The meter arrived Monday, … it reported as much as 230 ppm, which is incredibly dangerous if it’s not a glitch, and long periods above 10 ppm.
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Do you have a gas furnace?
Get someone to call the gas company for you, IMMEDIATELY.
It’s dangerous for you, obviously, but could also take out the block, so they’ll get over there pronto.
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I called the fire department Saturday night, they couldn’t detect anything.
I thought yesterday’s 230 ppm might be a glitch as the meter started up. It settled down to 6 ppm overnight.
But today it hit 247 ppm in the kitchen with the fume hood running. … I don’t think that’s a glitch. I was struggling to breathe in there.
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Somehow you’ve got to leave that house till this is fixed. If it suddenly gets worse while you’re asleep, you may never wake up. This is an emergency.
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It turns out that steam can throw off the meter. Which probably explains some of the high readings in the kitchen, laundry room, and bathroom.
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So hand-cranked paper shredders tend to be incredibly flimsy, and have tiny handles which don’t allow a good grip.
And electric ones tend to be incredibly loud, even if they’re advertised as “quiet.”
I don’t want to screw up the pasta machine, but I’d like something just as sturdy. Solid metal parts, full-sized crank, etc. Has anyone used a pasta machine as a paper shredder? Can anyone recommend something suitable?
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I can only suggest YouTube. There must be a James Hoffman of pepper grinders.
This one might be a bit sturdier, given that it can shred CDs and credit cards:
This looks like it might work also, although it looks a lot less convenient:
For some reason, none of the pictures show them cutting paper, only seaweed.
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I have a hard time getting a comfortable grip with tha kind of handle.
I’ve used regular scissors to cut up paper for kitty litter when my shredder was clogged. Sloppy, but I got the job done.
What about an old fashioned paper cutter?
Amazon Basics Paper Trimmer - 12"-Inch Blade, 10 Sheet Capacity https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LFH2MGH/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_1KAQM7Q6JKRN0PBM5SYP?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
How well do they work for shredding?
P.S. Mine gets kinda loud and messy and requires frequent sharpening.
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What about herb scissors? Can’t do much at a time, but the shredding part would work.
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Just thinking if it wasn’t too much stuff that you could chop it up finely.
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We’ve had a lot of fly trouble. I suspect it’s the open-topped kitchen compost bin. I understand it’s important to let the bins get air, but could a bin with a very closely spaced mesh filter work?
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Cover with a charcoal filter. Better to take it out as often as possible to the outdoors rather than sitting in your kitchen, covered or not.
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There are cut-outs in the rim, so that won’t work.
Is it indoors or outside?
It’s in the kitchen.
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