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Re: Sailing from Little River Inlet, SC to Morehead City, NC
Always good to hear of a safe passage made according to plan. We tend to hear of the ones that go wrong.
BTW I think expecting to average 7 knts on a 33 ft is optimistic. 5 knts is more realistic.
I have a 44ft fast old lady and do my passage planning at 6 knts expecting to do a little better but over the years have rarely made a 7 knt average.
Re: Sailing from Little River Inlet, SC to Morehead City, NC
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Re: Sailing from Little River Inlet, SC to Morehead City, NC
I think its useful to close up the thread with a quick after-action report, so here it is. We did the trip with no issues (besides my chronic sea sickness).
About a week before the trip I got really serious about the weather. I used the following sites (no monetary compensation, just for information): Weather Underground, PredictWind (I have a basic annual membership), and NOAA. My brother (who was crew) is an airline pilot, and he backed up my weather with NOAA's Aviation Weather.
Navigation-wise, I always use GPSNAVX for Macintosh and the associated iPad and iPhone apps (iNAVX). I prefer raster to vector because I love charts! I had worked out four options:
1. Little River Inlet, SC to Beaufort Inlet, NC outside passing through Frying Pan shoals 12-NM slue
2. Little River Inlet, SC to Cape Fear Inlet, NC (outside at Little River, to go inside to Masonboro)
3. Little River Inlet, SC to Masonboro, NC (outside through Frying Pan shoals to ditch into Masonboro)
4. Stay inside the entire trip
For pre- and post-"Outside Travel" (specifically marina information), I used Cruisers Net as recommended above. I also used ActiveCaptain.
I expected to leave Sunday (5/19) but the weather was looking very iffy for me. Saturday (5/18) looked much better, so we all bit the bullet and compressed our weekend schedule to drive to Little River a day early on Friday, prep the boat, and depart Saturday morning. We intended to get underway at 8 am initially, but based on re-comparing the distance (123 NM) to the wind speeds, we decided to go with an average speed of 6.5 kts (using 5 kts as the minimum average speed expected). As noted by PBzeer, who said we'd probably arrive earlier than we expected, we shifted our departure to 10:30 am.
We arrived onsite, no issues until I pulled my shore power cable and took a good chunk of skin off of my finger by scraping it against the housing (ouch). After the bleeding stopped and a good heaping goop of Neosporin was applied, and after I settled the bill for the marina stay, we got to the fuel dock at about 11:30 am. By 11:45 am we were underway.
We cleared Little River Inlet, SC by 1:05 pm. It was very well marked and a good depth. There were a lot of small beaches with a lot of boats nestled up there. Obviously, the beachgoers were having a great time. We followed the Jacks or Better casino ship out to sea.
The seas were about 2 feet from the east and winds mostly from the south. My brother and I had a great time initially, but eventually we both got the mal de mer. I've been in the Navy ten years, and I'm always sea sick the first couple of days at sea. It's miserable.
We got to Frying Pan shoals 12-NM slue about 7 pm. It was well marked with daylight available. The seas were about 2 feet, and seeing the breakers slightly to the north of the markers was pretty cool. My brother described them as mountains of water. We passed through with no drama.
Night watches were 3 on/3 off. There were isolated thunderstorms getting thrown out to sea, and we watched them to the east all night. (Before we had started the night watches, we put a reef into the sails so we wouldn't get caught unawares.) Despite the sea sickness, we had a smooth night. Unfortunately, the wind died down and disappeared - totally different than the forecasted 10-15 kts. This being my second time on the boat during night watches, I had packed a pair of headphones to listen to podcasts and music (I only used one earbud to I could maintain my Rule 5 lookout by sight and hearing). My brother slept in the cockpit settee across from me in the chilly night - sometimes he can do some amazing things. It was too cold for me. When I slept, I did it in the warm cabin.
Sunrise found us about 20 NM from our destination. We enjoyed a dolphin show and a gorgeous sunrise as the sun passed behind the clouds. Not much traffic. A Navy ship made securite calls all night.
