Accessible Kitchen
4) Side by side convenience, elevator shelves that can be adjusted up or down without removing the contents, plus water and ice on the door make this refrigerator more accessible while the full magnetic gaskets (to eliminate air loss), rigid ... [... more]
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Accessible Solutions: Kitchens
Project requirements that you establish before design begins will help guide important decisions related to the kitchen arrangements and appliance selection. For example, if the wheelchair user resides alone, the proposed kitchen layout will ... [... more]
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A Guide To Making Energy-Smart Purchases
Because of the high percentage of your energy bill that goes toward conditioning the air in your home, detecting heat losses and gains is a great place to start when deciding what measures may improve the energy efficiency of your home. Leaky ... [... more]
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Advantium Oven
Two configerations of the new oven will be available in the near future. The one installed in the Virginia Executive Mansion fits the standard 30" wide above-the-cooktop space. A wall oven configuration will be available shortly. Both require a ... [... more]
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Basement Kitchen
The hot line is a dream come true for any chef. Made of heavy duty stainless steel and heated with gas (the previous kitchen was electric), it features some great improvements. A six burner gas range leads off the line and each burner puts out ... [... more]
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Choosing Major Kitchen Appliances
Cooktops—formerly known as stoves—are now fully independent from ovens, which brings more features and flexibility to both. Commercial cooktops are becoming more popular in residential kitchens because they truly cater to the gourmet chef. ... [... more]
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Home Maintenance Checklist
8. Refrigerator: Make sure your refrigerator door seals are airtight. Test them by closing the door over a dollar bill. If you can pull the bill out easily, the latch may need to be adjusted or the seal may need to be replaced. In addition, if ... [... more]
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Energywise House: Energy-Efficient Appliances
The EnergyGuide label on new refrigerators will tell you how much electricity in kilowatt-hours (kWh) a particular model uses in one year. The smaller the number, the less energy the refrigerator uses and the less it will cost you to operate. In ... [... more]
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Indoor Air Pollution - Formaldehyde
In homes, the most significant sources of formaldehyde are likely to be pressed wood products made using adhesives that contain urea-formaldehyde (UF) resins. Pressed wood products made for indoor use include: particleboard (used as sub-flooring ... [... more]
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Selecting Appliances
The EnergyGuide and the Energy Star are appliance labels that offer energy-related appliance information to consumers. The EnergyGuide lists features, capacity, and model. It estimates annual energy consumption or efficiency, compares it with ... [... more]
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Indoor Air Quality - Kitchen Remodels
Cooking in the kitchen generates a lot of moisture and odors, and requires ventilation. While there are various ventilation strategies for a kitchen, the range hood is by far the most common. The range hood should be used to capture and exhaust ... [... more]
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Bobvila.Com's Top 21 Energy-Saving Ideas For 2008
Seal the gaps around windows and doors. Use storm windows, which can reduce heat loss through windows by 25 to 50 percent, and doors, and keep them tightly closed. Add weatherstripping and caulking around all doors and windows, including attic ... [... more]
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