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Is this cleaning enough? [closed]
I’m a bit sick and i had a little bit of diarrhea in my underwear so i wore gloves and wiped the most i could then hand washed it with anti bacterial soap, then i washed it in the machine with my ...
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Ants infested house
We never had a ant in our home ever but since last month I seen so many ants, I took some advice from other post and used baking soda which stopped them for weeks but now again they have showed up but ...
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White Board Renewal - Chemistry in Action [duplicate]
This is a hack, not a question.
After trying more than 20 various cures from the web for removing ghosts from the white board that didn't work.... I used the molecular attack.
Household bleach. Wipe ...
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Killing ants with Borax that has been mixed with sugar upon cottonballs: How should I replace the bait?
I have tried to use borax to kill ants. Upon first application, I made a paste using sugar and borax then I soaked cottonballs and placed in areas where I saw ant activity.
Now the cottonballs are wet ...
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Cleaning shower - acid or alkaline detergent first?
I have acid detergent to get rid of mineral buildup and alkaline solution for all the grease.
But which one should I use first?
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How can I remove round shaped white colour on worktop in kitchen due to hotness of pan?
I placed a hot pan on a worktop. Due to this white circle shape has come on worktop.
How can I remove it? The original colour of the worktop is black.
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How to get very fine tipped pens to write consistently?
I like to take notes in books and for that it’s really nice to have a pen that’s something like .28 but every time I get a pen that has these smaller tips they are very inconsistent.
Different writing ...
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8,000 btu portable air conditioner inadequate
I live in an area of high humidity. My windows are nailed down and there is just a blanket separating the living area from the kitchen. I have an8,000 btu ac unit, various blower fans & ...
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Diy puppy pee pads
What are some cost-effective DIY puppy pee pads? I am not trying to keep washing blankets and purchasing disposable pee pads are too expensive at the moment
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Accidentally wore my sweaty T-shirt from days ago this morning. What can I do to get rid of the smell for the rest of the day?
This morning my sleep-deprived brain mixed a T-shirt into the clean pile of clothes, which then I subsequently took up and left to work. As time passed, I started to smell the unmistakeable scent of ...
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How to clean saucepan after boiling oats in milk?
Everytime I make oats in milk boiled in saucepan, it leave a dired scum sort on the wall and base of saucpan which is very hard to get it off with sponge. What methods can I use to make it easy for it ...
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How do I power two 3W blubs from a power bank?
A friend of mine has a cupboard that includes two 3W light bulbs (the kind that are meant to look like flickering flames in case it makes any difference). There is a wire out of the back of the ...
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Good way to mark a vacuum insulated tavel mug at a certain volume?
I am going to get a 24oz travel mug, vacuum insulated (metal interior walls). Often times, I will use it for 18oz of coffee. I've been trying to think of ways to mark the exterior to show the height ...
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'Softening' a Velcro closure
I have a several pairs of slacks that use Velcro® closures for the pockets.
The issue is that they're much more aggressive and noisy to open than they need to be.
Is there a simple way to reduce the ...
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diesel smell out of clothing/Machine [duplicate]
Little More help needed, can I used white vinegar to get the smell of diesel out,
do I soak the clothing in cold or warm water with the white vinegar?, what other products can I used? the smell in the ...
