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Preventing Secondary Damage: Key Steps in Effective Fire Damage Restoration

When a fire strikes, the immediate damage is evident, but what many overlook is the potential for secondary damage that can occur in the aftermath. Effective fire damage restoration goes beyond extinguishing flames; it involves preventing further harm to your property. In this article, we'll explore the key steps to ensure a comprehensive restoration process and minimize secondary damage.

Safety First

Before diving into restoration efforts, prioritize safety. Ensure that the property is structurally sound and free from any immediate hazards. Collaborate with fire departments and other relevant authorities to obtain clearance for restoration activities. Protective gear and adherence to safety protocols are paramount for everyone involved in the process.

Assessment and Documentation

Thoroughly assess the extent of the fire damage. Document the affected areas, items, and structural components. Take photographs and make detailed notes for insurance claims and future reference. This documentation is crucial for understanding the scope of restoration needed and communicating effectively with insurance adjusters.

Mitigation of Water Damage

The use of water to extinguish flames often leads to water damage. Swiftly address this by extracting excess water and initiating the drying process. Mold can develop within 24-48 hours, so a prompt response is essential. Employ dehumidifiers and industrial-grade fans to expedite the drying process and prevent the growth of mold and mildew.

Smoke and Soot Removal

Smoke and soot residues can cause severe damage if left unattended. These particles can permeate walls, furniture, and personal belongings, leaving behind a persistent odor. Use specialized cleaning techniques and equipment to remove smoke and soot from surfaces. Implementing air purification systems can help eliminate lingering odors.

Structural Cleaning and Repair

Inspect the structural integrity of the property. Engage professionals to repair and reinforce any compromised structures. Thoroughly clean and sanitize all surfaces, as smoke particles can settle into crevices and porous materials. This step is crucial to prevent long-term damage and ensure a safe living environment.

Content Restoration

Evaluate and restore salvageable personal belongings and furniture. Employ specialized cleaning methods, such as dry cleaning, ultrasonic cleaning, and ozone treatment, to eliminate smoke and soot residues. Salvaging items not only reduces the cost of replacement but also preserves sentimental value for the property owner.

HVAC System Inspection and Cleaning

Inspect the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system for smoke and soot residues. Clean or replace filters, air ducts, and other components as necessary. Neglecting the HVAC system can result in the recirculation of contaminants, prolonging the restoration process and potentially causing health issues.

Odor Elimination

Addressing lingering odors is a crucial final step in fire damage restoration Iowa City IA. Utilize professional-grade deodorizers, ozone generators, and thermal fogging to neutralize and eliminate odors effectively. Regular monitoring is essential to ensure that the odors do not return.

Effective fire damage repair Iowa City IA is not just about repairing visible destruction but also preventing secondary damage that can occur in the aftermath. By prioritizing safety, conducting a thorough assessment, and addressing water damage, smoke, and soot residues promptly, property owners can ensure a comprehensive restoration process. Swift and meticulous restoration efforts not only minimize long-term damage but also contribute to a faster return to normalcy for those affected by the fire.

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Go Maher Restoration Scholarship Contest 2022

The U.S disaster I’m going to talk about in this article is the ‘Great Flood of 1993’, otherwise known as the 1993 Midwest Flood. As the name applies, the 1993 Midwest flood was a massive, costly flood that impacted the entire Midwest region, which included nine states. Many believe it is the largest flood to occur in the United States. The main cause of the flooding was an unusual amount of continual record setting rainfall in many states. Another major factor to the severity of the flooding was that just a year before, fields in the midwest were already saturated from a year of wet weather.

During peak rainfall months, states such as Minnesota and Kansas experienced over 24 inches of rain. Iowa recorded having an unprecedented amount of rainfall, reaching up to 38 inches. According to the National Weather Service, Lee W. Larson states that many midwestern states “experienced rain on 20 days or more in July, compared to an average of 8-9 days with rain.” This overflow of rain which lasted during June, July, and August caused runoffs into the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. By late July, water levels peaked in Missouri River reaching nearly 49 feet. Additionally, in early August, the Mississippi River similarly reached its crest at around 50 feet. The ground simply couldn’t hold the huge amounts of rainfall that was being poured over the nine states.

The flooding created unbearable living conditions as fields became bodies of water and food crops and communities were destroyed. Tens of thousands of people in midwestern states had to evacuate their collapsing homes, with many dying in the process. In total, it’s estimated that around 50 people died as a result of the flood. Since so much damage was done across the entire region, the costs for recovery was up to twenty billion dollars. The Great flood of 1993 represented an extremely precarious period of U.S history. It’s likely that America won’t experience a flood of its magnitude again for a very long time.

Sources: Larson, L. W. (1993). “The Great Midwest Flood of 1993,” Natural Disaster Survey Report, National Weather Service, Kansas City, Missouri.

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Our team of IIRC-certified professionals is always ready to serve day and night, every week for a full year. Therefore, we can handle even emergencies, considering that disasters do not provide a warning. We treat all our customers just like we would like to be handled. As such, you can always trust us to provide first-class services with honest advice from our technicians, for complete customer satisfaction.

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Water Damage Restoration

Water can cause serious damage to your house. If help is not available immediately, water damage can encourage mold growth. To save your property, our specialists are available, 24/7.

Fire Damage Restoration

At Service Pro Restoration, we provide fire and smoke damage restoration services, to the satisfaction of our clients. You can count on us to help you recover as a lot of your possessions as possible with our highly advanced restoration procedures.

Mold Removal

Our technicians have undergone training to get the most innovative restoration methods and procedures the industry has to offer. So, we’ll remove soot, mold, and unwanted odor to restore your possessions to pre-loss condition.