We pulled into Beaufort docks a little after 11 am. We averaged just about 5 kts - overall, the winds weren't as high as forecasted after we passed Frying Pan shoals. I was disappointed because I expected 6.5 kts easily, if not 7 kts, under sail alone. Instead, we motorsailed the entire way because I felt that we were possibly being bracketed by the storm front (which I expected Sunday evening and never did materialize) - I wish now that I hadn't... Sailing is more fun when the diesel isn't running the entire time!
Thanks for all of the assistance, especially from JeffreySiegel and PBzeer.
Re: Sailing from Little River Inlet, SC to Morehead City, NC
You might also want to check Cruiser's Net for any news on shoaling if you do go inside. When I was last through a few years ago, Snow Cut from the Cape Fear over to Carolina Beach was a bit dicey. Probably been dredged or remarked since.
As I said earlier, the only real problem I see going outside (weather permitting) is getting to Beaufort too early. I stay outside as much as possible myself.
Re: Sailing from Little River Inlet, SC to Morehead City, NC
Originally Posted by PBzeer View Post
Unless you're starting your day at the Inlet itself, I'd just stay inside until Masonboro.
Originally Posted by JeffreySiegel View Post
...The Slue at 12 miles is marked by an unlit red/green and then a sea buoy on the northern side. With radar, it's trivial as the buoys are plenty far apart. There's plenty of distance for accurate GPS positioning too although I like radar because it shows where the buoys really are.
Thank you for the in-depth reply, it was really helpful. I'm very comfortable with navigation, and although I don't have radar, the slue appears to be very well marked. Based on my north-easterly route, and your information, I think I'm going to build in the option (depending on weather and with winds from either south, southwest, west, or northwest) to use the 12 NM slue. As of now, I'd be passing through the slue at around 3-4 pm, with plenty of time on either side for good daylight.
The information about the Little River Inlet is also incredibly helpful. Great local knowledge. Like you, we'd prefer to do the trip on the outside when we can - Zephyr only does 6 SM an hour under power. (Incidentally, that's why I'd rather do the slue than head inside at Cape Fear - the time savings and ease is really very nice. Otherwise, I'll be heading up Cape Fear River for about 4-5 hrs before we can exit Masonboro... And based on timing, I'm willing to bet that we'll have to anchor there before we head out the morning just due to our fatigue from jumping in-and-out of the ICW.)
Our heading-inside option will be fine too - I'd be hitting Cape Fear river with a flood tide, so that would be helpful (around 2-3 pm). We'd have a few hours before the ebb tide really worked against us.
Thank you again for the great reply.
Re: Sailing from Little River Inlet, SC to Morehead City, NC
I try to go directly between Charleston and Beaufort, NC at least once a year. It's a wonderful time saver after having done the ICW a dozen times. Zoom out and look at the scallop of both coasts there and you can see how a direct offshore jump in and out of Frying Pan Shoals saves a lot of time (1 overnight versus 5 day hops usually).
The Slue at 12 miles is marked by an unlit red/green and then a sea buoy on the northern side. With radar, it's trivial as the buoys are plenty far apart. There's plenty of distance for accurate GPS positioning too although I like radar because it shows where the buoys really are.
For your draft, there's also a "4 mile slue" - look at the charts just outside the 3 mile limit. It looks about 7-9 feet deep there and is marked as the 4 mile slue.
Weather is always the determining factor for us. Things have to align nicely and I just don't want any weather on my nose all night long. Just a month ago, the weather didn't work out - we ditched into Winyah Bay and went inside to Beaufort/Morehead City. Take it when you can get it.
I've been out of Little River Inlet many times too. We draw 6' and when Shallote and Lockwoods Folly haven't been dredged, it's a much more enjoyable day to jump between Southport/Cape Fear River inlet and Little River inlet. First, the Little River inlet isn't charted because things move. It's very well marked but you really need to count buoy numbers and stop if you see one out of turn (it means you missed one and you're moving to a bad place).
