Insinkerator 444 Dies

Insinkerator Evolution Compact

This morning, my InSinkerator 444 Disposal Unit conked out. It made some electrical humming noises, but the motor wouldn't turn. I followed the trouble shooting guide on the InSinkerator website; turning the key and pressing the button at the bottom of the unit, but to no avail. Also, I smelled electrical fumes coming from the InSinkerator 444. It was most certainly bad. I looked up the serial number on the InSinkerator website and learned it was built in 2002 and long past its 4-year warranty period. I would have to buy another sink disposal in a hurry. I did about a 1-hour research cram on Sink Disposal companies and came up with the following conclusions. Read the rest of this entry

Oxygenics Shower Head

Do you want a high performance shower or do you want so save water? The Oxygenics Shower Head claims to do both. While the Oxygenics Shower Head certainly has the hype, esteem and marketing of a superior product, does it really live up to its billing? I decided to look at some reviews and videos of this popular shower head to see if it really does offer a better shower while lowering the cost of your water bill at the same time. The evidence presented in these videos and demonstrations is pretty convincing.

While we shower, we need to get the dirt and grime off of us, but how much water is really required to get the job done? The whole idea behind the Oxygenics Shower Head is to make more efficient use of oxygen in order to get the job done with less water. As the demonstrations indicate, you can save up to 56% of the water you used to need to complete your shower. The result is that less water is needed to get the job done. Obviously, the more people in your family taking showers, the more water you stand to save if you're using an oxygenics shower head. The whole idea is that we're making use of technology and the free resources around us to get a better, faster and more efficient shower. Read the rest of this entry

Home Warranty

Are Home Warranty Plans worth the money? There are literally dozens of companies that sell home warranty protection plans to cover the cost of repairs and maintenance of household things that tend to break such as appliances, heaters, air conditioners, washers, dryers, garage door openers, plumbing, pipes, swimming pool equipment and more. You name it and you can buy a warranty for it, regardless of its age or condition, though the price and cost will vary. There are a number of companies that provide these home warranty plans and though the pricing between them all is pretty much equal, the quality of service is obviously not. When I decided to look into a home warranty protection plan, a co-worker of my recommended his own service plan with Colorado-based Blue Ribbon Home Warranty. It is always nice to have a referral from someone you know, but how would they compare to the nationwide companies like Old Republic Home Warranty or First American Home Warranty? These were the two names that kept coming up in my search results for Home Warranty plans on Google.  Old Republic Home Protection has been around since 1974 and their name and extensive coverage in the United States is well documented. I quickly learned, that there are numerous other home warranty companies to compare, but a bigger question kept nagging at me: Assuming the Old Republic Home Warranty is one of the better ones on the market, would it be worth the investment and fixed monthly or yearly cost to obtain one of their Home Protection plans? How much peace of mind am I buying and how reliable is the service? A little bit of my own recent history is in order: Read the rest of this entry

Bissell 2080 QuickSteamer

Over 170 people have used and reviewed the Bissell Quicksteamer 2080 Lightweight Deep Cleaner and they rate in an average of 4.5 stars. It is not very often will you find a household appliance product that so many users rate so highly. So, what it is about the Bissell 2080 that makes it such a desirable Home Carpet Steamer?

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