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By: kenny the water man

kenny the water man — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:33:13 +0000

I operate a water treatment plant and also worked for a bottled water companey. Most bottled waters come from manincipal water sorces there has to be a disclaimer on the package as to the sorce. The plastic bottles I have heard give off gas over time if you reuse them. I would use a another form to travel with your water. There are great products at your local home inprovment store to help remove unwanted tast and order from the water you already have. Most water prviders offer FREE WATER CONSERVATION KITS to there customers just ask don’t pay for them. Most come with a low flow shower head a toilet flapper(the biggist portion of waste is from this)with dye tabs to test your old flapper. and yes airaters for your sink. These kits were given out manditory by law to any costomer of the provider.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:27:20 +0000

Because I believe the negative things I’ve heard about plastic containers, I am trying to use only glass or ceramic containers for left-over food at our house. I’ve heard reports that refilling water bottles is dangerous, as the plastic will leach into the water if they are reused. My question was, What is to stop the
plastic from leaching into the original water?, and lo and behold, another report saying don’t keep a water bottle in your car, because a change in temperature can cause the chemicals in the plastic to leach into the original water.
My solution–I don’t buy bottled water unless I am desperate. Most of it tastes awful, anyway. Get and refill a metal bottle if you need something unbreakable to carry around with you. (If we all do that, they will shortly discover something negative regarding the use of metal water bottles!)
We have a counter-top distiller which distills water to 98% pure. We got it so we didn’t have to drink softened water and now our own water is my drink of choice. I do store it in reused distilled water jugs, though. Hmmm………

By: not a gator

not a gator — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:40:39 +0000

Ace Hardware sells faucet aerators for under $10.

By: bestonnet

bestonnet — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:28:12 +0000

A few things that should be said.

First off CFLs should never be put into a fitting that has a dimmer, not even if you just leave it at maximum setting all the time. You should also note that they can at times take a while to come on (especially when cold or old) which might not be a good thing in some cases. If a light has to come on instantly then it’s a choice between LED or Incandescent.

But CFLs whilst their colour rendition isn’t typically as good as a Cold White tube tends to be better than an Incandescent heater (i.e. they don’t make things look as orange) and flouros are the most efficient white lights you can get.

Secondly, NiMH cells do suffer from memory effect, just not as bad as NiCd cells (note that there is actually no such thing as a AA battery because a battery has many cells). Li Ion batteries don’t have memory effect but they age and lose capacity after a few years (with no regard for how you use them) and tend to operate at too high a voltage to replace a single Dry cell or Alkaline cell not to mention the safety problems that come from not using them properly.

Also don’t try buying just a couple of AA NiMH cells and then buy the charger later because rechargeables tend to be sold discharged. They also tend to self discharge a lot so if you need a battery for an emergency in a flashlight then you shouldn’t put a rechargeable in there (although you’re not planning on using it a lot if it is an emergency use flashlight) and you also need to recharge cells that have been left for a while.

If you want to know about batteries see http://www.batteryuniversity.com/

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 14:53:00 +0000

I have looked in stores for the faucet aerators but have been unable to find them. They sound like such a great idea but I don’t know where to get them.

By: Gilbert

Gilbert — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 14:47:35 +0000

CFLs are amazing! I have saved so much energy since I changed some of my light bulbs to CFLs. Some people complain about the difference in the quality of light but I don’t notice any difference at all. Although they are more expensive at the store than the ordinary incandescence, they pay for themselves in energy costs within no time. I highly recommend changing your incandescent bulbs to CFLs in the fixtures you use the most. In many houses these fixtures include: the kitchen ceiling, living room table and floor lamps, bathroom vanity and outdoor porch. I changed my lightbulbs in these places and have had great success in saving energy

By: Steve Kelem

Steve Kelem — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:26:32 +0000

Don’t forget an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). It costs around $100. Unlike a power strip, the UPS will shut down your computer gracefully when the power goes out. It took me one fried disk drive to learn this lesson.

By: CaptJ

CaptJ — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 19:53:57 +0000

So, why has no one mentioned Seinfeld yet with the claim to use “Low flow shower heads”?!

Low flow? Oh, I don’t like the sound of that!

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By: crazyliblady

crazyliblady — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:11:12 +0000

I am replying back to the first post about water. The requirements for bottled water and city water may be the same and both waters may be the same quality for the most part. But water in some parts of the U.S. is loaded with fluoride and chlorine. I choose to drink bottled water or water that is both filtered and distilled to avoid the chlorine, argon, fluoride, and whatever else we probably shouldn’t put into our bodies. Now that’s my $.02.