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    Most Vets do a Lousy Job Cropping Dobe Ears

    Here is our beloved Ranger. A favorite memory- when our sons were teen-agers, ranger would hear a car come up the driveway and go stand at the back door watching for who was coming in with his tail doing a slow wag in anticipation. OK, two more. He loved to go to his store that he could go in-...
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    Bleach Solution Strength for Cleaning Up Black Water

    It was a lot more than just tracked drips. That was what covered the most of the floor and stair paths I made, but the 2 in. pipe leaks that sprayed over some utility shelves and their contents is an even bigger cleanup I'm still working on. Headed back to it now to wipe down individual bottles...
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    Most Vets do a Lousy Job Cropping Dobe Ears

    I'm a little late to this party, but I can't resist jumping in! We had a male red Dobie. We brought him home at eight weeks. His ears and tail were already cropped, but I had to clean his ears and re-post them about every four days or so. They were cut to the standard height. Ranger was a very...
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    Bleach Solution Strength for Cleaning Up Black Water

    Sorry havasu, I don't follow you. Paper towels for?
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    Bleach Solution Strength for Cleaning Up Black Water

    I have a brother in the carpet cleaning/ flood remediation business who says raw sewage is extremely dangerous and uses as high as a 50/50 concentration with a respirator and the rest of the PPE needed. I wore heavy rubber gloves, knee high rubber boots, safety glasses with solid side shields...
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    Bleach Solution Strength for Cleaning Up Black Water

    At the CDC site there is a chart that shows for one gallon of water, add 1/3 cup of 2.75% bleach, 3 tablespoons of 5.25-6.25%, 2 tablespoons of 8.25% for use as a disinfectant. https://doh.wa.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/Documents/8340//970-216-Disinfect-en-L.pdf
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    Bleach Solution Strength for Cleaning Up Black Water

    Thanks Sparky, yes I've been to the CDC site and found the same chart as you probably. The chart I saw there gives a breakdown even of the different strengths of bleach available and how much per each solution. Nothing went over the 1/3 cup. Sharing your experience with Katrina is helpful...
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    Bleach Solution Strength for Cleaning Up Black Water

    Our house main sewer drain clogged and I had to have it snaked out today. Before that could happen we emptied seven 5-gal. buckets of sewage water out of the 4 in. main pipes in the basement. (possibly black water) I carried them across the basement floor in that process, tracking as I went. I...
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    Algae Growth In Toilet Tank

    Thanks guys, I appreciate your help. I'll check out your link. I'm already avoiding any tank tablets that have any bleach. Using Scrubbing Bubbles Drop-Ins. We have our own well. I'm wondering if I need to shock it, or if airborne spores are the cause? Joe, I've had the tank lids off...
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    Algae Growth In Toilet Tank

    Hi, for a few months now I've been having an algae grow over everything in the back toilet tanks of both our upstairs and downstairs toilets. I know not to put bleach in the tanks because it will destroy the seals, so how should I correctly deal with this? Thanks for your help.
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    Changing World

    I completely agree.
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    Well, What happened was............

    I'm glad to hear you finally had a victory and a somewhat happy ending frodo! I admit I was expecting a continued nightmare story, which seems to be how these blasted things go. :hide: Good for you! :clap::clap::clap: - by the way, I got a kick out of your signature.
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    Changing World

    Very impressive indeed. This 3-D printing technology it would seem will revolutionize quite a few things in this old world of ours. Remember gluing up wood with Elmer's Glue (milk glue) ?!
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    What are you drinking right now?

    Lose the wife... lose the homemade cookies?! :o Stewart's Black Cherry (Fountain Classic)
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    Gutters or No Gutters...

    Also you don't want to allow water to drip from roof edges down onto concrete directly below! It will erode the "buttered" top surface off of your concrete. :hide:
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    What vacuum cleaner should I buy?

    Yup, I keep all of my cords from sweepers, toasters, irons, and the like. They make great extension cords that'll carry a load. :agree:
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    Removing Caulk Applied in 1923?

    Neal, the frames are definitely metal, which will be better than worrying about tearing up wood like you mentioned. :cool: Thanks for your ideas guys, I have a heat gun, and I'll look into the Putty Chaser as well. ;)
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    Removing Caulk Applied in 1923?

    My basement windows are made with a steel frame that tips in and up. They have three panels each. I need to replace a broken pane in one. What would be the best approach to remove this ancient, dried out, hardened indoor caulk? Do I try to chip it out, try heating it up, grind it out? Thanks...
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    Replacing Expansion Joints with ?

    Thank-you for your all of your input guys,you really helped. :cool:
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    Replacing Expansion Joints with ?

    Hi guys, been a while. :cool: What type of caulk should I use in N.E. Ohio to replace some expansion joints between house brick wall and large concrete pad? I've got water coming into my pump room underneath from rain so it needs to be a water barrier as well. Any name brand excel over...
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