How to winterize your above ground pool.
The main purpose in winterizing your above ground pool is to protect it from damage due to freezing water. We also want to keep it as clean as possible for the next season. Closing your pool properly can save you a lot of work when it comes time ... [... more]
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The Silent Deep: The Discovery, Ecology, and ...
 A fascinating review of a fascinating field of study: I ordered this book hoping for more amazing photographs of newly-discovered deep-sea species like I found in "The Deep", but I got much, much more than that. The review of deep-sea ecology [... more]
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Closing Your Vacation Home for the Season
Pipes must be drained or freezing water will expand and rupture them, flooding the interior. Plumber Jack Adams shuts off the water pump at the circuit-breaker box, then runs all the faucets and flushes all the toilets to drain them completely. ... [... more]
This Old House |
Frozen Pipes -- Causes and Cures
Frozen pipes are a major winter-time problem during periods of extremely cold weather. As freezing water expands, it generates enough pressure to burst pipes and fixtures. When frozen pipes thaw, flooding can result and cause extensive ... [... more]
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Self-Adjusting Manhole Cover
In winter, many roads crack around manholes. This is because freezing water in the soil causes the road to rise, while the manhole remains firmly anchored to the sewer lines below. The result is a pothole. Jim Suatac, a retired Canadian ... [... more]
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Molded Ice Sculpture
Making an ice sculpture is very easy if you use this method. The molds I used are decorative and easy to unmold because they are flexible. All you are doing in this recipe is freezing water. Select flexible silicone molds to create the sculpture ... [... more]
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How to winterize your inground pool.
The main purpose in winterizing your pool is to protect it from damage due to freezing water. We also want to keep it as clean as possible for the next season. Closing your pool properly can save you a lot of work when it comes time to open the ... [... more]
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Freezing Water
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Winterize a Home
To winterize a home, you must do a series of things that protect the house from freezing weather. The plumbing system is most susceptible to damage since freezing water expands and can crack pipes. It is wise to winterize before the weather turns ... [... more]
Ask The Builder |
Facing the Fire
Facing the Fire is the Best!: Facing the Fire is everything you want in a romance - great love story, wonderful characters, fascinating subject, fast pace, gripping plot, and a dog that saves the day! It was the kind of book I couldn't put down. Gail [... more]
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Blood Libel: The Damascus Affair of 1840
The deadly consequences of believing the Blood Libel: On Thursday, February 6, 1840, Capuchin Father Thomas and his servant were reported missing to the French consulate in Damascus, Syria. Immediate rumor was that Father Thomas was last seen in the [... more]
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Emsa E503647 Party Butler
Features: Keep food chilled by freezing water container Thaw food in half the time Double storage capacity by turning tray 90-degrees Batteries Included: 0 Binding: Kitchen EAN: 4009049215792 Is Fragile: 0 Model: E503647 MPN: E503647 [... more]
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