Troubleshooting Ignition Misfires

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Diagnosing and correcting a misfire that develops on the track can be far more frustrating than trying to shape out why a car will not start. There are, however, some similarities in the middle of trying to decree the cause of a miss and why a car will not start.

Troubleshooting misfires can be nerve wracking. Is it indubitably ignition associated or is it a fuel problem causing the misfire?It may be caused by a mechanical problem within the engine or even a cooling law problem. Other than mentioning the need to check for a blown or leaking head gasket and a bad or low-pressure radiator cap, we will not dwell on the engine internals. However, cooling law problems are responsible for over 20 percent of "ignition problems."

Fuel law problems are more often than not attributed to ignition problems. Before delving too deeply into the ignition, rule out any basic fuel law maladies: A fuel pressure gauge will identify a weak fuel pump, clogged fuel filter, or collapsed fuel line. A warped carburetor base, worn throttle shaft, or other vacuum leaks will show up as a lean condition. A clogged main jet may pass a optic inspection if it is blocked by a piece of sand or clear plastic. If in doubt, use a piece of thin wire to make sure that the jet is not clogged. A blown power valve should be confident from an overly rich exhaust.

In the early days of the automobile, good wire insulation was poor at best. Some early engines even used bare metal for spark plug "wire." In those early times, simplicity was the norm and wires were routed as neatly as compel tracks. Today, wiring has become more complex. Insulation quality has improved many times over, allowing wires to be bundled and be more tightly routed. Unfortunately, high voltage and high impulse carrying wires are bundled with signal wires that carry pulses that are affected by high voltage much the same as a compact car is buffeted by a tractor-trailer on the highway. Principal signals are corrupted or lost. This can succeed in a misfire.

A short checklist will help in determining the source of the problem:

· Using solid-core spark plug wires, along with the coil wire, can induce an unwanted signal into the ignition amplifier, causing the amplifier to trigger at the wrong time.

· Poor connections on whether end of coil and / or spark plug wires may cause a misfire.

· Bad crimps or connectors not seating on the plug or in the coil can both cause problems.

· Sometimes, a diminutive moisture inside the plug wire boot turns to steam and blows the wire off. A thin film of oil will sacrifice corona and will help the moisture to escape.

· Spark plug wires must be separated. If possible, do not run them parallel to each other.

· In rare instances, having the coil mounted too close to the amplifier can cause problems.

· Do not run the coil secondary wire through the firewall with the seeder leads or the alternator lead as this can cause erratic performance due to "noise bleed over."

· A weak ignition can cause a misfire, reduced power, or poor performance. This may be the succeed of a low battery or a malfunctioning alternator.

· Poor power connections, or wires and connectors that are too small can sacrifice ignition output.

· A scholar switch not rated for the application can restrict current flow sufficient to cause poor operation.

· Weak or damaged ignition components may work satisfactorily with a well-charged battery and cool conditions, but when the battery loses its covering fee or the box heats up, misfiring will occur. Low voltage and higher temperatures both want the ignition to work harder.

· Parts store switches might work well for a 10-amp blower or a 100-watt light but the ignition switch on current racecars may need less than 100 milliamps. This small amount of current may not burn through a thin film of moisture or over an oxidized set of contacts. quality switches are a great and more dependable choice. A Mil-Spec amount on a switch gives you, or the supplier, a reference where you can check and collate the qualities and capabilities of a given switch. Make sure that the switch you have chosen or are using will work well in your application. A parts store switch may work most of the time, but do you use supermarket motor oil in your race engine?

Misfire or Stumble

A voltmeter in the dash of the car helps you or the driver diagnose a problem. It can alert the driver to a malfunction before it develops into a misfire. If the alternator quits, allowable power administration may allow you to quit the race with all electrical power advent from the battery. To achieve this, all non-essential electrical consumption needs to be curtailed as soon as potential after the alternator quits. If the tach starts jumping, or the car starts missing, it probably too late to start a meaningful conservation of power. How the engine acts, combined with when and where on the track the engine skips, misses, or flattens out are all factors that may be used to diagnose problems.

