Sentences with phrase «few buckets of water»

If your home has a sump pump, make sure it operates properly by pouring a few buckets of water into the sump pit.

Pour a few buckets of water into the sump pit to make sure the pump will activate.

And, if it has not been used for some time, start by testing out the pump with a few buckets of water being poured into the sump pit.

«The forest fires in the economy had been spreading rapidly in the July - August period, and the Fed has recognized that it is going to take more than just a few buckets of water to bring this situation back under control,» said Brian Bethune, U.S. economist at Global Insight.

Not exact matches

After every shower in winter we would combine a few drops of oil with the last splashes of water... like in a bucket and use that water with oil for the last few splashes.

Dump a few buckets of warm / hot water from the kitchen into your pools and finish filling them up with the hose to ensure your kids are splashing around comfortably!

That was a few weeks ago, and we've hardly seen her away from them since, except for the quick appearances to ask for oats, a bucket of water, or carrots.

Many household items are great for outdoor water fun; a bucket of water, a few plastic food containers, a sponge and a selection of wooden kitchen implements are perfect for the job.

If you don't want to add bleach to your washer, note that you can also just soak the diapers in a bucket of boiling water and bleach, then rinse a few times in the wash to fully get rid of any residue.

On a sunny afternoon, lay out some sponges, towels and a few shallow buckets of soapy water.

A few months after her home and talents to ensure baby safety were revealed to the public her own baby drown in a bucket of water that she had used to mop her hardwood floors.

In addition to the muddy water, the bucket contains two electrodes, a few wires and dedicated crews of bacteria doing what they do best — eating.

Sleeping crummy the last few nights, definitely need either a bucket of icy water thrown on my head or??? Suggestions, please?

In each one, someone would say a few words, then dump a bucket of frigid ice water over his or her head before challenging someone else to do the same.

We were visiting family in Arizona, where it rains maybe a few times a year, and woke up to buckets of water falling from the sky and powerful gusts of wind.

A favorite of the kids is Castaway Cove, the pirate themed water park area which features a large pirate ship, water cannons, slides, a wading pool and a 200 - gallon bucket that pours down every few minutes.

For serious Whiteflies, spidermites and caterpillars problems: Try liquidising 3 - 4 hot pepper / cayennes or tobacco sauce, a few cloves of garlic and water... let it stand... strain into the bucket to dilute further and away you spray.

- A few parts per million of ink can turn a bucket of water blue.

Imagine that you add a few external factors to that imaginary warming kettle (a fan or air conditioning vent blowing directly at the stove; adding more water (hot or cold) to the kettle; a bucket of ice cubes sitting by its side; etc.) and what we have is a heating system that is affected by those other factors - but the water will still eventually boil unless the burner is turned off or turned down significantly.

If the bucket were dragged at sampling depth for a few minutes before extraction, the walls of the bucket would have come near the ambient water temperature, slowing heat loss from the captured water.

But, just like having a bucket of cold water dumped over your head, it can take your breath away for a few seconds regardless if you know it's coming.

Place a few sprigs of rosemary in a tiny galvanized bucket, tuck in a sage stem and add a little water.

We are doing quite a bit — here are a few: — use a bucket to collect water while the shower is heating up, then use that water on plants in the yard — unplug anything that isn't being used — recycle & compost so very little goes in the «trash» — eliminated paper plates — using rags / towels instead of paper towels — mopping and cleaning with vinegar — making our own laundry detergent in a recycled bucket Love all of the tips — even if I don't win!