KC, thanks for posting that link. I remember what my issue was with that report... If it ONLY works with 5th instar cats, then are they REALLY eating it or were they just ready to pupate anyway? notice there are no follow-up posts saying "YES!" I tried this and it works! Call me skeptical, but I don't buy it. I also read that they will eat watermelon. Actually tried that and all they did was crawl off it in search of more milkweed. If anyone else has tried pumpkin or watermelon and had success please share. Tony

Quite easy.... a ton of cooling and heating is 12,000 BTUs. So for a 3 ton heat pump model, full BTUs would be 36 K minimum both in cooling and heating. One should always look at the matching AHRI number to get the number of BTUs for a HP both in cooling and heating. While not naming a particular brand, there are models that fail to give you full BTUs. I have seen a large haircut close to 10% on the heating size on some models. This can be a big deal. Buyer does not always get what he thinks he is. IMO

With hot weather, Aeoniums go dormant, so if it stays in a hot place it will drop a lot of leaves and curl up to protect the growing point at the center of the rosette. When dormant, water sparingly to avoid rot. Here in So Cal they go dormant for the summer if away from the immediate coast where the temperatures stay mostly very mild. Inland where it is hotter they go dormant.

The "no glue" is correct. The click-together products are EASILY damaged. The lock system gets mangled if you need to pull them up. If you need to remove them, you are looking at 25% - 50% waste due to damaged lock systems. There are systems called "loose lay" where only the PERIMETER of the floor is glued and then the rest of the planks are installed TIGHT to the glued planks. These floors are the easiest to deal with when it comes to flooding conditions. And to be clear, the amount of effort to "rescue" a vinyl floor that has been soaked is quite high. It isn't the concrete underneath that takes all the work, it is the planks THEMSELVES. In essence, you need to pull up the planks VERY QUICKLY after the water arrives (ie. with 3 inches of water on them, you need to reach down into said water and remove the planks). Then you have to get the planks to a bathtub that you have filled with clean water with a hint of bleach (kills the bacteria/infectious materials in the water...like dysentery) and then you dry them off (towel dry). Once you have all the planks washed and dried, you then need to set them in the SUN for a day. As in, on your lawn with the sun beaming down. After 6-8 hours, you flip them over and let the other side bask in the UV rays. Now that the planks are "healthy" once again (no mold, mildew, bacteria or infectious diseases) you can then store them properly (over a smooth, flat, dry surface) until you are able to reinstall the product. As you can see, very FEW clients are able to complete that extensive list to salvage a damaged vinyl floor. And just for fun, vinyl planks do NOT like being exposed to hot sun light in front of windows. If your planks can get wet during a hurricane, it is possible they will be exposed to HIGH temperatures in front of glass windows. The high temperatures and UV exposure (over years) is MORE damaging than the water intrusion from a hurricane. Porcelain tiles are you best option.