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[brookstonalmanac]

Events 5.21

293 – Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian appoint Galerius as Caesar to Diocletian, beginning the period of four rulers known as the Tetrarchy. 878 – Syracuse, Sicily, is captured by the Muslim Aghlabids after a nine-month siege. 879 – Pope John VIII gives blessings to Branimir of Croatia and to the Croatian people, considered to be international recognition of the Croatian state. 996 – Sixteen-year-old Otto III is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1349 – Dušan's Code, the constitution of the Serbian Empire, is enacted by Dušan the Mighty. 1403 – Henry III of Castile sends Ruy González de Clavijo as ambassador to Timur to discuss the possibility of an alliance between Timur and Castile against the Ottoman Empire. 1554 – Queen Mary I grants a royal charter to Derby School, as a grammar school for boys in Derby, England. 1659 – In the Concert of The Hague, the Dutch Republic, the Commonwealth of England and the Kingdom of France set out their views on how the Second Northern War should end. 1660 – The Battle of Long Sault concludes after five days in which French colonial militia, with their Huron and Algonquin allies, are defeated by the Iroquois Confederacy. 1674 – The nobility elect John Sobieski King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. 1703 – Daniel Defoe is imprisoned on charges of seditious libel. 1725 – The Order of St. Alexander Nevsky is instituted in Russia by Empress Catherine I. It would later be discontinued and then reinstated by the Soviet government in 1942 as the Order of Alexander Nevsky. 1758 – Ten-year-old Mary Campbell is abducted in Pennsylvania by Lenape during the French and Indian War. She is returned six and a half years later. 1792 – A lava dome collapses on Mount Unzen, near the city of Shimbara on the Japanese island of Kyūshū, creating a deadly tsunami that killed nearly 15,000 people. 1809 – The first day of the Battle of Aspern-Essling between the Austrian army led by Archduke Charles and the French army led by Napoleon I of France sees the French attack across the Danube held. 1851 – Slavery in Colombia is abolished. 1856 – Lawrence, Kansas is captured and burned by pro-slavery forces. 1863 – American Civil War: The Union Army succeeds in closing off the last escape route from Port Hudson, Louisiana, in preparation for the coming siege. 1864 – Russia declares an end to the Russo-Circassian War and many Circassians are forced into exile. The day is designated the Circassian Day of Mourning. 1864 – American Civil War: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ends. 1864 – The Ionian Islands reunite with Greece. 1871 – French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested. 1871 – Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi. 1879 – War of the Pacific: Two Chilean ships blocking the harbor of Iquique (then belonging to Peru) battle two Peruvian vessels in the Battle of Iquique. 1881 – The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C. 1894 – The Manchester Ship Canal in the United Kingdom is officially opened by Queen Victoria, who later knights its designer Sir Edward Leader Williams. 1904 – The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris. 1911 – President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco Madero sign the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez to put an end to the fighting between the forces of both men, concluding the initial phase of the Mexican Revolution. 1917 – The Imperial War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record, and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of the British Empire's military forces. 1917 – The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 causes $5.5 million in damages, destroying some 300 acres including 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, displacing about 10,000 people but leading to only one fatality (due to heart attack). 1924 – University of Chicago students Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, Jr. murder 14-year-old Bobby Franks in a "thrill killing". 1927 – Charles Lindbergh touches down at Le Bourget Field in Paris, completing the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. 1932 – Bad weather forces Amelia Earhart to land in a pasture in Derry, Northern Ireland, and she thereby becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. 1934 – Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes the first municipality in the United States to fingerprint all of its citizens. 1936 – Sada Abe is arrested after wandering the streets of Tokyo for days with her dead lover's severed genitals in her handbag. Her story soon becomes one of Japan's most notorious scandals. 1937 – A Soviet station, North Pole-1, becomes the first scientific research settlement to operate on the drift ice of the Arctic Ocean. 1939 – The Canadian National War Memorial is unveiled by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 1946 – Physicist Louis Slotin is fatally irradiated in a criticality incident during an experiment with the demon core at Los Alamos National Laboratory. 1951 – The opening of the Ninth Street Show, otherwise known as the 9th Street Art Exhibition: A gathering of a number of notable artists, and the stepping-out of the post war New York avant-garde, collectively known as the New York School. 1961 – American civil rights movement: Alabama Governor John Malcolm Patterson declares martial law in an attempt to restore order after race riots break out. 1966 – The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland. 1969 – Civil unrest in Rosario, Argentina, known as Rosariazo, following the death of a 15-year-old student. 1972 – Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is damaged by a vandal, the mentally disturbed Hungarian geologist Laszlo Toth. 1976 – Twenty-nine people are killed in the Yuba City bus disaster in Martinez, California. 1979 – White Night riots in San Francisco following the manslaughter conviction of Dan White for the assassinations of George Moscone and Harvey Milk. 1981 – The Italian government releases the membership list of Propaganda Due, an illegal pseudo-Masonic lodge that was implicated in numerous Italian crimes and mysteries. 1981 – Transamerica Corporation agrees to sell United Artists to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for $380 million after the box office failure of the 1980 film Heaven's Gate. 1982 – Falklands War: A British amphibious assault during Operation Sutton leads to the Battle of San Carlos. 1991 – Former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated by a female suicide bomber near Madras. 1991 – Mengistu Haile Mariam, president of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, flees Ethiopia, effectively bringing the Ethiopian Civil War to an end. 1992 – After 30 seasons Johnny Carson hosted his penultimate episode and last featuring guests (Robin Williams and Bette Midler) of The Tonight Show. 1994 – The Democratic Republic of Yemen unsuccessfully attempts to secede from the Republic of Yemen; a war breaks out. 1996 – The ferry MV Bukoba sinks in Tanzanian waters on Lake Victoria, killing nearly 1,000. 1998 – In Miami, five abortion clinics are attacked by a butyric acid attacker. 1998 – President Suharto of Indonesia resigns following the killing of students from Trisakti University earlier that week by security forces and growing mass protests in Jakarta against his ongoing corrupt rule. 2001 – French Taubira law is enacted, officially recognizing the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity. 2003 – The 6.8 Mw  Boumerdès earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). More than 2,200 people were killed and a moderate tsunami sank boats at the Balearic Islands. 2005 – The tallest roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka opens at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey. 2006 – The Republic of Montenegro holds a referendum proposing independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro; 55% of Montenegrins vote for independence. 2010 – JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, launches the solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS aboard an H-IIA rocket. The vessel would make a Venus flyby late in the year. 2011 – Radio broadcaster Harold Camping predicted that the world would end on this date. 2012 – A bus accident near Himara, Albania kills 13 people and injures 21 others. 2012 – A suicide bombing kills more than 120 people in Sana'a, Yemen. 2017 – Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performed their final show at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

#Events

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August 26, 2020

Heather Cox Richardson

There is a profound disconnect between the reality of what is happening in America right now and what we are hearing from the White House.

