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The Floor That Feels Colder Than It Is

Plus Why a Dripping Faucet Saves a Frozen Pipe

💸 What Your Water Heater Loses While You Sleep

Plus the Winter Months That Set Your Sewer Bill

Who Pays More to Heat a Home

Plus a Recall of 110,550 Backyard Swing Seats

Your Drafty Window Needs a Winter Coat

Plus the Ice Melt That Can Ruin a New Driveway

🍳 Why Food Sticks to Your Stainless Steel Pan

Plus the Can Dent That Means Toss It

💡 This Is the Reason Your Carpet Has Dark Lines

Plus the 9-Volt Battery That Shouldn't Live in a Junk Drawer

💸 The Air Purifier Bill That Hides in the Filter

Plus Why Closing Vents in Empty Rooms Backfires

🧰 Nearly 1 in 15 Homes Has a Radon Problem

Plus How Often Your Humidifier Needs Cleaning

🍳 Is Your Oven Lying About the Temperature?

Why Your Paint Color Looks Different on the Wall

Plus Why Stink Bugs Show Up Every October

💸 What Leaky Ducts Actually Cost You

Plus the Quarter-Inch Rule for Your Chest Freezer

📰 The Recall That Pulled 4.4 Million Grill Brushes

Plus Four Checks Before You Click Anything on Prime Day

🧰 5 Jobs That Close the Patio for Winter

And...The Mower's Last Tank Matters More Than Its Last Cut

💡 This Is the Reason Your Hot Water Takes So Long

Plus Why Your Smoke Alarm Only Chirps at 3 a.m.

💸 Is a Space Heater Actually Cheaper to Run?

Plus the Window Unit Letting the Cold In All Winter

📰 The Recall Hiding Behind Your Power Recliner

Plus What This Winter's Heating Bill Is Forecast to Cost

🧰 Four Checks Before You Light the First Fire

Plus the houseplants that need to come in, and how to spot firewood that isn't ready

🍳 Most People Put These in the Fridge by Mistake

Plus how long leftovers actually keep, and the tray that fixes the soup problem

💡 Why Your Floors Are Cold and Upstairs Is Stuffy

Warm air leaves at the top, and your house pulls cold air in to replace it

💸 The 10-Minute Test That Finds a Silent Toilet Leak

Two tests, no plumber, and a $4.75 part

📰 195,000 Heated Blankets Are Under Recall

Four recalls this week, and the fire-safety date to put in October

🧰 What a Thin Lawn Actually Needs This Month

Plus the Vent Chore to Do Before the Heat Comes On

🍳 Is Your Fridge Actually Cold Enough?

Plus Why Your Nonstick Pan Quit Being Nonstick

💡 Most People Turn Off the Bathroom Fan Too Soon

Plus the Outlet Button You Should Press Once a Month

💸 Your Washer Spends 90% of Its Energy Heating Water

Plus the Bucket Test That Shows If Your Shower Wastes Hot Water