If your decorative pillows keep slipping off your leather sofa, chances are it's because of the material from which the pillows are made. Smooth fabrics like silk and satin glide across leather easily. If getting new pillows isn't an option, there is something you can do to enable the pillow to stay propped up on the leather sofa.
Pillows made from non-slippery material will stay on leather sofas. Find a pillow slipcover of adequate size in the color or pattern of your choice.
Table of Contents Power Problems High Water Temperature Sensor Failure Not Enough Hot Water Water Pressure Problems Whirlpool water heaters use electrical heating elements to heat water. The heating elements generate heat that travels throughout the water until sensors on the sides of the tank read that the water has reached its target temperature and sends signals indicating that the heating element should turn off.
The 1800s saw great growth in the production and use of cast iron stoves, used for both heating and cooking. The stoves evolved throughout the 19th century, but they still came with their share of problems, from fire danger to air pollution. Some characteristics of those antique stoves carry on in today’s wood-burning stoves and heaters.
Evolution of Stoves Cast iron heating and cooking stoves of the 1800s are collectible today.
Many decorative lighting effects can be achieved using rope lights. Installed behind crown molding, rope lights become cove lighting, creating a warm glow against the ceiling. These lights can also serve both under and above cabinets. Rope lights commonly serve as decorative holiday lighting.
Rope lights commonly serve as accent and decorative lighting in homes. Most do-it-yourself lighting projects using rope lights require the lights to be cut to custom lengths.
Remove wax from clothing by chilling it and scraping the hardened wax away, or by using a hair dryer to transfer the wax to a sheet of absorbent paper. Any kind of molten wax that drips on clothing tends to stay on the clothing unless you do something about the spots. Treat your unintentionally waxed clothes by freezing the wax to break it off, or by heating the wax enough to melt it so the wax transfers over to a piece of absorbent paper.
Many non-programmable mercury switch thermostats have a heat anticipator switch to help operate the furnace. The heat anticipator cuts off the furnace, but not the blower, in “anticipation” of the heat left in the furnace that has not come through the vents. This allows the furnace to operate efficiently.
Mercury switch thermostat When the furnace is cutting on and off too often or the room is not reaching a desired temperature, it is necessary to adjust the anticipator.
Waterguard is a registered trademark for the engineering of a basement waterproofing system. The Waterguard system uses drain pipes installed around the perimeter of the basement, which is then covered with concrete. The system drains into a sump pump or other exterior drain, keeping the basement dry.
The design allows water to enter through the top and sides of the drain through small holes, which doesn’t allow dirt and other debris in the drain.
Reddy Heaters typically use multiple fuels and an air pump to quickly heat large sheds and workshops. If your Reddy Heater does not put out enough heat, you most likely have a problem with the pressure in the air pump.
Even a loss of one-quarter pound per square inch -- or psi -- in pressure can cause a 30 percent loss in heating capacity. Other malfunctioning components inside the heater also can cause a loss of heat.
Whirlpool dishwashers come equipped with a blade in the bottom of the washtub to grind up larger food particles that find their way past the filter. Without the chopper blade, food particles could pass through the pump, causing the pump or the dishwasher drain hose to clog.
Whirlpool dishwashers come equipped with a blade in the bottom of the washtub to grind up larger food particles that find their way past the filter.
Black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra) is a running bamboo, which means it spreads by growing rhizomes underneath the soil. They spread very quickly, by as much as 5 feet each year.
Black bamboo can grow to a mature height of 30 feet. When you want to plant some black bamboo elsewhere in the yard or give some to a friend or family member, simply divide the original plant and transplant the separated clump.