Food slicers need to be sharpened about once a week if they are used every day. Most slicers are found in delis and restaurants and are used at least a few times a day. The need for sharpening will become clear when food run through the slicer becomes difficult to cut and cuts are not as clean. When a commercial slicer blade starts to dull, the meat or cheese won't slice uniformly and edges are jagged.
A pergola is an ideal structure for training vining plants because its open design offers a network of climbing opportunities. Ivy is an ideal vining plant to train to climb a pergola because, as ivy grows, it sends out tendrils or aerial roots, depending on the variety, that seek a place to latch onto. From each place the ivy attaches itself on the pergola it grows beyond, developing more tendrils or aerial roots and attaches again.
Locating the leak on a submerged PVC pipe is difficult, but repairing the underwater leak can propose another set of difficulties. When PVC is submerged, the majority of epoxies and pipe repair wraps will not bond to the leaking area of the PVC pipe. The epoxies that do adhere to the PVC pipe are non-adhesive, meaning they do not stick directly to the surface of the PVC pipe and you need to remain in the water go keep the epoxy or pipe repair wrap on the pipe until it semi-cures.
Caulking is an effective way to keep windows and doors made of glass sealed from the weather and other elements. However, sometimes in the process of sealing your glass windows and doors, you may have got some caulking on the glass or you may need to remove old caulking in order to re-caulk. Here are some simple steps to remove acrylic/latex (water-based) and silicone caulking off of glass.
Acrylic/latex (water-based) caulk Get Caulking off of Glass Dampen a sponge with water and wet the caulk that you want to remove from the glass.
Table of Contents Wire Gauge Basics Inside the Wire Sheathing 120-Volt Receptacles 240-Volt Receptacles Determining Proper Wire Needed Determining what wiring to use for a particular outlet takes more than just picking a wire gauge. A lot depends on where the outlet is located, the type of outlet in question, the anticipated load on the outlet and local electrical codes.
Window air conditioning units can be a good way to add additional cooling to a home without making expensive changes to your existing air conditioning system. Window air conditioners come in a wide assortment of sizes and cooling capacities. It is important that you know how to compare features and understand \the terms used to describe window units when you look into selecting the lightest weight window unit to cool your room or home.
Many of the properties of borax stem from its composition as a boron compound. Borax is a mineral and a salt of boric acid, and appears as a crystalline mineral in its natural form.
Borax is used in pottery glazes. Boron is a metalloid chemical element with properties “intermediate between those of carbon and aluminum,” according to the University of California, Berkeley. Boron is extremely rare, but is found in borax and kenite.
Table of Contents Leach Field Lagoon System Mounds Constructed Wetlands Compost Toilet Septic tanks are sometimes not cost effective nor are they the only option when building. Knowing the alternatives to a septic tank can help you financially. It's also important to understand which alternative is most useful for your land.
Leach Field A leach field operates similar to a leaching system connected to a septic tank without a tank.
Window egress rules are very important because they allow a person safe exit of a home during a fire. The intention is to provide a window that is wide and tall enough for a person to climb through. It also must be at the correct height from the floor to make that exit possible for the young or elderly. Egress windows should be provided in all bedrooms. Of particular importance are basement windows because a fire at the top of the stairs easily traps people.
Turning a simple coffee table into a much more functional item of furniture is a lot easier than you would imagine. By adding a lift mechanism under the existing table top, your former coffee table can be transformed into a work desk, television dinner table or laptop computer bench thanks to the lift-top coffee table design. And what’s more, it folds back down to continue life as a coffee table once you’re finished.