Some factors to consider when determining the cause of a load or Rpm induced misfire:

What is the battery voltage when the problem occurs? Twelve volts or less? Or in the middle of 13.5 to 14.5 volts? A12-v misfire normally indicates a lack of preserve power. To remedy this type of problem, you can sacrifice the spark plug gap, slow up the timing, and install an alternator or 16-volt battery.

A misfire at 14.5-volt is a diminutive bit more complex. Does the tach fluctuate or get erratic? Does the problem occur early in the race or practice, or is it all the time after the median in the race?

Always have a box and coil known to be good, along with an urgency or test harness and a direct coil-to-distributor wire available. If, after changing these components, the problem does not go away, look for a bad ground or a battery problem. Which way do the plates in the battery face? They should be aligned from left to right to preclude shorting in the turns due to centrifugal force. Where on the track does the problem occur? Diving into a turn? Off the turn or midway down the straight?

If a problem develops over time (10 or more laps), replacing components may "fix" the problem until everything heats up or the battery loses its covering charge. Tachometer performance may indicate the source of an ignition problem. An erratic tachometer reading or a zero reading may indicate a loose association or low battery voltage.

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What the Heck Size Hvac theory Do I Need for My Home? Hvac Sizing Tips and Traps!

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You will spend over ,000 this year on enegy costs. This article's topic is focused on proper Hvac sizing for your home. Your home is an power hog! New homes, old homes, refurbished homes...all are losing energy! Your Hvac system results in 46% of your annual power consumption and is therefore probably going to be the most costly investment you make in updating the power efficiency of your home. Buy and replacing it is also probably the least understood of all improvements to your home.

Hvac systems over ten years old are often unreliable and significantly less efficient than a contemporary system. When it's time for a new Hvac replacement, choosing one of the spoton size (heating and/or cooling output) is critical to getting the best efficiency, comfort, and bottom maintenance and operating costs over the life of the new system. Some reputable national surveys have indicated that well over half of all Hvac contractors do not size heating and cooling systems correctly.

Over sizing the system is by far the most tasteless sizing mistake. Over sizing makes the new Hvac system more costly to install, troops it to operate inefficiently, break down more often, and cost more to operate. Oversized furnaces can often originate uncomfortable and large climatic characteristic swings in the house. Oversized air conditioning units do not run long sufficient to dehumidify the air, which can consequent in a "clammy" feeling and unhealthy mold increase in many air-conditioned houses.

Correct Hvac system sizing requires observation of many factors other than naturally reading the nameplate of the existing unit. Key factors for correctly sizing a Hvac system comprise the following: The Local Climate, current or time to come insulation levels, window facts (area, location and type), home facts (size, shape and orientation), the air infiltration rate (can be considered with a blower door test), the estimate and age of the occupants, the types of lights and appliances in the home that can give off heat.

There are two traditional business sizing guidelines that supply assistance in determining proper Hvac sizing - by hand J and by hand D. Before signing a contract, homeowners must insist that contractors use a spoton Hvac sizing calculation. Any conscientious heating and air conditioning contractors will know this and reference this when establishment a quote. by hand J or "Residential Load Calculation," published by the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (Acca), is the recommended method for use in the United States. There are also many user-friendly computer software packages for the home owner that can simplify the calculation procedure and put in order and familiarize you prior to meeting with a inherent contractor. You should make sure that the procedure used by the undertaker of a package deal follows by hand J.

If ducts are part of the installation, which they normally are, then they should be sized using the Acca's by hand D, "Residential Duct Design." When ductwork is installed, ensure that the duct joints are sealed with mastic. This will prevent the loss of conditioned air into the walls and floors. The Acca also offers a ample guide for choosing home heating and cooling systems, called by hand S, "Residential tool Selection."

I hope this overview of proper Hvac sizing helps you on your journey to make your home more power efficient and your home more comfortable. Please take the time to explore and understand the proper sizing and terminology nearby this project. When choosing a company to purchase from and setup it, make sure they are certified and well referenced.

"Stop Wasting-Start Saving"

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Rv's and freezing Weather Can Mix, If You're Careful!

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When we left off last, we were safe and sound in Tacoma and the Christmas holidays were fast approaching. I promised you that we would let you know how the Rv handles frosty weather.

Lessons in Cold Weather Rving:

It was December, but temps below frosty in Tacoma are rare. So, when the temperature the first night there got down into the 20s (-9 C) we were totally caught off guard.

