Household Hints

Salvation Army or the Good Will !

How to do it! First anything you have not worn in six months that is in good shape can go there. Anything old, torn, faded or out dated.. throw out. If it is hard to let go of the items, remember others are less fortunate and would love to wear them. The things to be thrown out have had their day, you are making room for the new!

The Flavor Wave oven is a registered trademarked product of Thane International Inc. You are likely to be able to obtain replacement parts directly from them. See the related link below for their web site.

Yes, lighter fluid will eventually evaporate if spilled due to its volatile nature. The rate of evaporation depends on factors like temperature, air flow, and surface area exposed. It is important to handle and clean up spilled lighter fluid carefully to avoid fire hazards.

It has changed from heating an iron on a range, to filling a chamber with hot coals, to being powered by electricity from a light socket power point, to the addition of steam and steam presses in order to iron clothes quicker and with more precision.

nail polish remover works or just hot water & a grease fighting dishsoap (like dawn) seems to work too. The best way I've found is to soak in vegetable oil first, then use hot water and dawn.

Place a few layers of newspaper on the ironing board. Pour salt very generously over the newspaper. "Iron" the salted newspaper, constantly moving the iron around on the salt. Depending on the type of burned stuff on your iron, you may have to try lower or higher heat, more salt, and may have to do this several times before the sticky burned stuff is gone from the bottom of your iron.

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Twin is bunk bed or small single. XL is also called a super single.

Towels are made from many fabrics like cotton, rayon, bamboo, nonwoven fibers or a few other materials.

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Remove the garbage more frequently, and buy a fresh air spray.

Usually. Depending on it's age, some older ones don't like starting up again after being shut off for that long. There is no way to predict if this will happen.

A vaccuum with a soft brush is the best thing to clean laminates with. If they need a washing, use simple hot water to damp mop. Be careful not to soak the floor. There are cleaners available for laminates, but most manufacturers recommend the hot water instead, due to resdue issues.

Clean with alcohol.

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Preferably a curtain that contains both brown and turqouise on it. Or to add a hint of fancy, black curtains.

Yes, kerosene can remove rust from iron. Just take a brush and apply kerosene on the rusted iron piece and allow it to penetrate, and wipe it off with a cloth, you can repeat this until rust is cleaned to the maxmum.

If you've opened it by pulling the emergency cord, then you simply reverse that action until the door top catch engages the chain trolley.

You don't add salt to fertilizer, it will kill the plants. I am not aware of sugar being an additive either. It will attract insects and animals, something you don't want!

Obviously nail polish remover, but if that is not available then use turpentine if you have some.

This is called efflorescence and is the result of water moving through the concrete and depositing dissolved calcium salts. The best and most expensive way to solve it is to dig alongside and expose your basement walls so they can be waterproofed with membranes, french drains and perhaps insulated. However there are products you can apply on the inside which form a waterproof membrane on the inside, such as UGL's Drylok. It definitely improves your basement and prevents moldy, musty smells etc. Follow the directions for the product you choose.

Almost certainly anything that can be used on pet or human skin, will be septic safe

A percentage of 40 (40%) is the composition ratio of Triazophos insecticide to kill pests on plants. It may be found under the label Trifos - 40. It treats such chewing and sipping pests as leafminers (Diptera order, Lepidoptera order, Symphyta suborder) on cotton, oil seeds, and vegetables.