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How To Clean Out Your Condensate Drain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7gONf6sIHY

This video shows a simple way to clean out the condensate drain on your air conditioner. If you’ve had problems with your air conditioner condensation pan not draining and being clogged, then you might find this video helpful. This video will show you how to avoid this problem and save you money and water damage.

The video says to use a wet/dry vacuum cleaner and connect it to the condensate drain to your air conditioner with a tight seal. Then turn on the vacuum cleaner and let it suck out all the material that is clogging the drain. The video says that you should do this about every six months. If your air handler is in the attic of your home or if you live in an apartment or condo, then it is more important for you to clean out the condensate drain.

Also make sure that there isn’t anything blocking your air conditioning unit. If there are weeds or grass growing around the unit, then make sure to cut them. Cut the branches from bushes or trees that are growing near the unit as well, so they don’t grow into the unit.

Make sure that all the pipes and wiring leading to the air conditioning unit are in good condition and that there is no rust. Check that the disconnect is closed up enough so that bugs or water can’t get in. Watch the video if you need any more information.

Happy Flag Day!

Our American Flag represents democracy, freedom, liberty, the unity of our nation, and the love for our country. The flag stands for everything that our nation’s soldiers fight for, past, present, and future. The fifty stars represent the fifty US states, the blue field behind the stars stands for perseverance, justice and vigilance, and the alternating red and white stripes represent the thirteen original colonies. As George Washington said, “We take the stars from Heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her, and the white stripes shall go down to posterity representing Liberty.”


The Father of Flag Day, Bernard John Cigrand was very proud of his country and its flag. So proud in fact, that in 1885 in a one room schoolhouse called Stony Hill School in Waubeka, Wisconsin when he was just nineteen years old, Cigrand declared that June 14th should be the birthday of the American Flag. He dedicated his life to instilling children and all Americans with the same patriotism and love for our flag and country that he held in his heart. In the book, The Real Bernard J. Cigrand: Father of Flag Day by James L. Brown, it is said that Cigrand made 2,188 speeches around the country about patriotism and our flag and June 14th being instated as its birthday. Later, Cigrand became the president of the American Flag Day Association and the National Flag Day Society. A statue of his bust stands at the National Flag Day Americanism Center in Waubeka, Wisconsin and Stony Hill School is now a historical site. 

On June 14th, 1889 another school leader, George Bolch, the principle of a public kindergarten school in New York, held a ceremony to celebrate the US flag. Soon after, other places began celebrating the flag on June 14th including the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia, the State Board of Education of New York, and the New York Society of the Sons of the Revolution. In 1893 J. Granville Leach, historian of the Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the Revolution, suggested that the Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Dames of America make June 14th the official day for all citizens of Philadelphia to exhibit the American Flag. The suggestion was recognized two weeks later and Flag Day became a day for celebration in Philadelphia where people gathered in Independence Square to sing patriotic songs, carry flags, and make speeches. Pennsylvania was the first state to legalize June 14th as Flag Day in 1937. 

Many people, leaders, organizations, mayors, and five presidents have fought to make Flag Day a national holiday. Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Calvin Coolidge both made recommendations for the nationalization of this holiday. Finally, in 1949 Congress approved of making Flag Day a nationally celebrated holiday and president Harry S. Truman signed it into law.

Today, people celebrate Flag Day all over America. Much celebrated like Memorial Day or Independence Day, Flag Day is celebrated with waving flags, displays of flags in public buildings, parades in major cities, and school dismissal. Flag Day is also a celebration of the men and women in the armed forces who have fought and are still fighting for our country.    

Party Hard Without Spills With Kegerator Drip Pans!

Let’s get this party started!  With the recent increase in popularity of Kegerators, we at Killarney Metals are providing spill containment solutions to the kegerator owner.  The Kegerator is extending the reach of draft to home and office.  No more is the Kegerator a simple tool of the weekend fraternity party. So in support, literally, of this partying revolution we have developed a line of new Kegerator Drip Pans. We want to be a part of the human party! No less could be expected from a bunch of kilted Americans.

