How to Add a Room Air Duct for Heating & Cooling – Part 1

How to Add a Room Air Duct for Heating & Cooling – Part 1

This tutorial explains how to add to your existing ductwork by installing a new heating/cooling air vent to a bedroom for increased comfort. Update: For a faster and better way to install an air vent, see these projects: * How to Add a Room Air Duct with Speedi-Boot™ * How to Install an Air Vent [...]

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How to Finish a Basement Bathroom – The Complete Series

How to Finish a Basement Bathroom – The Complete Series

This is the final update and compendium of the “How to finish a Basement Bathroom” project series for the Do-It-Yourself handyman or homeowner. Links to each construction phase of the project are summarized below, starting from the bare walls to the finished bathroom. Bookmark It!

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How to Fix a Leaky Shower Drain – Part 1

How to Fix a Leaky Shower Drain – Part 1

I must have a bit of Home Inspector in me because I look around at everything when I enter a room, including the ceiling. This is why I noticed a water stain on the drywall ceiling of the game room in the finished basement. I asked the kids and wife who frequent the game room, [...]

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How to Clean Air Conditioner Evaporator Coils – Part 1

How to Clean Air Conditioner Evaporator Coils – Part 1

In the early 1990′s, I bought a home in south Florida and did the usual routine of hiring a Home Inspection company. Home Inspectors are worth every penny and among the many items they examine, will check the heating and cooling operation of the air conditioning units – air temperatures and general condition of the [...]

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How to Repair a Leaky Roof Vent Pipe Flashing – Part 1

How to Repair a Leaky Roof Vent Pipe Flashing – Part 1

This tutorial explains how to diagnose and repair a roof leak caused by a cracked boot around the plumbing vent flashing. I became aware of a possible leaky roof when I noticed water stain on the drywall ceiling. The water stain occurred during a period of record rainfalls and extensive flooding in the metro Atlanta, [...]

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Mobotix D24M Network Camera – Email Notifications

Mobotix D24M Network Camera – Email Notifications

This tutorial explains how to configure the Mobotix D24M-SEC camera to send an e-mail when a video motion event is triggered with the event photo. This is convenient so you can know what’s going on without having to watch the camera. This tutorial assumes you’ve already configured and enabled video motion events. Bookmark It!

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Mobotix D24M Network Camera – Video Playback

Mobotix D24M Network Camera – Video Playback

In the last installment of this series, the Mobotix D24M-SEC network camera was configured for continuous recording with video motion events. This tutorial explains how to playback and download the recorded video. Mobotix provides the free MxEasy and MxControlCenter for camera setup, configuration and video management. These are purpose-built applications are feature rich, user-friendly and [...]

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Mobotix D24M Network Camera – Continuous & Event Recording

Mobotix D24M Network Camera – Continuous & Event Recording

The Mobotix D24M camera is a feature rich professional grade camera and I highly recommend studying the 292 page Software Camera Manual – Part 2 that explains the wealth of camera features & functions, but that can be a challenge to figure out when you’re a newbie. Until then, this tutorial explains how quickly configure [...]

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Mobotix D24M-SEC Network Camera – ActiveX Control

Mobotix D24M-SEC Network Camera – ActiveX Control

Click here if you missed the prior installment of this project series. If you want playback recorded MxPEG video and audio streams in a web browser, you’ll need to install the Mobotix ActiveX control for Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE). Alternatively, you could use the free MxEasy or MxControlCenter fat client applications to playback video, but [...]

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Mobotix D24M-SEC Network Camera – Internet Access

Mobotix D24M-SEC Network Camera – Internet Access

If you missed the prior installment of this project, click here to read about the flash memory upgrade. This tutorial explains how to configure the Linksys WRT54G router and Mobotix D24M network camera for Internet access in both secure (SSL/https) and non-secure modes (http). This configuration enables secure web browser access to the camera from [...]

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