How to size and select a residential portable generator; operate one safely and in compliance with relevant codes; and how to operate a central air conditioner with a portable generator.
Category: Technical
HOW TO DETERMINE SOLAR INSOLATION (W-Hr/m2)
USING GRAPHICAL RECTANGULAR, TRAPAZOIDAL, PARABOLIC AND INTEGRATION METHODS A REFRESHER ABSTRACT At times there may be the need to determine the total quantity of solar energy (watts per square meter per day, W-day/m2), that is available during a day’s worth Read More …
THE COLOUR OF WATER…THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE NOT SO GOOD…
Recorded herein are 8 short videos about water. Why report on this dull subject? Houston, Texas, a southern coastal city, in 2021 experienced an unusual freeze in its weather. While Texan’s brag about their State being big, I suspect most Read More …
RESIDENTIAL PORTABLE POWER GENERATORS – BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU PLUG INTO THEM – BETTER PRACTICE IS TO SELECT AN ‘INVERTER’ GENERATOR OR INSTALL A POWER CONDITIONER…
Attached are two independent reports: (1) a short abstract report and (2) a comprehensive technical report, concerning residential homes and assessing voltage-current-power factor-total harmonic distortion measurements between the home’s power utility main (the electric company) and portable generator power (backup Read More …
Who Benefits Financially (could be $4,800 or so per year for each station) From Those Captured Gasoline Fumes (for good environmental reasons) At The Pump When Customers Fillup Their Cars With Gasoline? (Hint: Its probably not the customer…)
Those Pumps That Have a Rubber Boot Cover That Fits Over Your Gas Tank Filler Tube When You Dispense Gasoline In To Your Car? … The Colour of Green Applies To Both the Environment and….Money So how about a discount Read More …
When to Purchase Gasoline At The Pump Does Matter…
Want to save some money? It does matter what time of day you should be purchasing your gasoline from a petrol station. WHEN? Optimum Time… Cool of the day such as early morning; and never during or right after the Read More …