Here's what happened:

The hose connecting us to water froze The plastic pipe important to the fresh water tank froze The gas/propane furnace ran most of the night

I need to tell you, our Rexhall Aerbus is a good capability motorhome and all the pipes are enclosed and passage is straight through a sealed exterior bin. We notion that would be enough if the temps got down to frosty or just below. Truth is, had is only been a concentrate of degrees below freezing, we probably would have been Ok. The problem was that it got more than just a exiguous below freezing!

Lesson #1 - How to Keep Pipes From Freezing

If your water connections or any of your water lines are exposed to the outside, even temperatures just below frosty can frost and crack your lines. Even if your lines and fill points are enclosed in bins or compartments, if those areas are not heavily insulated and heated, just having the sewer line or water hose advent up straight through an passage hole can bring in the frosty temps and problems... As we found out first hand.

Our easy solution was to wrap a heat tape with a built in temperature sensor (about .00 Us) nearby the exposed pipes and valves. We got it from the local hardware store. It's the kind meant for exterior or crawl space water lines. It looks like an electrical postponement cord that has no plug at the end.

When we are in an area that has potential frosty temps, we just plug the heat tape into our full hookup power box via an extra postponement cord (heavy duty) and the sensor takes care of turning on when needed.

That's all we needed to keep the bin and connections from freezing. We don't associate the water hose in frosty temperatures, we just fill the fresh water tank as needed. If you were staying in one place for the winter, you could use an additional one heat tape and some insulation wrapped nearby it on the hose to keep your hose from frosty too.

For boondocking or dry camping, you could also stuff the compartment full of insulation or heavily insulate your exterior water lines to keep them from frosty in all but the coldest of temps.

Lesson #2 - Heat Guns and Plastic Water Lines Don't Mix

My dad had a heat gun he used for heat shrink on wires and windows. We decided to use that to heat up the pipes and get the water pump working again.

Big Mistake!

Well, using the heat gun was a good idea, we just didn't know how warm and how fast it could work. Instead of just slowly warming the whole compartment, I made the mistake of blowing directly on the plastic water lines.

In less than two minutes, I had heated up the plastic water line so well that it became soft and with the water line pressurized from the pump... It formed a bubble just like bubble gum and popped.

I was lucky, my dad had just been remodeling his kitchen and had just the right size plastic water line on hand. So, all I had to do was halt thawing things out, slowly, and then fix the popped water line. That was just two fittings, about 8 inches of new plastic water line, the heat gun to warm the ends and it all screwed back together in less than 30 minutes. Like I said, I was lucky to be where I had the tools and supplies to fix it myself.

It in fact could have been a concentrate hundred dollars of repairs if I had to have a heal shop do it.

In Conclusion: Motorhomes, 5th Wheels and other Rvs can handle below frosty temperatures. You just need to use a exiguous coarse sense and have a back up plan for when things don't work out.

Don't let the colder weather stop you from enjoying your Rv year round. Do test it's cold weather abilities close to home or family, just in case. Keep extra incandescent lights & insulation handy for backup & repairs always thaw frosty pipes and tanks slowly - To fast and thinks can break

As we tour year round, we'll keep you up to date on what we learn (the hard way) and how you can avoid the same mistakes (the easy way).

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Do Stains on Your Ceiling or Drips From a Bathroom Vent Mean Your Roof Is Leaking? How to Find Out

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During the winter in Canada (January/February), and especially colse to titanic areas like Calgary, Alberta, temperatures can change radically in a short period of time. When warm weather follows speedily after a severe cold snap, homeowners will often call our roofing business to narrative that their roof has suddenly started leaking, or their bathroom vent is leaking, or that water has been collecting in their light fixtures. If you have encountered similar issues or have noticed brown stains forming on your ceiling it may not be your roof that is the problem. Before assuming that a roof exchange or repair bill is looming, take the following steps to see if it is your in effect your roof that is leaking.

