and bodies, the Triton Air Robe Body Dryer is a good solution. This is a ceiling-mounted hot air fan is much like the electric hand dri…

The i-LIMB Hand, already in use by soldiers injured in the Iraqi War, is a prosthetic device with five individually powered fingers for natural action. Each finger has its own motor. The Touch Bionics i-LIMB Hand uses high-strength plastics, is lightweight, moves like a human hand with much of the…