Questions tagged [water]
Hacks related to the usage and control of water (Liquid water, solid ice, and gas steam).
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How can I cheaply restore my waxed jacket?
My father-in-law gave me a Filson waxed jacket and one tin of wax that I ran out of (or misplaced) and the tin never really covered the whole jacket and now its out of stock on filson's website and 5x ...
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What to do with water from dehumidifier?
I have a room that is too humid during the summer, so I run a dehumidifier basically constantly. If I don't, I start getting mold. This means that I have to empty the basin at least once a day. ...
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Manual showering?
I am looking for ways to "shower" comfortably without having running water. So I have some water in a vessel and I have a place where I can get that water onto myself (and it is okay to ...
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How to wash with a minimum of water?
I am looking for a lifehack that will allow me to take care of my personal hygiene when there is no water in the tap. I have access only to 2 liters of water a day to wash myself.
How can this be done ...
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Shower head vertical on holder. What to do?
I moved to a new apartment and find it difficult to take a shower because the shower head is vertical, when I place it on its holder, so the water is sprayed horizontally. What is the best way to have ...
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Physics laboratory setup for fluid dynamics experiments
I'm beginning research on how the Earth's Coriolis Effect affects solids suspended in moving liquids. I have run into a challenge that lifehackers may be able to help solve.
I would like to compare ...
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A better heat & fire resistant suspension hack than the looped elastic fabric I have used here?
A better heat & fire resistant suspension hack than the looped elastic fabric I have used here?
Note:
Currently in Lockdown in a condo in Asia where corona has surpassed Wuhan
Stepping out is not ...
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Working remedy for acne? [closed]
I have an oily skin and recently I found an increase of a acne. I have tried various things. Peppermint facewash, mild soap, sandlewood. But so far, the only thing that came close to a solution is a ...
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How do I remove white thread flakes from my jacket?
I have an Adidas100% Polyester jacket of black colour. It is warm in nature and used during mild winters.
My mother happen to wash it along with other coloured clothes due to which it has developed ...
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How to dry a plastic-and-fabric bag overnight
My lunch bag got wet at work today. It has a flexible plastic lining, inside a fabric bag. It must also have something between the plastic and the fabric to keep its box-like shape. It's about 12" x 8"...
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How do you turn water white?
I put beautiful bottles out with colored water as part of my decorations for each holiday. I can't figure out how to make white so I can have red white & blue for the 4th of July. Does anyone ...
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How to cross a river on foot?
I walk about 1.5 miles to work, mostly along a busy, smelly road. There is an alternative route I could take of similar length along off-road quiet tracks which would be much nicer, but to take this ...
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Removing water stuck inside a double glass cup
I got a fancy "double glass" cup, and put it in the dishwasher. Yesterday I noticed something really weird after the dishwasher finished the cleaning process:
As you can see, there are water "...
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How to prevent salt shaker holes from being clogged with damp salt?
I add rice grains to my salt shaker to prevent salt dampness. It works, but it doesnt affect the salt shaker holes, which become damp. Their dampness clogs the shaker, preventing the salt from coming ...
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How to clean my humidifier
I know, it's my mistake.
I used common non-filtered water in the humidifier. And now it has limescale.
How to remove it carefully and don't break humidifier?
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How to open car door when lock is frozen?
I went to another country by train and I left my car in a parking space at the train station. Yesterday I came back at night and my car was frozen.
My car has a manual key system where you have to ...
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How to tackle a mobile which fell into water? [duplicate]
I have a Samsung J7 mobile which fell into water in a drum, how to repair my mobile phone at this situation? I also open next 1 hour but it did not work correctly.
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Free distilled (deionised) water, as a byproduct
My wife needs a CPAP machine for sleep apnea.
One of the things her model does is humidify the air.
To do this it evaporates about 1 cup (237 mL) of water every night.
One is strongly advised to use ...
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How to get water from can into bottles with less effort?
Nowadays we are using water container as shown below for drinking water.
Suggest any hack to get water without either bending or this manual motor.
Note that I have to exchange this water container ...
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How can I quickly remove water from my shower curtain?
After I shower, I like to squeegee water off the shower tiles so mold doesn't grow on the grout. I'd like to get most of the water off my plastic shower curtain too, but I need a life hack to ...
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How to unstick water-damaged pages of a book
Some liquid (possibly juice) was in my bag for a week, which caused my textbook to get wet from the top. The pages are now dry but stuck together. Could anyone please explain how to separate the pages ...
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How to remove filter holder out of Brita water filter jug?
When I cleaned my Brita water filter jug, I accidentally placed the filter holder in the wrong orientation.
As a result, the filter holder is stuck in the water filter jug.
I tried very hard to remove ...
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What is the most appropriate type of water bottle for home use?
When at home I use a bottle to drink water from instead of a glass. For some time - actually, several yaers - I used glass bottles, since:
they can be reused many more times without involving any ...
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How can you reuse a disposable water bottle indefinitely?
I like to reuse disposable water bottles as many times as I can so that they get many uses before having to be recycled.
Assuming you continue to properly wash the disposable water bottle, is it ...
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How can I easily get warm water in a kiddie pool?
