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Many homeowners forget that they can expand their living spaces by remodeling their garages. Think about it - your garage is usually just sitting there, crowded with stuff if not your car. It is the perfect space for your new studio or pool house. You can turn your garage into the room of your dreams. Would it really be so bad to park your car in the driveway? If you live in a temperate climate, a car is not going to suffer much out of doors. Granted, if you live in Minnesota, you have a garage attached to your house for a reason. You can go straight to your car without having to step out into the cold. But if you live in a pleasant environment, try parking your car in the driveway and look at all the space you just opened up for yourself. You just added hundreds or even thousands more square feet to your living space.

Garages are so much fun to remodel because you can really personalize them. Have you always wanted an art studio, or a place to write your great American novel? Have you always wanted a workshop or a place to play music or whittle wood? Decide what the best use of the space would be. Do you need a place to put a washer and dryer set, or space for a deep freezer? If you have the money to do a big remodeling job, then consider turning the garage into a small apartment. You can either rent it out and make some extra money, or let one of your older children live in it. You could even reserve the apartment for an elderly parent or grandparent that you want to keep close to you. The apartment can be on the first floor, or you can add a second story to the garage, maintaining the parking space below. You can add a separate door on the second story with a staircase located outside the garage. This will be a nice retreat for anyone.

 by Pooja Rani

Aquarium tank fish death is one of the common challenges faced by aquarists. There are number of factors that could be responsible for the deaths experienced. These are outlined briefly below: - The aquarist selection of fish. - The removal and packing of the fish from the pet shop - Transport time and period and the handling of the fish in transit - Quarantine procedure. - Adjustment and adaptation into the new community or environment by the new fish. When buying fish from the pet shop always spend some time at the place to inquire about the life history and habits of the new purchase. You can then make a selection from collection of the same species. Never buy the last specimen in reserve at any shop because if it had been a good specimen, you would not have met it there in the first instance. Always form the habit of making your fish purchase during the cool periods of the day, preferably before 12 noon or after 4.30pm. These are the only periods I can guarantee for fish comfort. This restriction is borne out of my observation that most pet shops and aquarists alike do not seem to care about insulation of the fish against temperature fluctuations after gassing them in polythene.

by Muna wa Wanjiru

This article describes various types of fire sprinkler systems and their uses. It also specifies the areas of application of different systems.Fire sprinkler is used to spread water in case of any fire accidents that reach a particular temperature. Fire sprinkler was first invented in 1870's in United States. Fire sprinkler may be automatic or open orifice system. Automatic fire sprinkler uses a frangible bulb that has different color coding for the purpose of indicating the temperature of fire. It will operate individually in a fire. It releases water pressure and allows water flow from the pipe. Open orifice system can be used only with water spray system.

A fire sprinkler system supplies water at constant speed that will reduce the effect of fire. For this the fire sprinkler is connected with water pipes. Previously, it was used in large industries and organizations only. But now small fire sprinklers are available in the market to be used at homes or small business concerns at cheaper rates.

Types of Fire sprinkler systems:

1. Wet pipe system:

Wet pipe system is the widely used type of sprinkler system. It is simple and easy to operate. It contains automatic sprinkler that will supply water under pressure to the pipes connected to it. It has the capacity to deal with various range of fire temperature. It has automatic alarm check valve that will indicate the range of fire.

2. Dry pipe system:

Dry pipe system is used in unheated buildings and refrigerated coolers. It supplies air flow from the pipes by applying pressure to it. It can cover large area than wet pipe system. It is the second commonly used system. Its main benefit is that it will not leak like wet pipe system. But it is less reliable and requires high cost to install and maintain.

3. Deluge system:

These are open sprinklers that are the sprinklers connected to the piping are open. This is very useful where the entire area is affected by fire. This system uses deluge valve in the water supply connection. The valve will open to allow water to enter the piping system. The water flow is constant from all the sprinklers.

4. Pre action system:

Pre action system is used in areas like museums for rare arts, books, antiques etc. These places must be prevented. So pre action system combines all the features of wet pipe, dry pipe and deluge valve system. There are two types in pre action system single interlock and double interlock. Single interlock is similar to dry pipe system and double resembles deluge valve system. 5. Foam water sprinkler system:

This system uses both water and foam that will allow foam spray from the sprinkler. This system can be used in petrol bunks, airports etc.

Muna wa Wanjiru is an Agricultural Engineer and Has Been Researching and Reporting on Irrigation for Years. For More Information on Fire Sprinkler Systems, Visit His Site at FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

About the Author

Muna wa Wanjiru is an Agricultural Engineer and Has Been Researching and Reporting on Irrigation for Years. For More Information on Fire Sprinkler Systems, Visit His Site at FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

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Away from the traditional designs of fruit baskets, Alessi online store brings up this unique collection of modern baskets and fruit holders. There are other products by Alessi, like centerpieces and candle holders. I chose the designs that I liked the most. You can see more on the website of the store: www.alessi-shop.com/ashop-us/