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Why the Security Integrator is the Right Solution
We live in a world where everyone wants to hit the easy button, and generally, the cheap button. During COVID-19, pictures of home improvement stores being overrun were normal. Online retailers marked record months. Today, the world has moved to ordering everything online and has embraced the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mentality. Even commercial and industrial companies are doing more in-house work and cutting traditional trades in an effort to control quality and save money.
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The New Heating and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) Technician
If you have a newfound interest in Heating and Air-Conditioning, whether as a hobbyist, a DIY homeowner, or as a career-minded technician, here is some information that can help you become more familiar with basic HVAC concepts and components.
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Derating Current-Carrying Conductors for Conditions of Use
If you ask a seasoned electrician how many No. 12 AWG conductors will fit into a 3/4″ EMT conduit system, you may get a response such as “one more!” While this is amusing (and typically true), there are precautions that must be taken according to the NEC whenever conductors are bundled together in a raceway, cable, or even in a ditch in the earth.
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Cyber-Security at Water Plants
Technological advancements in water plant operations have increased efficiency and decreased labor intensive activities. Supervisory control and data acquisition, (SCADA) and other automated control systems have allowed plants to operate at levels and limits that were once thought impossible. However, with an increase in technology and inter-connectivity grows a threat that was once also never conceived, cyber attacks. The internet and remote monitoring systems are tools we use every day. These tools are also the pathways to vulnerabilities in our systems and uninvited hackers.
