Storage
HOW TO STORE
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Computers, electronics
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create back-ups of all files and keep them with you
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Disconnect all wires and cables. Identify them for ease in reinstallation. This is good practice for all electrical items.
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Remove ink or toner from copiers.
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If packing yourself, create a parts box for remotes, accessories, cables, and mark it clearly.
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Valuables, personal items
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Do not store jewelry, coins, or valuable collectables (baseball cards etc).
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If you store valuables with a friend or family member, be sure to keep a list of “what is where.” During the confusion of a move, it is easy to forget what you did with something.
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Do not store medicine, insurance records, tax records, birth certificates. You may need them in a hurry.
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Wine
Should you store wine in our climate controlled facility, specially designed cartons specifically for wine storage are available at a reasonable cost.
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General hints
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Pack or have packed keys to clocks and cabinets, finials for furniture, and other small easily lost items in a well marked box, or wrap them in paper and store in a drawer. Write down where you put them.
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Keep a journal. Record important things you will need to remember, such as where the finials are, who has Grandma’s rings.
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Be organized. If you are packing yourself, write the contents of the box in indelible marker on the outside.
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Yard and Garden
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All powered yard tools, lawnmowers, chain saws, must be drained of fuel and oil. Run them until dry, and then drain the oil. A leak of either substance can cause great damage.
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Give spare oil, antifreeze, fertilizer, lawn and garden chemicals, insecticides to a neighbor.
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Bundle hand tools, being careful to wrap and tape cardboard over cutting edges, or sharp points. We can’t have anyone getting injured.
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