DIY Store - DIY Traveling Sprinkler - Buckner Rain Coach Cruiser Model

Technical Details

* 2 inch female hose thread inlet for use with standard 1 inch hose.
* Economical alternative for large turf areas
* Brass, aluminum, and stainless steel construction provides unmatched durability.
* Specially suited for use where sprinklers cannot be installed.
* Combines 3/4 inch impact brass head with rotating sweep arms for full, even coverage

Product Description

Buckner RainCoach is the best alternative for watering large areas where in-ground installation is not possible, safe, or cost effective. Easy to use and constructed from brass, aluminum and stainless steel for durability, RainCoach gives the best wide area coverage and most consistent precipitation of any propelled system. Because it stops automatically, it is perfectly suited for schools, parks or sports fields

DIY Store - CRL Solar/UV Sales Demo Kit

Product Description

Kit Includes Both Solar Transmission/BTU Power Meter and UV Transmission Meter Perfect for Sales Calls Simple Operation Convince your customer to purchase your window instead of your Competitors by using CRL Solar/UV Sales Demo Kit . Offering a single source for convenient and convincing sales demonstrations, the kit includes padded locations for your own window samples, a factory glass sample set, UV Transmission Meter, Solar Transmission and BTU Power Meter (Cat. No. SP2065), Infrared Heat Lamp, UV Demostartion Lamp, Temperature Gun, and product literature all in a Soft-Sided Carrying Case. Show your customer performance numbers they understand, by using our simple Solar Transmission and UV Transmission Meters. This demonstration Will Sell your customers because it operates in terms they can understand. Use modern-day technology instead of meaningless spinning radiometer bulbs and old-fashioned analog BTU meters. KIT INCLUDES: Solar Transmission and BTU Power Meter Infrared Heat Lamp UV Transmission Meter UV Demonstration Lamp Temperature Gun Product Literature Soft Sided Carrying Case

How to Stop Sweating Pipes in the Basement

Author: Travis Lee

Do you have puddles of water on your basement floor due to sweating pipes? If you are inconvenienced (to say the least) by this situation, take heart because you are not alone with this problem. Sweating pipes in the basement is a very common predicament experienced by most homeowners.

The truth is, pipe sweating is just an indication of extreme dampness or humidity in your basement. Even when there are no leaks in your basement, large amounts of water vapor can enter it, and, eager to become water again, latches on to any cold surface around. You guessed it right…water pipes are the easiest targets. Your cold water pipes need to "sweat out" or condense the moisture out of your damp basement.

But enough of the lecture, and on with the solutions. What steps can you take to stop sweating pipes in the basement? Here are five common solutions to your problem:

1. Use a dehumidifier. Continuously running a dehumidifier in your basement will can help a lot in lowering the humidity of your basement. The less humid your basement, the less likely your pipes will sweat. Removing the access dampness in your basement can also get rid of the unhealthy air, allowing you and your family to breathe in better air.

2. Use foam insulation. By wrapping your cold pipes, you get right to heart of the matter – not let moisture reach them in the first place! Home improvement stores carry foam-pipe insulation that can easily slip right over your pipes. This material is available in various lengths and can be easily cut with a pair of scissors. You don't even need to wrap all fifty meters or so of pipe in your house. Just do it for those easy-to-reach pipes and you will see a significant improvement.

3. Get rid of all leaks in the basement. Like I previously mentioned, even without leaks, moisture can get in. Just imagine how the situation can worsen if you do have cracks or openings in your basement. For minor leaks, waterproofing compounds will do, while hydraulic cement is best for actively leaking areas. Make sure also that all plumbing problems within the house are taken care of. Dampness can come from both outside and inside the house.

4. Check your house's foundations and exterior walls. If you have a problem in your house's foundations on top of having cracks in your basement walls, this will compound your moisture problems. For instance, an ineffective gutter system or the lack of one, can let all the water pool at your home's foundations right outside your basement! Make sure rainwater is directed away from your house not towards it.

If the ground around is sloped towards the foundations of your house, that could be also another cause of moisture problem in your basement.

5. Apply waterproofing compound on walls and floors. To further prevent any unwanted moisture from coming inside your basement, you can use waterproofing compound on walls and floors even before any leaks are detected. Choose a high quality waterproofing that will effectively stop any water from coming in the basement, and not just one that will protect from surface moisture as a sealer does. Also, use a waterproofer that is suitable for sealing walls under water pressure.

