Sunday, November 28, 2021

Wal-Mart Artificial Christmas Tree Basic Assembly Tutorial and Review NO...

Not too many things compare to the whole experience of picking out and chopping down a real xmas tree. That being said, the cost of doing just that on a Christmas Tree farm can be a little speedy these days so getting an artificial tree can be cost effective and a time saver as well if you aren't able to get out and get a real tree. This one has many decorative xmas light variations on it which are all adjustable on the attached console. I was pleasantly surprised that the base was metal and not plastic. You need absolutely zero tools for this assemble which is really nice. It all just unfolds easily and snaps together. Here's the description on the box. This is a 7.5 foot pre-lit liberty cashmere pine look alike. It says Dept. 18/Modular CAT# 0054. T-54. Please stop by my website: https://www.diy-technician.com Here's a paid amazon link to a similar one: Goplus Prelit Pencil Christmas Tree, Premium Hinged Fir Tree, with LED Lights and Solid Metal Stand, Easy Assemble, Ideal Artificial Xmas Tree for Home and Office, Warm White LED (7.5FT): https://amzn.to/3xzFonS

Saturday, November 27, 2021

DIY Reuse Vintage Light Fixture Glass to Make Decorative Handing Candle ...

The joy of reusing old materials and turning them into something new and creative is very satisfying. We took the glass from old light fixtures and simply turned them into decorative handing candle lights just using some twine and a couple simple basic knots. Anyone can do this. The lighting possibilities are endless when it comes to this because you can use different brightness, colors, styles, etc. Everyone one will be unique!

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Monday, November 22, 2021

DIY COSTCO Home Zone Brand Security LED Light Hardwired 3000 Lumens [DIY...

On the shelf right now is this "DIY COSTCO Home Zone Brand Security LED Light Hardwired 3000 Lumens [DIY LED Motion Security Light]" for only $20.00. You can't beat it. I'm not paid to sell this or sponsored but a good deal is a good deal and I must pass this along. This is sooo bright, you'll love it. You won't be disappointed with this sucker. Great buy for a nice and bright, easy to install, security light. For me this installation boiled down to a few steps and are as follows: 1. Turn off the power at breaker (double check with voltage tester) 2. Unbolt and unwire the old crusty existing light 3. Unbox new one and read the directions 4. Wire it up. I wired this one up white to white, black to black, ground to ground 5. Select desired settings for sensitivity, sun/moon/or just all nighttime That's it. Super easy. If unsure on how to do any of this or if you have different wiring configurations, get ahold of a certified electrician. While these are geared towards your doityourself (DIY) for my fellow DIY technicians, if you have a weird or different wiring configuration make sure you have a certified pro to install this for you. Another safe option is a good Handyman (much like myself) and hire it out. It's a fairly easy job IF you know how to do this kind of stuff safely. Don't attempt this is you are questioning what you are doing because this could result in catastrophic results if you don't get it right. Here's a sample ion the transcipts: "I'm gonna go ahead and put up this home zone security light it's a hardwired light & 3000 lumen three bulbs or a three led motion activated i'm gonna go ahead and this is the light that's getting replaced this old thing put that led up out here so this thing's got to go first thing i'm gonna do is make sure the power's off too okay go ahead and take this off it's got some old rusted flat heads. Klein tools makes this thing has come through for me quite a bit so anyway no power there we're looking good this thing would be red there was power to it so power's off unbox this thing got the directions there some mounting brackets. Man this is going to be so nice look at this so this is your mounting bracket and then look at that then you just pop that baby on there and plug it in so all you got to deal with is is hanging this thing wiring this thing super easy and it's going to be white to white ground to ground s I got the wires pushed back into the box now the key here is just to make sure this thing is going to be able to mount all the way straight up. Let's test it out and then what i'll do is you can adjust the settings all the settings are right down here and i'll show you all that in a little bit but there we go let's just make sure our power's working oh yeah this thing is working like a champ. This thing lights up the whole side of the house this is a this is a winner so if you're looking for a good spotlight i'd say it'll go at least a good 50 feet of light you know probably 40 50 feet but excellent spread on this i'm gonna get light all the way down here all the way over there i'll even angle them more to the optimal position so very happy with this one these babies are bright there we go shut off back on yeah it's nice i like it okay here's a quick rundown of the settings and uh so you can set it this thing's nice and sensitive you can set the sensitivity you can set it for how long it stays on so i got it you can put seven minutes three minutes and then this is your uh your lux and how bright you want that thing i got it on sunshine right now so there's moon mode okay i don't know what that means but there's the sensitivity right there so you can mess with that mess with this put on bright how long it stays on one minute three minutes i'm gonna keep it on three all right that's it thanks for watching all right there's that light so i just want to go over this one more time real quick here so while it's daylight you can see the setting is on the daylight settings so it's daylight out and uh because if you want it like right in the middle. Right in the middle there and then that's if you just want it to come on at night of course here's your your settings for timing i'm gonna go three minutes on that and then here's the sensitivity. I highly recommend it and again i'm gonna go ahead and run some caulk.

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Toyota Tacoma 4 Wheel Drive 2006-How to Put it In 4 Wheel Drive [Tacoma ...

How to put your Toyota Tacoma in 4 Wheel Drive Tutorial. If you find yourself in a bind and are stuck than this is something you should really know beforehand. You do NOT need to exit the vehicle to lock the hubs like most older four wheel drive trucks. This can all be done using the dashboard knob right inside the cab. Here's the transcripts: "this is how to put your toyota in four wheel drive 2006 right here there's this knob here here i'm in neutral e-brake is out is in is on and then so this is uh just regular driving high too right so now if you want to go right here go high four and then there's your four wheel drive right there that's a four low that's in four high okay this is if you're going up really really steep and this is if you don't need so much and then this here that's just back to regular you know high too high that's it"

Here's a (paid) amazon link to a Haynes Repair Manual for this truck.
Toyota Tacoma 2005 thru 2018 Haynes Repair Manual (Haynes Automotive):
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