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Home Safety
How do I install an alarm system? How do I change my locks? Is my home an accident waiting to happen? Yellow® How To has the guides to help you make your home a safer and more secure place to be.
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How to Stay Calm During a Power Outage
As wild weather hits Auckland, power outages are becoming all too common. In the first two weeks of March, Auckland city experienced heavy rains and floods, causing transformers all over Auckland to blow. Homeowners in Auckland wait long hours, sometimes even days, for an electrician to diagnose and fix their power outages. It is possible …
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How to Minimise Hazards in Your Workshop
If you are an avid woodworker you no doubt have a great number of tools and equipment you use every day. While keeping that equipment well serviced is important, making sure your workshop is clean and free of dangerous debris is important to minimising hazards in your workshop. This guide should give you a couple …
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How to Protect Your Home from Dampness
Excessive moisture can threaten your family’s health and the structural integrity of your home. Moisture infiltration is a common condition that can cost homeowners thousands of dollars in repairs. Dampness and Home Damage Condensation, roof or basement leaks, plumbing leaks, defective window sealing, exterior landscaping, crawlspaces and even everyday household activities can be sources of …
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How to Mix Spray Concentrates
Mixing and diluting spray concentrates is usually a pretty straight forward task……..or so you would think. It is perhaps because it seems so easy that sometimes not enough care is taken and mistakes are made. Remember that concentrates such as insecticides, fungicides, herbicides and cleaners are by their very nature more active than the final spray …
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How To Child Proof Your Home
Now that your child is starting to crawl and curiously explore, it’s important that you child proof your house. Children spend most of their early years learning and growing up in the confines of the house. They cannot see hazards or know what danger is so it’s up to you to protect them.
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How to Choose a Fire Extinguisher
Not all fire extinguishers are the same. Did you know if used on the wrong type of fire some are actually dangerous? Learn how to choose the right fire extinguisher and keep your home safe.
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Fire Safety – How to Keep Your Home Safe from Fire
Protect yourself and your family from the dangers of household fires. A few simple precautions can make the difference between life and death. Check out our easy guide.
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How to Reduce Condensation in the Home
Moisture covered windows, damp walls, musty fabric, clothes that never seem to dry properly. Every winter it’s the same. Learn how you can reduce damaging condensation in the home.
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How to Prepare an Emergency Survival Kit
Having an emergency survival kit ready could make the difference between life and death when a natural disaster strikes. Get yours ready before it’s too late.
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How to Remove Asbestos Safely
Asbestos fibres pose a dangerous threat to our health. If you are thinking of removing asbestos containing material from your home read this guide first and stay safe.
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