By: John Bogdanski | 2007-01-22 | Home improvement Strategies to Combat Heat Loss in Your Home The objective of any comprehensive heating program is to allow maximum heating at the lowest cost. The three areas of influence that you, the consumer, control are: winterization of your home, heating oil costs and appliance efficiency. While the latter two are important... read more
By: Pool Cleaning | 2007-11-08 | Work At Home When the leaves change color and a nip arrives in the air, you know that winter is approaching. This marks the end of the swimming season for this year, but you need to ensure that it does not become the end of your swimming pool. It is time to take the proper measures to winterize your swimming pool. Although there is an entire plethora of swimming pool cleaning service providers, you need to choose one from the best swimming pool maintenance companies. read more
By: James West | 2006-09-12 | Boating Winterize your engine in accordance with the manufacturers instruction manual. This will normally include draining and flushing the cooling system; draining and refilling the crankcase; applying oil to inside of each cylinder through the spark plug holes; and other preservative actions. Thoroughly clean the exterior of the engine; sand and touch up with paint any scarred areas to prevent rusting... read more
By: A Nutt | 2009-11-08 | Automotive Winter is near and that means you need to winterize your car. If you dont winterize your car, you are risking something horrible going wrong. If something goes wrong while youre on the road, then you may find yourself in quite the pickle that may be difficult to get out... read more
By: Bond Mejeh | 2009-08-13 | Cars As the weather gets colder in the winter months, there are some important steps that you need to take in order to ensure your car is ready for the winter. The season can bring you difficulty driving on the roads, along with its freezing temperatures that every driver has to deal with. read more
By: Mark Donovan | 2005-10-18 | Home Management Unlike winterizing your main home, winterizing a vacation or summer home effectively means closing down the home for the winter... read more
By: Amber Liddell | 2008-10-16 | Gardening A how to guide to keeping your garden fountains and statuary crack free and beautiful this winter so when spring comes you can start enjoying! read more
By: Catherine Essigmann | 2006-10-14 | Advice TILLANDSIA are AIR PLANTS or AIRPLANTS A Tillandsia is a Bromeliad...but not all Bromeliads are Tillandsias. Bromeliad is the Family name. Tillandsia is the genus. I refer to them as Air Plants or airplants. read more
By: hari | 2007-03-20 | Boats Your boat owner’ manual is the best place for information on winterizing your boat, but here are some pointers on winterizing to make sure your boat gets through the winter well-protected. read more
By: Heather Robinson | 2009-03-25 | Destinations Spring is nearly upon us and it’s an exciting time of year for us motorhome owners. It’s time to get the motorhome out of storage and start planning the summer holidays! Read on for some top destinations in the UK. read more
By: Nicholas Tan | 2009-01-25 | Landscaping Once fall ends and winter begins to rear it’s ugly head, it will be time to shut your pool down. When shutting your pool down, the first step will be the water. You should begin by checking your pH level, and making sure that it is around 7.5. If it isn’t, simply add some dry acid. You should also check your chlorine as well, and use a winterizing product to make sure that your pool will be protected from algae during the few months that you won’t be swimming. read more
By: Simply Self Storage | 2009-02-02 | RVs Before storing your RV for the winter it is extremely important that you take some time to winterize your vehicle. This process will help prevent your RV from being damaged while in storage during the long, cold, months of the year. Winterizing a RV might be time consuming the first few times but completing the winterization process will save you money on repairs in the future. read more
By: Chet Holcomb | 2006-09-12 | Home Improvement With summer ending and the start of fall approaching rapidly we look forward to the coolness of winter and getting the swimming pool winterizing into effect. read more
By: James Claypool | 2008-12-16 | Home improvement Article describes how easy to use winterizing pool chemicals for above ground swimming pools. Simple and easy steps will help you keep above ground swimming pool ready for next season. read more
By: Owen Walcher | 2006-12-01 | Gardening Winterizing your lawn sprinkle system is very important when it comes to preventing the system from the risk of freeze damage. If you do not winterize the system, the water remaining in the system can freeze and crack or rupture the pipe walls. You can winterize your own landscape water system, no plumber required. read more
By: Kev Taylor | 2009-11-08 | Automotive Motorhomes offer their owners a fantastic amount of freedom - opening up a wealth of travelling opportunities. However, as any motorhome owner will tell you, they can be expensive both to purchase, and of course maintain. As such, when you are insuring your motorhome - its really worth making sure that... read more
By: Ross Hinton | 2008-12-10 | RVs It’s the easiest thing in the world, life on the open road with your motorhome – but what about when you’re not using it? Most motorhomes are cumbersome things, and when you’re not enjoying the freedom of the open road, you’ll need a place to store your ‘van. read more
By: Michael Clem | 2006-10-18 | Home Improvement It’s that time of year again - the weather is getting a bit cooler as the fall and winter seasons begin. The dropping temperatures will inevitably affect energy costs, and as you look at ways to keep your energy bill down by winterizing your home, remember to consider the roof. read more
By: Terry Metcalfe | 2009-10-29 | Finance When cold weather arrives, the cash-strapped and the frugal-minded often think of the skyrocketing energy bills that can come with heating a home. Fortunately, there are many things you can do yourself, easily and inexpensively, to put a dent in that bill (plus a few others that youll need to hire a professional for, but that will pay off over time). read more