DIY Living – Page 3 – CONFIDENT TO DIY

Harvest Right Freeze Dryer- Bringing it Home

⭐️START HERE⭐️ The Freeze Dryer Has Arrived! Everything To Know About Freeze Drying Tips and FAQ from Utah Extension Office Now the Freeze Dryer is unpacked and set up ready to start testing. Premier Pump Owners Flip the Switch to “ON”. Freeze Vacuum Test This is covered in the owners manual. Clicking on the leaf [...]

Meat Grinders for Homemade Pet Food

There are a lot of great extensive guides to help consumers narrow down the most important features of buying a home meat grinder this is not that. I want to focus in on the meat grinders for home pet food making. This is a particular category unto its self because of the need to grind [...]

Wood & Bamboo Food Grade Conditioner

This conditioner is great to use on bamboo or wooden kitchen utensils, cutting boards, and butcher blocks. I made this for less than $6.00 for 20oz. To rehydrate dry wooden utensils and cutting boards be sure and season/coat with 3-5 coats of mineral oil before using the wood conditioner for the first time. Leave the [...]

Harvest Right Vacuum Leak Troubleshooting

⚠️Harvest Right has a troubleshooting owners manual that should always be the first line of defense in any troubleshooting and repair. This information is supplemental only!⛔️ Door gasket – remove it and spread the grove slightly so you can see in the grove. Look for cracks/cuts of any kind. Before you reinstall it – put [...]

Harvest Right Troubleshooting – Condensor

I copy and pasted this here for easy access. The harvest right troubleshooting manual is the first place to always start! This information is supplemental. Chris Webber ” HVAC Specs – Most important thing is that the freon is R 410a Order of operations: Remove the panels from the freeze dryer by following this tutorial [...]

New to Harvest Right Freeze Dryer – No BS

Preparedness SHTF for me is if I am too tired to go to the store or cook 🤣 and or it’s a Sunday or Monday in Utah. Cuz life gets real when the restaurants are closed and you are hungry but too tired to go to the store for the missing ingredient to make dinner. [...]

Home Made Cat Food

This page is a full in depth explanation and walk through. NO PROCESSED MEAT MEALS OR RENDERED MEALS OF ANY KIND NO CORN, SOY, WHEAT, OR WHEY PROTEIN NO GLUTEN, GRAINS, OR FILLERS NO ARTIFICIAL PRESERVATIVES, FLAVORS, OR DYES NOT Recommended for Chronic kidney disease kitties. Word of Caution Vitamin Deficiencies Rabbit Diet Vitamin Deficiencies [...]

Not Another BS Review – Harvest Right Freeze Dryer

⚠️ WARNING ⛔️ this is a long read and a lot of information to take in. Grab Some coffee, a snack, start a load of laundry and then come back. Facility Tour Wireless Capabiities Warranty & Return Policy What is the cost? Weight? https://www.shtfblog.com/harvest-right-freeze-dryer/ Power Consumption? Where to buy for the best price Which size [...]

Label Maker

So began my journey to find the best versatile label maker to fit my needs and beyond. During the searching process I repeatedly came across two brands, Brother and Dymo. However while reading through the reviews of these label makers I discovered Epson. Contenders Brother Ptouch Cube, Ptouch cube plus, Ptouch cube Embelish elite, & [...]

Adding Inline Switch to String Lights

I started doing this with making bottle lamps and now I am adding switches to my incandescent Christmas lights. #1. With the string lights plugged into power, use the no contact volt detector to determine which is the hot wire. #2. Mark the hot wire with a sharpie or tape. #3. Unplug the string lights [...]