We're Chillin With Our New Frigidaire Heat Pump

There were several reasons for my silence yesterday. 1. We were up at 5 and did all of our pre-school activities. 2. We had school from 9-12. 3. About 9:30, the duct people arrived to assess our air flow, then they said that they would ... it lovely? And so clean.... Our new outdoor heat pump. It is quiet, bigger than the other [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 11:32:30

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Otaku Cleaning Time

When it comes to cleaning, I'm awesome at it because I like to see everything clean and in its proper order.However, when it comes to dusting, I dislike it because I have to dust every three days. My tools ... is this air conditioner duct because it is located right above............. My Gundam model kits. It takes [more...]

Date: 2008-10-26 04:01:00

Workers spend weekend using heavy equipment to build ice castle

SPICER - For the 14th time in 21 years, Spicer will have an ice castle for its Winterfest celebration. Advertisement: AFFORDABLE AIR AFFORDABLE AIR $10 Off Any One Service $10 OFF ANY ONE SERVICE- INCLUDING HEAT, AIRCONDITIONING, DUCT CLEANING, PLUMBING AND ELECTRIC. Expires Jan. 31, 2009 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 05:59:01

Laptop Tips: Must Know If You Have Laptop

If you are having a laptop for work purpose then I can imagine how much you love it, ... computer and storm inside with an air blower and clean all the dust by just pressing a button, second laptops are sensitive if you let so much dust enter in it then you’ll end up blocking its exhaust duct [more...]

Date: 2008-07-26 12:49:25

Warm Your Home With A Wood Furnace

Wood furnace is also known as a coal fired furnace that burns wood or coal in a sealed firebox to heat an exchanger ... with regards to air conditioning, evaporating coil as well as duct works clearance from combustibles due ... the cabinet or jacket, firebox, blower, access doors for stroking and cleaning and small blower to fan [more...]

Date: 2008-06-28 11:14:34

January Green Moms Carnival - Global Warming

Welcome to our January 2009 Green Moms Carnival! ... at GreenTalk tells us to Give your ducts some TLC to stop global warming At Non-Toxic Kids you’ll find tips on how to save gas, clean the air and stop climate change. At Passion [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 18:00:00

FS: CLEAN! 01' Integra F7|Hondata|SRR|ITR|S2 & more!

I love this car and thought i would never sell it! But i have a chance to make a big move and I'm gonna take it ... water pump GReddy Air duct plate Blox cam cap ITR FULL exhaust 8K HIDS Yellow high beam bulbs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. [more...]

Date: 2008-10-05 19:28:27

Bacon on the gas grill

Suburban Living Science Report #1:  Bacon on the gas grill. Our humble suburban Deck House ( ... and trained contractor resulted in the 10″ duct carrying this 1200 CFM stream of air terminating in a roof ... if you’re patient.  The grease disappears magically into the burners.  There is no pan to clean [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 22:28:47

Getting a little practice in

Advertisement: AFFORDABLE AIR AFFORDABLE AIR $10 Off Any One Service $10 OFF ANY ONE SERVICE- INCLUDING HEAT, AIRCONDITIONING, DUCT CLEANING, PLUMBING AND ELECTRIC. Expires Jan. 31, 2009 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 00:00:00

Are you more secure?

Are you more secure? Posted on June 24, 2008 by Annie The Atlanta Journal-Constitution often reports on the foibles and follies of the CDC, ... air out of the lab and into a “clean” hallway. Nine CDC workers were tested in May ... its local neighbor.  But consider the latest use of duct tape and national security as practiced [more...]

Date: 2008-06-24 20:12:24

CHORES

Part of my self-conceived goal in blogging from Valier is to keep a kind of record of what it’s like to live here that’s a bit more realistic than ... there. I was delighted that it was a grey day, damp and cool coastal air blown over the mountains the day ... DNA distortion or to weaken those clean-up systems, will cause what we call “cancer.” Cancer [more...]

Date: 2008-07-03 17:09:37

CFLs More Dangerous Than You Were Told.

Collaboration with Dr Joel Strom Even a single CFL could provide toxic levels of exposure for mercury - babies and pets at biggest risks The CFL ... forced-air heating/air conditioning system, if you have one. 3. Carefully scoop up glass fragments ... jar) or in a sealed plastic bag. 4. Use sticky tape, such as duct tape, to pick up any remaining [more...]

