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Valveman reacted to steve tym's post in the thread Another lightning strike another Well Control Box with
Good Post.
Microfarads are more important than voltage, that capacitor should be fine. Connection does not matter. Lightning can hit the ground and... -
You're correct. Many of the new combined cycle gas plants I commission are using air cooled condensers that are closed loop.
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Valveman replied to the thread Anyone live near a windfarm?."It would take 3.7 trillion pounds of materials to generate half of U.S. electricity with 1,095,000 2 MW wind turbines. Each turbine...
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Maybe taxpayers are footing the bill through state or federal government funding. Billions have been given away by the federal gubmit...
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Valveman replied to the thread Anyone live near a windfarm?.I have dodged the windmills twice. Now they want to put a huge transmission line across the place. Just another consequence of being...
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I start up gas fired power plants weekly, and I don't understand why you think they're unsafe. No fuel is perfect, but NG seems to...
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I would rather have a windmill near me than a data center. If we had less data centers, we could get by with less power plants...
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If the pump is stuck bad enough that the pipe and wire won't get it out, cable or rope probably wont help. We've made up the same tool...
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We have never saved a pump because it had a rope on it, only lost them. We NEVER install or replace rope in the well, it doesn't belong...
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I am surprised the pump service guy would not send the camera down. I know the outfit I worked for would have. Then you know what your...
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You’re spot on — a well pump with the right check valve setup can easily handle that kind of pressure, and avoiding extra valves helps...
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Valveman reacted to RSKY's post in the thread I've been had! Well,........ manipulated! with Good Post.
Twice this week and once last week I've driven 40 minutes to pick up my 16-year old granddaughter and then driven 30 minutes to take her...
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Thanks everyone! I drained the tank and charged it with the valve in the tee. Pressure spread was off, so I adjusted and now it's...
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Valveman replied to the thread Well Pump Pressure Tank Fill?.Yes, that Schrader can be used to put air in the tank. With a booster pump and no air charge system you will need to add air on a...
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