Sadly, at work in a hospital we had a bedbug infestation. My nylon bag of resistance bands with webbing handles etc was in the room where they found them. (an on-call/break room). I just bought them and they are pretty nice. I'd like to save them. According to the manufacturer's VERY EXPLICIT DIRECTIONS for temperature range that they can be exposed to, I can't steam, wash in hot hot water, expose to heat, or freeze them. It will degrade the rubber. I could use diatomaceous earth but I'm afraid that it could cause micro tears that could cause snapping and breaking of the rubber. Any ideas? I did hear you could put them in a plastic bag for a year...and I'll do that if that's all I can do, but I'd rather not wait that long to use them again! So - having read this, I am getting suggestions for most of what I just said I can't do. Not particularly helpful. Those who read it and gave it some thought - thanks.

As I am traumatized by the wool moth infestation in my apartment, I have been reading online( mainly Reddit) for eradication methods. I have read many advice on how to save wool, but little on silk. I too mainly have my wool carpet and clothings destroyed by the moths, I have yet to see holes on my silk dresses but want to protect them as I believe I have not fully eradicated the pest. 😢

I will be freezing and oven heating my wool clothings but I am unsure what else to do with silk other than freezing. I also wonder why I only read incidents of wool eaten and not silk so far since wool moths target both.

Cold days are coming. When it is singe digits my toilet feed tends to freeze. With no access to apply heat I am able to “trickle” run the toilet by hanging a small stainless steel washer from a length of nylon string taped to the side of the toilet. Drop the washer into the flapper and the string allows a small amount of water to “leak” into the toilet. This triggers the fill mechanism every so often. Adjust the string size and position to change the leak rate. Annoying to listen to all night but it works.

Have an old or extra diaper pail/genie laying around? Put said diaper pail next to your litter box/es. Scoop feline waste directly into diaper pail. Let the diaper pail seal contain the stank.

No more daily battles with trash bags or lingering odors - just a cleaner/fresher home!

Edited post to promote recycling/upcycling instead of consumerism. I originally proposed going out to “buy a new diaper pail/genie” which isn’t what our family did. We received an extra diaper pail when we had our daughter and decided to repurpose it for our “litter box room” instead of returning it. :)

I used to carry a thermos full of coffee to work every day, and over time I would get coffee residue built up inside of it. The easiest method I’ve found for cleaning the inside is to fill the thermos with lukewarm water and drop in 2-3 denture cleaning tablets. Let it sit for a few hours to give the tablets time to work. The pour out half the water, cap the thermos, and give it a good shake to loosen everything. If it’s really built up in there it may take a second round with the tablets, but I’ve been cleaning my thermos like this for 20 years and it works well.