Date: 2008-09-14 21:51:22

VETERAN PLEAS x 7

WINTER SOLDIER Immense shining chariots thundered across the heavens. Ghostly hooves burst and collapsed the living homes And the shock filled gasps of children could be heard... ...Years later a dole of doves is all that holds the world And beneath the sand the shards of bone shift down Making room for the next barren scratch of living’s cage [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 21:24:28

Lane Myer: She only speaks French, Roy. She doesn't speak imbecile.

I need to take a break from these birthday posts to tell you, I'm not an idiot. I realize that this may come as a shock to some of you, but it's true ... . So I took a look and saw an ad for duct cleaning, and realized I hadn't cleaned my ducts in...8 years ... a with coupon $45 duct cleaning. No biggie, right? First sign I was in trouble, the guy [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 02:59:14

2 years, 3,000 miles

New essayMore photos up at the lyrical photography thing.Two years ago today, Todd was stuck in Des Moines, Iowa for the third day in a row ... California.The night before Todd left, he was scurrying to finish cleaning his apartment and get his furniture ... without stress) and cleaning products had him thinking he was Jesus. Or at least some form [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 11:18:00

Apply healthy indoor air tips in your home

During the dark, drippy days of winter, people spend more time indoors. This is a good time to peek into corners to assess the health of your home ... cleaning. Mold and mildew are common problems in our damp climate. To prevent mold growth, reduce ... or mold will return. Cleaning up mold should be done with soap or detergent and water. Protect [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:15:36

Cleaning Up Black Mold

Someone at home has been having a bout of respiratory ailments recently. No matter how much medicine ingested, the hacking cough remains ... the furniture, carpet, books, and the air we breathe can be full of spores that have circulated where the molds are growing. The worse is when they grow in between walls or in airconditioning ducts where [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 14:38:13

This Is The Air I Breathe- Part 2

As many of you know, I was injured while fighting a fire almost 11 years ago.  Wow!  Has it really been that long? ... person can handle semi-dirty air for an extended period of time without having a serious reaction ... otherwise my lung function declines.  I can handle a certain amount of 'dirty' air without needing [more...]

Date: 2008-06-17 00:59:47

DELUGE (Chapter Eleven)

Henry paced around inside the grain silo, trying to formulate a plan to reach the church steeple ... of everything they had left—five bottles of water, the rifle, half a box of bullets, a cloth to clean off the rifle’s scope, empty food wrappers, a roll of duct tape, a cigarette lighter, a damp cardboard [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 05:14:52

Halloween Pumpking Carving

I am not good at carving pumpkins! I can barely make the traditional triangle eyes, nose, and mouth with a few teeth ... squash Two limes Black craft foam Duct tape Toothpicks Large bolts Black permanent marker Time ... of orange peel for the hair. 2. Clean the fruit from the rinds, then use scissors to snip [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 14:56:00

I've got worms!

Don't worry. I'm not about to start revealing unpleasant personal medical information. I've started vermicomposting.It's usually at this point, after I explain that I've voluntarily brought thousands of worms into my kitchen, that people start to back away, slowly, surreptitiously seeking the most direct path to the nearest exit [more...]

Date: 2008-08-04 18:53:00

Rich people are eccentric; poor people are crazy.

Sometimes I struggle with my quirkiness and eccentricities.  Actually I struggle with it a lot.  I think everyone must.  One of the things I've learned from animal behavior, is that social animals, when alone, can't function normally.  It's against Animal Welfare Act regulations to house social animals (rodents, domesticated livestock) [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 17:57:21

Flip-Flops Effects

While I was surfing I read about this article. I never realized that wearing Flat and Flip-flops has healthy side effects to our lovely but often neglected feet.. because: don’t they serve us well and get us to the malls? For all I know it’s open shoes that set free air around our feet and make us feel more comfortable wearing them [more...]

Date: 2008-06-25 17:14:29

Profiting From Human Irrationality. 10 Must Read Books

Link of the day - Free $50 Kmart card. 1. Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior Why is it so difficult to sell a plummeting stock or end a doomed relationship? Why do we listen to advice just because it came from someone “important”? Why are we more likely to fall in love when there’s danger involved? [more...]

