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Drought and your garden watering plans
Comments (29)Our average rainfall here is 15 inches a year, but it regularly varies from around 7 inches up to 21 (the year before last). I was in heaven that year -- it was the first I'd seen since I moved here nearly 20 years ago. Add to that, all our rain comes in the winter. You can irrigate or you can grow rocks and winter season weeds, mostly annual grasses, thistles, bindweed, mustards, wild geraniums,and oxalis. You can have fields of oxalis. Native plants will also survive if you do not water, but there are few of them left and establishing a planting of them requires a different skill set than most gardeners have. You can make a beautiful landscape from natives, but you won't grow food or many flowers past the spring burst. So most of us irrigate. My front yard is a garden of heritage roses and perennials and it is on spray. I experimented with drip but ended up replacing it. It was not at all robust. I can't have an irrigation system so fragile that it has to be repaired every time it is used. I fertilize once in the spring and mulch heavily. I have several other smaller beds that get the same treatment. This year we are converting the vegetable beds to soaker hose. That should reduce watering a bit. We dream of putting in a system to capture roof water for summer irrigation. Given that all our rainfall comes six months away from the time that we will actually need it for the garden, that would mean a very large storage tank of some kind, an expensive project, and one the city would no doubt resist. I hate dealing with the city. I really don't know why they behave that way. I long to move to a higher rainfall area, but my DH wants to stay here. So mulch is my chief weapon. I believe in mulch. My, I have rambled a bit, haven't I! This is something I think about quite a bit....See MoreI don't likely kenmore elite top loader...
Comments (50)I have all these same issues with water tempeture on my machine and after a great deal of playing with it, I figured out that it's basically a water presure issue. We have a house built in 1950. We have changed some of the plumbing but not all of it. For some reason the presure on our cold water come out a lot more than the hot. What this means is that for taking a shower the hot has to be turned on full and the cold only a very little bit. We also have our hot water tank turned up just a bit higher than the recommended mark. It's the same principle with the washer. If the cold is coming out a lot faster than the hot then your starting temp in the washer is going to be a lot lower than the engineer intended. You basically have to find that happy place where you cold is set just the right way and the hot is all on just like you have to fiddle with it in the shower. So what I did is measured all the temps at the end of the wash and systematically turned the cold down until I got the right temps. What it means is that our cold isn't on very much at all and it takes longer to fill a cold wash but It saves me from having to constantly play with the water during the hot cycles. Basically you want even presure for both hot and cold and if unfortunately your hot doesn't have a lot of presure than the cold won't either. Our longer term solution is to get rid of all the galvanized pipe in the house that is causing all the problems with water presure. This post was edited by Parascheva1014 on Tue, Apr 2, 13 at 11:51...See MoreHyla Water Trap Vacuum Cleaner
Comments (52)When I was in college in the late 90's, I used a Rainbow at one of the houses I cleaned on the side. I LOVED it and knew one day I wanted a water vac. (*NERD ALERT) In 2008, I bought a Hyla. My then husband nearly fell over when I told the salesman I would take it. I think I spent around $1500-2000 with the carpet cleaner attachment and all the bells and whistles. In 2009, we had a house fire. I made sure the Hyla was safe when we exited. She survived just fine. In 2010, I used my Hyla while cleaning various residential properties for remodel. In 2012, we adopted another pet or two which means more fur. In 2018, I took the hose into the local vacuum repairman. He is an odd dude. He made negative comments about Hyla and was reluctant to help me. Apparently, it was a towel stuck in the hose, which he removed for a hefty fee. I believe he doesn't like Hyla because if everyone had them, he would lose business. The 2 repairs I've had to make in 12 years have been minimal and mainly due to user wear and tear. Our Hyla gets used A LOT. Fast forward to 2020. I still have my dearest Hyla, but not the dearest husband. I chose well! She always picks up after herself. She cleans like a champ. I can't stand the way a regular vacuum feels like you just push dust around the house. I am very attached to this vacuum and have always been happy that I purchased it. I pray she lives forever, but if her time comes to an end, I will 100% buy another! I write this review now, after 12 years of having this vacuum because I hate reading reviews and wondering if a product held up but not knowing because the review was written so soon after purchase. I'm here to tell you, if they still sell Hylas, I would 10/10 recommend. PS: I'm not a paid reviewer, I just love the hell outta my Hyla!...See MoreWant to ditch my FL for a Speed Queen
Comments (45)My FL that I ditched was a Duet made for Sears. The manuals were Duet. Mine did have a 2 hour sanitizing setting that I did use routinely. 2 hours to wash kitchen towels with not enough water - hot or not, never got them stain free and did not get the washer clean. And if you left the load in the washer with the door closed for anytime at all -- stinky!! And a rewash. My manual said to check under the rubber ring if you washed small items. I hated that washer!!! I think I hate it more now that it is gone! :) I'm sure there are great FL's made. I have a Miele vacuum I love, but it was very expensive. I never looked at the Miele washers. I admit, when I finally decided to get rid of the FL, I did not shop for anything other than the Speed Queen thanks to the information shared on this forum over the years. I was delighted to find a local dealer who also does their own service. I have followed pinky's "adventures", and still bought a Speed Queen. I am hoping for a positive outcome for you. I am watching out for any signs of a problem-so far none. I did buy the AWNE92 - electronic controls - the longer warranty sold me, as I intended to get the manual controls. It does have hot wash, but my hot water out of the bathroom faucet measures 130. I'm going to measure the hot wash next time. I did measure the 'cool' wash - it was 62 and it felt warmish to me, so that is the cycle I am going to try for our clothes. I think washing and rinsing in cold water causes wrinkles.....but that could have just been the FL. I am re learning how to do laundry. At least it is fast and I can open the lid and watch! My FL had a dark smoked lid and I could not see anything inside even shining a flashlight thru it. Jayme - still no regrets ditching the FL! In fact I feel stupid putting up with it for so long....See Morekaseki
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