Tonight, Hurricane Laura is barreling toward the coasts of Louisiana and Texas. The storm is on the verge of becoming a Category 5 hurricane, one of the strongest hurricanes ever to make landfall in the continental U.S. Its winds have reached 150 miles per hour and the National Hurricane Center has warned of an “unsurvivable” storm surge of up to 20 feet, as well as anywhere from 5-10 inches of rain. Forecasters warn that half of Lake Charles, Louisiana, home to almost 80,000 people, might be submerged. More than half a million people have been ordered to evacuate the region, but this will be a tall order for the 23.3% of the population there that lives in poverty.

Iowa is trying to rebuild from the August 10 derecho which brought winds of up to 140 miles an hour, left more than 400,000 Iowans without power, and damaged homes, businesses, and more than ten million acres of crops. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds asked for about $4 billion to cover the cost of the damage; Trump approved the portion that covered federal buildings and utilities but not assistance to homeowners and farmers.

Western wildfires have burned more than 1.8 million acres in August—an area almost double the size of Rhode Island. Fourteen states, including California, Arizona, Oregon, and Colorado, have suffered from the extreme events. While firefighters are gaining control over many of the fires, red flag warnings are still in effect in Northern California, Nevada, Oregon, and Montana.

A disaster of a different sort is burning in America as coronavirus continues to spread. New CDC guidelines quietly put out on Monday no longer recommend testing for asymptomatic people even if they’ve been in contact with someone who has the coronavirus. This new rule appears to reflect Trump's frequent complaints that widespread testing is responsible for our climbing numbers of coronavirus cases. (He is incorrect.) He has repeatedly said we should slow the testing down. A White House spokesperson said the decision was science-based and not political; American Medical Association President Dr. Susan Bailey asked the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Department of Health and Human Services to "release the scientific justification" for the changes.

The spokesperson told reporters that the White House Coronavirus Task Force had signed off on the new guidelines, but Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and member of the task force told CNN that he was not part of any such discussion. “I am concerned about the interpretation of these recommendations and worried it will give people the incorrect assumption that asymptomatic spread is not of great concern. In fact it is,” he said. Other members of the task force also expressed alarm about the new rules.

And there is yet another kind of fire burning. On Sunday afternoon, August 23, a police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Rusten Sheskey, fired seven shots into Jacob Blake’s back as he opened his car door, leaving the 29-year-old father of five gravely wounded, likely paralyzed from the waist down.

Protests erupted in the wake of the shooting of yet another Black man, with the same pattern we saw in Portland: peaceful protests by day, riots by night. Armed militia members and counter protesters rushed to Kenosha and clashed with protesters, and after rioters looted and burned businesses, civilians armed with AR-15-style rifles took to the streets claiming they would back the police and restore order. Video shows police officers thanking the armed men for their help, despite the fact they are on the streets after the city’s curfew, and handing them water bottles.

Rather than restoring order, on Tuesday, a 17-year-old white man, Kyle Rittenhouse, from Antioch, Illinois, about 20 miles southwest of Kenosha, shot and killed two people and wounded a third. Rittenhouse’s social media is full of support for “Blue Lives Matter,” and shows him posing with weapons. Video from January 30, shows him in the front row of a Trump rally in Des Moines, Iowa; video from Tuesday shows him trying to get the attention of law enforcement officers before the shooting.

This afternoon, the Milwaukee Bucks professional basketball team refused to play game five of their first-round playoff series against the Orlando Magic. This is what’s known as a “wildcat strike” because it does not have the approval of union leadership—the NBA collective bargaining agreement bans strikes. The Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder joined in, and by 5:00 the NBA postponed all the evening’s games. All the WNBA games were also called off, and several Major League Baseball teams have struck in solidarity.

In a statement, the Bucks said, “Despite the overwhelming plea for change, there has been no action, so our focus today cannot be on basketball.” They asked the Wisconsin legislature to reconvene and pass “meaningful measures to address issues of police accountability, brutality and criminal justice reform.” They also asked people to vote. Basketball superstar LeBron James was more straightforward: “F**K THIS MAN!!!!!” he tweeted. “WE DEMAND CHANGE. SICK OF IT[.]”

In Washington, tonight, at the third night of the Republican National Convention, speakers painted an image of the nation that did not square with this reality. There was scarce mention of the natural disasters that, in any other administration, would be headline news. The sentence “May God bless and protect the Gulf states in the path of the hurricane," offered by Eric Trump's wife Lara, was about the extent of it.

There was scarce attention paid to the coronavirus, either, which has, to date, killed more than 180,000 Americans. Twenty-five percent of the world's deaths from Covid-19 come from the U.S., which has 4% of the world’s people. From Fort McHenry, Maryland, Vice President Mike Pence congratulated Trump for suspending travel from China and saving “untold American lives.” White House officials continue to talk of the virus in the past tense, as if it is over. Images from the RNC of attendees sitting together, unmasked, send a signal that things are back to normal, when they are decidedly not.

There was no mention of Jacob Blake or the Kenosha shootings of Tuesday tonight, although Trump appeared to take the part of the Kenosha police and the civilian militias when he tweeted today that he was sending federal troops to Kenosha to restore “LAW and ORDER!”. (Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, a Democrat, instead deployed 500 members of the National Guard to Kenosha.)

From Fort McHenry, Maryland, Vice President Mike Pence talked of the “heroes” who have died in unrest around the country without mentioning the events that have sparked the unrest: the shootings of Black men and women at the hands of police officers, people like George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Jacob Blake. He lamented the death of federal officer Dave Patrick Underwood, “shot and killed during the riots in Oakland, California,” implying he was killed by protesters. In fact, Officer Underwood died in a drive-by shooting by a Boogaloo supporter on a nearly empty street. And Pence claimed that Democratic nominee Joe Biden has said he would cut funding to law enforcement; this is a lie from a super PAC ad that spliced together video footage to change its meaning.

A million years ago, during the George W. Bush administration, a White House official dismissively told journalist Ron Suskind that people like Suskind lived in “the reality-based community,” meaning that they believed solutions to the nation’s problems came from studying reality and finding answers. “That's not the way the world really works anymore,” the official told Suskind. “We’re an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality…. We're history's actors...and you, all of you, will be left to just study what we do.”

Creating their own reality might have worked for Bush’s people in 2004, but sixteen years later, with the country in conflagrations both natural and manmade, it seems that approach is no longer viable.

