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#6 Yes, that's it. I was able to find a couple of threads where it was mentioned but not the one in which he system was explained. Sorry......

I have a top freezer that came with the apartment. The next time I buy one it will be either a BF or a SxS. I've had both and both are infinitely better. With my current TF I can only see about half the contents and reach at most 1/3 without pain. No thank you. I'll happily pay a bit more and...

Separately from the above , there might be who-knows-what running in the background. A few years ago I was working at a computer tech school and the professor recommended everyone try ShouldIremoveIt. It gives you an inventory of what you have on your computer and how it works, what it does...

I've just started looking for an office chair for my 36" table which is now my desk. 1 friend recommended both Herman Miller and Aeron...... but the prices....ouch!

#14 I want to give you 10,000 likes for that!!! The next kitchen I have any say in will have 42" high countertops and either a hob with wall oven or something like one of these. And the refrigerator will be a bottom freezer, counter depth and 2m tall. EVERYTHING i use regularly is in the...

I'll have to re-check the specs on the other one, but Bob looks like it'd appeal to city dwellers with micro kitchens. The water heater eliminate concerns with incoming water temps. The ability to fill a reservoir and run it without a hook-up would be an added attraction for those living in...

Yes, as mentioned in #3, most parts of the USA have no use for them. This is especially true on the east coast where humidity is just as much a problem as the temps. As for mold control, there're tablets I buy for the condensate drain pan of my water-cooled 'a/c'. Might these be used? I'm not...

On the few refrigerators with that type of dial I've used, a lower number is warmer because you are sliding/rotating the numbers toward the 'warmer' side of center. Conversely, by sliding/rotating the numbers toward the 'colder' side of center you're setting the thermostat lower, which is...

Sorry to hear. Best wishes for a smooth recovery.

#8 Thank you for the compliment! In full disclosure I should admit a lot of my knowledge is from sheer repetition. My mom was an RD so I got a daily data dump. My friends' mothers were all nurses. Of the 15 siblings of my grandparents most of the women were nurses and most of the men married...

Warning: I'm now channelling my mother, a retired Registered Dietician. One problem is that 'sugar' is not one thing and 'carbs' are not one thing. And 'sugar' is a kind of 'carb. Carbohydrates are chains of Carbon and Hydrogen molecules wrapped together with and without other things. These...

#3 "I was a teenager at the height of the double knit craze. Possibly the single most horrific fashion trend of the 20th century. Wait—cross out ‘possibly’." You took the words right out of my mouth! Puberty hit me the same time the 100% polyester double knit craze hit my neck of the woods...

Also interesting: How is "sterilization" and "bacteria elimination" achieved at temps of "113 to 158"? How would "pasteurizing" convection be different from non? Given the above claims, how/why is there no NSF approval? 240V connection required. This makes it a non-starter in many/most...

I've never had or even heard of meringue with chocolate cream, but I'd be willing to try :-)

"Anglicisme" I'm VERY familiar with the concept in Polish and Spanish. Most of the time I don't even recognize them as English words. I just assume they're new vocabulary for me to learn, lol.

Oh, wow. This is all kinds of interesting! #9 pic 3 I had to laugh at the 'marche/arret' button. Years ago on a flight I sat next to a young woman from Paris who was on her way to Quebec for the first time and was curious about the language differences she'd find. In the course of the...

#35 "Or, make them less energy efficient, build them to last longer so it will save resources which will cancel out the xtra energy it uses." Exactly. The sticking point is that while WE understand this concept as will most geeks/enthusiasts of home-related technology, most people do not...

One thing to remember is that simply being here means we're not the average consumers. When someone talks about "carbon footprint" or "saving energy" we all see things like replacement cost of new unit, disposal of old, resources saved (or not), etc. Most people just see the yellow sticker and...

On the subject of coal, I'd like to add that a well-run system by someone who knows what he's doing is clean. For several years I unknowingly worked in a school heated by coal. I only discovered it by accident when i came upon the ash bins set out for pick up. The school had a full time...

LOL, that second paragraph is too complicated for most of the greens. And extending the life of a boiler makes carbon footprint calculation too abstract.....