Q:Here in Tamil Nadu in India, we are facing Neelum storm.

seems like a ripoff to me to get federal funds every person should have a weeks worth of food and candles hell a hundred years ago we had no elec lights oh and federal funds means you and me and our INCOME TAXES the government is not a producer edit it looked like a light overhyped storm i grew up in the caribbean-maybe im from a different perspective

Q:Does any one know the best way to go about have an entire house run off of a generator? Mostly likely over periods of no great than two weeks. But it needs to supply a Washer/Dryer, Central A/C, Water Heater, and all of the basics of a smaller house. I did the math and the math says the max I will need is apprx 13,500W. I've done a lot of research on portable, residential, and even green energy, but I am having trouble finding the best way to go about powering a house continually. I need something relatively quiet, or something I can run a ways from the house.And lastly one more curve ball, this is for west TX, so there's not too much rain, especially these days. But it is a desert atmosphere, so I need a way to keep it out of the elements. Any suggestions? Well ventilated shed maybe? Thanks!

Look at getting a 30KW, you want at least a 50% margin so there will be no overload threshhold to worry about. You never want to have a generator running close to capacity. Depending on your budget you may want to think about hydrogen fuel cells that are supplied by the generator and/or solar panels. Fuel cells will make for a vastly smaller carbon footprint and extend the reliability factor of your generator when used in conjunction with the solar panels. Natural gas is the best. If you don't have that propane is your other option. I don't believe there are any that will run on vegetable oil or biofuels yet, if there are they'll be expensive and you really don't want something that will require a specialist when it breaks down in west TX. Most whole-house standby generators have attenuated cabinets meaning they are insulated from the elemets and for noise management. Not to worry. You will want to educate yourself in basic maintenance and keep an ample stock of air filters for the engine, a dusty environment will play havoc with your generator. If you want to live off of the grid there are other ways to do it, if you are homesteading a plat with more than 5 acres you can get a turbine (windmill) as well. It will be cheaper in the long run to just have electrical service, but if logistics (no grid to tie into) prohibit this think about the options I mentioned. Good luck.

Q:I would just like to know if this generator can run no veggable oil. It's the ETQ Portable Diesel Power Generators

A diesel engine can run on any oil,even lube oil.

Q:Also would i be safe 20 miles away from the power station if any things happened. I am talking about the power station Dungeness B in Kent England. also if anything were to happen how long would i have to get out of the radius of the station.

CMEs can induce current in long-distance power transmission lines. That can knock out enough transformers to shut down the grid. Power plants are not affected.

Q:I want to know if someone put gasoline instead of diesel in my generator. I'm use to seeing dark yellow fuel in it and now the muffler is red hot

I think you maybe right. The Muffler should not be that hot. Don`t chace futher damage, drain the tank and start over. Diesel cools and lubes the engine and Gas will destroy a diesel engine quick.

Q:I want to build a deisel generator that electrolizes water to make oxygen and hydrogen to increase fuel efficiency. Then I want to make an algae bioreactor and extract the fuel from the algae to power my diesel generator. What is the smallest engine that can support this? Do I need fuel injection or can the oxyhydrogen come in through the air intake? As I understand with oxyhydrogen added you can acquire a 100% fuel efficiency.

I'll guess HOH can be used, with all sizes of diesel and gasoline motors, likely even in gas turbine motors and jet engines, BUT it as near zero utility for any of them. Even the fractional hp model airplane motors should work. More than a pint of HOH Brown's gas is a serious explosion hazard, so be sure production is reduced while the motor is idling.

Q:I know about solar panels and wind turbines but either will have to be above ground. Petrol or diesel generators are to loud and fuel isn't cheap these days.

Hello Rig up an auto alternator to an exercise bike running a belt off the bike wheel to the alternator, connect ? to a couple of good 12 volt batteries (deep cycle boat batteries would be best) wired in parallel from battery to an inverter of around 500 to 750 watts this will be enough for lighting, radio, and small toaster. Now of course you will need to set up an exercise routine for running the alternator but you will keep very fit and if their is a few you can take turns and all keep very fit! If you could get more batteries and larger inverter you would be able to run a small kettle as it's only on for minutes so batteries would cope. Regards Alan

Q:I been thinking, and it seems to me our future vehicles would be best suited with a small 1~ liter diesel engine turning a generator to power 4 electric motors at the wheels of the car/truck, just like locomotives use. Advantages would be significantly increased fuel economy, AWD, no transmission and axle weight(offset by weight of batteries, longer lasting diesel engine, easier and cheaper to repair due to small engine size, fewer moving parts, and decreased complexity, regenerative braking, significantly reduced emmissions, less noise, no idling when not moving.Seems the advantages would vastly outweigh the disadvantagesDoes anyone build such a vehicle?

Hybrids will be replaced with electrical cars.

Q:I am trying to use a marine deep cycle battery and power inverter to power a chest freezer in an ice cream truck. The issue is that the marine battery will drain in a few hours. I was told told that I could connect the inverter to the car battery as well as the marine battery and while the engine is running, the car battery would be charge the marine battery through the inverter. Can anyone tell me how this works and how I should do the wiring?thanks

It will work but you need a battery charger as well, hook the inverter to the vehicles battery, then pulg the charger into the inverter, and then have the charger hooked to the marine battery. Why not just get a small generator or a 110v freezer and run it directly off the inverter or generator? You can plumb the generator into the fuel tank of the truck so you don't have to worry about filling the generator. If the truck is diesel get a diesel generator, gas for gas.

Q:I am writing about the affect on the economy, environment, and the health aspect.

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