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jimD
6775 reviews
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4 months ago
Information I relied on seems grossly misleading or innacurate
I relied on information on their webpage re how long battery back up units will run a home wifi network The site is labelled family handyman and doesn t seem to have any of the standard contact us links that I could find to contact the author about my issues with their test of battery back ups I felt compelled to post something since the results were so outrageously off and I bought a unit based on their test results and the information regarding the underlying specs to base assumptions on the performance of similar products It proved to be utterly useless The author states UPS units are rated by volt-amps and watts which is a power limit and a rough estimate of how long the battery will last A 350-VA unit costs about 50 and should power a router for almost two hours depending on the router s wattage The three units they tested Amazon Basics 600VA APC 600VA and Cyberpower 600VA were 600VA and ran from 4 hours to 5 5 hours So I bought an APC 1 000VAC unit assuming by extension of the information provided that it should run my Xfinity gateway for far longer employing simple math roughly 8 hours I set mine up according to the instructions in the user manual charging it initially for just over 12 hours in preparation for our planned 9 hour power outage When our power went out I turned the backup on and the display indicated an initial runtime of 120 mins It fluctuated quite a bit for approximated 10 minutes and settled on just over 2 hours Two hours After 15 minutes of operation 40 of the battery life was gone based on the display indicator This is FAR from even what the600VA test units provided in the test reported on the website At this point I don t know if I have a defective BU or whether the test results and accompanying information in the handyman story are grossly misleading and or inaccurate I also fault Comcast xfinity for not providing basic information on their router modem gateways about their units energy consumption presumably in watts to inform customers I searched the web and tried calling only to come up empty As an aside I find it pretty crazy that this 15 pound battery back up was so feeble and incapable of providing power to a simple cable modem router for at least 6-8 hours when my built-in apple laptop battery can run a computer and display for 18 hours and wi-fi
chromeforme
6775 reviews
N/A
4 months ago
Should change their name to the Family
Should change their name to the Family GirlyMan Was a subscriber for 20 years If I want to read about hiking boots I can look elsewhere Even the truck companies won t advertise here anymore Go Woke Go Broke
Wayne Morgan
6775 reviews
N/A
4 months ago
What has happened to this once great magazine
I have been an avid reader since the late 90 s and always looked forward to the articles plans and handy hints and then something changed For the past year or so I ve noticed changes to the magazine that wasn t my familiar friend and after thumbing through the current issue I figured it out Out of the 18 people that make up the editorial staff 12 of them are women now don t get me wrong I have no problems with women I m actually married to one and there are some women out there who are great DIYers but you can tell the magazine is trying to get in touch with its feminine side If you are trying to attract women to your magazine then keep up the work but I bet my bottom dollar men are jumping ship Lets face it The Family Handyman was a magazine geared to men and now it is not To keep the original name is doing a great disservice to all diy men everywhere The Family Handyperson or Handywomen might be more suitable It really is sad that it has come to this and I don t see it improving and if it keeps going the way it is going it will soon just be a memory I guess I can always read my back issues
Eric Jen Stewart
6775 reviews
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4 months ago
Woman s magazine
In one fell swoop the magazine changed from a true men s magazine on how to repair the house and vehicle to a woman s magazine on how to build a playhouse and what flowers to put on the kitchen table ie page 30July August I had a subscription for three years ahead Please reimburse me for those years And cancel my subscription
twatt
6775 reviews
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4 months ago
Your FRESH new look is a joke
Your fresh new look is a joke I have subscribed to this magazine for 15 years and overnight it turned into a home decorators magazine The June addition featured a step by step build of an enchanted arbor highlighted by a gay couples wedding centerpiece how to pollinate a garden how to make your own bird house and how to buy a garden hose No thanks I will be canceling my subscription immediately
Clarke Sharar
6775 reviews
N/A
4 months ago
This magazine has evolved into a Woke Home and Garden mag
This magazine has evolved into a Woke Home Garden magazine None of the great DIY editors are there anymore The articles are like how to decorate a room what flowers to plant Most of the editors are now women but not the DIY type the pretty house type i ve seen this transformation over the last year and it keeps getting worse so i am canceling my subscription which i have had for 20 years Apparently the magazine was sold to some Woke owners
PJH
6775 reviews
N/A
4 months ago
My husband has been getting this
My husband has been getting this magazine decades We retired about five years ago and built a new home near our grandkids We didn t get it for a couple years then our grands were selling magazines for school What happened to it It s not even good projects I see a woman is now editor and that s fine But the magazine has shrunk in size and pages Nothing is modern it looks like projects from the 90 s Even the printing looks old Will not renew unless I see some changes
Matador Matador
6775 reviews
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4 months ago
Horrible change in 2024
Was a subscriber for couple decades Magazine has drastically changed in 2024 completely irrelevant content in addition of much smaller size If i wanted to get Better Home Garden I would subscribe for it
Donald Howe
6775 reviews
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4 months ago
Family Handywoman
I ve subscribed for years and cancelled at the end of 2024 The magazine has become very feminine The projects have turned from building additions to selecting the right paint color for fall All grit is gone and I m pretty certain every issue comes with a participation ribbon
Craig York
6775 reviews
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4 months ago
I used to love FH magazine
I used to love FH magazine However in the last year or so I have seen a complete change obviously geared toward female readers I have no interest in articles about decorating dust bunnies displaying my fav art or reorganizing my pantry etc Please just change the name to Family Handywoman I tossed my subscription renewal form in the trash