If you are interested in having solar panels installed on your home, here are five things you need to understand about home solar electricity.
#1 Solar Panels Are Attached To Your Roof
Generally, solar panels are attached to your roof. Solar panels can be attached to a wide variety of roofing materials. If you have a really old roof that you know needs to be replaced soon, you may want to replace it before having your solar panels installed.
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Whether you've having your restaurant's grease pumped or you're just opening up the manhole cover to verify its condition with the county inspector, you can take advantage of routine maintenance to do an impromptu inspection of your own equipment. Knowing what an inspector looks for can help you solve problems without having to deal with citations and potential penalties. Be vigilant for these five visual signs of trouble in a grease trap or interceptor system.
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Having ants invade your home is annoying, and often leads home owners to reach for the nearest can of ant poison. Unfortunately, these rudimentary methods can be downright harmful if you have pets, and you could end up with a much bigger problem. Read on to learn why trying to deal with ants yourself is a bad idea if you have pets and what you should do instead.
Fighting Ants Is Ineffective
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If you are going to be using propane outside this summer to power your grill, pool heater or any other outdoor accessory, it is vitally important that you know how to stay safe while using propane. Here is what you need to do if one of your propane tanks ever starts leaking gas.
#1 Keep Your Nose On Alert
The first thing you need to do is keep your nose on alert.
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If you own or manage an apartment building and provide a dumpster for your tenants to use, you may want to consider surrounding the dumpster with a lockable fence. Here are 3 ways people can take advantage of unsecured dumpsters.
To prevent non-tenant use of your dumpster
Trash service can be expensive, especially for those who have gotten behind in their bills and/or need to pay a security deposit first. Sometimes, people accumulate too much trash and need to find somewhere to dump it.
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