Hi

Thanks for the fire reminder. I have a smoke detector on the "fritz".

Harry

Yep, I totally agree with Charles! We have 6 extinguishers! Five are located inside the home and the other one is out in our shop. Make sure that they are rated just right for all fires. Check them every 6 months! This also pertains to smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors! Both should be in...

Hi Charles, Thanks for the reminder...it's something we try to remind people of a couple times of year. You are so right about the placement of an extinguisher...I see so many homes that either have none, or placed directly above or beside the stove, same with the furnace area! Just a couple little ...

If they have been empty for years they are not worth refilling. Buy at least a 5 pound size with a METAL head. The little 2 1/2 pound extinguishers only have a 5 to 10 second discharge time. I know I do not to have to try to put out any size fire in that small amount of time. The one at the "ho...

great reminder!!thanks . but where and how do you get them refilled? Ive asked the fire dept . not sure what they told me. i have two and had to use both of them up when my washing machine caught fire ,and now they are empty. for years! and now you have reminded me to get them refilled. as a reminde...

Well not something anybody wants to read about they SHOULD. I Sell/Service extinguishers for a living. When you locate extinguishers in your home I have seen MANY people that put them in the cabinet BESIDE the stove. They really should be at LEAST 10 feet AWAY from the stove TOWARD an EXIT. Just thi...

Several years ago, my parents moved to the next province so my mom could get her degree. They were gone for two years and, as their house is across the street from the local trades campus, they rented out their home to students (yes - they thought this was a GOOD idea!). Well, when they were coming ...

Hi Kathy

Yes that will work. You can also tie some gauze on the trigger and coat with peanut butter. They teeth get caught in the gauze.

Harry

Yup traps are best. We had rats one time when we got rid of our chickens and the rats moved from under the chicken coop to the house. We used poison that time effective but the smell was horrible. Now we just have mice when it gets cold so snap traps are best. Use peanut butter and tie a raisin to i...

Yes, Jane (our female kitty) is one heck of a mouser!! When one comes in she'll play with it and bound back and forth through the house until the poor thing has a heart attack. Then she'll dutifully pick it up and drop it in the tub for us to take care of. Jane does not go outside or I'm sure she'd ...

Don't use poison, I learned the hard way. It is a terrible smell that is hard to get rid of. mothballs do help some,but they tend to smell throughtout the house even if you are careful with how many you place under there. The best remedy is the old fashioned snap traps. A cat would certainly help, I...

Thanks for the replies, gang. The underbelly is completely gone on one side of the house - I guess that's where they're getting in at... but for some reason they go all the way back to the master bedroom and begin their munching!! No, Yanita - I never finished the underbelly repairs.. so many other ...

I've been having exactly the same problem this winter - mice in the belly and walls. Since they are nocturnal, you can count on only hearing them in the wee hours, while you're trying to sleep. I've caught 8 of them so far, mostly with snap traps (they got wise to the glue traps after a few lucky ca...

Nope...if you poison them they will die in your under belly...not a good smell. Trust me you will regret poisoning them! Try throwing a liberal amount of moth balls under the home, and bait and set some traps where you can reach , empty and re bait easily. Got a cat...open up the cupboards under the...

Oh great.... several mice have gotten under the underbelly of the home and are beginning to munch / gnaw on the bottom of the floor.... one I swear is directly beneath my bed.. the next is near the bedroom door.... I think another one is near the other end of the house (sometimes they gnaw in STEREO...