I just moved into a whole house and have noticed that there is one non working old as dirt smoke detector in the kitchen and non anywhere else in the house.How many smoke detectors do i need?I live in upstate NYThe house has a full unfinished basement, first floor,second floor with 4 bedrooms and bathroom, unfinished attic.Gas heat and stove- so do i need a carbon monoxide detector? I have two small childrenThe house is not new, its an older victorianAny info would be helpful as to the amount and placement!! Thank you!
Try pedia As I recall, a lightning rod actually encourages your house to be struck, but provides a low-resistance path down the outside of the house to ground instead of having the lighting travel along the wiring, water pipes etc. and blow everything up. If the rod is pointed, it generates a high intensity electric field around the point, which ionises the air. That is supposed to drain off the charge from a thundercloud slowly rather than letting a dangerous voltage build up. I'm not sure if it really works.
Depends what you mean by work It is unlikely to seal a leak, as stated above, because on most brake pipes (there are exceptions that use pipe threaded fittings) the thread doesn't provide the seal. It will, however, lunricate and protect the threads, giving you a better chance of undoing the fitting at a later date. The issue with tape is the risk that, when you undo it at a later date, wee bits of tape fall into your open brake lines and cause blockages. Thread sealer or anti-sieze, used sparingly, is therefore a safer option. Used only on the upper threads it isn't exposed to brake fluid so shouldn't have an opportunity to contaminate it. A brake-specific grease like Bendix Ceramlube might be the best choice, if you can get it. I can't get anything here (in Taiwan) so I just clean up the threads with dental floss (making sure no fibres escape) and rub them very lightly with an old tyre weight. That last bit is just me. Don't do it.
