Article: As a hotel manager, you must make sure that your supplies are stocked. This includes office equipment for the front desk, clean sheets and towels for the rooms, and food supplies for the restaurant. If you have such special amenities as a pool or golf course, you need to review them regularly to make sure that you always have what you need. You cannot afford ever to run out of something. The job of a hotel manager includes not only maintaining a good operation but also looking for ways to improve it. You might consider expanding the number of rooms you have or the hours that your restaurant is open. If you can afford it, you might hire more staff to provide more attentive customer service. You should always be looking at your hotel with a critical eye and trying to improve. Whether you hire permanent custodians or you contract out for service technicians, you need to keep the hotel in good condition. Establish a routine schedule for checking such things as heating and cooling systems, plumbing, and appliances in the kitchen as well as in all the rooms. You should discover any malfunctioning equipment on your own rather than hearing about it from customers. Regularly check heating and cooling systems in every room to be sure they are in working order. These are things that will cause guests to ask to change rooms, which can be disruptive to your scheduling. You are responsible for the welfare and safety of your guests. You should have plans in place for small occurrences, like an individual illness in the middle of the night, and also for large events like a fire or other disaster. Try to think of anything that might go wrong, especially during difficult or inconvenient times, and plan how you and your staff will respond.  Develop an evacuation plan for the entire hotel in case of fire or other large emergency. Post evacuation routes in individual rooms and hallways. Educate your staff of all emergency plans. Everyone should know his or her role in case of an emergency. Provide working emergency response equipment throughout your hotel. This will include smoke alarms and detectors, fire extinguishers, first aid kits and AEDs (automated external defibrillators). Educate your staff in using all safety equipment.
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Consistently forecast inventory needs. Look for ways to grow. Keep ahead on routine maintenance. Develop and publicize emergency plans.
Article: You can also combine potting soil with rich compost. Mint plants need rich and well-drained soil to thrive.  Curl the roots if they are too long for the pot. Pack the area just enough so that the mint stands on its own. Then plant the entire pot into the garden soil, allowing the pot to extend five inches above the surface of the soil. If possible, avoid planting it in the garden. Place it on a patio or on a windowsill to avoid spreading the mint plant. These can be removed once the plant is thriving.
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Purchase gritty compost from a local gardening store. Fill the lower third of the pot with compost and potting soil. Set your mint cutting or seedling in the pot. Fill in the area around the mint with potting soil. Line a portion of your outdoor garden with plastic if you want to plant your pot in the soil, but want to discourage it from spreading. Insert several wooden dowels next to the plant to give it support.
Article: Ensure that the water supply is off before removing the valve. Affix a pipe wrench to the 6-sided nut that holds the valve body in place. Rotate it counter-clockwise to loosen it from the valve body.  The compression nut is a ring that fits around the pipe. After loosening it from the valve body, you can slide it down the pipe shaft and remove the valve. You'll follow this step only if your existing valve uses a compression fitting. If you're replacing a threaded or sweat valve with a compression valve, you'll need to cut the soldered or threaded end of the pipe before you install the new valve. With the compression nut loosened, simply pull the old valve off of the pipe. Locate the compression sleeve, which is a ring that fits snugly at the end of the pipe. Use pliers to carefully rotate it and remove it from the pipe, then slide off the compression nut. Don't use too much pressure with the pliers. If you warp the pipe, it won't receive the new valve. If you can't remove the ring with pliers, cut it carefully with a small hacksaw. Insert a flat-head screwdriver into the slice you made in the ring, then twist the screwdriver to widen the ring. Pull the ring off the pipe, then slide off the old compression nut. Cut with finesse and make sure you don't cut through the ring into the pipe. If you're replacing a sweat or threaded valve with a compression valve, use a hacksaw to cut off the soldered or threaded end of the pipe. Cut slowly and carefully to avoid warping the pipe. Sand away rough edges with emery cloth when you've finished cutting. Make sure you leave enough pipe to hold the new fitting. Depending on the size of your new valve, you'll probably need at least 2 inches (5.1 cm). You'll need to remove piping at both ends if you're replacing a 2-way valve (as opposed to a pipe that comes out from a wall and feeds a faucet or toilet). If the pipes are old, corroded, or soldered onto the valve, cut each pipe just past where they connect to the valve. If the pipes connect to a 2-way valve with compression fittings, just loosen each compression nut. Make sure the threaded end of the new nut faces out so it can receive the new valve. Slide it all the way down the pipe so you have some room to work. Then place the new compression sleeve over the end of the pipe. The compression sleeve, or ferrule, needs to fit snugly. It creates a watertight seal between the valve and the pipe. If you purchased a valve that matches your pipe's diameter, the compression sleeve will be snug. Place the valve on the end of the pipe, then pull the compression nut down the pipe's shaft to the threaded end of the valve body. Rotate the nut clockwise by hand, then use a pipe wrench to finish tightening it. If you're replacing a 2-way valve, tighten the compression nuts on both ends. If your valve feeds a faucet, toilet, or other fixture, replace the supply lines that lead from the valve to the fixture. Start them off by hand, then finish tightening them with the pipe wrench. Make sure they're not so tight that it's impossible to remove them in the event that they need service in the future. Make sure you've turned off the faucets you turned on to drain the system, then turn on your home's water supply. Head back to the valve you replaced and check for leaks. If you spot a leak, tighten the compression nut.
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Loosen the compression nut by turning it counter-clockwise. Remove the old valve and compression sleeve. Cut the old compression sleeve if it's stuck. Cut an old soldered or threaded supply pipe, if necessary. Loosen or cut the pipes on each side of a 2-way valve. Slide the new compression nut and sleeve onto the supply pipe. Thread the valve into the compression nut. Reattach supply lines, if necessary. Turn on the water supply and check for leaks.