Articles and Buying Guides

Articles and Buying Guides

Extension Cord Safety

Extension cords help keep homes, offices, and even job sites running. However, while electrical cords are designed with safety in mind, the reality is that they can pose a danger when they are misused. Before you grab your extension cords for your next project, or you set up a power strip in your home office, check out the following tips on keeping safe.

How to Keep Your Pipes From Freezing

Now that the temperatures are dropping, you need to think about how to protect your home. One crucial aspect many homeowners forget about is their plumbing. Pipes have a tendency to freeze if left unprotected. When this happens, the water in the pipes expands, increasing the pressure and causing pipes to break or crack.

How to Babyproof Your Home

When your first baby arrives home, it is a joyous and momentous occasion. But not only does your life change forever with this new precious arrival, so does your home. Babyproofing your home is one of the most important and inevitable steps in becoming a parent. While every family’s approach to babyproofing is unique and intuitive, we have some essential tips that will work for everyone.

Easy Pumpkin Carving with a Dremel

Dremel makes it easy to create any design your mind can imagine, or that you can find on Pinterest! Your favorite Disney princess – Dremel can do that! An intricate web with Spiderman flying through the air – Dremel can do that too! Check out all of Dremel's pumpkin carving tools, and see which ones will work best for your family, as well as some Pinterest ideas for this year's pumpkin carving masterpiece!

What Kind of Smoke Alarm Should I Get?

Wiring problems, damaged electrical equipment, and even candles or space heaters can all cause life-threatening emergencies. If you install the right smoke alarms at the right locations, you can dramatically reduce the risk of a fire by getting an early warning that something’s caught ablaze. Here’s how to pick the right smoke alarm for your home.