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Notes:

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/hurricane-laura-storm-track-path-forecast-today-2020-08-26/

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-misleading-biden-ad-defund/fact-check-political-ad-saying-biden-wants-to-defund-the-police-is-misleading-idUSKCN252248

Underwood: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/gopers-keep-falsely-implying-a-protester-killed-a-federal-officer-in-oakland

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/live-blog/hurricane-laura-updates-news-live-hurricane-path-tracker-n1238184/ncrd1238314#liveBlogHeader

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/live-blog/rnc-night-three-pence-conway-hatch-act

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/lakecharlescitylouisiana

Iowa: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2020/08/25/iowa-gov-kim-reynolds-holds-news-conference-cedar-rapids-schools-storm-derecho/5627303002/

https://www.kcrg.com/2020/08/18/trump-signs-only-a-portion-of-iowas-disaster-relief-request/

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/25/us/california-fires-tuesday/index.html

wildcat strike:

Matt Pearce 🦅 @mattdpearceThe NBA collective bargaining agreement bans strikes, which means the Bucks are breaking their own contract to stop playing in protest of police violence. (But this is your reminder that there aren't really illegal strikes, just unsuccessful ones.)

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August 26th 2020

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/america-doesnt-deserve-sports-right-now

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/08/nba-teams-strike-for-black-lives.html

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellievhall/kenosha-suspect-kyle-rittenhouse-trump-rally

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIGOV/bulletins/29beffc

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2020-08-26/trump-pledges-to-restore-law-and-order-in-wisconsin-amid-jacob-blake-protests

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/testing-overview.html?referringSource=articleShare

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/26/politics/fauci-coronavirus-cdc-testing/index.html

[rjzimmerman]

Excerpt from this Wall Street Journal article:

From Iowa to Missouri, the most severe flooding to hit parts of the Midwest in decades has communities like Craig grappling with existential questions. For those who decide to return, it is unclear how long it will take for utilities to restore power and water-treatment services knocked out by the flooding.

Iowa and Nebraska have both received federal disaster declarations. Initial estimates from Iowa predict the state will need nearly $1.6 billion in federal assistance, while Nebraska has tallied about $1.4 billion in flood-related damages so far.

Between Omaha and Kansas City, floodwaters breached or flowed over the top of 68 levees, as the Missouri River and tributaries reached record heights, according to the Army Corps of Engineers.

Meteorologists have blamed rain, a melting snow pack and frozen or saturated ground for the record flooding. More flooding is expected over the next two months, a troubling forecast for people living near levees that failed to protect them last week.

Farmers have also suffered losses. David Drewes, 51, who grows corn and soybeans in the river bottom around Craig, said he lost equipment, including a tractor worth more than $100,000 and expects repair work on the levees to extend through the fall.

“Nobody will invest in a crop with the levees open,” he said. “It will be real hard for the town of Craig to overcome this.”

Longtime residents say the area’s flooding is the worst in their lifetimes, including the major floods in 1993 and 2011.

#Midwest floods

[theleafpile]

Nebraska and Iowa flooding

Friends, I’m sure some of you know I live in Omaha, Nebraska, and I wanted to let you know that Nebraska and Iowa are being hit by some pretty devastating flooding right now. The flooding here has not made the national news. Several injuries, including hypothermia, have been reported, and at least one person has died - James Wilke, 50, who, when hearing that flood waters had stranded a motorist near his farm early Thursday morning, went out in his tractor to respond but perished when the bridge he was crossing collapsed. Two people are believed to be currently missing.

The flooding is the result of a very wet winter, resulting in a large accumulation of snow and ice that never had the chance to melt. The melting process began days ago, not with sun, but with heavy rainfall. This mass precipitation was a result of what they call the “bomb cyclone” that affected the entire Midwest region. It refers to a type of storm, a bombogensis, in which barometric pressure falls by at least 24 millibars in 24 hours. 

The Platte River, which runs through Nebraska and is usually characterized as “a mile wide and an inch deep,” has been dumping water into the Missouri River (the border between Nebraska and Iowa), bringing it to record levels. Sarpy County, where my parents live, and Douglas County, where I live, was declared to be in a state of emergency as of Wednesday. 

The flooding has cut off roads in West Omaha (with the failing of Union Dike), shut down the runway at Offutt AFB, shut down the training base of the National Guard, shutdown waste water treatment plants (meaning roughly 65 million gallons of untreated wastewater is currently being dumped into the river - daily - from the city of Papillion alone), is shutting down the Cooper Nuclear Station, completely closed off the city of Fremont, and required the evacuation of roughly 60,000 residents. Some towns, including Rogers and King Lake, Nebraska, have been completely enveloped. My in-laws, who live outside Norfolk, have been lucky enough to have only their basement flood a few inches. 

Nebraska is a flat land, especially farther west. There is no ‘higher ground’ here. Water floods and it stays flooded; there’s nowhere for it to go. Flooding isn’t unusual here, and there are precautions in place. This is, however, the worst flooding in the last fifty years. 

Nebraska and Iowa are part of the ‘bread basket’ that feeds the nation, and this flooding comes just before seeding season. We have a low population density, meaning that the damage is somewhat mitigated, but a large livestock population that is currently suffering and perishing. It’s calving season, and farmers have been unable to both move or deliver feed to their cattle and their young. Some farmers and ranchers have reported total loss.

All I ask is that you keep us in mind even while the national news does not. People here pride themselves on community and self-sufficiency and tend not to ask for help. The United Way has set up a relief fund for Nebraska and Iowa flood victims, pledging 100% of the money will be “directed to nonprofit programs meeting people’s needs for emergency shelter, food and more right here in our community.” You can donate by texting FLOODRELIEF to 41444. 

A Habitat Relief Fund has been set up by Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever to give back to landowners who opened their properties to public access (97% of Nebraska is privately owned), and “to help with conservation practices including grass seedlings, grazing infrastructure, and temporary cover for affected producers. With your help, we will not only help wildlife and pollinators who desperately need it, but help restore land so that these farmers and ranchers can begin to rebuild.” You can donate to Pheasants Forever on their gofundme page.

All pictures are from the Omaha World Herald.

^ Bellevue, NE, where Offutt AFB is located

^ this is 216th St., Omaha. I live about 30 min. from here

^ about 30 min from my in-laws

^ a very Midwestern sense of humor on display. 