Date: 2008-06-09 10:11:46

Sightings: Ice, Missed Connections, and UFO-Seeking Freak Bikes

As I've mentioned in the past, New Yorkers may be hardy in some respects, but when it comes to the weather all it takes is the slightest bit of cold or precipitation to bring the city to a halt. Simply put, we're "weather woosies." Train operators shrug their shoulders, the platforms swell with the ranks of the stranded, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:29:00

Pet Advice - Pet News - Pet Photos

Best Dog Breeds For Urban Dwellersby William JonesPug. Pugs aren't gregarious, and neither are they demanding. They are normally lazy pets. They'll busy themselves in some physical activities for a short period of time, then spend the majority of the succeeding hours resting. If improperly taught, they may chew on some domestic items [more...]

Date: 2008-08-18 05:13:00

Vortex

12 September 2008 at 12:06 pm (van de graaf) Tags: Home experiments My lovely kids have been asking about vortexes recently ... bottles.  Clean and remove all labels. A rubber washer.  It should be bigger than the bottle mouth on the outside but the hole should be small. Duct tape. Method Fill one bottle 2/3rds with water. Place [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 11:06:52

Holiday Gift Tags

needing a new computer and so on and so forth, I was aiming to decorate the outside of the house for free. Actually, almost free, since we already bought a beautiful wreath from our friends whose son is in Cub Scouts. And, since I hate to be rushed during the holiday season (and the dirt in our planters freezes once the weather is too cold) [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 12:00:01

Energy Efficient Homes – Fixing house components

Creating an energy efficient home is essential nowadays in view of the escalating cost of fossil fuel ... . Clean or replace your furnace or air-conditioning filter monthly, or as recommended by your model ... be making the air feel cold. When shopping for new appliances, from ceiling fans to dishwasher to furnace [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 07:04:48

No Furnaces but Heat Aplenty in ‘Passive Houses’

Hello everyone. The first thing I thought when I saw the title was “great, another uber insulated house that stays the right temperature, yet the occupants suffer through horrible air quality, including mold spores.”It would appear the experts have solved the old paradigm that too much insulation equals poor air quality. With the new [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 20:06:16

Duct Tape Part 1

With illustrations, not photographs or videos. A friend of mine asked how I made duct tape sheets to make my purses, ... a paperback book, this would be the pattern. There are a lot of methods for making duct tape sheets, some people like to lay one side down then tape over it. Not my favorite way. It's a good way to get air [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:47:43

The RNC is Coming: Are You Prepared?

Two weeks from today, the glorious mediapathic celebration of the illusion of choice that is the 2008 Republican National Convention kicks off here in friendly little Saint Paul, Minnesota. Yeah, two weeks left before the excrement hits the air ... about plastic sheets and duct tape, or stockpiling food and water - I’m talking about more, ah, [more...]

Date: 2008-08-18 22:01:16

Beer Bleg Pt. 2: Oh Crap!

My yeast are happy. My yeast are VERY happy. Look how happy they are. They were not this happy two hours ago ... orbit through the roof. This is my plan for the moment: 1. Clean around the airlock to remove any ... that into a bucket of water. If the tubing won’t fit the hole securely without leaving air-gap, plan B is to see [more...]

Date: 2008-07-20 22:39:13

GINNY BATES: ROOM AT THE INN

Here's another installment of my Great American Lesbian Novel (in progress), Ginny Bates. If you are new to reading GB, go to the section in the right-hand column labeled Ginny Bates to read background and find out how to catch up.Winter 2016At Christmas, Carly and Eric spent two days with Eric's parents in Spokane, Chris and Sima visited Colville, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 06:05:00

How to steal your sister’s thunder in under two seconds

Last week I told you of Zoe’s accident infused history and wasn’t that so much fun to read? ... fumes wafting through the air as they’re sawed off (the casts, not the limbs), only to reveal exactly ... stand still for twenty minutes to allow you to duct tape ten garbage bags around the cast to protect [more...]

Date: 2008-07-30 07:00:29

Here We Go 'Round The Mulberry Bush...

just because I couldn't recognize my own child at the pool. I was sort of excited, at first, because every month they have readers vote for the most Imperfect Blogger of the Week and I figured that no one could beat a story like mine. That is, until I saw that this post of Sue's had also been nominated in June [more...]

