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110 Volt (AC) Electric Heater FACTS!


Posted by Robert Reed

Portable Electric Heaters (110 Volt AC)

Information you MUST know to be well informed!

As the new heating season is upon most of the Northern Hemisphere (US) the airwaves are being bombarded with ads for the latest and greatest portable (space) electric heaters.  We have compiled information so you can be an informed consumer and spend your money as YOU see fit.

The information is for “portable”  electric space heaters by type.  We have rated them in each category from (1)  being the best (for the use listed) to (3) being the least, and (0) not advisable.  As with ALL heat producing products you MUST may attention to the safety instructions provided with your purchase as ALL items have different safety requirements.  Feel free to voice any questions or concerns.

NOTICE Heating information;

REGARDLESS of what the commercials state or is printed in the advertisment here are the FACTS!

1.  The 110 volt AC receptacles in 99.9% of ALL households in the U.S. REGARDLESS of circuit breaker or wire-size are rated (max current) at 15 AMPS.

2.  The MAXIMIUM amount of heat available NOT COUNTING the power required to run a fan is 1,650 Watts or 5,630.03 BTU per Hour.

Note:  The average heater with fan uses about 1,375 watts of power per hour.

3.  Regardless of the COST of the heater you are LIMITED in the amount of heat you will get.  THIS CANNOT be changed by the looks or cost of the heater.

4.  To figure the cost to operate your choice,  multiply your Cost Per Kilowatt of electricity  X 1.3 X the number of hours in operation (in heat mode).  This will give you a very good average on what you can expect to pay for using these devices.

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Note: All pictures are for information ONLY!

The list of heaters is as follows;

Fan Forced Heaters  

Air is warmed over a coil element and fanned into the room.  Features a cool-touch housing.

Quiet, Slow, Steady Heat                3

Quick Heat                                            1   

Directional/Personal Heat             1       

Strong/Intense Heat                         3   

Best For Active Homes                     1

Ceramic Heaters

 

Air is warmed as it passes over a ceramic and

aluminium heating element.  Heat is distributed

via a fan.

Quiet, Slow, Steady Heat                      1                   

Quick Heat                                                  3

Directional/Personal Heat                  3

Strong/Intense Heat                              2

Best For Active Homes                         2 

 

Convection Heater (electric radiator)

The air passes over a large heating element,

circulating a steady long-term heat throughout

the room.

Quiet, Slow, Steady Heat                              1

Quick Heat                                                         O                                

Directional/Personal Heat                         3

Strong/Intense Heat                                     3

Best For Active Homes                                3

 

Quartz-Radiant (infrared) 

Heats with energy similar to the sun, glowing elements

radiate heat directly forward for immediate

personal warmth.

Quiet, Slow, Steady Heat                                 2                  

Quick Heat                                                             2

Directional/Personal Heat                              1 

Strong/Intense Heat                                         1

Best For Active Homes                                    O

 

Utility Heaters

The air is warmed over coil elements

(Similar to a toaster) and a fan forces the

air into the room.  Usually features a metal housing.

Quiet, Slow, Steady Heat                                     3

Quick Heat                                                                 1 

Directional/Personal Heat                                  1

Strong/Intense Heat                                             3

Best For Active Homes                                         O

 


Reclaim/Recycle Waste Water from Oil/gas Drilling Operations


Posted by Robert Reed

Could these be the thing of the past?

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Due to the huge amount of waste water from gas and oil drilling operations, especially in a shale type of deposit where “Fraqing” is a normal process to access the gas/oil, and improper disposal can be an environmental nightmare, ASEI has arrived at a solution to this problem.

Note: Sample photo on home page.

Instead of the oil companies injecting the “Waste Water” into a well, or using an open pit, we can through our mechanical process remove the dissolved solids, and clean/purify the remaining water without the use of filters that have to be disposed of, or the addition of possible hazardous chemicals.

 

Our process is a combined work of several professions, and methods. The following is a basic overview of our units/system. These units/systems can be small and portable (semi trailer mounted) or larger stationary units.

  1. When the water is first received it is tested for content. (what is in it). It then goes through a multistage gravity separator. At this point any petroleum products such as oil, gas, diesel, hydraulic fluid etc. are separated from the water.

  2. Next the water is put through a mechanical separator which removes any particles of dirt etc.Greater than 10 microns in size.

  3. (1 micron = 0.000039 of an inch) (Your hair is about 100 microns thick)

  4. The final stage is where the water is pumped through a controlled temperature and pressure vessel where it is separated from any remaining salts and solids. The end product is water that can be less than .04 ppm (parts per million) of contamination.

For illustration purposes .04 ppm = .$.04 in $1,000,000.000.00

The solids from this process can be further separated or disposed of in accordance with EPA guidelines.

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Solar Shutdown: Feinstein to Block Energy Projects


Posted by Robert Reed

Posted December 22nd, 2009 at 11.32 am in Energy and Environment.

We need to transform to a new, clean energy economy but we can’t build solar panels in the Mojave Desert if California Senator Diane Feinstein has anything to say about it:

Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation in Congress on Monday to protect a million acres of the Mojave Desert in California by scuttling some 13 big solar plants and wind farms planned for the region.

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