According to the National Pest Management Association, rats, possum and other rodents will invade 21 million homes this winter. Frigid temperatures eliminate natural sources of food and shelter, driving them to warm homes for survival. If your crawlspace is open, you might as well roll out the red carpet for them, so to help keep them out, block any crawlspace vents and openings. This will force these unwanted houseguests to look elsewhere for a winter hideaway.
--Kudzu
Monday, January 31, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Should you clean your air ducts?
You should consider having the air ducts in your home cleaned if:
* There is substantial visible mold growth inside sheet metal ducts or on other components of your heating and cooling system.
* Ask the service provider to show you any mold. Whether a substance is mold can only be determined by an expert and may require laboratory analysis for confirmation
* You have insulated air ducts and the insulation gets wet or moldy. It cannot be effectively cleaned and should be removed and replaced. Mold will return if the conditions causing its growth are not corrected.
* Ducts are infested with vermin such as rodents or insects.
* Ducts are clogged with excessive amounts of dust and debris.
By Kudzu
* There is substantial visible mold growth inside sheet metal ducts or on other components of your heating and cooling system.
* Ask the service provider to show you any mold. Whether a substance is mold can only be determined by an expert and may require laboratory analysis for confirmation
* You have insulated air ducts and the insulation gets wet or moldy. It cannot be effectively cleaned and should be removed and replaced. Mold will return if the conditions causing its growth are not corrected.
* Ducts are infested with vermin such as rodents or insects.
* Ducts are clogged with excessive amounts of dust and debris.
By Kudzu
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Test your GFCI breakers
Trip circuit breakers and reset ground fault interruptors.
Flickering lights in your bedroom? Persistent burning smell coming from an appliance? No, it's not a poltergeist... but it COULD be a faulty wire or other electrical problem. According to the U.S. Fire Administration, electrical fires annually cause $1 billion in damage, injure over 1,000 and claim more than 350 lives. AND these fires are most common during the winter months when lighting, heating and appliance use is at its peak. So trip your circuit breakers monthly during the winter and don't forget to push the "test" and "reset"buttons on your GFI outlets regularly to make sure they're working as they should be. If you've got any electrical issues at all, don't take a chance. Call a licensed electrician.
-By Kudzus must do
Flickering lights in your bedroom? Persistent burning smell coming from an appliance? No, it's not a poltergeist... but it COULD be a faulty wire or other electrical problem. According to the U.S. Fire Administration, electrical fires annually cause $1 billion in damage, injure over 1,000 and claim more than 350 lives. AND these fires are most common during the winter months when lighting, heating and appliance use is at its peak. So trip your circuit breakers monthly during the winter and don't forget to push the "test" and "reset"buttons on your GFI outlets regularly to make sure they're working as they should be. If you've got any electrical issues at all, don't take a chance. Call a licensed electrician.
-By Kudzus must do
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