Between Little River and Cape Fear you can stay just a mile or two offshore. With westerly winds, there will be nothing big and it's quite nice. We've jumped there with 5-8' NOAA predictions for that area and found 2' with 11 second periods which is flat dead calm. It's the westerly direction that's key in that case. NOAA's predictions are for 20 nm out - weather from the west cheats that.
All of that said, the traditional way to jump from Little River is like you're now thinking - go inside between Southport and Masonboro. Only a much larger jump like to/from Charleston seems to make sense to go all the way out to avoid Frying Pan Shoals to me.
Re: Sailing from Little River Inlet, SC to Morehead City, NC
Unless you're starting your day at the Inlet itself, I'd just stay inside until Masonboro.
Re: Sailing from Little River Inlet, SC to Morehead City, NC
Thanks for the information - based on what you've told me, I'll probably go outside from Little River to Cape Fear, inside on ICW from Cape Fear to Masonboro, then outside Masonboro to Morehead City.
I guess I thought that the Slue was better marked - it's pretty clear on the chart, and has buoys, and doesn't appear too terribly shallow. (I understand its a natural cut of 20' depth.)
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Re: Sailing from Little River Inlet, SC to Morehead City, NC
I forgot to answer your question...Little River Inlet is deep and also well marked. You shouldn't have any problem in the daylight. If seas are heavy, it can get a little rough until yr well inside the jetty. Otherwise, it shouldn't be a problem. I've used this inlet several times.
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This is not the ideal place to go outside. You may want to use the ICW until you get farther north because of the shoals. You have to go out so far to get around them, that you add roughly 15 nm or more as oppossed to the ICW route, which is a much more direct route. Idk if distance is important to you or not. If it is, I would use the ICW for this area.
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An attorney, she is presently vice president and associate general counsel at Fidelity Investments. She holds a degree in business administration from Washington University and a juris doctorate from Georgetown University. She had been an attorney at a firm in Concord and at a larger firm in New York City.
And though her career is very important, so is her life with her "significant other," who has two sons of his own and lives in Gilford. So what does she do with her spare time? Does she have any spare time?
Sullivan makes time for a third passion, a need of hers, in fact - to give back.
"Of the 100 percent of the things I do every day, giving back to the community should be a big percentage of that, that's the way I look at it," said Sullivan, 38, who credits her parents for her devotion to volunteerism and community service.
Among her ongoing volunteer efforts:
. She is the founder and a director of Sure Shot Scholarships, Inc., a nonprofit New Hampshire organization that provides scholarships to financially disadvantaged young athletes so that they may attend sports camps.
. Since its inaugural year in 2004, she has been a member of the motorcycle safety crew for AngelRide, an annual two-day bicycle fundraising event in Connecticut which benefits the Hole in the Wall Gang Camps hospital outreach program that is aimed at assisting bicyclists to safely cross dangerous traffic intersections.
. She is a motorcycle instructor for BostonMoto and Fishtail Riding School, where she teaches students driving skills on a racing course at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon.
"I've always been athletic, but my soccer days are over," said Sullivan, who played college soccer at Villanova. "Part of my upbringing is to want to see that kids had the same opportunities that I had."
For Sullivan, community service is not a chore.
"I feel lucky to be able to give back at least some of what I was given," she said.


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I'm about to look for a Fettronics chest display.My question is what version should I choose which is close to screen accurate for ROTJ?
I'm about to look for a Fettronics chest display.My question is what version should I choose which is close to screen accurate for ROTJ?
AFAIK, the chest display in ROTJ wasn't functional; however, to fill the slots, I used TK 409's printout on transparent sheet and glued it behind the slots...
It doesn't light up, but it still looks the part from a distance...
i just orderd tk409 working chest lights , i will post some pics when i get it. i thought making one would be cheaper but after my guy at radio shack looked at the pics and diagram ,he said the cost are about the same.