I’ve got the kiddie pool out for my toddler this summer. The water from the garden hose is freezing cold though. I’m looking for a way to easily warm up the water a bit. The warmth doesn’t need to be ...
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How to store sea water as a souvenir for years
I recently visited the Aral sea and filled a plastic bottle with sea water. I want to keep it as a souvenir for years to come but I don't know what would be the best container. Ideally I would seal it ...
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Can hot water container be used to keep cold water? [closed]
I have wondering whether hot water container can be used to keep cold water or vice versa. It is a trivial question, but I haven’t found any information online.
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How to save the water wasted while waiting for the shower to heat up?
It takes about 30 to 45 seconds for my shower to heat up. A lot of perfectly good water goes down the drain while I wait for the water to get up to temperature. Rather than letting this water go to ...
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Remove ice from freezer surface
I just discovered that my ice cube tray has been leaking. There is significant layer (1/2" thick) of ice underneath it. It's about the same dimensions as the tray (5" x 12").
Is there an easy / quick ...
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How to purify/clean the tap water without using filter/purifier [closed]
In the house, we're just drinking water straight from the tap/faucet.
But i'm worried, that after years, the pipe from the tap will get dirt and it will also affect the water coming from it.
Boiling ...
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How to dry shoes quickly after washing them?
I washed my shoes some 72 hours ago; at the moment they are still too damp for me to wear.
I know that there are shoe dryers available, but that is not what I want because I only wash my shoes ...
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Continuous vinegar disinfecting of dehumidifier water basin
Being a very lazy person, I get tired of vinegar spraying the inside of my dehumidifier's water basin every week. It's a highly compact machine, and the water basin is has an odd shape, with all ...
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How to freeze water more quickly
I want to freeze water as quickly as possible.
Let me explain my situation :
I have a setup that holds water which needs to freeze to create a surface of ice on which I will be demonstrating ...
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Avoiding trousers to get wet
When using trousers in bathroom, the leg part of my trousers are always wet after touching the floor. How to use trousers in bathroom without wetting the trousers?
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How to clean "reddish/ brownish" grime/ deposit marks from the Silicone Rubber lid gasket of a hot water Thermos Flask
How can I clean the grime from this rubberized sealing gasket on my Zojirushi Thermos Flask? This is mostly for hot water sipping, a yogic/Asian practice.
The location of its basically where the lid ...
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Verify the accuracy of ph test strips
In the summer I keep a "fast set" pool setup in the garden and hence have to concern myself with chemicals etc. to keep it clean.
I use the "test strips" to monitor the ph and Chlorine levels in the ...
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How can I dry my clothes quickly after rain?
If I am going to work and on my way, I have wet clothes after walking in rain. What can I do during my commute on train to dry my clothes so they don't smell bad?
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The toilet is clogged with dirty water [duplicate]
Yesterday we saw that water is going slowly and there is dirty water left.
We poured hot water and try shirt hanger but nothing changed. Is there any practical way before calling a technician or ...
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How to remove water from under a layer of homemade yogurt? [closed]
It's a plastic jar with commercially made soymilk, I add a culture and then it turns into yogurt. The problem is the water that separates and sits under the layer of yogurt. I tried using a straw to ...
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How to remove abrasion fog from tempered glass?
When you use abrasives or acids on tempered glass, it can sometimes (contrary to normal glass) develop a fog or haze. Is there a way to remove this?
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How do I prevent water from stinking?
I have recently purchased new swamp cooler at home. It was working fine for a 3 days then the water in it started to stink , But I used to remove water completely every day and fill it with new supply ...
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How to clean yellow teeth
There is fluoride in the water that I use on the daily basis, and my teeth are having yellow shade. Is there any way to clean them?
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How to effectively prevent the shower curtain from snuggling?
My shower curtain does not stay where it belongs. When I start showering I wet it and then press it to the wall, but when I put the shower head up on the shower head holder, the curtain starts flying ...
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Preventing ice build up
I have the problem of frost protecting our berry crop with irrigation sprinklers and the process works well if I could only figure out a way to keep the sprinklers from icing up while they are working....
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How can I know if oatmeal is with milk or water?
At the cafeteria in my workplace, they serve oatmeal.
I like oatmeal, but not with milk.
How I can check if it is with milk or water without tasting it? There is nobody to ask.
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How to remove white stains from the plastic bucket?
Tap water in my house is hard water, due to which my buckets are becoming whitish. One of my buckets is blue and the other one transparent. Both looks clumsy due to white stains. Cleaning doesn't help....
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What are the home remedies to reduce hardness of water?
I am getting extremely hard water in my locality. Are there any home remedies to reduce hardness of water?
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Does boiling tap water make it potable?
Does boiling tap water make it potable? If not, are there other ways (lifehacks) to make it potable without a filter? I saw a related question here on lifehacks, but it only adresses the taste, the ...
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How to empty a sponge of its soap?
Whenever I use a sponge and any soap-like product to clean a surface, I get the unfortunate effect that the sponge seems to always be full of that product afterwise.
I can repeat dozens of "fill with ...
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How to get rid of bad odour coming out of a water bottle?
Apart from cleaning water bottle daily with hot water, a bad odor always remains.
Are these some kind of bacteria harmful to our health?
How to get rid of this bad odor and have a fresh smell from ...
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