A gentle, side-to-side shake is all that is needed. Once you have shaken the bottle, remove the green cap on top of the bottle. Priming the spray in the bottle helps ensure that the medicine flows freely. To prime the spray, push down on the pump several times until a light spray comes out of the bottle. If no spray comes out after priming, the nozzle may be clogged. Remove the nozzle by lifting it up from the bottle. Fill it with water from the tap and pour the water out. Let it dry on a paper towel before snapping it back onto the bottle. Try priming the bottle again.  If it still won’t release medicine, soak the nozzle in a cup of warm water for several minutes. Let it dry before putting it back onto the bottle. Clean the nozzle at least once a week to ensure that it works properly. Always prime the bottle again after rinsing the nozzle.

Summary: Shake the bottle before removing the cap. Prime the spray when you first open it or after 7 days of no use. Clean the nozzle if it is clogged.


If you're having trouble finding snails in the wild, you might try luring snails out by creating ideal conditions for them. Remember that terrestrial snails like cool, slightly wet environments that are out of direct sunlight.  Identify an area that might house snails. You can usually find snails in cool, damp, shaded environments or near food sources like gardens. Water the area late in the afternoon. Try to dampen the soil and leave a mist on any low lying vegetation nearby. Return after dark with a flashlight. If snails inhabit the area you've watered, you should see them or their slime trails fairly easily. If there aren't any ideal snail habitats in your area, you can create your own by leaving objects in and around a garden or field. As you set up your hiding places, consider whether a given object would provide adequate shade and moisture to a soil-dwelling terrestrial snail.  Try laying boards of wood, large, flat bricks, stones, or flower pots near an area you believe snails inhabit. You can also use inverted melon rinds, but be aware that these may also attract other insects like ants. Pitfall traps are an excellent way to catch terrestrial invertebrates. Be aware, though, that pitfall traps catch many different kinds of ground-dwelling insects. Your pitfall trap may catch a couple snails, but it will most likely also catch other critters. This will require some sifting through and releasing other insects.  Dig a small hole in the ground that is deep and wide enough to hold a cup. Add beer or baking yeast to a 5% sugar and water solution in a pitfall trap. Be sure you only leave a shallow pool of liquid or the snails you catch might drown. Check your trap on a regular basis. You may decide to check every day or you might check the trap multiple times each day, but if you leave your snail for a prolonged period of time it may die. Aquatic snails can be a bit more difficult to catch than terrestrial snails. However, with the right tools you should be able to find and catch some freshwater snails near you. One of the most common ways of catching aquatic snails (and other aquatic invertebrates) is by using a kick-net.  Purchase or build a kick-net. A kick-net can be easily made by fastening a long, thin mesh to two wooden poles, creating a net that looks like a giant scroll with handles in the folded ends. Look for an area in the water where there are riffles or falls. Approach the chosen area from downstream to avoid disturbing any snails you might catch. You can use rocks to stabilize the net underwater and downstream, then lift submerged objects to "shake" snails loose. You can also hold the handles of the kick-net so the net is downstream and walk backward upstream, kicking rocks and submerged objects loose. Be aware that a kick-net will catch all kinds of aquatic invertebrates. While some of the invertebrates you catch may be snails, there will probably be many other types of unwanted invertebrates present in the net as well.

Summary: Lure snails out of hiding. Create a snail hiding place. Build a pitfall trap. Catch aquatic snails.


If you plan to add new wires or a light switches that to an existing kitchen outlet, make sure the electrical box that houses the outlet has enough room. You will have to replace the box with a larger one if it doesn’t. Use the National Electrical Code to determine the size of the electrical box. Calculate the amount of wires, devices, and clamps you will put in the box. Add 1 cubic inch for each hot and neutral wire, 2 cubic inches for each device (such as a switch), 1 cubic inch for all ground wires, and 1 cubic inch for all clamps. Take this sum and multiply it by either 2 for 14-gauge wire or 2.25 for 12-gauge wire. This calculation will give you the minimum box requirement in cubic inches. You do not have to do calculations for plastic boxes as the volume is stamped inside of them. Do this at the circuit breaker. Find the switch labeled kitchen and make sure it’s off. Test to see if the power is turned off, plug in a device such as a lamp or radio into the outlet and see if it turns on.  You can also use a receptacle tester on the outlet. The lights on the test will come on if any power still running into the outlet. While the circuit breaker may be labeled, make sure you test the outlet anyway. There may have been changes in the wiring since the box was installed, or the wiring may be defective. First, unscrew the wall plate that holds the outlet. Then, unscrew the outlet from the electrical box. Take the outlet out and disconnect any wires that are connected to it. The electrical box is nailed to a wall stud. Look around the electrical box to determine which side the stud is on. Use a flashlight if it’s too dark to see. You don’t want to saw through the stud when you are expanding the hole to hold new electrical box. Hold the new electrical box over the existing box in the wall so the expansion of the hole is on the side that isn’t nailed to a stud. Use a pencil to make an outline of where you will cut with the drywall saw. Make sure that any wiring connected to the old electrical box is loose before removing it. Pulling out the box when the wires are tight will damage the wiring. Once you are sure that wires are loose, remove the old box by using a flat pry bar.

Summary: Determine if you need a new electrical box. Turn off the power to the kitchen. Remove the outlet from the electrical box. Draw an outline of the new electrical box. Remove the old electrical box.


naturally. Sing a note that's comfortable and within your range. Find the note that's in the middle of your register or the note that's closest to your speaking voice or chest voice. This will be a starting point before you go into your subharmonic or lower range.  If you're unsure of your vocal range, read Find Your Vocal Range. Tenor range is in between C3 to B4. Baritone range is usually between G2 and a G4. Bass range is typically between D2 and an E4. Soprano range is typically between C4 and C6 Mezzo-soprano range is typically between A3 and A5 Alto range is typically between F3 to F5 Slide the note slightly a half-note up and then bring your singing voice all the way down to the lowest note you can comfortably sing. Sustain the lowest note you can without your voice cracking or popping. Bring your voice the fifth note from what you were singing. Play a piano note in tandem with your voice so that you can correctly raise the note a fifth. This is the note you'll be in when singing in your subharmonic range. This should also be one octave below your chest voice. If your chest voice is an A2 note, your subharmonic tone should be in A1.
Summary: Sing any note Slide the tone up and then down to the lowest note you can sing. Sing the note a fifth up from your lowest register.