SANTANYI MAGAZINE 06

Santanyí magazine ···42 duo -gco.com cONSULTATIONS AND ADvIcES The butane gas bottle is finishing very quickly though I only use gas for cooking and heating water. How can I achieve that it lasts longer? Take care that you use only the adequate hotplate for cooking, that’s to say, the one whose diameter is inferior to the diameter of the pot and whenever possible put the cooking top on the pot in order to maintain the temperature and to reduce the heat loss. Regarding the water heater, it is important to state, that if you use butane gas, normally it is an instant water heater. That means that the water heater is activated automatically everytime you need warm water. Beside using warm water with moderation we recomend you to adapt the water temperature to the temperature you want for showering, so that you do not need to open the cold water tap. In doing so you will only heat the water you need at the proper temperature at any time of the year. In winter the temperature will rise and in summer it will lower. Why there are so many fires in old houses? There are different reasons but primarily that happens because old buildings were constructed for very basic electrical needs and do not cope with the needs of today. This means that we demand a much higher consumption from the installation thandesignated. A tipical example for such an occurrence is when we unknowingly install a multisocket without taking into account the consumption of the devices we plug in afterwarsds. In old buildings the power linewhichwas designed to supply energy to the whole building not seldom is of inferior capacity than the one we put nowadays for the ceramic glas hob only. Another reason is the abuse and insufficient maintance we accomplish of the switch bay and protection located in the entrance of the house. If operated correctly they would automatically cut off the current in case of any incident in the installation. Therefore it is of vital importance to inspect every six monthes the check button of the main switch and not to plug the main switches nor the automatic switches when broken the circuit. At last, many times there is no switch bay nor protection in the house for modern devices of high sensibility and a large part of the cabling of the installation is protected with cloth which may short-circuit in case of any incident. I have got drippings at home. can I use gum paint in order to mend it? The lifetime of a flat roof is about 25 years. Exceeded this time you should seriously think about repairing the entire roof, inasmuch as when mending one area another will start breaking down. Principally, paints, are only recomendable for areas inaccessible for persons (except for maintance) since the dirt of the covering itself may perforate the paint. Should you decide to use gum paint as definite system we recomend to change the colour and paint the surface first red, then white and again red after having it cleaned thoroughly and ensured that it is absolutely dry in order to guarantee correct commissioning. In doing so you will ensure proper coatings in accordance to the thickness and density required by the manufacturer. It is also advisable to extend a very fine mesh before applying the white coating in order to bind the painting in the interlayer. The two- handed gum paint system is an excellent and inexpensive method to achieve temporary solutionssince itgives protection for two or three years until you are in the necessary funds to accomplish the definite building works. + info: www.duo-gco.com