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(gimme fiomc er'flltte A NEW VENTURE! Carol KrJ/lum. Home Economist. Region of Niagara Minor household repairs become major expenditures when you have to pay someone else to do the work! There s alsn the inconvenience of losing time from the job while having to wait at home to let in the carpenter. electrician or plumber. What‘s the answer to this problem? It‘s the new short course “Simple Home Repairs“ of- fered by the Home Economics Branch! This course mayjust be the solution, even ifyou are not the mechanical type. What’s this “Simple Home Repairs” short course all about? You'll get the opportunity to leam and practice how to do "simple" electrical and plumbing repairs, Instruction sheets. and the necessary tools and materials are provided to complete a repair at individqu work stations. By actually working through an electrical or plumbing repair, you'll gum the necessary experience and confidence to tackle such repairs at home. What repairs and stations are part of this course? The electrical repairs you can try are: â€" replacing a lamp socket and cord 7 replacing a lamp switch 7 installing a dimmer switch 7 replacing a ceiling fixture i replacmg an electrical receptacle â€" repairing and rcplucing electric plugs ca .In/trt Eumn. Gr'innbv, ll'll'f/t’ .ltm't' Calming. Supervisor of Home Ecmtmrtirts for Ct’llll'tlf Ari-u. [units on. ‘ t'lier'ki' an electrical connection ill At the plumbing work stations you may: â€" repair washer type faucets â€" repair washerless type faucets â€" do emergency plumbing repairs 7 install an extension cable shower unit __ repair a popâ€"up drain â€" repair the toilet The major thrust of the course is simple replacemt l[ repairs. You will certainly not be equipped to go home a i install a new plumbing or electrical system. Also, safety n doing any home repair is emphasized throughout. What happens if you do not understand the repair 0ft 1 into problems? The strength of the course is the presence of rescu. -_- people to give advice and encouragement to finish the pairs. If necessary, they give suggestions for improvemt l or safer working practices. How's this course been received? The “Simple Home Repairs" short course went “on , road” in the Niagara Peninsula this year. As a new venlt , for the Branch. it has been met with overwhelming supp and enthusiasm. In the Niagara Peninsula. the course was held in locations. There were two sessions oftwenty participant- each location. The Women‘s institutes in each location helped to h l the hall and the resource people: and to publicize il l advertise the program. This assistance definitely increa t the popularity of the course! The high calibre of resource people assisting at eat session contributed greatly to the knowledge gained by l participants. The majority of people were electrician plumbers. handymen fl some retired and others still in l ‘ field. In most cases, these experts were husbands t Women‘s Institute members. Energetic Women‘s InstitL members and 4-H leaders also acted as resource people. special training session for these people was held prior t the short course. The willingness of the resource people to share lhtt skills and knowledge voluntarily with the participants h ~ been very impressive. Their faces literally lit up as th~~ talked about something they knew and enjoyed doing. ThL ’ interest and assurances made the participants fee] that th‘ could master the repairs. Why notjoin in the do-it-yourself trend? KEEP an eye open for this “Simple Home Repairs course being offered in your county or district. When 1 COMES. be one of the first to sign up. You will be glad th t you did!