Are the kids doing their homework or watching television? With a smart home, you could quiet all of these worries with a quick glance at your smartphone or tablet. You could connect the devices and appliances in your home so they can communicate with each other and with you. Any smart ...
Both systems have collectors and storage tanks to hold the heated water. The collectors are flush-mounted units installed on top of the roof and look very much like a skylight. They contain a flat copper plate painted black with water tubes attached to absorb the solar energy. As the sun ...
The more steps in a modified sine wave, the nearer it approaches the idealized form of a true sine wave.Although many inverters work as standalone units, with battery storage, that are totally independent from the grid, others (known as utility-interactive inverters or grid-tied inverters) ...
These protozoan parasites are small. Real small. So small, in fact, that you need a microscope to see them…Lucky for you, you don’t need a microscope to tell if your freshwater aquarium fish is infested with ich. There are some obvious symptoms that I will cover further down this ...
Water heaters are one of the top energy users in a home. Installing a solar heater can cut hot water costs in half, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Alternately, other technologies can heat your water effectively. Re...
In the photo below, an AA cell, which is an example of a voltage source, powers a torch bulb. Electric current first flows out the top of the battery, through the wire and bulb and then returns via the bottom wire. So it always flows in a loop and two wires are needed to connect...
chimney (as conventional units do). This increases the unit's energy efficiency and reduces standby heat loss. While condensing units may cost more than conventional water heaters, the increased efficiency means they are likely to save you money if you have a storage tank that holds over 55 ...
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Billions of connected devices are part of the Internet of Things. They use built-in hardware and software to send and receive data via various communication protocols. They might use our smartphones as their gateway to the Internet, connect to some other piece of hardware in our homes that's...
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