* After cooking, remember to wipe the kitchen table, clean the stove and the microwave,
wash the dishes and put them back when they're dry. **Don't let your housemates clean after your mess!**
- * Smoke **will** trigger the smoke detectors! They're very loud and annoying, so if you burn something quickly open
+ * Smoke **will** trigger the smoke detectors! They're very loud and annoying, so if you burn something, quickly open
all windows and doors before it's too late.
* The hot water tap is leaky, remember to close it tightly (as the tag clearly says in Italian :-).
* Feel free to use either bathroom; leave the door open after use.
- * If you run out of toilet paper, you can find more rolls under the microwave or in the basement.
+ * If you run out of toilet paper, you can find more rolls in the basement. Take 3.
* After taking a shower, don't leave wet rugs or moist. Use the fan or open the window if needed.
+ Remember to close the window and turn off the fan afterwards.
* Using the hairdryers at high power frequently triggers the circuit protection in the fuse box located over the dryer in the basement.
Either use it at "low" or learn how to restore the breaker.
* 70°F (21°C) is a reasonable default for the winter. Remember to turn the heat down to 60°F (or less) when leaving in the morning.
- * Don't turn the heat all the way to make the house warm up faster! It's stupid and useless, because the furnace burns at constant speed.
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* The thermostat is located in the master bedroom downstairs, which tends to remain colder than the rest of the house if the door is closed,
so setting 70°F there causes the other rooms to go up to 75-80.
* Keep the door to the basement stairs **open** in the winter to let the heat from the furnace flow by convection. Also leave the
- doors downstairs closed to avoid dissipating heat in the rest of the basement.
+ door downstairs closed to avoid dissipating heat in the rest of the basement.
- * The rusty water in the pipes of the heating system needs to be purged every 1-2 months. Ask Bernie.
+ * The rusty water in the pipes of the heating system needs to be purged every month. Ask Bernie.
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