Our Kegerator Drip Pans will be there to protect your floors from sloshing beer and unforeseen spills. Made for most major brands, The Killarney Kegerator Drip Pan can also be customized for specific applications. They are large enough to fit underneath any kegerator and unlike your friend’s stein are Guaranteed not to leak! Get your Kegerator Drip Pan in stainless steel for your classy, upscale, Black Tie events.  We also make the Kegerator Pans in a more economical, galvanized steel for those garage party events.

So raise your  mugs to the Kegerator (we will happily join you)! The Kegerator Drip Pans are coming to a party near you!

Spill Kits 50% Off!

For a Limited time only, Killarney Metals

Spill Containment Kits are 50% OFF!  

Do you have a broken or leaking pipe? 

Are you prepared if a pipe breaks in your home or business?

You don’t want this to happen to you!

 

Killarney Metals can help you solve this problem…

      Normally $49.50, until June 14 you can get a Spill Containment Kit for an amazing $24.75 with the purchase of another regularly priced Killarney Metals product.  

      Spill Containment Kits will help you not only clean up the spill from a broken or leaking pipe, but also they will contain the leak if it continues. Our Spill Containment Kits come with 2 absorbent cellulose socks, 5 perforated pads, a disposal bag, protective gloves, and a galvanized drip tray!

     This great deal lasts from now until June 14! You don’t want to pass this up!

      So let us help you clean up your spill. Order a Killarney Metals Spill Containment Kit now with your purchase and be better prepared for future mishaps!  

As always, all Killarney Metals products are made in the U.S.A. 

Thank You for allowing Killarney Metals help you stay

SAFE. SOLID. SECURE.

Our spill kits are in stock and can ship within 48 hours. When safety matters, trust Killarney Metals. Limit: 1 Spill Containment Kit per order.   

Limited to 1 Spill Kit Per Order. 

  

Click Here for More information on our Spill Containment Kit

Thank you for your time and have a wonderful day.

Your Safety Team at Killarney.

Under Sink Drip Pans

We all have problems with our pipes leaking at times, especially the piping under our sinks at home. Most people would like something that can catch the leak, other than a cereal bowl or plastic container, until it can be fixed . You want to see something that is not only sturdy and leak-proof, but also something that is the perfect size for your needs.

Killarney Metals has your answer. We produce under sink drip pans that will help protect your home, office, or warehouse by keeping leaks contained while you attempt to fix the problem. We have stainless and galvanized steel drip pans. You can order one of our under sink drip pans or we can customize one for you.

For more information, please check out our website at http://www.killarneymetals.com/under_sink_drip_pans_ppsqo_vhv70252ytw_vhv338ytw_vhv4ytw_vhv70252ytw.aspx.

The Importance of Coupling Guards

When people talk about safety measures applied to factory equipment and manufacturing machines, it’s common to hear the words ¨coupling guards”. As a piece of safety equipment a coupling guard plays the integral role of keeping moving parts away from hands, feet and other parts of the body.

A shaft with coupling moving at 1000 rpm is dangerous. However, it is also common in a working factory conveyor or other manufacturing application. So to keep that factory operating and keep workers safe we install a coupling guard over that moving shaft. As a metal enclosure the coupling guard becomes the barrier that prevents injury and accidental harm to both worker and machinery.

A coupling guard is there to serve as safety measure while operating machinery. Installed in place by fasteners, the coupling guard protects from injury while working with machinery and other equipment components. There are OSHA guidelines related to specification on coupling guards. In instances where OSHA regulation is being met, these guidelines should be reviewed to ensure the coupling guard design used meets OSHA standards. (For more information on OSHA regulations - http://www.osha.gov )

Killarney Metals knows the importance of coupling guards with machinery and produces various sizes in heavy duty metal coupling guards. Safety is the foremost concern when working with heavy duty machinery and Killarney Metals understands this. When searching for metal coupling guards that serve and protect, visit http://www.killarneymetals.com for your coupling guards and other metal safety parts.