The air intake screen on ProMax water heaters allows proper air circulation within the unit that is vital to efficient operation. Visually inspect the air intake screen periodically to check for lint buildup. Problems with the water heater can indicate a clogged air intake, including a burner that will not remain lit for prolonged periods. The air intake screen does not need to be removed for cleaning.
Dust particles can settle at the base of a water heater, clogging the air intake screen.
Textured ceilings have come a long way since the acoustical popcorn first seen in the 1950s. New textures include stomp and drag techniques combing joint compound and bristle brushes. The technique is quick and takes little practice. Benefits of the plaster finishes include lower costs for less-than-perfect drywall installation, and decreasing sound between the upper and lower floors.
Use joint compound and brushes to create stomp and drag texture.
Adding trim to a shower window is a waterproofing technique that protects the wall and windows and adds a decorative touch at the same time. For areas that are exposed to high amounts of water, such as the shower, PVC trim is recommended. PVC trim is a hard plastic that does not absorb water like wood trim does.
When installing trim around a shower window use PVC trim. Things You Will Need + Tape measure PVC wall trim, 3 inches by 6 feet Constructive adhesive Handsaw Straightedge Painters tape Clean silicone caulk Caulk gun Utility knife Rubber glove Paper towel Maintaining PVC trim is also much easier to do than maintaining wood trim.
Storm windows are an important part of insulating your home against adverse weather and heat or cold. By creating a sealed air pocket between the inner and storm window, you can dramatically increase the insulating capacity of your windows.
However, for older houses with wooden framed windows and no storm windows, having storm windows professionally retrofitted can be very expensive. Luckily, there is a fairly cheap and uncomplicated way to create your own storm windows from Plexiglas.
Electric hand mixers make mixing and beating certain ingredients called for in recipes simple and easy. A hand mixer is a small, lightweight handheld device that usually has two stainless steel whisks for mixing and folding cream, eggs, cake mixtures, cookie dough and more.
There are many advantages to owning a hand mixer, including ease of use, portablility, and cost. However, there are some disadvantages to owning a hand mixer as well.
Trips to nowhere are those made in a rocking chair, a piece of furniture that dates to Ben Franklin’s lifetime. Ben Franklin did not invent the rocking chair, and the inventor is unknown. The earliest rockers were cribs, followed by children's rocking horses, according to the Design Boom website.
Armless rockers were sometimes sewing chairs. The Windsor rocker originated in England but had traveled across the pond to Philadelphia by 1750.
Table of Contents Fertilize Sparingly Water Lightly Container Growing Pests and Problems Pruning and Trimming Grow the succulent kalanchoe flapjack or paddle plant outside or indoors. Give it the water, fertilizer and special care it needs to thrive.
With large paddle-shaped fleshy green leaves edged in red, flapjack kalanchoe (Kalanchoe thyrsiflora), more commonly called simply flapjack, it makes a visual splash in the garden.
Casting your own paving or veneer bricks from concrete can save you money, but commercial molds are expensive. Making your own brick molds is easy and a lot cheaper. Since it allows you to make lots of molds, you can cast more bricks at once, which can cut weeks or months off your project time.
Making your own brick molds makes it even less expensive to cast your own bricks.
The bathroom is one of the smallest rooms in the house, yet presents challenges because there are so many nooks and crannies to paint. The wall behind the toilet tank is usually too close to the wall to paint easily with a regular brush and roller. Read on to find out how the pros do it.
Purchase a "Slim Jim" paint roller. Also called "Johnny Rollers" or simply "
Polyethylene pipe, used for water supply lines, drainage pipe gas and sewer hook-ups, offers a durable flexible alternative to metal and hard plastic pipe. Polyethylene pipe does not fracture or break during freeze/thaw weather cycles due to its expanding nature.
Joining polyethylene pipe Polyethylene pipe resists corrosion and does not degrade during use making it an economically sound choice. Polyethylene, formed into fittings, valves and pipe, requires a special bonding agent to join pieces together tightly.