How to tell if your roof is in effect leaking or if the qoute is elsewhere:

- Look for something like a trapdoor in the ceiling of the uppermost storey of your home

- Get a ladder and a flashlight and set up the ladder so that you can safely reach the trap door (be sure to take your flashlight with you)

- Climb the ladder and determined lift and move the trapdoor (usually a light plywood panel)

- Poke your head up into your attic and using your flashlight peruse the underside of the roof (a.k.a the roof deck) as well as the vapour barricade (usually clear plastic) under the insulation in your attic.

- Check for frost or icicles on the underside of the roof or signs of melting, together with puddles of water on the vapour barricade under the insulation in your attic. If you see any of those signs then the qoute may not be your roof but improper attic ventilation or attic insulation.

Your roof may not be the problem. It could be...

1) Condensation In Your Attic - When we get a cold snap in the winter - and we seem to be getting more of them in Calgary - we tend to turn up the furnace. If there are gaps or tears in the vapour barricade above the insulation in your attic the heat from our homes will flee into the attic and hit the underside of the freezing cold roof deck. Condensation results and then speedily freezes. When it warms up in a hurry, the frost or icicles melt and the water drips down through any gap it finds in the attic vapour barrier. Often those gaps or holes can be found colse to - you guessed it - colse to vents or the wiring for light fixtures. To minimize condensation issues in your attic you may need to impart and modify your attic ventilation system. The solution may be as easy as installing a consolidate of extra roof vents and checking your soffits to make sure they are not covered with insulation - much cheaper than replacing or repairing your roof. Call a trusted local contractor, share what you have found and ask for advice. Your knowledge of the situation will indicate to the undertaker of a package deal that you have done your research. You may never forestall the qoute altogether - weather conditions can be unpredictably harsh - but you can in effect minimize the problem.

2) Condensation In Your Vent Pipes - If the leaking is by, or from, your bathroom (or kitchen) fan it may be that condensation has formed inside the vent pipe for your exhaust fan and frosted up. When it warms up, the frost that has formed inside your vent pipe will melt and pour down into your bathroom (or kitchen, as the case may be). To minimize condensation issues in your vent pipes, you will want to discuss with a trusted local undertaker of a package deal how to reconfigure your vent pipes to minimize direct contact in the middle of the cold air (or sometimes snow) blowing in from surface and the warm air being blown out by your exhaust fan. You will also want to ensure that

If you do Not note any of the symptoms listed above, it will be worthwhile to call a trusted local roofing contractor. A appropriate inspection may impart actual problems with your roof, but conducting the above check will help you feel more certain and informed when discussing the situation with your contractor.

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Straw, Insulation and a Dog House Heater Will Keep Your Pup Warm This Winter

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Some simple ideas can help you keep your dog warm this winter. For pet owners who keep their dogs outdoors, even while the cold weather months, there are many ways to help warrant the well-being of a pet. Today's contemporary dog house is a far cry from those of only a decade ago. Today's well-designed dog house offers more than just your dog's body heat to keep it warm. Older dogs, with their more fragile condition status, need to be especially well taken care of while cold days.

A great way to keep your dog house warm this winter is to purchase and setup a heater and air conditioning unit. A dog house heater is a special unit similar to a transported home air conditioning unit. Most of the time, it can duplicate as an air conditioning unit while hot summer months.

Check with your local pet store or do a search on the internet. You can find a dog house heater than operates on electricity, by generator, or both. Unless your dog house is settled far from your home, you probably have way to an outdoor electrical outlet. If not, you may be able to have an electrician setup one for you. Most pet heaters run any hundred dollars or more.

Upscale pet suppliers often supply full, packages. You may be able to find a pet home with a heater already installed in the home, or at least pre-configured for the time to come factory of a heater. Sometimes you can save money by buying an all-in-one unit. If budget is especially a concern, shop colse to and look for bargains or specials.

If a dog house heater is just out of your price range, reconsider some other ideas to warm your pet while cooler weather. Installing insulation can help supply warmth and put your pet's own body heat to great use. Some pet owners believe that kennel pads, which are similar to a heating pads used for muscle aches by humans, is an ideal clarification to warming a dog house. Some kennel pads can be microwaved and settled in the house. However, their warmth is often temporary and may not be a favorable or reliable source of long-term heat for your pet.

Regardless of your budget or accommodations, position it away from cold blower wind. Some population will uncover a dog house next to their clothes dryer covering vent, so the occasional heat the escapes from the vent and help at least modestly supply warmth to a pet.

