Write an article based on this "Clean your house. Keep your counters and floors dry. Wash dishes right away. Sweep and vacuum frequently. Wipe up spills. Rinse recycling and store it outside your home. Cover foods stored on your counter. Take the trash out regularly. Seal cracks, crevices, and points of entry inside your home. Scrub ant trails. Set an ant trap."
article: While they especially like sweet things, ants are not picky eaters and will find many food sources inside your home especially attractive. Cleaning your house to eliminate any crumbs and traces of food is one of the most effective ways to control ants. Researchers have found that ants will travel as far away as two football fields to hunt for food. In addition to food, ants are also interested in locating sources of water. Drying your counters and floors will also help control ants. Leaving dirty dishes in the sink will attract ants, so wash your dishes right away or rinse them and run them through the dishwasher. This will eliminate potential food sources for ants. Don't forget to clean your pet's food dishes. Sweeping and vacuuming your house will get rid of any crumbs that hungry ants might want to track down. Sweep or vacuum after meals to keep ants at bay. Spills and splashes inevitably occur in your home, but wiping these messes up quickly and thoroughly will help prevent ants from invading your home. If you recycle, make sure you carefully rinse the containers out so there are no traces of food or liquid that ants will find tasty. It's also a good idea to store the recycling outside so ants won't come looking for tasty treats inside your home. Don't forget about soda bottles or cans, since ants really like sweet things. If there is food that you do not store in the fridge, make sure it is tightly sealed and securely covered. This will prevent ants from getting into your food and gaining a foothold inside your space. Store pet food in an airtight container rather than an open bag so ants aren't attracted to this as a potential food source. Regularly disposing of trash, especially any trash containing food, will make your home less attractive to ants. It's also a good idea to keep your trash cans away from your house so ants don't have a direct pathway into your home. To make an ant barrier on your trash can, spread a little petroleum jelly under the lip of the can. The ants can't cross it easily. To prevent ants from invading your domain, you need to eliminate any potential points of entry. Caulk or seal cracks and crevices inside your home. While silicone caulk offers a more lasting solution to seal areas where ants may enter, many people find that petroleum jelly is also effective because ants can't cross over it. Apply to any places where you've seen ants enter your home, but also window cracks and door jambs. When you see ants in your home, pay attention to where they seem to be traveling and how they are getting in. Ants leave behind a pheromone trail that tells other ants where to go, so you want to eliminate the path they are traveling by scrubbing these areas with soapy water. As a precaution, also scrub any potential areas that may be entry points for ants. Even though you don't see ants at the moment, you can eliminate the pheromone trail and the ants will have a harder time remembering where to go. Ant traps or ant bait stations are effective because the ants feed on the bait. Then, they return with it to the nest and share it with other members of the colony. You can usually purchase these at grocery, garden, and home-improvement stores, but you can also make your own. If you buy a bait or trap at the store, make sure you pick a product that is specifically designed for ants. Locate the bait near areas where you see ants so they will take the bait. Don't use other insecticides or ant treatments around the bait stations, because the ants won't visit them. You may not notice improvement for a few weeks or even months. If the ant population doesn't seem to be subsiding, try switching to a different type or brand of ant bait. Ants can be picky eaters, and some baits are more effective against specific types of ants. Be careful not to place traps or bait in areas where pets or children can access since the ingredients are typically poisonous. To make your own ant trap, try sprinkling cornmeal or cornstarch in areas infested with ants. They can't digest the cornmeal or cornstarch and will die after eating it.

Write an article based on this "Find a pumice stone. Decide where you want to use the pumice stone. Wash your body in warm water. Use soap or shower gel to clean the area you plan to use the pumice stone."
article: Pumice stones are inexpensive (usually between $3-$10) and can be found in drug stores, natural grocery stores, and online. You can identify pumice by its porous surface. It is lightweight and usually grey or black. You can find pumice stones with rubber grips attached or as part of a brush (usually with a nail brush or other buffering tools). Use whatever you're comfortable with. Though it is possible to use pumice anywhere on your body, that doesn't mean you should. Areas with delicate skin and coarse hair (like your bikini area or face) should be avoided if possible. Removing the coarse hair would require too much pressure and damage your skin. Maybe you'd get the hair off your upper lip with time, but you'd have a very red, irritated, possibly cut upper lip instead. Not a great trade-off. The pumice method works best on legs, arms, scalps (if you're bald and looking to get that shine), and shoulders. The pumice method is a good way to perform upkeep between waxing sessions. If you do plan to use the pumice on your face or bikini area, be extremely gentle. Consider other methods first, like waxing, tweezing, hair removal creams, or shaving. Do not use the pumice on skin that is already irritated, red, sunburned, broken, or peeling. This method of hair removal will work best if the hair is softened. A warm shower or bath will give the hair time to soften up before you begin. Any time you use an abrasive on your skin (pumice, hair removal mitts, sandpaper), you risk scratching the skin, which makes you susceptible to infection. Cleaning the skin beforehand will minimize the chance of contaminating a scratch with bacteria.

Write an article based on this "Understand the root of the problem. Observe replaced transformers. Verify the condition of external fuses, if necessary. Check for overdraw on your secondary. Remove inputs and outputs to determine the source of the failure."
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Transformer failure is usually a symptom of a different kind of failure somewhere in the electrical circuit. Transformers generally have long lives, and rarely burn out by themselves. If the problem causing your transformer to short out is coming from elsewhere in your circuit, it's likely the transformer will burn out again. After you've replaced the transformer, observe it to make sure this does not happen. If it does, you'll need to perform additional tests. An overloaded transformer will often make snapping and crackling noises. If you hear sounds like these, cut power to the transformer to prevent burnout. If your transformer has an internal fuse, you may not have fuses in the line leading up to the transformer. Otherwise, there should be fuses in the power supply line to the transformer. Check to make sure these are in good condition and replace any that aren't working properly. Blackness, melting, and deforming in fuses are good indications that the fuse has been damaged. Simple remove and replace these. In some cases, it might be hard to tell if a fuse is in good condition. Attach your DMM to the fuse with one lead on each fuse end. If current runs through the fuse, it's good. In some cases, the secondary of your transformer may be drawing too much current, causing it to short out. If you have a multi-tap transformer and you receive the reading "OL" from the secondary, it's likely the secondary is shorted. Test this by hooking up the secondary to its circuit and using your DMM to test the secondary lines. If the reading is above the amperage rating for the transformer, the circuit is drawing too much power. Many common transformers have 3 amp fuses. The amperage rating for your transformer fuse may be labeled on the transformer, but will also be available in the circuit schematic. For linear fuses, you'll only have one input and output. In this case, your trouble is either coming from the input circuit or the output circuit. For more complex fuses, remove inputs and outputs to the transformer one by one to determine what component of the entire circuit is causing the short.