#nebraska flooding #nebraska #iowa flooding #bomb cyclone #bomb cyclone 2019 #nebraska news #midwest flooding #home

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Water Woes? Iowa City Restoration to the Rescue with Top-notch Water Removal Services

Water, essential for life yet often the cause of significant damage when it invades homes and businesses. From burst pipes to natural disasters, water-related emergencies can wreak havoc on properties, leading to extensive damages and costly repairs. However, amidst the chaos, there's hope – Iowa City Restoration stands ready to rescue with their top-notch water removal Iowa City IA services. Let's delve into how they're tackling water woes and restoring peace of mind to residents in Iowa City and beyond.

Understanding the Impact of Water Damage

Water damage is a nightmare scenario for any property owner. Whether it's due to flooding, storms, or plumbing mishaps, the consequences can be devastating. Water can seep into walls, floors, and furniture, causing structural damage, mold growth, and health hazards. Left unchecked, it can lead to rotting wood, weakened foundations, and compromised electrical systems, posing safety risks and diminishing property value.

The Importance of Prompt Water Removal

In the aftermath of a water-related disaster, swift action is crucial. Delaying water removal and restoration efforts can exacerbate the damage, leading to mold growth and further structural deterioration. That's where Iowa City Restoration shines – they understand the urgency of the situation and respond promptly to mitigate the impact of water damage.

Top-notch Water Removal Services

Iowa City Restoration employs state-of-the-art equipment and techniques to efficiently remove water from affected properties. Their team of experienced professionals undergoes rigorous training to handle water extraction, drying, and restoration with precision and care. Using powerful pumps, vacuums, and dehumidifiers, they extract standing water and moisture from every corner, ensuring thorough and effective remediation.

Furthermore, Iowa City Restoration doesn't just stop at water removal. They offer comprehensive restoration services to repair and rebuild damaged structures, restoring homes and businesses to their pre-loss condition. From repairing water-damaged walls and flooring to salvaging belongings and furniture, their dedicated team goes above and beyond to deliver exceptional results.

Customer-Centric Approach

What sets Iowa City Restoration apart is their commitment to customer satisfaction. They understand the stress and upheaval that water damage brings, and they strive to make the restoration process as smooth and hassle-free as possible for their clients. From the initial assessment to the final cleanup, they communicate transparently, providing regular updates and guidance every step of the way.

Moreover, Iowa City Restoration works closely with insurance companies to streamline the claims process, easing the financial burden on their customers. With their expertise and attention to detail, they ensure that every aspect of the restoration meets the highest standards of quality and craftsmanship.

Water damage may be a formidable foe, but with Iowa City Restoration's top-notch water removal services, residents can rest assured that help is at hand. Their swift response, advanced equipment, and customer-centric approach make them the go-to choice for restoring properties affected by water-related emergencies. When water woes strike, trust Iowa City Restoration to rescue and restore your home or business with professionalism and care.

Iowa City Restoration 600 Reno St Iowa City IA, 52245 319-246-5588 https://iowacityrestoration.com/

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Iowa City Restoration

At Service Pro Restoration, Iowa City we pride in offering the following services:

Water damage restoration

Water can quickly spread and may require restructuring if not addressed immediately. Let the pros as Service Pro Restoration take over at the first sign of water-related harm. We will thoroughly dry all the affected areas while making repairs to your property. We will also dehumidify your home so mold can't grow.

Storm damage restoration

Besides water restoration, we have the absolute best techniques to restore your valuable property and things after the storm damage. We have unlimited solutions for every kind of flood damage repair that you may suffer due to the storm. http://iowacityrestoration.com

Mold removal and remediation

Service Pro Restoration Specializes in mold inspection, removal, and related services. In addition, we take all the precautionary steps to remove the issue from its core cause and make certain you get rid of it once and for all.

Smoke and fire damage restoration service

We're a one-stop-company when it comes to offering the best solutions for restoration from fire and smoke damages. We utilize up-to-date strategies offering relevantly, desirable, and beyond expectation results and assistance for recovering from property damage.

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I bought this at the start of the pandemic and it has been sitting, waiting to be restored. I bought this with several other pieces of art that had been "poorly curated" by a daughter of local man who had exceptionally good taste in art. Charles Malfroy (1862-1918) There's a title on the stretcher in pencil. signed "Malfroy 71", l.l., 15" x 21". Paint is in good condition after water damage. Will need to be relined and repaired in three spots. #charlesmalfroy #malfroy #oilpaintingoncanvas #frenchoilpainting #19thcenturyoilpainting (at Iowa City Art & Antiques) https://www.instagram.com/p/CV2s7I_LsLc/?utm_medium=tumblr