Solar use is extending to dog houses as well as homes. The solar unit is similar to a small green house. As the sun heats the roof, the solar vigor heats up the house. However, at night the dog only has its own body heat to keep it warm.

Straw, of course, is the traditional approach to holding pets warm in the winter. Hay should not be used, since it contains weeds, leaves and seeds that can annoy or get into your pets fur. Straw needs to be changed frequently, since dogs tend to carry in moisture and mud, make the straw useless as an insulation device.

With a few simple items, including straw, insulation and a dog house heater, your pet can enjoy a nice, cozy winter home.

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Dress For Cold Weather motorcycle Riding

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Riding your bicycle while cold wet weather requires planning, foresight and the right gear. Clothing that seems fine when you are driving your car or walking down the road in the rain probably wont cut it at 70 miles an hour on your motorcycle. It takes the right gear to keep you warm under these greatest conditions. Buy gear designed for motorcycling. There is a difference. Women riders have had a tough time looking gear made for them at an affordable price until fairly recently. Happily myself and other vendors are contribution affordable quality gear tailored for women.

Dress In Layers
Cover All Skin
Block The Wind
Stay Dry
Keep Your Head Warm
The Layers

Insulating Layer: The insulating layer creates dead air space between the layers of clothing, trapping warm body air and holding it colse to the body. Look for outerwear that is warm, water-resistant and well insulated with a artificial fiber such as Thinsulate Insulation.

Outer Shell: This layer protects against wind and rain. This is probably the most prominent layer.

Outerwear Machine-washable jackets retain their waterproofing great than those that want dry-cleaning. Jackets with sealed seams also preclude water from getting in. If you wear a non-leather jacket get one designed for motorcycling. That beloved 0 jacket you bought at the division store probably won't work as well as a 0 jacket you buy from me because it's not designed for motorcycling. Leather is a great wind stopper. A well made leather jacket designed for motorcycling will last for years, keep you comfortable and protect you in a skid.

Look for outerwear containing Thinsulate and similar Insulation, it provides about 1 ½ times the warmth of down and nearly twice the warmth of other high-loft insulators when equal thicknesses are compared. Look for features such as cuffs that close tightly to keep out cold air and snow, zippers with large nylon teeth, and storm flaps over the zippers and double breasted chest openings to block wind and water. Cuffs, pockets and chest closures with many closure systems such as zippers and snaps or zippers ,velcro and snaps tend to stop more wind.

Zip out liners are very handy. You can take off your liner when it is warm in the afternoon, store it in your saddlebag and put it back in when the climatic characteristic dips.

Add leather or string ties to zippers etc so you can open and close them with your gloves on.

Your neck Nehru or Euro style collars on jackets tend to cover the neck better. A turtle neck sweater will help some. In unmistakably cold weather a balaclava or a leather riding mask will make a big difference. Remember to cover your neck! By the time you have traveled a half a mile in cold weather you will know if you forgot to cover that adam's apple!

Legs protect your legs from the wind. There are a range of choices for protecting your legs. Chaps, Leather pants and Textile pants. I sell a range of these items in various price ranges. All of my items are designed for motorcycling. Once again wear layers; thermal underwear and lined pants or chaps to block the wind. When it gets cold a pair of Levis and long johns won't do it!

Footwear Wet feet come to be cold and numb quickly, keep your feet dry by wearing proper boots. When your feet come to be wet (through sweating or immersion) you need to put on dry, fresh socks. Insulated boots help. Wear socks made of artificial fibers like polyester and polypropylene. Make sure your boots are loose enough to favorably wear thick socks. Avoid steel toe boots. A pair of cold feet will ruin an otherwise great ride!

Headgear You loose most of your heat straight through your head and neck! Wear a full face helmet with face shield for optimum comfort. Leather masks cover the neck and lower face. Balaclavas cover the neck, face and insulate your head.