Keep in mind that if you do just any one or two of these steps, the improvements can be felt already. Used together, the effects can be tremendous.

If you are looking for a handyman in Minnetonka, MN be sure to visit the Minnetonka handyman directory for a list of contractors that can help you with your home repair needs.

Top 5 Eco-Friendly Ways to Wrap Gifts

Author: Jeff A Hardy

When everyone on the earth is screaming green, how can an artistic mind remain untouched by the movement. So, if you are that creative person who loves to wrap gifts in unique ways, just be a little more aware and think of some eco-friendly ways to wrap your gifts. Save the earth and be proud of it! Here are some ways to go eco-friendly with gift wrapping, rest you can think yourself, the creative man as you are!

1. Find Corporate Gift Companies with Eco-friendly Wrapping Process
If you are thinking of wrapping up the most awaited corporate gifts, find a brand or company that will use recycled paper gift bags or even jute gift pouches to wrap up these gifts. Take help of Internet, search and search more - demands will sure make these companies adhere to your requirements.

2. Make Daily-Use Items Your Gift Wraps
Utilize your money as also your efforts buying daily use items such as pillow covers, beach towels, decorative bed sheets or organic cloth bags that can be creatively used to wrap up the gifts. This way, gifts as well as the wrappers can be use- double bonanza- did you say!

3. Reuse the Brown Bags, Holiday Gift Bags and Gift Wrappers
Next time, you get a gift, ensure you don't throw away the gift wrapping bags or papers. Store them. Reuse them to wrap the gifts you'll give away to your loved ones. If you don't like the idea of using brown paper bags, just try your hands on finger painting or stamp painting (make stamps with as common a thing as erasers and potatoes). Dip your fingers or stamps in paints and make beautiful designs on the brown paper bags. Now use them for gift wrapping.

4. Unique Gift Tags made from Old Business Cards
Need gift tags to scribe on? Just get hold of some old business cards. Take two of them at a time and glue them on the printed sides with craft glue. Tie a string using the unused wool yarn or ribbon lying around, by punching a hole on the tag. Paint or paste some interesting graphics on the tag and now write whatever your heart wishes to communicate to the gift receiver.

5. Don't just Wrap up the Attractive Containers
The manufacturers so interestedly choose and make the designs of their containers. Why waste all the efforts. Let them be attractive as they are. If giving something like cookies or chocolates, fill them in attractive bowls with lid – great gift container. Buy a watering can and fill it with gardening supply for your nature loving friend- he'll sure like the gift as well as the gift holder. If they don't give the looks of a gift like this, just tie a ribbon or a scarf in an innovative style around the container, hang a gift tag made of old business card and just give it away.

Don't forget to attach a note with each gift to explain what you have done. Personalize them with tiny paintings, messages and crochet touches, etc. Also request the recipient to recycle or reuse your wrap. It's their turn to save earth now!

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Can Solar Energy Efficiency Stop Climate Change?

Author: Joshua Creighton

All throughout the news and the internet, global climate change has been rearing it's ugly head more and more often.

The ice caps are said to be melting at an alarming rate, the sun's rays are getting hotter, and the ozone layer may be in it's death throes. What can the average person, including you, do about it all? Solar energy efficiency may be the answer you're looking for.

Solar energy efficiency should begin with the basic solar panel. Solar panels can come in two different forms, photovoltaic or thermal, but photovoltaic solar panels are the ones used most often in residential homes.

Solar panels technology has led the charge over the past couple of decades to get affordable and durable solar panels into the hands of the average citizen, and this had led to an increase in alternative energy usage.

Solar energy efficiency itself cannot stop climate change. This should be obvious to anyone who's been paying attention to what's going on – but, it can do a lot to help.

Using solar panels technology itself is a personal declaration that you're sick and tired of using environmentally hostile forms of energy, and that you support the research and discovery of newer, alternative energies that will help the planet, and not be a hindrance towards it.

Solar panels, systems and individual, are just a good step in the right direction. After using solar panels technology for a little while, you'll begin to notice other areas in your life that deal with energy and need improvement. It could instill in you the desire to drive a hybrid car, or cut down on travel and oil spending altogether.

Others will see your use of solar panels and will want to buy solar panels for home improvement. There are a myriad of possibilities out there, but it all starts with you first.

It will take a lot more effort to curtail climate change, and the possible shortages and disasters that it may entail for the future. Becoming energy independent and using solar energy efficiency will go a long way in ensuring that you're doing your part to help the environment, and that you're conscious of the troubles that are currently inflicting the planet.

