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If you need a steady supply of water, a pump is a necessity. This is true whether you’re watering your plants, or whether you’re trying to take a shower. For home applications on a water line, the pump is a large commercial one, run by the water company. For homes with a well system, this is a 230 or 120-volt well pump. For an RV, …

It’s a fact of life that not every apartment comes with a dishwasher. Usually, this is a matter of space. A dishwasher is a large appliance, and in a small apartment, every inch matters. Similarly, if you’re staying in most extended stay hotels, you can expect to be washing dishes by hand. A big, bulky dishwasher just isn’t practical under these conditions. But what if …

Growing plants indoors is no easy task. Whether you’re growing just a few plants or an entire warehouse, achieving the right conditions is critical. This isn’t like growing plants outdoors, where you can throw down a soil monitor and call it a day. This is a complex operation that requires the right balance of temperature, CO2, and humidity. If any one of these factors is …

If you’re installing sensitive electronics, a surge protector is a must. For instance, rackmount surge protectors have been standard on server installations for decades. Similarly, pretty much everybody uses a surge protecting power strip for their PC and game console. But when you’re working outdoors, you run into an additional wrinkle. Your surge protector needs to be as weatherproof as whatever it’s protecting. Otherwise, it’s …

From the day Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb until the mid-2000s, very little changed. You had a very thin wire inside a glass vacuum bulb. When an electrical current hit the wire, it became white hot, giving off enough light to fill a room. The concept may have required thousands of tests to get right, but it was tried and true. Unfortunately, old-school incandescent bulbs …