A Faulty Thermocouple Is The Reason Your Pilot Light Keeps Going Out. The thermocouple detects when your pilot light is burning. This copper rod is a safety feature that will shut down the heater’s gas supply if your water heater pilot light goes out. This is the result of a…
Does a pinguecula go away? Once the pinguecula has formed on the eye, it will not go away by itself. It’s also worth noting that it will not grow across your cornea, so there doesn’t need to be any concern with the lump getting larger. The only way to remove…
When sensitive or perishable food items are moved between locations, a thermal bag is a temporary source of temperature control. For example, pizza delivery bags use insulation in order to keep food warm so that it will not spoil by the time the customer receives it. This insulated pizza delivery…
After a few weeks of therapy, the wart will be dead – dry and calloused looking- and the whole thing will come out in the bath with some gentle rubbing like a button. Be prepared: there will be a deep hole in the bottom of your child’s foot where the…
The Voice is an international reality television singing competition franchise. It is based on the reality singing competition The Voice of Holland, which was originally created by Dutch television producer John de Mol and singer Roel van Velzen. Many other countries have adapted the format and begun airing their own…
Pellet stoves require a source of electricity in order to operate. Without an alternative source of power, the stove will be unable to turn on or ignite. But one disadvantage that pellet stoves have compared to fireplaces is that they require electricity to operate. That means if the power goes…
Since (in theory, at least) a pendulum of a certain length always takes the same amount of time to swing back and forth, the pendulum is what keeps the clock to time. No, not a simple pendulum. A simple pendulum needs gravity to accelerate it on the downward and decelerate…
Dropped pennies cannot kill people, no matter how high you drop them from. The reason is that air slows things down. Falling objects reach a maximum speed in air, called the terminal velocity, and can’t go any faster. The less dense an object, the lower its terminal velocity. Will a…
Yes, it’s true: mice find the smell of peppermint annoying; and many others have used it to assist in their mouse control efforts, with great success. You hear online reviews of people saying “peppermint oil doesn’t work as a natural mouse repellent !” What Scent Will Keep Mice Away? –…
Besides providing shade, pergolas can benefit your yard or roof patio with other advantages like protection from rain, UV light, insects, and heat. And, of course, it gives you and your family privacy during outdoor activities if retractable screens are used on one or more sides. Do pergolas give much…