Being informed about the problems is one thing. Taking action against them is in a whole different ballpark altogether.

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Also, find out how you could be aiding the renewable energy revolution by visiting Joshua Creighton's new blog - Choice Energy Resources. All opinions and thoughts are always welcome!

6 Ways to Reduce Your Energy At Home

Author: Riki Chon

Today, many more people are increasingly aware of the amount of energy they used up everyday and what effect it was having on our planet. If you are one of these people and are looking for a way to help out with the environment and reduce your energy usage, here are 6 simple steps to helping you cut back on the amount of energy you use.

1. Switch off all of the lights in your home that you are not using, and can you do with few lights? For the next month try to making a real commitment to stick to it and compare your current power bill with next month’s and see how much money you could really save over the long term just by doing this simple adjustment.

Your mother probably taught you to turn off the lights when you are not in a room, and mother always right. Even with low wattage bulbs, it can help to make a difference to keep them switched off when they are not in use.

2. Replace your old thermostat with a digital programmable thermostat if your home doesn't have one. This way, you can set the thermostat to run the heat or air conditioning less when you are at work, and then set the temperature to go back to comfortable levels just before you return home. If the system is not running all day it will cut back significantly on the amount of energy you use.

3. Use solar energy whenever you can. If you use outdoor lights, then switch these over to run on solar energy. You can also get a portable solar charger that can charge up small appliances like cell phones and laptops. Although some people primarily use these devices on the move, you can also routinely use them in the home as well.

4. Reduce your hot water consumption. You can accomplish this by using warm or even cold water to wash your clothes and hang up your clothes outside to dry, it will smell fresher too.

5. Make sure all the bulbs in your home have been switched over to the low wattage compact fluorescents. The old style incandescent bulbs can almost triple your energy usage. Also, have outdoor lights with the capability to tuen on at night and able to turn themselves off during the daylight hours. This way even if you forget to turn the light off it will not be operating all day.

6. In wintertime, open your drapes on the sunny side of your house to let the sun in to warm your home, you will be astonish how much energy you could save. And naturally you do the opposite in the summertime and close the drapes to keep the sun out.

Just stick with these simple steps and you will be able to cut down on your energy use. Not only will you be working to save the environment, but you will also be reducing your utility bills as well.

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How To Save Electricity By Living Off The Grid

Author: CLARENCE JOHNSON

Living off the grid is a term that means not being hooked up to conventional electricity providers like utility corporations or government entities. It is of course possible to save electricity and even to eliminate your electricity bill entirely by creating your own renewable home power system. Isn't it irritating to be continuously held hostage by greedy corporations who seemingly raise your bill anytime they feel they need to make more money. On top of that the higher the utility rates the poorer the service seems to get. Also, living off the grid will not only lower your utility bills it also saves power and helps to contribute to saving the environment for your children.

Here are some advantages of living off the grid:

Reduce your dependability on non-renewable resources. Who wants to depend on public utilities all the time? Creating your own home power system helps you rely only on your resources and not the ones supplied by governments or corporations. How often have you cursed when faced with a power outage in the midst of some important work or a party? Wouldn’t you like to take charge of such factors affecting you life? With alternate power solutions, you can.

Freedom to use naturally available resources like sun and wind to power your lights and appliances. How would you feel when you don’t have to worry about how much power you are using? You can make use of the abundant power available in the nature to light up your home and make your food. Homemade solar and wind power are the answers to how to save electricity.

By reducing your power costs you save money. How would it feel not to have to worry about how cold or hot it gets and wonder how much the electric bill is this month? The alternate power solutions give you a return on investment very soon,thus making the power supply to your home eventually free!

Of course the ultimate reason for going green is to make the environment healthier for the future. Don’t you thank the people who planted trees years ago. Do you think they thought they would benefit from those trees or were they more forward thinking than we are about the environment? They planted those trees for the future generations. Make the future of your future generations secure by giving them a greener, healthier world. Cut down on the usage of non-renewable sources of energy.

If you are thinking that living off the grid is not possible or is too inconvenient then explore it farther. Thousands of people are learning how to build inexpensive homemade power systems within a few days at less than $200.

About the Author:

My name is Clarence Johnson and I love Internet Marketing/Affiliate Sales. I have researched several DIY manuals on building solar panels and windmills for in home use. If you would like more specific information on starting your own solar generation system for under $200 then visit my website at http://www.greenenergy1.homestead.com