I have a set of Fettronics I might sell.
I order Fettronics V1.1 - 5 Solid Top Lights ,i should have them in the next day or so
The screen used light set has the 20 LEDs across the top, making up 5 sets of 4 LEDs each. The Fettronics V1.2 has the 20 LEDs, the V1.1 uses 5 solid LEDs. IMHO, the V1.1 looks better, and you can always draw lines on the LEDs to simulate the 4 segments if you wanted
Yes, I would go with Jon's Version 1.2. It is stellar!
A couple weeks ago my Fettronics V1.2 came in, and it is awsome I love the 20 individual leds.
As to what was the display, the answer is 'Unknown', but speculated to be the exact same display as see in ESB production photos
Have decided to get the V1.1 version from Fettronics & thanks for the Info.Its amazing something new alway pops out at TDH.And Jon(Fettronics) I think my ordering are in place.Thanks all again.
IMHO, from what I can see of the images, the only thing that appears to work is the top bar; I've never seen images or screen caps of the lower bar with the actual characters working or flashing on screen...
Although, this could simply be due to Boba's lack of screen time in the movie to get an accurate photo of it; maybe a frame by frame examination of the "Jabba Room" scene where he rubs the chin of the dancer might help? That scene to me appears to be the only one in the whole film where the chest display is in plain view for more than .05 seconds...
well here is the tk-409 chest lights i just got. they are ace.
Heres my fettronics v1.1 there cool too
Thank you for the pix. They are going to help out alot.
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The United State Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) has released its 2012-13 Men's All-District Teams Tuesday, based on voting from its national membership of 900-plus. Tennessee junior Jordan McRae landed on the 10-man All-District IV squad.
There are nine regions from coast to coast, and in addition to an All-District Team, a Player and Coach of the Year are selected in each. District IV includes schools in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee.
McRae, a wing from Midway, Ga., is Tennessee's top scorer this season, averaging 16.2 points per game. His production during SEC play soared to 19.2 points per game, which ranked third in the conference.
He has scored 25 or more points in six different games this season, including a pair of 30-point outbursts.
National college basketball experts Jay Bilas (ESPN), Seth Davis (SI.com) and Jimmy Dykes (ESPN) all selected McRae as their SEC Player of the Year. The SEC head coaches voted McRae to their All-SEC first team.
Joining McRae on the USBWA All-District IV Team are Kenny Boynton (Florida), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Georgia), Isaiah Canaan (Murray State), Marshall Henderson (Ole Miss), Joe Jackson (Memphis), Shane Larkin (Miami), Nerlens Noel (Kentucky), Trevor Releford (Alabama) and Russ Smith (Louisville).
Interestingly, Noel was the only frontcourt player included on the District IV squad.
Caldwell-Pope was named the District IV Player of the Year, while Miami's Jim Larranaga received Coach of the Year honors.
Previous Vols named to the USBWA All-District Team include C.J. Watson (2006), Chris Lofton (2006 POY, 2007 POY, 2008), Tyler Smith (2008, 2009), Wayne Chism (2010) and Scotty Hopson (2011).
The USBWA was formed in 1956 at the urging of then-NCAA Executive Director Walter Byers. Today, it is one of the most influential organizations in college basketball.


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Thursday, 19 July 2012
Media Supports the Criminal-in-Chief with a Blackout
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- Anonymous20 July 2012 at 08:11
I have to disagree with the photo you posted, Daisy...ReplyDelete
Obama is the furthest thing there is from a socialist. Obama is an obediant puppet to big business. He does everything and anything in his power to screw us over in favor of big business.
A socialist would screw with corporations and the rich, Obama screws with us.
Otherwise, yes, Obama is a sketchy CIA creation that was groomed to lead America down the rabbit hole.
I am surprised that you are shocked that the media is covering for him. The media is is owned by the corporations that funded Obama. Why would they bring down their own puppet?