Gloves Waterproof gloves lined with artificial insulation such as Thinsulate insulation are sufficient insulators, keep your hands covered at all times. The savvy rider has any pairs of gloves designed for various riding conditions: Fingerless gloves for warm summer riding. This cuts down on vibration, reduces calluses and offers some security in a skid. Zip Cuff Gauntlet gloves The next choice is ordinarily flexible gloves with thin lining that offer wind security and a gauntlet cuff to keep wind from blowing up the jacket sleeves. I carry a pair all the time in my saddlebag along with a pair of cotton liners to add when it gets cold. They are handy even on cool summer nights.For unmistakably cold weather I wear a pair of thick gauntlet motorcycling / ski gloves with thick insulate lining. Gauntlet cuff gloves are very important. They fit over the jacket sleeve and keep ice cold air from blowing up to your arm pits at 70 miles an hour!

Mittens keep hands warmer than gloves but offer less dexterity. They are a specific no-no for riders or passengers. You can't feel the controls and the passenger can't hold on!

Rain Gear

Keep a set of nylon rain gear in your saddlebag for each person on the bike. They don't weigh much but they are a real life saver when the rain or sleet starts coming down.

Just my plan on heated clothes. They work great when they work! I used to wear a heated vest and heated socks. I stayed warm and toasty even in unmistakably cold weather. One day in January one of my heated socks quit working, I didn't perceive it. I froze a merge of toes and darn near lost them. That was enough for me!

A few normal observations:

Avoid real tight clothing. You loose that insulating warm air layer when you wear a jacket, pants or boots that are too tight.

Dress for ease and protection. Wearing your beany and a denim jacket when the chill factor dips below 30 only impresses dummies. Surprisingly this occurs at about 45 degrees F at 70 mph!

Bring gear for the worst weather you may run into. You probably will. Those nice 70 degree October days sometimes turn into a rainy 35 degree ride home.

Wind Chill

The cooling follow of wind at 70 mph is astounding. Plan considered before you leave. At about 10 degrees fahrenheit you are entering very perilous territory. Wind chill is not something to fool with:

Wind Chill @ 70 Mph

Degrees F-> 50 40 30 20 10 0 -10

Wind Chill 38 24 9 -6 -20 -35 -49

Hypothermia

1. Hypothermia is a decrease in the core body climatic characteristic to a level at which normal muscular and cerebral functions are impaired." Hypothermia can creep up on you and seriously sacrifice your thinking abilities and
coordination.

2. Conditions prominent to Hypothermia

Cold temperatures Improper clothing and equipment, Wetness, Fatigue, exhaustion, Dehydration, Poor food intake, Alcohol intake - causes vasodilation prominent to increased heat loss

3. climatic characteristic ranges at which hypothermia can occur on your motorcycle:

32 Degrees Below frozen always perilous Without proper Gear

40 degrees - Entering Danger Zone: proper Gear Needed If Riding More

Than A Few Minutes

60 degrees - Caution! Cover Exposed Skin Especially If It Is Raining.

4. What To Look For; Signs And Symptoms

a. Watch for stumbles, mumbles and fumbles which show changes in motor coordination and levels of consciousness. Having troubles with controls, have to consciously think about where the brakes are etc. Stop And Get Warm. Don'T Drink Alcohol, That Reduces Blood Flow And Makes It Worse. A Warm Drink With Sugar Helps.

b. Mild Hypothermia - core climatic characteristic 98.6 - 96 degrees F

At This Point You Can Make perilous Mistakes; Forget To Put On The Brakes, Over Or Understeer A Curve. ( One Time I Stopped For A Red Light And Forgot To Take My Feet Off The Pegs!) Shivering - not under voluntary operate Can't do involved motor functions, can still walk & talk Vasoconstriction to periphery

c. Moderate Hypothermia - core climatic characteristic 95 - 93 degrees F

Dazed consciousness Loss of fine motor coordination - particularly in hands - can't zip up your jacket, due to restricted blood flow to the hands.Slurred speech Violent shivering Irrational behavior - Paradoxical Undressing - person starts to take off clothing, unaware s/he is cold Many Symptoms Like Being Stoned. A person in this condition needs help. Immediately get them indoors. They may not be able to make good decisions for themselves. If you or person riding with you reaches this point reassess your plans; Make frequent stops to warm up, get a room for the night or park the bike and get great gear. You are taking a serious risk!