Date: 2008-07-04 09:45:36

A Scrogues holiday: part 1

“Sweet fancy tap-dancing Jesus, Ivins!” roared Sam. “What crapped on your head?” Ann abandoned her effort at slinking into the Scholars and Rogues newsroom; an effort, if truth be told, rendered futile at its inception by not only the astonishing configuration of her normally flat, mousy hair, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 09:12:41

Energy Efficient Homes – Fixing house components

Creating an energy efficient home is essential nowadays in view of the escalating cost of fossil fuel ... . Clean or replace your furnace or air-conditioning filter monthly, or as recommended by your model ... the air feel cold. When shopping for new appliances, from ceiling fans to dishwasher to furnace [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 07:04:48

It was all the lint's fault

A few days ago Bonnie noticed that the dryer was acting funny -- it was taking too long to dry clothes ... the warm, humid air outside. It had gotten totally clogged with lint. I wouldn't have known -- plenty of air was still getting outside. The Sears repairman proved it beyond any doubt by sticking [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 15:48:40

The Score Whips Out Its Wiener

I always love when people less competent than I am get canned. It also helps when they’re uneducated, loudmouth jackasses ... they offered; they told me I wasn’t allowed to be on the air anymore. So, because you’re an overpaid ... for you. They were terrible for us, for sports, and for the English language. When I was on the air, it was unreal [more...]

Date: 2008-06-26 12:00:59

The 50 Skills Every Toolmonger Should Have

Our friends over at Gizmodo dropped a fun post last week outlining “the 50 skills every geek should have, ... stain and paint from bare concrete Spray paint a project in the dark Clean up crappy welds ... a leaking roof Balance your central heat/air-conditioning system Correctly wire a 3-way light switch Fix [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 00:44:29

Instructions: How to Make a Homemade Pipe Bomb

I have not tried this myself and don't personally know anyone who has. Build this at your own risk.Warning: Pipe Bombs, Incendiary Devices, Explosives, and Homemade Fireworks, are illegal in the United States unless you have a federal license.Post: This post is in response to some who have over the course of this blog asked me to tell them how to [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 20:47:00

Late Christmas crib making

It’s Christmas, and with Christmas it is also time to make the Christmas crib ... something more traditional, then you’ll need moss, stones, some old newspaper paper, duct tape, lights ... your life easier when it comes the time to clean up everything). The next step is to model the landscape [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 18:43:56

Furnace Cleaning For Your Home Enviroment

Why should I have my furnaces cleaning? According to the NADCA standards the removal of contaminants such as the collection of fungi, bacteria, ... to problems for those with asthma or severe allergies. Does air duct cleaning services affect the energy ... to the best of their ability, for a list of NADCA members near you, click here. Air duct cleaning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 11:38:57

Cut your costs and stretch your budget

Consumers are hurting. About 65 percent of the household budget is going to necessary costs such as paying the mortgage and credit cards, food, ... me. Air conditioner Dialing for dollars: Each degree you go below 78 degrees increases your energy ... and lower when you need it. Inspect your filters every other month: Replace your dirty air filters [more...]

Date: 2008-06-19 00:13:36

How to clean up a broken Compact Fluorescent Light bulb

The HappyPete is a Klutz Foundation offers the following “Oops! Pete’s News you Can Use” item. ... , EPA recommends the following clean-up and disposal guidelines: 1. Before Clean-up: Air Out the Room ... forced-air heating/air conditioning system, if you have one. 2. Clean-Up Steps for Hard Surfaces  [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 15:40:09

Backpacking Without Foot Blisters

Backpacking Without Foot Blisters Januar 4th, 2009 Nothing can ruin a hike or backpacking trip as quickly as foot blisters ... . Duct tape may work as well, if that is all you have (but it can be messy to remove later ... , not just at the top. 6. Keep your shoes clean and comfortable. Shake them out before putting them [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 21:20:21

Passive Solar: Living Without Furnaces in the Cold

This is the kind of innovation that will be required around the world in short order. We love reading our Friends at Earth Family Alpha: they always have a positive outlook and make incredibly imaginative suggestions about how we can go forward, just as does this article [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 18:36:00

The Triangle of Life

In the aftermath of 1994 Northridge earthquake, new building codes were developed with the express purpose of making  futue construction of ... water, steam lines, natural gas lines, and duct work.) 69 hospitals were unable to handle casualties because the piping failed and raw sewage was covering the floors and no clean water was available [more...]

Date: 2008-07-31 01:32:40

Make Your Newly Purchased Home a Breath of Fresh Air

DUCTZ recommends all new homeowners have duct system inspected The National Association of Realtors states that summer is the most popular time of ... echoes the recommendation of the National Air Duct Cleaners Association and the Environmental Protection ... or cooling energy through leaky or un-insulated duct systems. With energy costs at an all-time [more...]

Date: 2008-07-29 08:43:49

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