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293 – Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian appoint Galerius as Caesar to Diocletian, beginning the period of four rulers known as the Tetrarchy. 878 – Syracuse, Sicily, is captured by the Muslim Aghlabids after a nine-month siege. 879 – Pope John VIII gives blessings to Branimir of Croatia and to the Croatian people, considered to be international recognition of the Croatian state. 996 – Sixteen-year-old Otto III is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1349 – Dušan's Code, the constitution of the Serbian Empire, is enacted by Dušan the Mighty. 1403 – Henry III of Castile sends Ruy González de Clavijo as ambassador to Timur to discuss the possibility of an alliance between Timur and Castile against the Ottoman Empire. 1554 – Queen Mary I grants a royal charter to Derby School, as a grammar school for boys in Derby, England. 1659 – In the Concert of The Hague, the Dutch Republic, the Commonwealth of England and the Kingdom of France set out their views on how the Second Northern War should end. 1660 – The Battle of Long Sault concludes after five days in which French colonial militia, with their Huron and Algonquin allies, are defeated by the Iroquois Confederacy. 1674 – The nobility elect John Sobieski King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. 1703 – Daniel Defoe is imprisoned on charges of seditious libel. 1725 – The Order of St. Alexander Nevsky is instituted in Russia by Empress Catherine I. It would later be discontinued and then reinstated by the Soviet government in 1942 as the Order of Alexander Nevsky. 1758 – Ten-year-old Mary Campbell is abducted in Pennsylvania by Lenape during the French and Indian War. She is returned six and a half years later. 1792 – A lava dome collapses on Mount Unzen, near the city of Shimbara on the Japanese island of Kyūshū, creating a deadly tsunami that kills nearly 15,000 people. 1809 – The first day of the Battle of Aspern-Essling between the Austrian army led by Archduke Charles and the French army led by Napoleon I of France sees the French attack across the Danube held. 1851 – Slavery in Colombia is abolished. 1856 – Lawrence, Kansas is captured and burned by pro-slavery forces. 1863 – American Civil War: The Union Army succeeds in closing off the last escape route from Port Hudson, Louisiana, in preparation for the coming siege. 1864 – Russia declares an end to the Russo-Circassian War and many Circassians are forced into exile. The day is designated the Circassian Day of Mourning. 1864 – American Civil War: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ends. 1864 – The Ionian Islands reunite with Greece. 1871 – French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested. 1871 – Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi. 1879 – War of the Pacific: Two Chilean ships blocking the harbor of Iquique (then belonging to Peru) battle two Peruvian vessels in the Battle of Iquique. 1881 – The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C. 1894 – The Manchester Ship Canal in the United Kingdom is officially opened by Queen Victoria, who later knights its designer Sir Edward Leader Williams. 1904 – The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris. 1911 – President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco Madero sign the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez to put an end to the fighting between the forces of both men, concluding the initial phase of the Mexican Revolution. 1917 – The Imperial War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record, and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of the British Empire's military forces. 1917 – The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 causes $5.5 million in damages, destroying some 300 acres including 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, displacing about 10,000 people but leading to only one fatality (due to heart attack). 1924 – University of Chicago students Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, Jr. murder 14-year-old Bobby Franks in a "thrill killing". 1927 – Charles Lindbergh touches down at Le Bourget Field in Paris, completing the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. 1932 – Bad weather forces Amelia Earhart to land in a pasture in Derry, Northern Ireland, and she thereby becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. 1934 – Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes the first municipality in the United States to fingerprint all of its citizens. 1936 – Sada Abe is arrested after wandering the streets of Tokyo for days with her dead lover's severed genitals in her handbag. Her story soon becomes one of Japan's most notorious scandals. 1937 – A Soviet station, North Pole-1, becomes the first scientific research settlement to operate on the drift ice of the Arctic Ocean. 1939 – The Canadian National War Memorial is unveiled by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 1946 – Physicist Louis Slotin is fatally irradiated in a criticality incident during an experiment with the demon core at Los Alamos National Laboratory. 1951 – The opening of the Ninth Street Show, otherwise known as the 9th Street Art Exhibition: A gathering of a number of notable artists, and the stepping-out of the post war New York avant-garde, collectively known as the New York School. 1961 – American civil rights movement: Alabama Governor John Malcolm Patterson declares martial law in an attempt to restore order after race riots break out. 1966 – The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland. 1969 – Civil unrest in Rosario, Argentina, known as Rosariazo, following the death of a 15-year-old student. 1972 – Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is damaged by a vandal, the mentally disturbed Hungarian geologist Laszlo Toth. 1976 – Twenty-nine people are killed in the Yuba City bus disaster in Martinez, California. 1979 – White Night riots in San Francisco following the manslaughter conviction of Dan White for the assassinations of George Moscone and Harvey Milk. 1981 – The Italian government releases the membership list of Propaganda Due, an illegal pseudo-Masonic lodge that was implicated in numerous Italian crimes and mysteries. 1981 – Transamerica Corporation agrees to sell United Artists to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for $380 million after the box office failure of the 1980 film Heaven's Gate. 1982 – Falklands War: A British amphibious assault during Operation Sutton leads to the Battle of San Carlos. 1991 – Former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated by a female suicide bomber near Madras. 1991 – Mengistu Haile Mariam, president of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, flees Ethiopia, effectively bringing the Ethiopian Civil War to an end. 1992 – After 30 seasons Johnny Carson hosted his penultimate episode and last featuring guests (Robin Williams and Bette Midler) of The Tonight Show. 1994 – The Democratic Republic of Yemen unsuccessfully attempts to secede from the Republic of Yemen; a war breaks out. 1996 – The ferry MV Bukoba sinks in Tanzanian waters on Lake Victoria, killing nearly 1,000. 1998 – In Miami, five abortion clinics are attacked by a butyric acid attacker. 1998 – President Suharto of Indonesia resigns following the killing of students from Trisakti University earlier that week by security forces and growing mass protests in Jakarta against his ongoing corrupt rule. 2001 – French Taubira law is enacted, officially recognizing the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity. 2003 – The 6.8 Mw  Boumerdès earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). More than 2,200 people were killed and a moderate tsunami sank boats at the Balearic Islands. 2005 – The tallest roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka opens at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey. 2006 – The Republic of Montenegro holds a referendum proposing independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro; 55% of Montenegrins vote for independence. 2010 – JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, launches the solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS aboard an H-IIA rocket. The vessel would make a Venus flyby late in the year. 2011 – Radio broadcaster Harold Camping predicted that the world would end on this date. 2012 – A bus accident near Himara, Albania kills 13 people and injures 21 others. 2012 – A suicide bombing kills more than 120 people in Sana'a, Yemen. 2017 – Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performed their final show at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

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Best Timing Belt Replacement Service and Cost in Iowa City| Mobile Auto Truck Repair Iowa City

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  Timing Belt Replacement Service near Iowa City: Are you looking for the Best Timing Belt Replacement Service near Iowa City? Mobile Auto Truck Repair Iowa City, Our mechanics will delve into your engine, remove the old timing belt, and replace it with a new one. Cost? Free estimates! Send us a message or call us today. Best Timing Belt Replacement Service around Iowa City. We serve Iowa City and other areas. Get a Free Quote Now!

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 The Basics Behind Timing Belt Replacement Services at Mobile Auto Truck Repair Iowa City

Timing Belt Replacement Service near Iowa City: The timing belt, or timing chain in some vehicles, is a drive belt that synchronizes the rotation of the engine’s crankshaft and camshaft with the opening and closing of your engine’s valves. Depending on the vehicle, it may also rotate the water pump. When the crankshaft turns, the timing belt turns the camshaft, which opens and closes the engine valves to allow the pistons to move up and down. Your vehicle’s engine operates in four phases: intake, compression, combustion, and exhaust. During the intake phase, intake valves open and exhaust valves close as fuel and air enter the cylinders. As the air and fuel is mixed, compressed, and ignited by spark plugs during the compression and combustion phases, the valves close. The remaining air and fuel is pushed out of the exhaust valve during the exhaust phase. The timing belt is responsible for synchronizing this process and for opening and closing valves during normal engine operation.

 Why Should You Have Timing Belt Replacement Services Performed at Mobile Auto Truck Repair Iowa City?