d. Severe Hypothermia - core climatic characteristic 92 - 86 degrees and below

(immediately life threatening) You won't have any problem noticing this stage. The person falls down, curls into a fetal position appears to die! Shivering occurs in waves, violent then pause, pauses get longer until shivering finally ceases - because the heat yield from burning glycogen in the muscles is not enough to counteract the continually dropping core temperature, the body stops shivering to conserve glucose. person falls to the ground, can't walk, curls up into a fetal position to conserve heat. Muscle rigidity develops - because peripheral blood flow is reduced and due to lactic acid and Co2 buildup in the muscles. Skin is pale Pupils dilate Pulse rate decreases at 90 degrees the body tries to move into hibernation, shutting down all peripheral blood flow and reducing breathing rate and heart rate. At 86 degrees the body is in a state of "metabolic icebox." The person looks dead but is still alive.

Make sure your passenger is dressed right before you leave. They may not know how to dress. It's up to you to help them make the right choice. And guess who is going to listen to them nag to wear your nice warm jacket on the way home if they don't?

Keep these guidelines in mind the next time you speculation out on that bicycle in cold weather.

You don't have to park that bike when fall rolls around. Just dress right and enjoy!

Breathable Layer: This is the layer that comes in caress with the skin. It should allow body moisture to leave and evaporate more quickly, which keeps the skin dry and comfortable. Use thermal underwear made of artificial fibers like polyester and polypropylene to wick moisture away from the skin. Avoid natural fibers such as cotton, they tend to hold moisture close to the skin and dry very slowly.

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10 Ways to Cool a House Without Air Conditioning

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Sleeping on the front porch after a hot summer day was a straight out necessity. The upstairs of the 1940's farm house had turned into a sauna and sleeping in the upstairs bedrooms was not possible. Even after the sun went down, the upstairs seemed to get hotter. Let's look at some ways to cool a house without air conditioning?

Now that I spend time trying to shape out how a home can be more energy efficient, I think back to those hot summer days and wonder two things:

1. Where was the air conditioner?

I have seen several articles floating colse to that talk about air conditioning as being an unnecessary appliance. That population have gotten soft, and if population would just cope the heat like a caveman, they wouldn't need those energy wasting air conditioners.

Growing up in that Northwest farm house, air conditioning was not expected. Sleeping on the front porch a few times a year was. The air conditioner was only for city folks that were not lucky enough to live on a farm.

Where was the air conditioner? It was still in the variety Store Catalog.

2. Why did the upstairs get so hot in the evening?

When you're sleeping on the front porch and your 10 years old, you don't no ifs ands or buts care why the upstairs is so hot. It's not something you try to shape out before you find yourself sleeping on the porch again. You like sleeping on the porch.

If the upstairs is too hot for sleeping and you would rather not risk sleeping on the porch, or in any place else outside, then inspecting why the upstairs and the whole house is so hot in the evening becomes an prominent issue to solve.

Air conditioners are fairly energy sufficient appliances, but they're not free to operate. With the constant grist of the A/C and the power bill expanding by the hour, a someone has a tendency to think about why the upstairs is so hot and ways to cool a house.

Years Later:

The old farm house was being moved to a new location and I had a opening to look in the attic while part of the roof was removed. Instead of the attic being the dark, spooky cave of my childhood, it was an sharp place to recognize with abundance of natural light.

I was surprised to see that the attic had nothing in it. No old magazines, no old socks or toys, no old carcasses of rats or cats. Of course, there was no insulation either and I could look down the chimney chase from the attic clear to the basement. This is a good place to start to retort the ask of ways to cool a house.

The roof had no attic ventilation at the roof peak or the eves. The only ventilation was in case,granted by two gable vents, one at each end of the attic. The roof shingles were all the time a dark color.

I understand very well now why the upstairs of this old house was so darn hot after a hot summer day. The attic collected the heat all day and then shared it with the downstairs all evening.

How to keep the attic from overheating and ruining a good night sleep.

Here's 10 ways to cool a house before you add air conditioning. These will help your attempt to keep the home livable in the evenings - try these retrofits and improvements.

1. Solar powered attic fan

A solar powered attic fan works very well and is a one time investment in the amount of 0 to 0. When installed on your roof, the self-contained solar unit exhausts hot air from the attic whenever the sun hits the solar array with enough sharp direct sunlight to operate the fan.

