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How to get cat hair off my couch?

I just got couches from someone that has two cats. How can I get the hair off because my girlfriend is allergic? Even after vacuuming she's still having massive allergy attacks

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It depends on your plumbing skills/knowledge and how easy or hard it would be to connect into the existing water and drain lines.The work would need to be done per local or state plumbing codes and may need to have a permit/building inspector sign off on it. If not done by code, then you may have issues when selling the house or plumbing/drain issues with the new sink. If you have an adjoining wall of the house to the garage which already has a sink like a bath or kitchen, then it would be fairly easy to tap into those water and drain lines and run them into the adjoining wall of the garage but also depending on whether they are cast iron, copper, PVC or PEX ,etc.. Just run new water lines from the existing ones using a variety of fittings / pipe /shutoff valves (PEX pipe /adapters /Sharkbite fittings would be best /easiest) and route the PVC drain line from the new sink to the existing house drain lines using rubber boot connectors or PVC fittings/adapters making sure you maintain a proper slope of any horizontal runsusually 1 of drop per 10' of drain pipe run. You'll also likely or possibly need to tee into/run a new vent pipe in the garage sink drain line up to the roof for proper drainage/flow or install an air vent in the drain line after the P trap if a vent pipe is too difficult to install and allowed by code. An air vent allows air to go into the drain pipe after the trap for proper water flow but has a spring loaded valve in it which closes off when not in use to prevent sewer gases coming out the ventsold at home centers. Look at the layout of the water /drain lines plumbing in the house, what types of pipe and length to the garage and if it's too difficult for you, call in some plumbers and get a few quotes including any permits. While you're at it, you may opt to install cold/hot water lines and hose bibs in the garage for washing cars, etc.. nice to have if there is a floor drain or just to avoid going into the house to get hot/cold water.
The benefits should come from the guy who hit her, his vehicle insurance. Contact his company and see what to doI had to do this when I was hit by someone. I wasn't walking but he hit my car and I finally had to keep on his insurance company about it until they paid for repairs. He was driving, he is at fault and granted it happened on a company parking lot, it wasn't caused by them so they are not responsible. I hope you get the guy, that's just ridiculous that he hit her I mean pedestrians always have the right of way!

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