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Storage and Maintenance of Rechargeable Batteries

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Low Self discharge cells like Max E Batteries are usually stored in stock or perhaps a drawer for over 12 months and still have 85% of their power. Although a big advantage over standard rechargeables, you may still find a few “house-keeping” details to make certain you’re receiving the maximum power and life from them.

Rechargeable batteries need to be used, again and again. They’re similar to a race horse – born to run. Even though they are able to remain in the stall and eat hay, they prefer to be running. This is also true of all rechargeable batteries. With Max E Batteries, we recommend you pull them outside the stable every six months and charge them This keeps the chemistry active and definitely will improve the overall lifespan of these batteries.
For those who have already converted your household over to rechargeable batteries, do not forget that you would like to get the most amount of recycles from your batteries. This will give you the most bang for your buck.  Max E Batteries are the highest-quality, highest capacity rechargeable batteries available today and will yield the highest recycles – up to 1000 – when properly maintained. In the event you attempt to switch to rechargeables and make use of a substandard brand – you will greatly diminish your savings and turn out disappointed.

Now – regarding the charger. The battery charger is more like the exotic sports car you have inside the garage. You realize it runs great, nevertheless for optimum care and safety, you only take it out on special events.  Let’s face the facts, the more miles you apply to that car, the less vaue there is.

Approaching your household battery charger needs to be looked at the same way. The greater you use a battery charger, the more the heat build-up inside the circuitry. Heat is the enemy of all electronics. Now, here’s the trade-off. With standard rechargeables you will need to make use of a charger in trickle charge mode. This is certainly acceptable in case you have certain applications that will need frequent use. We come across this with a lot of in our Pro-Audio clients which use wireless mics and want maximum capacity constantly. The charger stays on all the time. This accumulation of heat even just in stand-by,  increases your electricity bill somewhat.
For almost all families, though, the use of a ZeroWatt charger is recommended for max charger life – and energy savings. What makes this charger so great is that you simply no longer need to remember to “take the batteries from the charger and unplug it.” It’s like taking your Ferrari out for a spin and having it park itself back in the garage automatically.  The Zerowatt battery charger “parks itself in stand-by” simply by itself. I don’t know about you, but having at least one of my appliances that is smart enough to turn itself off and disconnect from the power supply is big. I keep forgetting to unplug the coffee maker – at least I do not need to bother about the batteries and battery charger.  

Keep Your Wood Neat with Good Firewood Storage

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Proper firewood storage ensures that yourfirewood stays dry and in great condition throughout the winter, whatever part of the country you live in. If wood is your main heat source, then firewood storage is important . There’s nothing worse than getting home after dark on a cold snowy or rainy winter night and finding the last of your firewood wet .­­­­

                 Keeping wood outside, for everyone who aren’t lucky enough to have a lot of covered porch or basement storage space, means that your firewood storage system has two important functions : keep off the ground and a good cover. The lift is a requirement since it prevents the bottom of the wood pile from staying perpetually wet, and even from . That patch of ground will also be in rough shape, and a deck would rot beneath the pile all winter . Concrete may hold up better, but could still allow water to collect beneath the pile .

                Many racks are made of metal and have legs that hold the entire load above the ground. It keeps the wood dry and keeps the bottom pieces from rotting. Many also include plastic tarps to keep rain and snow off the wood . No matter where in the country you are , you don’t want to come home to a cold house that you can’t keep warm with wet wood . If your firewood storage system doesn’t come with a cover, you can get one for rather cheap.

                For inside firewood storage, you should have a rack or box for tidiness.   They keep logs together and catch splinters and other wood debris before it slides around your hardwood floor or gets smashed into your carpet. Some indoor racks and baskets also can be carriers to make carrying ~ moving ~ transportation} easier. All-in-one systems include brushes, dustpans, and pokers to keep your hearth tidy .

                Firewood is typically bought by the cord – a pile of wood 8′ x 4′ x 4′ – and changes in price depending on the kind and quality of wood. For the best fires, use wood that has dried for at least 6 months after it has been split before burning it. That makes sure all the moisture has left the wood and it burns in a sharp fire. If you don’t know the person you are getting wood from, get it early so you can let it dry properly. Another solution, if you have the time, equipment and the permission, is to cut and split your own wood. Doing it yourself gives you complete control over quality and readiness.

How to Build a Chicken Coop

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Read on to learn how to build a chicken coop. Let me first start by giving you an introduction to chicken coops. Chicken coops are used for shelter for the chickens and it give the hens a place to lay eggs. It is important that the chickens have a place they can call their home. You can keep the chickens in a free range area or keep them enclosed in a fenced off area. This is dependent on any predators that are near by in the area.

Read here to learn what it takes to build a chicken coop.

If you want a lot of chickens, you’ll need to build a larger chicken coop. It can be a small chicken coop or it can be a large one. You’ll need to have these priorities set in building your chicken coop.

-It’s important to give each chicken some breathing room and about 4.5 square ft. of space for each chicken is enough.

-There should be about 1 nest for every 2.5 chickens.

-It’s important to spare a 9” perch for your chickens.

Read this Building a Chicken Coop review.

I recommend this Building Chicken Coop DIY guide.

It’s good to keep these notes handy when building your chicken coop. The chicken coop also has to be large enough to provide some storage. The door to the chicken coop should be big enough for the entrance. When it comes time to clean the chicken coop, you want to make sure that the door is large enough. You could also put an optional lock on the door to the chicken coop. The floor should also accommodate wood shavings of up to three inches.

Godspeed and I hope you build a good chicken coop. Go ahead and click the link and contact me if you have any questions at all.