Top Home Maintenance Tips!

Home maintenance is a super important thing to do to upkeep your house and keep everything running smoothly. Here are 5 things you should do today to keep your home in good shape! If there are any other maintenance tips you'd like to suggest, leave them in the comments!

[BenTardif]

What other home maintenance tips do you suggest?

[Blahnik]

I'd recommend putting some vinegar in a spray bottle and coating the inside of your dishwasher every so often. Keeps the icky white stuff away. Good tips all-around, and gives me something to do today.

[davel]

Some other things to consider (and save energy):
- Flush water heater tank
- Clean HVAC condenser coils
- Clean/replace HVAC humidifier and pad
- Clean dehumidifier filter and drain/bucket
- Clean refrigerator coils

[olivier]

You write the date *outside*, so you can be reminded at a glance. It is useless to have it written inside. :) You can write it on a piece of masking tape for example. Writing the date inside is good for something that you only replace when it is dead, like battery in the TV remote, when you are curious to know how long they last.
And when using split systems, you should clean the filter every 2 weeks.

[TheLukemcdaniel]

Another way to remember is to get them on auto-ship. Just set it to 3 months, then whenever they show up at the door, swap them out.

[cwhitmore]

Good one Ben. I didn't know about the dishwasher filter. Not looking forward to seeing what it looks like.

[mitziseyfferdt]

Quick tip, I wash my dishwasher filter after every wash, it ensures that my drinking glasses don't have that funky odor of old food sticking to them, it only takes a minute and I have a bottle if dish soap and a bottle brush with soft bristles, that is used exclusively fir this purpose. The brush gets washed in the dishwasher to prevent a bacteria buildup What I also do about once a month is put my dishwasher on a hot cycle with only a cup of vinegar and some baking soda instead of detergent, afterwards I put it on a pre-wash cycle. It looks brand new afterwards. PS. Remember to top up your rinse aid and coarse salt in your dishwasher, this prevents bacteria growth and ensures crystal clear glassware. 💫

[jacobkaufman]

Check the attic in early spring for any winter damage and roof leaks, and check your vents /screens! It’s a lot cooler than summer!

[TheOneRobUK]

Well that made me go test my alarm. Even though ive had it for nearly 2 years I've just realised it has a hush button for when i burn my toast, so ta!

[oscar_wildecat]

If one has a heat pump HVAC, the filter is often located at the air return vent in the living space as opposed to the main unit.

[bentaylor]

Ben! The baby will need clean air and sanitary utensils/ bottles. Those filters were pretty bad, I am glad the old lady did not see that. Also, I think people use high heat in the dishwasher for babies to help kill germs (Ive just heard that). Great video as always.

[brentlauer]

I set an calendar reminder when to change my air filter plus I get my heating vents cleaned out about every 5 years. Didn't know there was a filter in a dishwasher.

[lenharding]

You need to finish cleaning the drain! Remove the sink plug, its the first thing to catch stuff. And while you have the plug out and the trap off push a paper towel through the pipe coming out of the sink. That way the whole first section of that drain is clean. The is especially import area on sink where make-up is cleaned off. It likes to slowly build on the side of that pipe. And its less then 5 minutes of extra work.

[DocteGaby]

What's the white stuff all around in your dishwasher? Is your water really hard? If yes you can use white vinegar to clean it up. I've never done it but I wonder if you just run a cycle with a bunch of white vinegar instead of detergent? You'll probably need quite a bit more than the detergent you would normally use. Also, check your kettle!

[EmericTimelapse]

I followed you for the 2 player pinball machine or marble stuff... I like you but what is it?

[AbdicateDotNet]

Ben: "Are you done?" SD: "Beep" = Yes. 😁 Always great stuff!!! How's mama and the baby coming along?

[benives]

Today?! But its 18:34 here!
I'm old and tired!
I'll do it tomorrow, I promise.

[perpetualgrimace]

My dog heard your smoke detector go off and now he won't stop barking at nothing 😂🤦‍♂️

[reedbullock]

Put the date on the side of the filter that you see when you open the panel, and set a reminder on your phone to change it.
For your smoke alarms, the manufacture date should be on a sticker on the alarm. You are correct to test them, as they have a 10 year life, but make sure you check the date on them to know when that clock started. .

[artyb]

Man you skipped the few hours it took me to painstakingly remove the old caulk 😅 I also noticed you don't use masking tape for it, which was a real pain in my case!