Insulation and Air Sealing
You can reduce your home’s heating and cooling costs through proper insulation and air sealing techniques. These techniques will also make your home more comfortable.
Any air sealing efforts will complement your insulation efforts, and vice versa. Proper moisture control and ventilation strategies will improve the effectiveness of air sealing and insulation, and vice versa [..].
Gas Hydrate Research
In the spring of 2002, scientists and engineers from seven participant organizations from five countries celebrated the success of the world’s first gas production from a methane hydrate reservoir at the JAPEX/GSC/JNOC et al. Mallik 5L-38 research well in the Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada.
Five years later, Japanese and Canadian researchers re-united in the town of Inuvik, to pioneer a new phase of gas hydrate research. This time, the goal [..]
Fire in the Ice – Methane Hydrates
Methane Hydrates – The fuel of the future
In the last three decades of the twentieth century the scientists made surprising discoveries on the ocean floor: chemosynthetic communities drawing their energy from sulfur vents, methane or ammonia, gas hydrates, etc.. Methane hydrates, among others, constitute an enormous reserve of energy. It is clear that we will try to exploit this reserve. But will he do so without damaging the environment [..]
Consumer Energy Tax Incentives
What the Economic Stabilization Bill Means to You
The recently passed Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-343) included, extended and/or amended many consumer tax incentives originally introduced in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT). The bill also included tax incentives for businesses, utilities, and government. For a complete summary of the tax incentives included in the bill, read the summary of Energy Tax Incentives in The Emergency Economic [..]
Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency
On October 3, 2008, President Bush signed into law the “Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.” This bill extended tax credits for energy efficient home improvements (insulation, HVAC,windows, doors, roofs and non-solar water heaters). Tax credits for these residential products, which had expired at the end of 2007, will now be available for improvements made during 2009.
Home improvement tax credits are now available for home improvements “placed in service” [..]
Torque Screwdriver
What does torque mean for an electric screwdriver ?
Basically the more torque you have under heavy load the more effective so when you start screwing into a tight grained piece of wood screw up the dial and back off on soft materials.
What’s the purpose of torque screwdriver ?
It allows you to tighten a screw to a specified torque. Too loose and it won’t hold well enough, and too tight [..]
Lug Nut Torque
How to maintain proper lug nut torque ?
- Check torque before every trip
- Use proper tools (Figures C and D)
- Follow the appropriate star pattern sequence
- Torque lug nuts in the correct stages and follow-up intervals after any wheel reinstallation
Remember, torque is the amount of rotating force applied to a fastener, such as a lug nut. Proper torque of lug nuts can only be achieved by using a torque wrench and a [..]
Torque wrench for spark plugs ?
Is a torque wrench necessary for replacing spark plugs ?
A mechanic can put alot together without a torque wrench, it comes with experience. Mechanics sees plenty of screwed up spark plugs and threads by amateurs, and if you don’t have more than five years experience, I suggest to use the torque wrench and do the job.
The plug needs to be tightened to the correct specification. If [..]
Tips for Using, Maintaining Torque Wrenches
User practices
1. Safety glasses or goggles should be worn at all times when using any hand tool.
2. Always follow the manufacturer’s directions regarding torque direction, proper force, torque pattern/sequence, use or non-use of lubrication on fasteners and torque “tighten/release” cycles.
3. Use a torque wrench to apply a specific torque value during the final assembly process. Do not use a torque [..]
Plug-in Connector Assembled without the Aid of a Torque Wrench
The first plug-in connector that can easily be assembled with a defined torque without the aid of a torque wrench is the Turck’s new M12Nm connector .
The integrated torque control guarantees an IP67 connection. The M12Nm connector was developed by Escha, a connector specialist at Turck Group.
Until now, a torque wrench has been the only way to ensure a plug-in connector was tightened with the correct [..]