Timing Belt Replacement Service near Iowa City: Avoiding a timing belt replacement can result in complete engine failure. A worn or stretched belt can disrupt the operating order of the valves and pistons, which can result in a piston hitting a valve and damaging the engine. Timing belt failure warning signs include rough idling or difficulty starting the engine. Cracks on the belt, which is made of reinforced rubber, are an indication that it may soon break. Replacement of your timing belt will help keep your engine performing as it should and ensure you avoid expensive future repairs. During our replacement service, your belt will be replaced and synchronized with the crankshaft and camshaft to restore proper operating precision and order. It is widely recommended that you have your water pump changed during a timing belt replacement service as well. If your water pump fails later, it can do great damage to your vehicle. Since the water pump is easy to change during a timing belt replacement, consider having a new one installed at this time. Referring to your owner’s manual will help determine the appropriate service intervals for timing belt maintenance.

 Mobile Timing Belt Replacement at Home or Office

 Are you in need of mobile timing belt replacement at your home or office? Don't even worry about it. We'll come to you! We provide simple timing belt replacement auto repair estimates for your convenience. Our highly trained timing belt replacement mobile mechanics are here to help.

 What is a Timing Belt Replacement?

 Your timing belt is a rubber belt located within your engine. It does pretty much exactly what you'd expect: it keeps the operation of your engine properly timed. A timing belt is one of the most important pieces of a working engine, which makes this repair something that cannot be procrastinated. Our mechanics will delve into your engine, remove the old timing belt, and replace it with a new one.

 How is a Timing Belt Replacement Done?

 The process for replacing your timing belt involves the removal and replacing of a few other parts as well. To begin, the mechanic will remove the engine timing cover to survey the timing belt and pulleys for the required parts. The timing belt, pulleys, water pump, and tensioners will all be removed and replaced. Afterwards, the timing cover will be reinstalled along with any other parts that were removed during the procedure.

 Recommendations

 Follow the recommendations of your mechanic. The timing belt is a costly thing to replace, but the failure to replace it and the necessary associated parts can result in severe internal damage to your engine, which will be much more costly. If you wish to save money down the line, your best bet is to get the timing belt and everything associated with it replaced all at once.

 Symptoms That Indicate You Need a Timing Belt Replacement?

 The one precursor symptom to look for in regards to your timing belt is a squeaking sound that originates from the timing cover area. However, the simplest indicator that the belt needs replacement is that your car will not start. If the timing belt breaks, your car is not going to start, plain and simple.

 Importance

 Failure to replace the timing belt as needed can result in costly engine problems later down the road. This is one of the most integral parts of your car's engine, and keeping it in working condition will be a less costly solution than dealing with major engine damage in the future. If you can help it, do not wait for the timing belt to break.

 Can I Do It Myself?

 This is one of those tricky internal auto jobs that is really best performed by a trained professional. We recommend letting an experienced mechanic replace your timing belt and the related parts.

 Safety: Can I Drive Without Doing a Timing Belt Replacement?

 Don't take the chance of your timing belt breaking and causing severe, costly damage to your engine. Our team of mechanical experts will get the job done for you in a timely and professional manner. Don't let your end up stranded in the middle of nowhere. Call us today!

 Your Timing Belt Explained

 Made of cogged rubber, your timing belt is threaded through pulleys that align the camshafts to the crankshaft. Since the camshafts rotate at half the speed of the crankshaft, the belt synchronizes their positions, ensuring your engine valves open and close at the proper times. Additionally, the timing belt controls other engine components and accessories, including the:

 ●      Water pump

●      Balance shaft

●      Intermediate shaft

●      Injection and oil pump

 In order to function correctly, the timing belt must be properly tensioned. Loose belts are often the cause of many engine and timing issues. Therefore, it’s important to know when you need timing belt replacement or adjustment.

 Typically, the lifespan of your timing belt is between 60,000 to 105,000 miles depending on the vehicle. However, we recommend that you have your timing belt regularly inspected for any imperfections during routine maintenance checks. Our ASE Certified technicians know the signs of a failing timing belt and can replace it before breaks.

 Timing Belt Replacement & Chain Services

 Whether your vehicle has a timing belt or chain, it is vital to keep it maintained to prevent slippage or breakage that could harm your engine. If the timing belt or chain running the engine fails, it could have a catastrophic effect on your valve train.

 Timing Belt Maintenance and Service Indicators

 For many vehicles, the manufacturer provides an ideal mileage limit to observe for timing belt and chain replacements. Even when sticking to a schedule, it's possible your vehicle could end up needing the part replacement early. Watching for common signs of timing component failures can help you protect your engine.

 Warning signs for Timing Belt Repair or Timing Chain Replacement

 The overall condition of your engine and timing components will greatly influence the signs presented as the timing belt or chain wears out.

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Common signs of a timing belt problem include:

●      Hard starts whether the engine is hot or cold

●      Large amounts of dark gray exhaust exiting the tailpipe

●      Poor idle that causes the entire car to shake

●      Frayed or split belt edges

●      Squeaky tensioner

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Common signs of a timing chain problem

 The inability to see the timing chain directly makes it difficult to visually detect failing parts. Instead, report all:

●      Misfires, which make the engine shake uncontrollably or run unevenly at idle

●      Rattling or scraping sounds coming from the front of the engine

●      Noticeably poor gas mileage

 How Technicians Can Help Replace a Timing Belt

 Technicians can quickly and easily confirm the diagnosis of faulty timing belts and chains before proceeding with the replacement. The diagnostic process also identifies any other problems contributing to the symptoms you detailed during the consultation.

The total replacement time depends on the type of timing apparatus used by your engine. In general, timing chains take a lot longer to replace than belts due to their placement inside the front of the engine.

Technicians take the time to precisely time your engine to protect the internals and ensure it creates the expected amount of power. If you suspect your engine requires a timing belt or timing chain replacement, talk to a technician about your vehicle's needs.

 COST

How much does a timing belt replacement cost?

Timing Belt Replacement Service near Iowa City: If you look online, the typical rate for a timing belt replacement is around $500 to $900+, which is far better than the $2000 that may be needed if the belt breaks and causes damage to the engine, pistons, valve, water pump and other areas. There are times when a new engine may be the only solution, and depending upon the vehicle and its age, it may even be wiser to invest in a new car!

 Naturally, the timing belt cost is also going to vary based on who you hire for the project. For instance, an independent mechanic hired through Air tasker is going to average between $300 and $900 for a timing belt replacement.

