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How to Filter Fresh Drinking Water in an Emergency

Larry — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:33:15 +0000

How to filter and decontaminate water safely is easy with this simple tool.

Whether you’re camping, traveling, hiking the outback, or caught in a disaster, Lifesaver 4000 can provide you with water just about anywhere.

The Lifesaver 4000 water purifier eliminates bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi and all other microbiological waterborne pathogens from water without chemicals, quickly and efficiently.

To use just dip base of bottle into the water source, and use the pump to force the water through the filter. You can drink the filtered water straight from the bottle or store the filtered water in another container.

The Lifesaver 4000 can treat 750 milliliters of water in just under one minute. It uses easily replaceable filters, and each filter can treat up to 4,000 liters, or just over 1,000 gallons of water (that’s enough to supply you with 2 liters of water every day for 5 1/2 years). And it comes with a two year limited warranty.

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The Lifesaver 4000 will not work with salt water.

Clean water anytime, anywhere.

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How to Filter Fresh Drinking Water in an Emergency

How to Easily Stay in Touch in an Emergency

Larry — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:32:17 +0000

Your best choice for receiving emergency information and staying in touch with this compact, self-powered emergency radio.

Whether you’re at home, in your car, boat, or just camping, staying in touch during an emergency is critical, and I’ve found the best self powered emergency radio to do just that.

The Eton Solarlink emergency radio with it’s 3-way power (hand crank, solar and rechargeable batteries) won’t let you down in an emergency. front details

For staying in touch, this brilliant emergency radio Includes a multi-band (AM/FM) radio, Shortwave, NOAA (weather), and S.A.M.E. (location based weather alerts). Plus it has built in USB cell phone and MP3 charging.

And if that isn’t enough, it has an easy to read digital display, built in flashlight, emergency siren with flashing beacon, and a backlit digital clock with alarm, snooze, and sleep timer.

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It’s small size and light weight make this little life saver easily carried in your car, boat, motorcycle, mountain bike, or backpack.

When an emergency strikes, just having a convenient way to stay in touch, or charging your cell phone can make all the difference.

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How to Easily Stay in Touch in an Emergency

Review: 4-in-1 Emergency Tool

Larry — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:02:28 +0000

What’s the best gas and water shut-off tool?

When confronted with a water or gas emergency, knowing the location of your gas and water shut-off valve locations and how to safely shut them off is paramount.

Although a simple wrench or pliers may turn on or off most water and gas supplies, the 4-in-1 shut-off tool is designed specifically to quickly and safely shut off water supplies and gas meters valves.

This on duty emergency gas and water shutoff tool for earthquakes, hurricanes, fires, floods, disasters or other emergency can also pry open doors, and is excellent for digging through debris. Plus, it won’t rust or spark!

For convenience and easy access in an emergency, buy two and attach one to your water shut off and one to the gas meter. The five year warranty assures reliably service for years to come.

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How To Prepare for a Water or Gas Emergency in Your Home

Larry — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:09:22 +0000

Preparing for Water Emergency’s — how and where to shut-off the water and gas.

Knowing the basics of how things work around your home makes dealing with an emergency much easier and less stressful.

If you’re like most homeowners, you may not know where all the water and gas shut-off valves are located in your home, so take a few minutes to educate yourself and avoid the panic that come with an emergency.

How To Find Water Shut-off Valves

There are usually two main water shut-offs for most homes. One inside the house and one outside the house.

The water shut-off valve inside the house is usually located near your water heater, probably on top of the water heater. The outside water shut-off valve is usually located below the hose bib on the front of the house. If it’s not located there, your only outside shut off could be inside the water meter box on the street side of the house.

To shut off the water at the meter, you will need either a crescent wrench or a 4 in 1 tool.

Make sure you keep the shut-off tool where you can get to it quickly. Also, a water meter shut-off valve usually only requires a half turn to shut off the water.

Once you have found these shut-offs you’ll know right where to go if you have an emergency. You might even tag your shut-offs, since you typically don’t use them except in an emergency.

Most homes also have individual shut-offs under each sink and toilet too. Make sure they work. And don’t forget to make sure everyone in the house knows where the shut-off are and how to use them.

DIY Tip: Place a crescent wrench, or an emergency 4 in 1 tool in your water meter box and no more searching for the right tool!

While we’re on the subject on shut-off vales, another shut-off I’d like to talk about is your gas shut-off valve.

How To Find Gas Shut-off Valves

If you have natural gas or propane piped into your home you must know where the gas shut-off valve is located.

If you have natural gas, the shut-off is located on your gas meter, usually on the side or your house. It requires a crescent wrench or a 4 in one tool to operate the shut-off, and usually only takes one half-turn to close the valve.

If you have propane, your shut-off valve is on the tank.

Also, any gas appliances will have a shut-off valve on the gas line where it is connected to the appliance (or it should!). Knowing this information is critical in an emergency.

DIY Tip: Picking up a second crescent wrench or emergency 4-in-1 tool to hook on your gas meter is an easy way to save yourself some time and money.

Taking these few minutes to educate yourself will help protect you and give you piece of mind.

DIY Tip: Check out “The Complete Guide to Plumbing“
From repairs to remodels this is the perfect reference guide for all your DIY plumbing projects.

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