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Consumer Energy Information - Energy Information for Your Home
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This U.S. Department of Energy site offers an index to articles about products and ways to save energy in your home.
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http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/ |
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World Electric Guide
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A "guide to some important issues when deciding to use your electrical appliances in another country. It includes a table describing electrical systems worldwide, illustrations of electrical plugs you may run across, advice on using your compute ...
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http://www.kropla.com/electric.htm |
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The Toaster Museum Foundation
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Articles, trivia, art, Toasty Links , and more about this bread enhancement device. This foundation and its Web museum were created because "much can be learned about cultures through the examination of everyday items...the history of the toaste ...
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http://www.toaster.org/ |
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Appliance411.com
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This consumer information site offers "general home appliance information," with sections for purchasing, home service, repair parts, and links to major home appliance manufacturers. Highlights include Q&A Forums (for posting appliance- ...
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http://www.appliance411.com/ |
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RepairClinic.com: Appliance Repair, Tips & Help
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This site offers basic maintenance and troubleshooting tips and teaches the workings of household appliances in easily understood language. Covers major appliances (stoves, refrigerators, washers, dryers, air conditioners, trash compactors, etc.) and ...
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http://www.repairclinic.com/ |
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Garbage Disposers: Trimming Your Waste
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Consumer advice about choosing a garbage disposer, covering factors such as balancing convenience with safety and considering the type of food waste typical of your household. Also discusses a potential environmental downside of disposers and describ ...
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http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/appliances/kitchen-appliances/garbage-disposers/garbage-disposers-204/overview/index.htm?resultPageIndex=1&resultIndex=2&searchTerm=garbage%20disposers |
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Lighting a Revolution
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"This web site accompanies an exhibition at the National Museum of American History exploring the process of invention. The story is told in two parallel sections comparing Thomas Edison's light bulb invention with several electric lighting inve ...
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http://americanhistory.si.edu/lighting/ |
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Washerhelp
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"Washerhelp contains information on most aspects of washing machines by [a British] engineer with 25-years experience in the trade. Many of the hints and tips on subjects, such as laundry and stain removal, will be relevant to all makes of washi ...
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http://www.washerhelp.co.uk/ |
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How Things Work
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Are you curious about how machines, computers, and other technologies around us work? Do you just have to know how water gets to the 100th floor of an apartment building? If you do, then this IPL pathfinder will help you find the print and Internet r ...
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http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48486 |
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"The Greatest Discovery Since Fire"
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"Many of us have heard how a Raytheon engineer walked past a microwave tube one day, noticed that a candy bar in his pocket had melted, and was struck with the idea of using microwaves to cook food." This article discusses the "years, ...
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http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/it/2005/4/2005_4_48.shtml |
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