A wide-base lamp is less likely to topple on your child. You probably want to deck out your toddler or preschooler's room with colorful accessories, but safety first. Young kids are notoriously curious, and a heavy table lamp might not be the right way to provide that wonderful soft light for story time. You don't have to skip the light -- after all, decorating is one of fun parts of parenting -- but choose a safe table lamp for your tot's domain.

The LG high-efficiency dryer uses a control panel to indicate potential problems during the drying process, which simplifies the troubleshooting process to restore use. The filter light is one of the many lights on the control panel, and blinks when there is a buildup of lint on the filter. If too much lint accumulates on the filter, it blocks the dryer's ability to provide heat to the clothing. The frequency of cleaning the dryer's filter depends on the amount of use, and requires regular checking to ensure the filter is clear of clogs.

GE ovens, like other manufacturer's ovens, come equipped with a timing/temperature buzzer, which sounds an alert once a timer ticks down to zero or the desired preheating temperature is reached after being set by the user. The audible alarm buzzer can be disabled by the owner if he feels it is unnecessary. This is not a difficult task to accomplish and requires only a few common hand tools to complete.

If you have some basement wetness issues in a single corner, you can eliminate this by installing a sump pump evacuation system. Install a Sump Pit and Pump Things You Will Need + sump pit filter fabric shovel concrete saw 5 gallon buckets concrete trowel 1 or 2 bags of concrete sump pump 1 1/2" PVC pipe 1 1/2" PVC fittings hole saw drill flexible exterior 8' extension pipe PVC primer and cement The firs thing you need to do is cut out the concrete where you want to install the sump pip.

When installing ceramic tile onto a concrete surface, you must make allowances for the movement in the concrete because of temperature changes. Without the addition of expansion joints cut throughout the slab, the seasonal expansion and contraction of the concrete causes cracks to form over the concrete surface. The inclusion of the joints allows the slab to move in sections instead, decreasing the stress throughout the material. Placing a ceramic tile over an expansion joint transfers the slab's movement into the tile, eventually causing the tile to crack.

Table of Contents Measure It Up Plywood or Plastic DIY Plastic Dividers Baskets and Crates Get Organized Adding dividers or storage baskets to a chest freezer breaks up the space and allows for separate compartments in which to store food. Using plywood, plastic or storage baskets can add organization to any chest freezer. Building or adding compartments is simple if properly prepared.

Metal pipe is strong and thick, making it much more difficult to cut than other piping materials such as plastic. However, to cut metal pipe you don't have to spend money on a specialty tool. Make a pipe-cutting tool with a monkey wrench. Things You Will Need + Monkey wrench Drill 3-mm metal drill bit Two pipe cutting wheels Two 3-mm wheel pins Four 3-mm nuts With a couple of sharp cutting wheels and a few objects from your tool box, you can craft a homemade pipe cutting tool without going to the store.

In theory, when your Maytag washer reaches its spin cycle, it should begin spinning. As it spins, it will simultaneously throw water out of the appliance through the drain hose, which empties into a sink or drain pipe. Although the process is fairly simple, there are a number of problems that may occur. As soon as you determine what is causing your washer to not spin or drain directly, you should be able to make changes that will eliminate the problem from occurring again.

Dusk-to-dawn security lights automatically turn on whenever the sun dips below the horizon and turn off whenever dawn breaks. A halogen security light. Similar in function to a motion sensor, the photo sensors used in dusk-to-dawn security lights measure the level of daylight and only allow the fixture to turn on whenever the amount of natural light has diminished to the appropriate level. Light fixtures controlled by photo sensors stay on all night and therefore provide both increased security and decorative accent lighting to your home's exterior.

Few things are more welcoming when driving mile upon mile across the prairie than a huge entry gate announcing the ranch you've been looking for. Sometimes these gates are made of wood and look as though they were around to welcome the Pony Express mail carriers as they made their wild rides across the nation. Others are made of more modern materials including galvanized pipe normally used for property and corral fencing.