Insinkerator Hot and Cool Dispenser - how good is the cool water?
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how cool is cool enough for beets and carrot growing?
Comments (9)I used to garden in Kuwait but winters there are a fair bit cooler and longer than in Dubai. I didn't grow beets or carrots but I did grow other cool season crops/flowers like lettuce, potatoes and pansies. I seeded those in late October for a Jan-Mar harvest. Tomatoes and peppers were seeded in late September for a Jan-May harvest. But because spring arrives earlier and hotter in Dubai, you might have to shift those dates earlier, so they don't mature in the heat. Seedlings can take heat better than mature plants, in the case of these crops. Still, I would wait until October for seeding any cool-season crops. As suggested by others, starting indoors and transplanting is a good idea - just make sure you harden them off really well. Water very frequently when the weather is hot - deep, infrequent watering does not work there because of the sandy soil and high soil temperatures. Always do a moderate watering in the afternoon to cool off the soil surface a little, and a more substantial watering every morning. If you're planting in the ground, amend with lots of compost. Otherwise, soil pH might be a bit on the high side for tomatoes and peppers....See MoreIt's HOT in here!!! How to keep house cool?
Comments (23)Is your baby wearing clothes or just a diaper? Skin red with rash? Hope you aren't using Tide as that can cause discomfort as can most clothes soaps. If baby can't sleep with just diaper, you might try ice cubes in a pan under crib, that would cool area a little. I happen to have problems with AC so when it's over 110 I can get miserable .I have lots of ice tea(decaf) loaded with ice, very light clothing & loose, ice in washcloth to wipe over my arms & legs. I did install a window type AC in wall in case I was so hot I was about to black out. Haven't used it yet. Can't have fans. Do have heavy security screen doors(not really screen but steel with holes in it) open doors early & close as soon as warms. My house is fully insulated walls(used car lights while they were building it & stapled it in) guy checked attic in a suit- I said get back up there & walk around as I was up & looked earlier so they added more & I later added lot more myself. To cool things further I bought 20 ft long shade cloth & attached to edge of patio cover & poles that are removable sunk in concrete makes things much easier walking over to pick tomatoes or peppers etc. Cut down water bill too which is good as on restrictions. Can get vinyl outside shades but they break up in wind so you can cut shade cloth to put over window. Good Luck! If baby feels hot & is fussy, good time to give bath right before bed with lukewarm water. That will cool him/her for at least 30 minutes.Is baby on blanket, should be on just a cotton sheet that is fitted over crib mattress....See MoreReally, do you use your hot water dispenser?
Comments (26)I use my instant hot every day. We got our first one about 15 years ago when I had granite installed and it was suggested (had only heard a little about it before) and it finally stopped working about 6 to 8 months ago so we got another one. Then, we just did a full gut kitchen remodel and we were without it for about 7 weeks...really missed it! When we had the new kitchen installed, we did get the hot/cold combo unit (so my folks will be getting the one that was only 6 to 8 months old). We have R/O water and it runs through the unit for both the instant hot and the cool water. The tap has a push down tab on the left with a red tip for hot and one with a blue tip on the right for cool. We got the Insinkerator HC-WAVESN-SS. It looks fine and I really like not having "three" faucets at the sink like we did before (regular faucet, R/O faucet and instant hot faucet). Many of the dispensers do NOT come with a tank, you have to buy that separately. We were happy to see that ours is one of the few that DOES include a stainless steel tank and it says it can dispense 60 cups of instant hot water per hour. I found it at Lowe's online only (at least where we live in Arizona) and thought the fast shipping was a bit much. The Great Indoors price was upwards of $200 higher but they price match plus give you 10% of the difference off plus give you free shipping, so that's what we did. Like others, I use it for pasta, tea, jello (boil it first, of course but it boils so much faster). One thing I do daily is fill a small 1 cup size glass prep bowl about half full and put in my wedding ring and tennis bracelet. Just putting them in the hot water for a few minutes each day keeps them sparkling clean and I don't have to be quite so careful about washing my hands with soap or not letting my ring touch hand lotion when I put it on after applying lotion....See MoreHot/cold water dispensers - Insinkerator
Comments (4)I have an Insinkerator. I use the hot several times a day and have been for a year so I think the novelty has been replaced by habit. I have chilled water in my fridge and my tap doesn't taste bad enough to bother with the filtered cold (I was I mean am planning on replacing my fridge with one that doesn't have a dispenser so thought I'd want the filtered cold). So far, no problems except for my GC installing it wrong and burning up the tank on the first fill. ISE service was excellent and they replaced the tank quickly....See MoreSeattleMCM
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