This water residue is nearly impossible to remove with just soap and water, and even if you do manage to clean it away, it comes back again and again. Removing hard water stains from the toilet is possible with the right product or combination of products, and better yet, it's also ...
Fuel tanks on cars today are made from plastic, molded to fit into very tight spaces on the cars. Often, the tank may be shaped to fit around pieces of the car body or frame. This means that when the float reaches the halfway point on the tank, there may be more or less than ...
With disuse, a fuel tank can become rusty, dirty and full of sludge. The best way to clean the tank is a several-step process that clears away the contamination and seals the metal against new corrosive materials that may cause the tank to rust or become damaged again. When cleaning a m...
This is one of the oldest designs for fuel cells; this type was the first the United States space program used to produce electricity and drinkable water on-board rockets and shuttles. NASA favored this method because the alkaline cell has high efficiency and a low operating temperature. However...
Plastic headlights can turn dull and yellow over time, making them less effective on the road. Stained headlights can spoil the look of a shiny clean car, so this might be the golden time to fix that. Headlight restoration cleaning products are easy to find on the market, and many include...
Here's how a fuel cell produces electricity: Hydrogen gas from the tank (shown here as big brown blobs) feeds down a pipe to the negative terminal. Hydrogen is flammable and explosive, so the tank has to be extremely strong. Oxygen from the air (big turquoise blobs) comes down a second...
The cost of a private well ranges from $3,000 to $15,000, depending on how deep you need to go. The deeper the well, the more likely you'll find clean water. Install a filter for better-tasting water. Another benefit of a private well is that you can avoid local watering restrictio...
A fuel injector is basically a spray nozzle that delivers fuel to the combustion chamber as input for the combustions. Contrary to what many folks expect, the injector doesn’t control when or how much fuel gets sent, it just “injects”, that is it only acts to restrict or allow its ...
Before cleaning your carburetor, check the air filter to make sure that the air coming into the carburetor is clean and free of blockage, which can result in black smoke emissions from the exhaust. Shut off the fuel supply and disconnect the spark plug wire, if one exists. Remove the housi...
For information on how to keep your RV tank monitors working more reliably, see our post, “4 Ways to Clean Your Tank Sensors”. Why Would I Want an RV Water Flow Meter? Well, as we’ve noted, measuring the exact amount of water going INTO or OUT OF your fresh water tank are two...