A Honeywell Thermostat says wait due to at least four different causes. We’ll cover those here, as well as how to solve these problems. Then later, we will add more as we run into them. Honeywell Thermostat Says Wait: While Booting To fix this wait message, simply wait, like it says, until the boot / … Continue reading Honeywell Thermostat Says Wait
Category: Repair Procedures
Belkin Extender Blinking Orange Fix
When you notice a Belkin extender blinking orange, on and off, this means as follows. The device has either not yet connected to the main network(s). Or it cannot connect. The primary WiFi may have gone down, lost power, or needs a reboot. Or you may have interference between the router and this extender. Radio … Continue reading Belkin Extender Blinking Orange Fix
Fixing Blowing Fuse in Altec Lansing ATP5 Speakers
Love these amplified speakers. But after a decade, they started blowing their internal 1.6A slow-blow fuse. And, given how sweet these units sound, we couldn’t bear throwing them out. Not without at least taking a stab at fixing the blowing fuse problem in this Altec Lansing ATP5 speaker set. Fixing Blowing Fuse in ATP5 Altec … Continue reading Fixing Blowing Fuse in Altec Lansing ATP5 Speakers
How to Fix Electric Baseboard Heater Noise
We’ve dealt with the problem of electric baseboard heater noise for a decade now in our second floor bedrooms. This piece describes our experiences that show How to fix electric baseboard heater noise. Baseboard heaters are great for adding to the home’s base heating (the furnace). They can fix a room always being cold. But … Continue reading How to Fix Electric Baseboard Heater Noise
How to Reset Belkin N600 F9K1122 Extender
Belkin offers a line of plug in wireless range extenders, including the F9K1122 Wi-Fi repeater. These have a hard reset button. When pressed, this erases any stored settings, and returns the extender to factory default state. It restores the settings to what they were when the unit shipped from the factory. This piece shows how to … Continue reading How to Reset Belkin N600 F9K1122 Extender
Fixing Noisy Portable Fan Heaters
We’ve dealt with these heaters for three decades in many dwellings. We had them in our bedrooms, third floor finished attic rooms, and drafty condos. So fixing noisy portable fan heaters became a topic of high interest for us. We wanted to learn how to fix them for better sleep, better mood, and higher grades … Continue reading Fixing Noisy Portable Fan Heaters
Fixing Noisy Window Air Conditioners
Anyone living in warmer climates probably has delt with this problem of fixing noisy window air conditioners. Indeed, we’ve installed units from five to twelve thousand BTUs in apartments, homes, trailers, and even basements. And all the noises they make has frustrated us. Every noise from roaring fans and cycling compressors, to snapping air cleaners, … Continue reading Fixing Noisy Window Air Conditioners
Fixing Squeaky Wooden Glider Rocking Chairs
The glider rocking chair is the Cadillac of rockers. It features a smooth and quiet, to and fro motion that is far better tan the spring type rocker recliners. That is, when it’s working well. But as gliders age, they can become squeaky over time. So in this post, we have tips on fixing squeaky wooden … Continue reading Fixing Squeaky Wooden Glider Rocking Chairs
Hard Drive Clicking Noise Fix, Repair Ticking HDD
Keeping your backups up-to-date is perhaps the best hard drive making clicking noise fix for desktop and laptop computers alike. That way, when a hard disk, either internal or external, fixed or portable, starts that tick or click of death sound, swap it with a backup HDD. Sometimes though, repairing a clicking HDD is possible. … Continue reading Hard Drive Clicking Noise Fix, Repair Ticking HDD
How to Fix WiFi Router Problems and Issues
The WiFi wireless router is perhaps THE central piece in most home computer networks these days. So we often hear talk of common router issues and how to solve them. Thus here, we explain how to fix WiFi router problems, with deep dives into some of these so often seen router issues. So many of … Continue reading How to Fix WiFi Router Problems and Issues