Ahhh Christmas, it is just around the corner & many are scrambling to get everything done, so they can hopefully find some time to relax. Fortunately this year, both Christmas & New Year’s happen to fall on a Sunday which eases some of the pressure many maybe feeling and leaving many with a real present […]
Safety Sunday: Legionella, Water Heaters & Your Home?
Recently in a forum I frequent, an energy auditor basically went on a tirade that we were essentially harming & possibly killing people by encouraging individuals to turn their water heaters down to 120°. The reason for this concern; old studies found online about Legionella possibly being spread via water heaters & showers. This was […]
Safety Sunday: Top Ten Hunting & Shooting Reminders
With over 12 million plus hunters going out every year you know there is bound to be some issues. Fortunately the issues resulting in death or injury from a firearm or bow are pretty low, but the last thing someone wants to be is that 1 in a million. Case in point is the following […]
Safety Sunday: Water Heaters, the Combustion Process & the Draft Hood
In last week’s article on Gas Water Heaters we covered the issue of knowledge or should I say lack thereof, of individuals giving advice or doing work that they are not really qualified to give or do. While we briefly covered one of the main issues surrounding Natural Draft Water Heaters, namely the Draft Hood […]
Safety Sunday: Gas Hot Water Heaters, Energy Auditors, and You
It seemed like Combustion Safety was the hot topic this week, especially as it concerned Hot Water Heaters. One in particular caught my eye and it went along the lines of… I am new at Home Performance and I am looking for some advice. I did a test in… and the water heater did not […]
Safety Sunday: Smart Phones
This week McAfee released there 12 scams for Christmas, which is really a misnomer as it only deals with hardware and online issues and for the most is a rehash of ongoing issues. The most interesting part of the list though was that the smart phones actually took the top two spots. The first one […]
Safety Sunday: 5 Tips for Staying Healthy During Changing Seasons & Wild Temperature Swings
In the last few weeks, it sure has been interesting – here in Alabama we would go from freezing temps in the morning with highs in the 70’s later that day. In Denver, they had the opposite issue when they went from T-Shirt weather in the morning to a blizzard by that afternoon. Not only […]
Safety Sunday: It’s the most wonderful time of the year
With snow falling in the Rockies & in parts of New England, who couldn’t help but think of that song. Ok, maybe after a few thoughts of so much for global warming & isn’t this October still? With this early wake up call, Daylight Savings Time coming to an end, and Halloween coming up tomorrow […]
Safety Sunday: Preventing Food Poisoning in conjunction with #BAD11 & World Food Day
What a trifecta; Safety Sunday, World Food Day & Blog Action Day 2011 all happen to fall on this Sunday, with the main focus being on Food. While we have addressed the issue of preventing food poisoning in some previous articles; Picnic Safety, Refrigerated & Frozen Products (including leftovers), the life of items in the […]
Safety Sunday: Locks are meant to keep the Honest people Honest
From a safety & security standpoint, this was a pretty quiet but yet an interesting week. My favorite comment this week was – I thought keys were just keys… (Sorry, but we can’t rekey your new Kwikset locks to use your old Schlage key) Then yesterday while I was playing catch up, here comes an […]
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