The DRSNews

January 2005  
Happy New Year! (a little late! <grin>)

In this issue 
(click the index number to go straight to article):

1) Top 6 Ways to Set Your House on Fire Using Your Dryer
2) A Neat Latex Paint Disposal Method 
3) Attn Marketers: Corey Rudl Can Help You Succeed Online

1) One of the scariest things I see on a daily basis is charred lint inside dryers and dryer vents. Here in the Northeast, we're in the middle of 'dryer season', and we're running them really hard, so I thought this'd be a good time to talk about several ways to reduce the fire hazard that's caused by making just one or two common mistakes with clothes dryers. Here are the best 6 ways I can think of to start a rip-roaring dryer fire (if you're in a hurry, just combine any 2 or 3): 

- Don't clean your dryer's lint filter every load (or twice per load when drying towels and other high-lint fabrics), but only when the lint starts keeping the filter from seating, or lint starts falling out on the floor 

- Be sure to leave the house for extended periods when the dryer's running 

- Use white plastic, flexible duct (it's really cheap)

- Make the vent length as long as possible, looped through cold crawlspaces if possible, to allow it to fill with condensate and prevent any airflow

- Don't have the dryer professionally disassembled and cleaned and lubed every two years, max

- Vent it through one of those screened hoods that's sold to keep birds and other critters out

OK, if you've read this far without hitting 'delete' <grin>, you know I'm just having a little fun here.  But I've only done it to get your attention, because the issue is deadly serious. I see the above mistakes made way too often, and the consequences are scary - but can easily be prevented. 

Here's the 'skinny': 

- DO clean the lint filter every load, twice when drying terry towels and other heavy 'linters'. 

- DON'T rely on that to prevent heavy lint buildup inside the dryer, where you don't see it (it won't). 

- DO have it thoroughly cleaned by a pro as often as necessary, at least every two years (some dryers, 27" wide Whirlpools and Kenmores come to mind, can need it twice/year on average - depends on usage) 

- DO, if at all possible, install your dryer on an outside wall, to keep the vent run as short as possible. DO use as much 4 inch aluminum 'smooth wall' pipe in the vent run as possible, with sections connected with foil tape (screw points projecting into the duct will catch lint) with any flexible 'tails' connected with one of the high quality foil ducts available.  I've come to prefer 'Supurr-Flex' brand, 5-layer foil (The 12/03 DRSNews includes a picture of this material). 

(If you have to run any duct through a cold area like a crawlspace, whether solid or flex, poke 1/4 in drain holes in the bottom, at about 2 foot intervals, to keep moisture from accumulating. Believe it or not, a 4" dryer duct can FILL with water in just a few loads under these conditions!)

- DON'T use any size screen anywhere in the vent system. Even the popular 3/8 to 1/2 inch mesh 'bird screens' clog, as hard as that is to believe! I see this regularly (Here's an article with a picture of one of these). 

So there you have it. There are probably a few other methods of accomplishing this, but these are the ones I see most commonly used, so I thought I'd pass them along <g>.

2)  (Here's another one of those non-appliance topics that got my attention recently, so I thought you 'handy' folks would like to know about it too). 

Easy Latex Paint Disposal

Most of us have at least a few partially used cans of latex paint taking up space. Disposal can be inconvenient because most waste services will not take latex paint in liquid form, and drying it is not as simple as taking the lid off the can -- the top just skins over. 

However, a product called Waste Paint Hardener can make disposal easy. It comes in 3-1/2-ounce packets ($2.29) that will harden 2 to 3 gallons of latex paint or in 5-gallon buckets that harden more than 100 gallons. 

It's very easy to use: Just stir the crystals into the paint and in a couple of hours the paint turns into a semisolid blob (like dried-up oatmeal) that can be discarded with your garbage. 

The product also works well to clean up large paint spills: Simply sprinkle the crystals onto the spill, let it harden and then scrape it up. Both the U.S. and Canadian governments have approved using Waste Paint Hardener for latex paint disposal. Check it out: Napier Environmental Technologies 
Inc., 800-663-9274 
www.biowash.com/products/product.php?pid=12

Thanks to the Handyman Club for introducing us to this cool product! ( www.handymanclub.com )

3) The DRSNews mailing list includes many online marketers, so I thought I'd include this both for you folks, as well as any of you who'd like to jump in, but are wondering where to start.  

The following is the best resource I've ever used, and continue to use, in my own (never-ending) education in online marketing - Dave

Since January 1st, I've received a surprising number of 
e-mails from customers and subscribers looking for advice 
about starting an Internet business.

It seems quite a few of you made a New Year's resolution to
start (or grow) an Internet business in 2005 ;-) !!!

So if that's you, I suggest you keep reading.

Because while I'm an experienced online marketer now (2004 was my most successful year to date, Wahoo!), I think you should learn from the guy who taught ME how to be successful online...

And the guy I'm referring to is Corey Rudl...

Corey has made over $40 Million (yes! that's $40,000,000) in
online sales - and his web sites get over 1.8 million visitors every month!

But I have to say, what I respect MOST about this guy is that
he can teach ANYONE how to generate wealth using the Internet...

I don't care who you are, or what your background is!

Corey has taught complete "newbies" with no budget how to make $100,000-$500,000 per year, working just a few hours per week on their web sites...

And I've seen him teach experienced business people how to
snowball their existing Internet income into literally MILLIONS of dollars!

So if you are thinking about starting an Internet business this year, I highly recommend you check out his #1 best-selling Internet marketing course. It's at: http://www.marketingtips.com/t.cgi/803032

... It's literally the ''Bible'' of Internet marketing, and it includes everything you need to be wildly successful online, from A-Z.

Plus, to kick off the New Year, Corey's giving away $957 worth
of free traffic, software, ebooks, and more - all for starting your business and increasing your online sales.

Like I said, this is who I recommend because I use Corey's
information and secrets with a lot of success, and I know you're
going to get a ton of value out of his stuff too.

Hope you enjoy it!

P.S.  Just so you know, Corey's only giving away this $957
bonus package for a limited time, so if you wait, you'll miss
out! It even includes over $85 worth of FREE pay-per-click
traffic for your web site... so at least check it out for that!
 
Again, it's at http://www.marketingtips.com/t.cgi/803032                    

God bless,
Dave Harnish
Dave's Repair Service
New Albany, PA
drs@sosbbs.com
www.DavesRepair.com
(570) 363-2404

''The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge..."
   - Proverbs 1:7