Posts Tagged ‘utility’
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
There is no denying that landscaping can make a difference in the appearance and value of your home. Some feel that the expense is not worth the end result but most will agree a little time and money spent on the landscaping can be a great investment.
In addition to the aesthetically pleasing factor of landscaping, there are many other factors that make landscaping a good investment. You should consider all the possible benefits before deciding on whether to landscape your home.
First, it is important to realize that having a nice landscape on your home can increase its overall value. If you are considering selling your home, spending a little money on landscaping can help your home sell faster at a better price.
But if you are making some landscaping additions to up the value of your house, it is good to make sure that you do some landscaping that is in line with the neighborhood. You can do too much landscaping making it unappealing to a prospective buyer.
Landscaping can also improve the functionality of your outdoor space. If you have a nice backyard and patio or deck, you can use landscaping to allow the area to flow and separate one area from another to provide variety.
You can also utilize landscaping to add a recreational, an outdoor kitchen, or a spa area. Today, outdoor spaces are very popular and utilizing landscaping to highlight the possibilities can be a real plus.
Its also wise to wrap your gas meter set with a Gascov product. This will enhance the beauty of your outdoor space while adding value to your home. For more information on this go to http://www.gascov.com
Another advantage can be researching and planting trees to help with your heating and cooling costs. Well-placed trees can provide good shade for your home helping with heating and cooling costs year-round.
Landscaping and planting can really add value and functionality to your home. Trees can provide protection from the weather and landscaped areas can add life and beauty to all areas of your home. So do some research and get planting, it can be a great investment in your home.
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Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
How to conceal and protect your Gas Meter
One particular way to transform your home is to wrap up existing eye sores that surround your home that are permanent formations, like your gas meter, pipelines and utility boxes. An ideal solution to cover up your gas meter set is to use a GasCov product. These products conceal your gas meter components while preserving your landscape arrangement and blends harmoniously with its surroundings. Bushes can hide your pipelines and utility boxes can have an internal solution. However, gas meters, a more prominent feature and GasCov will completely hide unattractive installations while protects against the elements and tampering. All GasCov products extends your equipment life cycle, improve your property’s esthetics and value.
Designed and made in Canada, GasCov has quickly become part of many Canadian homes and is part of the Ontario Home Builders Association. GasCov products is in accordance with all TSSA. To learn more about GasCov, please drop us a line at http://www.gascov.com/order_now.php
Tags: gas meter, GasCov, home exterior, utility
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Thursday, November 4th, 2010
Earlier in the week, we blogged about Bill Maher making the claim that in the United States “Do you know that we have pipes carrying natural gas in this country that are made of wood? I’m not joking.” We provided an explanation, using an article from Politifact.com Truth-O-Meter, that indeed there are no wooden pipelines. Well, today GasCov would like to share some more fun Natural gas facts in the United States that shows that Natural gas has, with the Governments help fund energy to many homes, that pipelines are well maintained and provide jobs throughout the country.
In the United States, Natural gas has remained the most popular energy source for home heating with a 51% market share. Its also heated more homes than other energy source combined. Not only that it also claims the most market share for gas cooking and clothes drying at 35% and 21 %, respectively. Many low income housing uses natural gas as their energy source. Most of these homes have funding, discounts and waivers from the government program entitled, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) The government accounts for 39% of this funding, which roughly works out to $2.3 billion. They are not about to provide unsafe use of gas pipelines throughout the United States, as its good business. Not only that, Natural gas provides jobs, many jobs in the United States, by maintaining millions of miles of pipeline throughout the ground, pipelines systems and gas utilities for many, many homes.
Below is chart that provides a percentage of the type of pipelines used in the United States that must be maintained
Source: AGA website, www.aga.org
These facts bring to light that gas energy has a stronghold in The United States and North America. As a homeowner you want to protect your investment. GasCov gas covers are used to enhance your gas meter sets, will do just that. To help reduce your energy costs, all GasCov products extends your equipment life cycle, improve your property’s esthetics and value. Designed and made in Canada, GasCov has quickly become part of many Canadian homes and is part of the Ontario Home Builders Association. GasCov products is in accordance with all TSSA. To learn more about GasCov, please drop us a line at http://www.gascov.com/order_now.php
Tags: Bill Maher, gas meter, GasCov, natural gas, utility
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Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
California still using wooden pipelines for their Natural Gas to flow through, is it true?