They have NOTHING to gain by exposing their own operative..
Although I completely agree, and have written on the subject myself, I was almost giddy that a few people picked up the story. CBS actually had a small piece on it. MSNBC did an immediate hit piece against it. FOX gave facts, no commentary. Drudge left it up a couple of days and The Blaze, to my shock had a good and very fair piece on the story. That said..when the POTUS has false documentation that is proven to be false, beyond a reasonable doubt and the media..and CONGRESS does nothing..then the Cabal is complete. Couple that with SCOTUS passing a clearly unconstitutional Health care bill...and well, put a fork in her... the article with the links to the media outlets that did cover the story is here: http://www.infiltratednation.com/2012/07/news.htmlReplyDelete
- Anonymous28 July 2012 at 10:07
Kevin says- Hi Daisey.ReplyDelete
I was just talking to a cop from down joe's way(about a couple of weeks back, old friend of the families) Seems as if Sheriff Joe is pretty popular down there with the leo's. For some reason the feds just dont like him(the ones that are blind, and/or corrupt that is.)
Not to worry, the feds are creating new alphabet agencies daily to keep us safe from those that hate us because we are free.
Thanks for the link to cnn, I can go see what lady gaga is up to, you know get some REAL NEWS!!!! :)
I could see that your readers have mixed opinions on what you have written. I think it's great that writer's take the chance to interact with their readers.ReplyDelete
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- Anonymous5 September 2012 at 07:10
U.S. terrorist country with Democratic party or with Nazi-fascist-Republican party... Viva la libertad!! Viva la Revolución Socialista!!ReplyDelete
An American blog on a Canadian URL with German text as a background picture. I'm highly confused.ReplyDelete
Daisy...come back to your blog. You are missed. Hope you are okay. If you have a FB page, please let me know: email@example.com
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Discussion in 'Fantasy Sports Central' started by Darth Tater, Aug 20, 2009.
don't hurry with your shower. There is no worse thing than half-hygiene.
Any hygiene for Jammer is an improvement.
The groin region takes the longest - most surface area.
Results attached
Tater may or may not be posting to the forum anymore (his choice, not mine) so if you need help with the league, you'll have to post to the thread and the other guys in the league will do our best to assist. If there is a problem with league settings, you're up the creek so don't bother complaining. I'm also moving this thread to the fantasy forum.
Hope Tater will be around some. The Fantasy Hockey league won't be the some without him around to talk smack with. I miss the old guy already!!! :(
Tater will probably be around, but he privately admitted to me that he has lost his winning touch in fantasy leagues, and I think that is weighing heavily on his spirit. I'm more concerned about taking down the defending champ and Je Suis Jammertime anyway.
Well, with my CHAMPIONSHIP in the 2009 Basketball Keeper's League and my ensuing CHAMPIONSHIP in the 2009 Baseball League, perhaps you are focusing on the wrong opponent. Once I win the GRAND SLAM of pf.com fantasy sports, I will probably retire to let everyone else battle for a chance to win a trophy.
When is someone going to start up a basketball fantasy thread, anyway? I'm getting a little antsy!
"Commissioner Coynejeremy" has kind of a nice ring to it...don't you think?
Yeah, that's right - you would all LOVE to have a rookie commisioner to beat up on!
Baseball league is not close to being over, so don't hold your breath on winning anything other than your one little champiopnship in 2009. As I see it the rookie will have as many championships this year as you. for Hockey I actually have the best team so I am really the one on a roll.
I expect that the only rolling you will do is to roll over and die. Its people like you that make old men like me dream of brighter days ahead. You showed your ability last year.
I can't remember what happened last year. I do remember 2 years ago, though, when I finished runner-up and you finished 6th. Very respectable finish for you.
I've played three years. The first year I finished second to Tater and his "tatering." Two years ago I finished 6th as you noted. Last year I finished FIRST as I noted. And this year I will TWO-PEAT.
planning to finish second time as sixth?
