“Unlock Winter’s Secrets: 10 Game-Changing Hacks You Never Knew You Needed!”

"Unlock Winter’s Secrets: 10 Game-Changing Hacks You Never Knew You Needed!"
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Foil Your Plans

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A person lifts the tin foil roll out of its box.

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If your space heaters threaten to foil your budget, foil it back. Tin foil reflects both light and heat. In a microwave, this could become too hot, but you can use this property in a different way. Place it behind your space heater or radiator.

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If you hang tin foil on the wall behind your heater, it will both absorb and reflect the heat back into your home. That way, none of your hard-earned heat will leak into the outside. Don’t be surprised if the room feels warmer after you do this.

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Turn Any Shoe Into Snow Boots

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A woman wears pink shoes in the snow.

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If you need snow shoes in a pinch, you can make some. With a zinc T profile plate and screws, you can add some traction to your shoes. Place the plate on the soles of your shoes, and bolt them in.

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Make sure your shoes have thick enough soles to handle the bolt. You don’t want anything to poke you. But once the plate is screwed in, you can walk across the snow and not worry about slipping. It’s a DIY snow shoe!

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Get Salty

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Local authority council workers spread grit and salt by hand on icy footpath to a school.

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Salt and water create some incredible chemical reactions. Have you heard that adding salt to a pot of water helps it heat up faster? The same rule applies to snow. Salt lowers the melting point of water, which makes it easier to heat up.

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If you want to clear up your walkway, sprinkle some salt over the path. Just be careful around plants; salt can suck the moisture out of grass and harm the soil. Only salt concrete or stone pathways.

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