Bill Maher seems to think so. In a September 14th, 2010 interview on CNN’s “Larry King Live” Maher makes that claim based on the natural gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno, California on September 9, 2010 that killed four people and destroyed over 40 homes. Officials are asking how did it happen and how could it been prevented.
From this explosion and evidence of wood pipelines flowing Natural Gas “its clear that California’s infrastructure needs repair and is outdated, to say the least. ” Maher warns.
Are these claims being made by Maher and others even true? According to an article in Politifact.com they setout to find the truth behind these exploding pipelines and claims.
It has been found that transmission lines that carry gas for long distances may be made of different materials, but overall since the 20th century, materials ranged from wrought to cast iron. In the 1950s, steel had replaced some lines and in the 1980s many pipes have been replaced again by non-corroding plastic pipe where possible. These different types of pipes account for 97% of the pipe used in the US, according to Pipeline and Gas Technology by the American Gas Association. The other 3% of pipelines had gas travelling through it in the 1800s near Pennsylvania was made not from wooden pipe but from steel. According to spokeswoman Kocher from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
Which begs the question, was there ever wooden pipe used for gas flow? According to Rick Kessler, VP of Pipeline Safety Trust, an independent advocacy group, suggests that wooden pipelines are an urban myth.
There it is, the suggestion of wooden pipelines being used to distribute natural gas are false and that Bill Maher’s claim is also false.
For more on this subject, where resources for this article were found, visit Poltifact’s Truth -O-Meter at http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/sep/17/bill-maher/bill-maher-says-some-natural-gas-pipes-are-made-wo/
Be sure to use GasCov gas covers to enhance your gas meter set and provide it with curb appeal at http://www.gascov.com
Tags: gas covers, gas meter, GasCov, natural gas, utility
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Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Hot tips when burning gas: from Plant Services, http://bit.ly/8ZhJvc
In an ideal world, you pay only for the exact amount of gas you consume. Unfortunately, there is a real possibility that the meter reading exhibits error in either direction. But, does it even pay to start investigating?
Before you spend countless hours in checking into this matter, start with the assumption that your gas meter reads a few percent over actual consumption. Calculate the dollar value of that discrepancy and compare it to an estimate of the cost of labor and material required to eliminate the discrepancy.
Obviously, if your plant burns little gas, then it probably does not make sense to waste a dollar trying to save a dime.
On the other hand, if your plant consumes a great deal of gas, it makes sense to verify the accuracy of the meter. Start by getting your own house in order. Go through the effort of running a heat balance or efficiency calculation for your gas-burning equipment. Document every action you take and every result you find.
Analyze and quantify the heat content per unit volume of natural gas flowing into the plant. Although this step requires analysis by a qualified independent laboratory, it is relatively inexpensive when compared to what is at stake. Compare the results to the correction factor printed on your gas bill.
Find out when the meter was last calibrated. You have a right to a utility meter that is reading accurately.
Your utility should provide the recalibration service at little or no cost.
Another step is to install a gas meter that is approved by the American Gas Association. Mount this meter in series with your existing meter to verify the readings are identical.
Spend time researching meter accuracy. The American Gas Association, the Gas Research Institute, the Institute of Gas Technology and the Southwest Research Institute each maintain a Web site that provides useful background. Don’t rely on only one source for a conclusion. Cross-check against these and other sources you may discover in your searching.
If your basic research indicates your meter is in error, contact your utility. Having an accurate meter is a right dictated by law. If you cannot resolve the issue with the utility, there is always litigation with its own cost/benefit analysis. If you sue for recovery of excess payments, remember that the statute of limitations is different in each state.
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