Best Way Series – Home
 We all seek best value – maximum benefit at minimum cost.Unfortunately, marketers aren’t much help. Their goal is to merely convince us they offer best values.Here is straight dope from a scientist whose goal is to communicate critical differences yielding the best materials and methods for solving problems around the home. |
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The Best Way … |
| 1 … to make an interesting presentation of science |
| Don Herbert knew science is the method of discovering the truth and taught it to a young, excited audience. |
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| 2 … to make housekeeping solutions for pennies |
| Using active ingredients and diluting them with free tap water saves money. |
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| 3 … to create a superior cooking surface |
| Teflon was discovered in 1938; developing a tough, trouble-free Teflon surface happened recently. |
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| 4 … to keep leftovers fresh & eliminate refrigerator odors |
| They bought the Saran name and substituted inferior polyethylene. You may return to the original. |
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| 5 … to convert air filters into air cleaners |
| Good particulate filters are one simple step away from being excellent air cleaners. |
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| 6 … to destroy household odors – ozone |
| A strong oxidizing agent literally “burns” airborne household odors. |
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| 7 … to make an unlimited supply of sanitizer – silver ion generation |
| Previous generations used silver ions while not knowing what they are or how they work. Modern medicine is familiar with their technology and why they are superior sanitizers. |
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| 7.1 to add silver-ion technology to any washing machine |
| An inexpensive technique which automatically administers silver ions to clothing. |
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| 8 … to keep track of swimming pool / spa water chemistries |
| Good record-keeping uncovers patterns previously indiscernible. |
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| 9 … to make roofs cool and long-lasting – silicone coatings |
| Very stable silicone-oxygen bonds in silicone roof-coatings make them last many decades. |
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| 10 … to protect house exteriors for years – silicone emulsion paint |
| Very stable silicone-oxygen bonds and permanent pigments make silicone paints last many decades. |
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| 11 … to reduce heat gain into or loss from the home – infra-red reflectors |
| Aluminum surfaces reflect infrared radiation away from or back into living spaces – for a small, one-time cost. |
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| 12 … to transform fuel into heat – an HE furnace / water heater / boiler |
| Hot, humid flue gasses carry a lot of precious energy up the chimney. Condensing technology recovers it. |
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| 13 … to renew expensive taste and odor filters – regeneration |
| Never replace an activated-carbon filter; tastes and odors may be rinsed out with hot water. |
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| 13.1 to regenerate activated carbon filters |
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| 14 … to protect all household electronics from electrical surges. |
| Three types of protection effectively shield the entire house from all types of power surges. |
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