Posted on July 24th, 2010
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Posted on July 22nd, 2010
To remove chewing gum from carpet, you can use your hair dryer.
Just heat the gum, being careful not to melt any carpet fibers.
Then you can use a piece of plastic wrap or a plastic bag to
lift the softened gum away. Allow it to stick to the plastic,
and pull it up. This will often get most of the gum.
For the remaining chewing gum, apply Extra Strength Ben Gay, or
another muscle rub containing methly salicylate. Use plastic or
a rag to pull more gum out, repeating the process if ...
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Posted on July 21st, 2010
What is the absolute best way to clean carpet? Carpet
manufacturers are almost unanimous. The best way is to use
hot-water extraction, also called steam cleaning. Shaw
Industries, for example, which is the world's largest carpet
manufacturer, recommends only hot-water extraction.
It is also recommended that you use truck-mount units, since
portable machines don't have as much suction power and heat.
Hot-water extraction is not the only way, though. You can
dry-clean your carpet as well. A ...
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Posted on July 20th, 2010
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It's quite surprising how much we are dependent on water in present-day and to what level we don't even realize that fact. In the morning for our daily beverage, in heating up or cooling down food and drinks, in taking care of health problems, and so on, it is frequently something we take for granted. Hot and cold water dispensers in our homes are something that we would quite have an easy access to, at the tip of ...
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Posted on July 19th, 2010
A solar water heater utilizes the heat from the sun in order to create warm water. If you want to build your own solar water heater, here are some basic considerations for you. Typical solar water heaters consist of heat collectors and water storage areas. The heat collector is placed in an area of abundant sunlight which it collects and uses to heat the water. Collectors can be as simple as black sheet metal attached to tubing, and duly insulated to keep the heat in. The ...
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Posted on July 19th, 2010
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