Spare The Air Alert

A Winter Spare the Air Alert has been issued for Saturday, November 30th, in the Bay Area.

Wood burning is banned both indoors and outdoors on Saturday, for the full 24 hours.

Air quality in the Bay Area is forecast to be unhealthy. It is illegal for Bay Area residents to burn wood or other solid fuels in fireplaces, wood stoves and inserts, pellet stoves, outdoor fire-pits, or other wood-burning devices. This wood-burning ban will be in effect for Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, southern Sonoma and southwestern Solano Counties. (Visit www.sparetheair.org/Stay-Informed/Todays-Air-Quality/Reporting-Zones.aspx to see if your city is located within the Air District.)

Winter air pollution is mainly caused by particulates or soot pollution from wood smoke. Smoke from wood-burning fires is linked to illnesses such as asthma, bronchitis and lung disease, and is especially harmful for children and the elderly.

For more information about the Wood Burning Rule, or to check before you burn, visit www.sparetheair.org or call 1-877-4NO-BURN.

Amaryllis Kits at ACE

Amaryllis kits make a fun and rewarding Christmas gift or project for the winter months.  -Jody, Hassett Hardware - Palo Alto

Fuse Keeps Blowing?

"It is heater season, if a fuse blows it may be because a portable
heater is overloading the circuit.  If that happens, try one of our
mini breaker fuses that acts as a circuit breaker. That way, instead
of blowing the fuse it will simply shut it off and you can reset it
with the push of a button."

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-Maureen, Manager, Hassett Hardware - Palo Alto