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Question by Jessrabb: Help with electric storage heaters need tips?
I currently have electric storage heaters in my property! However they cost approximately £10 a day to have on, I am unsure what are the best ways to use the input output buttons work and how to switch these on does anyone av any tips how to work these heaters?

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Answer by Joel
Google the manual

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Question by altered ego: Any tips for putting items into storage?
I’m putting my household goods into storage for a little more than a year. Is there anything I should know to keep my furniture and electronics from harm? Anything that will stop working because I didn’t use them, I want to make sure to give to someone else. Will my computer work? Will my couches get moldy? Any ideas to keep everything in good condition would be great.

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Answer by dmja 45
Wrap couches/sofa and chairs in plastic.Have a lap-top?you will want to check email etc.often to keep them active.Cover electronics:TVs/stereos etc.as well as dressers.Keep everything up off floor.

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Question by MONA: What helpful moving/packing/organizing/storage tips can you share?
WANTING TO GO FROM: “PACK RAT” TO “LESS IS MORE”
What is easier, faster, more practical, smarter and why?

I want to make sure my move is as smooth as a babies butt. To help me in moving, packing, organizing, storage, clutter, etc., I am looking for:

Suggestions
Ideas
Tips (packing, moving, cardboard vs. plastic)
Recommendations
Advice
Insight
Hindsight
Set up (utilities, unpacking, packing)
Organizing (papers in binders vs. file cabinets, color coding boxes vs. labeling boxes)
Lists

SOME CONCERNS I HAVE ARE:

How do I pack big bulky items (lamps, plants, etc.)?
What do I use to cover or keep items clean and dust free while moving and while in storage?
Filing important papers (binders vs. file cabinet, file by year, topic, etc.).
What papers should I keep forever?
What should I throw away? After how long? How long should I hold onto it?
Moving different rooms, items, etc.
How do I know when it’s time to let go?
What should I get rid of?
What should

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Answer by granny58
label your boxes like kitchen-dishes etc.

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Question by Ticabelle: What are some good tips for bidding on abandoned storage units.?
I want to learn how to bid on stuff left in storage units where the people quit paying the rent. Anyone experienced in this area?

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Answer by godged
I’ve been to a few of these auctions. Generally, the condition of the unit dictates whether I bid or not. The manager opens the door, and if everything is tossed around, all stuffed into garbage bags, I don’t bid. I have found those are usually clothes, blankets, stuffed animals and other household stuff I’m not interested in because of the low value. If things are neatly stacked in boxes, or if there are some large items, I will bid.

It sometimes pays to know the managers of these units. One manager knows me fairly well and will give me the history on the various units going up for auction. For instance, if it is a newer rental, someone paid their initial deposits and then never paid again, the items probably aren’t worth much. But if someone paid for a year or more, then stopped, it may be things that have value.

I have seen inexperienced auction goers pay big money for the contents of a unit only to haul the vast majority to the Goodwill.

There can be some interesting stuff at these auctions. At one, the door rolled up and it was stuffed floor to ceiling with bicycles. I cannot imagine how someone legally accumulated so many bicycles then put them in a storage unit, there must have been over 100 of them, all shapes and sizes. One unit had a bunch of plastic totes, which turned out to have old cameras in some of them, and then every scrap of paper from an old camera and camera repair shop that was probably ever generated. Tons of old records from that business.

They can be fun and very lucrative to attend.

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Question by Just Me: Desperate for storage or tips to make more room in a tiny space?
I have 5 kids in one room……..yep 5 in one room! We are trying to change our basement into 2 rooms but for now I need to figure out how to have all their stuff in there and not be all over the floor. I have bought the under the bed storage containers and the closet is stuffed. Any advice you can give would be helpful.

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Answer by Marilyn M
The space bags are a great solution. You can purchase from any large retailer like Walmart. It vacuums the air out of the items so you can store a ton in tiny space.

Look up! put a shelf around the room so you can place stuffed animals, collectibles etc and decorate at the same time

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