Best operation occurs when attic ventilation is added along the eve's and the roof peak ventilation is limited.

2. Roof sprinkler system

Well, it works on flat market buildings, might work on homes too. Anything that will cool the roof surface will help keep heat from radiating into the attic space. Unfortunately, this may increase your water bill substantially. Sprinkler and hose, . Water bill colse to 0.

3. no ifs ands or buts big trees

Shade the roof and you have a cooler attic and a cooler home. If you have a two story home and you're just getting colse to to planting shade trees, this clarification may take a while to materialize. One redwood tree 12 inches tall, .95. Expect shade in 40 years.

4. Air sealing the attic floor

Especially before adding insulation - don't add insulation to the attic floor without air sealing the air holes and penetrations first. Best process, good drop light, knee pads, and a can of Great Stuff spray foam insulation. Material cost, .

5. Adding further roof ventilation

Ways to cool a house starts with attic ventilation. Most older homes plainly do not have enough attic ventilation. Ventilation should allow air flow from the eve's to the peak. Take out solid bird blocking and add screened vents at the eve's. Add artificial metal or plastic roof vents near the peak. During the facility of new roofing is the best time to add attic ventilation. Eve Soffit vents, .50. Roof peak vents about

6. Adding insulation

After air sealing, install insulation. Insulation will help slow the change of heat from the attic to the living space below. The more insulation the merrier. Construction codes keep adding insulation, in some of the colder parts of the country, insulating to R-49 is code. That's about 16 inches of insulation.

Don't worry, this could be a do-it-yourself project. The big Construction supply stores have the material and the equipment you need to do the job.

Add insulation in the colder climates to keep warm, add insulation in the warmer climates to keep cool. Add 12 inches of blown fiberglass insulation for about .25 to .75 a quadrate foot of attic floor space.

7. Sealing the knee wall floor connection.

Many older, two story homes have knee wall attic space. This is the space along the walls of an upstairs room that has reduced headroom along the sides of the room. You know, your standing upstairs and you must be just to stand in the middle of the room to keep from bumping your head.

The question is the knee wall attic is often open to the space in the middle of the floor of the upstairs room and the ceiling of the downstairs room. This means the hot air in the knee wall attic can tour right under the upstairs floor and help heat the whole house.

Stuff some insulation in a plastic bag and stuff a bag in the middle of every floor joist opening in the knee wall attic. This will keep the hot air from traveling in the middle of the floor and ceiling. Sealing these floor joist openings is prominent During the cooling season and the heating season. Plastic bags $.50, insulation, .00 a bag.

8. Sealing chimney chase

In older balloon framed homes, the chimney chase is often open and allows heat and cold change in the middle of all floors, clear from the attic to the basement. For sufficient cooling and heating, these chase corridors should be sealed off. Spray foam insulation, .00 a can.

9. Place Fans in Upstairs Windows

Place one or more big box fans in upstairs windows. install them so they are blowing out the window. Close all other windows and surface doors but leave the interior doors open all the way to the basement. Draw the cooler basement air up through the house and out the upstairs windows.

Basements are all the time cooler and can help cool the rest of the home. Hopefully, you don't have a smelly tank of stove oil in the basement! A good box fan about .

10. install solar panels

Usually when you install solar panels on a roof, the panels are located on a racking law that holds the panels off the roof about 3 inches. The panels keep the suns rays from hitting the roof surface and slow heat change to the attic space.

One of the advantages of solar panels on a hot day is the shading they supply the roof. Maybe not as good for shade as a big redwood, but it's still shade.

Most power fellowships will help you install solar panels. They know that when the weather gets hot and all those air conditioners start up, they need all the help they can get with ways to cool a house.

Wish I still had that old farmhouse with the big front porch and the big yard. I would have a few tricks ready for those hot summer evenings when the upstairs got so darn hot. After air sealing and insulating the attic, I would install a solar attic fan, mount some solar panels on the roof, place a join box fans in the upstairs windows and roll out my sleeping bag on the front porch.

These are ways to cool a house, but you can still get a good night sleep on the front porch. Of course, these days it would take a better air mattress than it used to.

Thank you for stopping by, hope you will sleep a slight cooler tonight, don't forget to turn the light out...

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