 And as noted in our Mobile mechanic price guide, the rates that mechanics charge varies based on experience, skill, certifications, and more. They may charge from as little as $18.93 to more than $60 per hour based on the day of the week and the other factors relating to the job. The average is usually anywhere between $30 and $100+ on Air tasker because the providers have to pay for their own employment costs.

 Cost Guide of Timing belt replacement

 Timing Belt Replacement Service near Iowa City: Servicing a vehicle is always going to extend the life of that car or truck, as well as keep the risk of major repairs, and their costs as low as possible. Regular maintenance is a pre-emptive and/or proactive form of ownership. Yet, not everyone takes advantage of the opportunity to keep a vehicle in tip-top condition through ongoing and regular service, and this can lead to major problems or system failures.

 The timing belt is one such issue. Surprisingly expensive to have replaced, it is essential to the vehicle, and so it is important to know all about it and how to hire the right mechanic when your car or truck is ready for a new timing belt. This timing belt price guide will answer the key questions and point you towards an ideal solution for your vehicle’s timing belt replacement.

the timing belt is a critical component in the modern-day motor vehicle. It is designed to keep the camshaft and crankshaft timing in check to allow the engine to run at maximum efficiency.

 Timing belts wear out over time, and are required to be replaced at certain manufacturer intervals, along with the timing belt tensioner and idler pulleys the belt runs on. Failure to do so can lead to expensive and often irreparable engine damage. The average timing belt replacement cost starts around the $500 mark, and can increase to over $1000, depending on the vehicle and engine type.

 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

 What is a timing belt and how does it work?

 Timing Belt Replacement Service near Iowa City: An engine timing belt is a fiber reinforced, toothed drive belt manufactured using durable compounds such as highly saturated nitrile. The timing belt allows the crankshaft to drive the camshafts in the cylinder head at half the RPMs of the crankshaft. The camshafts then open and close the engine’s intake and exhaust valves in time with the movement and position of the pistons in the engine.

Timing Belt

 What happens if your timing belt breaks?

 Let’s preface the answer to that question with a simple statement: You really do not want the belt to break.

Typically, the timing belt is a key part of maintenance. It keeps the upper area of the engine synchronized to the bottom half, and the belt keeps the pistons and valves from crashing into one another inside of the cylinders. If the belt snaps, the piston and valves immediately fall out of sync and are likely to run into one another with the outcome being:

●      Bent valves

●      Cylinder head damage

●      Camshaft damage

●      Cylinder and piston wall damage

 What’s involved in timing belt replacement?

 Typically, a timing belt replacement involves anywhere between three and eight hours to accomplish and requires the following steps:

●      Stripping the front of the engine of its various housings and connections

●      Assessing the various pulleys and seals along with the water pump

●      Doing the actual timing belt replacement as well as updating any components associated with it

●      Resetting the valve and camshaft timing

●      Reassembly and testing the entire system

 The timing belt is often purchased as part of a kit and this could feature a long list of items that include a water pump, seals and more.

 Is there anything not included in a timing belt replacement that you should know about?

 It is important to note that there are no universal prices or methods for making this repair and that it may be necessary to lower the engine or even remove enormous areas of the front end of a vehicle simply to make this repair. And there are many possible additional costs beyond the belt and the hours required for the repair.

 Are there any factors that affect the cost of a timing belt service?

 As you can see from our price guides above, the cost of different vehicles can sometimes vary by hundreds. Here are the factors that might increase or decrease the timing belt cost:

 ●      None of the prices above reflects fees for parts and materials.

●      Where you are and the length of time your service provider commutes can affect the cost

●      The average cost of a mobile mechanic is based on the length of time a repair demands, with average “per hour” pricing for labour around $30 to $100+.

●      The urgency of the work is also a factor, i.e. emergency versus scheduled appointment.

●      When the work is done will affect the cost, with weekend and holiday repairs more expensive.

●      Any unexpected issues (such as damage done by a broken timing belt) will also boost the cost.

 What is the average life of a timing belt

 Though technologies have improved, it is best to have your timing belt checked according to the standard recommendation of 40,000 – 150,000 kilometers. Though manufacturers have pushed that lifespan to the 150,000-kilometre mark, it is better to use the “better safe than sorry” model. If you don’t drive much, every four years is a good schedule for checking and/or replacing this part.

 How often do you change a timing belt?

 The rule of thumb is as stated above – every 40,000 – 150,000 kilometers OR every four years whichever comes first.

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Frogsicles will be thawing out after hibernating during winter Three native frogs at Nahant Marsh are looking forward to some warm weather and stretching their legs after this winter. DAVENPORT, Iowa — Humans aren’t the only ones ready to say goodbye to snow and hello to spring. Birds are starting to migrate back to the Quad Cities and plants are just about ready to poke out of the ground. But for a few species of frogs, they’ve got some defrosting to do before they can start hopping around. Jimmy Wiebler is the AmeriCorps Naturalist and Research Coordinator at Nahant Marsh. He’s studied how some unique species of frog literally freeze to survive the brutal Midwest winter. “All three of those frogs are exposed to the winter environment, so exposed to those harsh conditions,” he says. “The temperatures are cold enough their body freezes. Their heart rate stops. There’s no muscle movement, there’s no measurable brain activity, there’s no breathing.”  The three frogs that accomplish this feat are the boreal chorus frog, eastern tree frog and Cope’s gray tree frog. Executive Director Brian Ritter says they utilize Mother Nature’s antifreeze to do it. “Way down at sub-zero temperatures and not have any damage to their tissues as a result,” he says. Wiebler explains that this “antifreeze,” also called cryo-protectants, is a variety of things in an animal’s blood that helps their bodies shut down while still staying alive. For frogs, it’s usually glucose. “They can survive… their body water being frozen as ice at least 50 percent,” he says. As the temperatures rise, so will these frogs from their leafy hideaways in the brush. And they’ll be waking up to a bigger Nahant Marsh. “(We) essentially converted it back into wetlands and prairie,” Ritter says. The marsh recently converted about 40 acres of farmland back into wetlands. Ritter says they plan to add a trail this summer to make it easier for people to get out and enjoy it. He says there are another two and a half acres they’re restoring into a sand prairie. Wiebler says the frog’s ability to freeze and thaw could be useful in treating diabetes because of the frog’s high blood sugar levels. It could also help with preserving organs for transplants.     Source link Orbem News #Frogsicles #hibernating #thawing #winter

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