Or maybe the sixth time as second?? :nerd2: :nerd2:
I love it. Too bad Tater is missing out on this, but really if you look at his posts over the last 6 months, he has been bringing less game than Jammerpants.
Hey, I still bring game. My team's schedule is just not what it used to be!
I was a rookie at hockey last year as well. Being the old man you are, you have been trying (and trying and trying) for what, maybe 36 years, and have one stinken trophey to show for it. Woody, it likely is this pure lack of ability that causes you to look towards those "better days" that lay ahead of you. Good luck with that, if history is any indication, you're days ahead will be just as bad as the past. But that being said, I am rooting for you to come in second.
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Thursday 22nd September 2011
Admittedly it didn't look good for the middle part of the first half but with 11 changes from the team that started at Ewood Park, overall we did what was needed to progress on Tuesday night. Before a ball is kicked that is the No 1 aim of course.
Shrewsbury came with a good pedigree, currently flying high in their division and having already knocked out two teams from leagues above them. Trying hard not to sound condescending, I think their thousands of travelling fans can be very proud of their team's performance.
I enjoy the Carling Cup games immensely, not just because it gives a number of players a chance to shine on the big stage but also, in home ties, I generally sit in an alternative part of the stadium to where my season ticket is located.
This always tends to give a different perspective on a game as angles can be completely different to those I am used to week-in week-out.
We started the game well enough, our visitors' goalkeeper making two great saves in the opening five minutes, both from Marouane. Until Gibbo's equaliser however, the Shrews caused us a number of problems including, of course, taking the lead.
Being level at half time left me feeling confident we could go on and win the game, especially as having given so much for their team to prevent us from having time and space to play our game, I fully expected many of the Shrewsbury players to tire a little in the latter stages.
Our second goal was scored by Alex OC, topping off what was a highly impressive debut in the Gooner red and white. Possessing a great touch, pace and a powerful shot, he certainly looked like the type of player that will hopefully have a long and successful career at our club.
Other 'new' players such as Ju YP, Ryo and Ozzy all impressed too and Yossi completed the scoring on what, overall, was a pleasing night.
It means we go into Saturday's Fourth-Round draw of course before we take on Bolton at home. My first choice is probably the same as most, Aldershot. I would like them away, however, as it is another one of the grounds where personally I have not seen us play.
Three points are crucial on Saturday, we all know that. Let's get behind the boys and do our best to help achieve that aim.
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Hello everyone!
I am currently teaching an American Culture class at a small, non-profit program in the city. My class consists of about 7 high-intermediate/advanced adult students from various countries.
My program's curriculum is very loose. I basically give the students a list of various cultural topics and historic topics, and they choose what they'd like to study.
They've expressed an interest in devoting a class period to the War on Terrorism. But, I don't know where to start. I cannot seem to find an ESL textbook that addresses it. Besides that, I am sort of confused about where and/or how to start.
The previous teacher of the class suggested that I lecture about:
- What is terrorism?
- Terrorism in the US (9/11) and abroad
- The role of Internet in terrorism (recruitment of terrorists through the Internet)
- Using freedom of speech in GB and the USA to promote religion of the terrorist groups over the satellite to the Arab countries, such as Tunisia.
But, to be honest, I don't know what to say about these topics. In order to provide a lecture about them, I'd have to do some research and prepare a lot. Also, I'm not a big fan of simply lecturing to my students. Besides this, what activities could they do to practice their knowledge? I'm just not sure where to begin.
Do you have any suggestions or ideas? Any help would be much appreciated by me and my students.


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Consumers generally hate email for customer service - so much so that some analysts have said that email is dead, and has been replaced by the live assist channels like chat or SMS/MMS. Or in the new world, there is Twitter and customer service from Facebook.
Why does email get such a bad rap? It's because we don't trust this channel – we have all had the experience of emailing a company's customer service department and not getting an answer back. Or getting an answer that addressed only half of our question.
Email's poor performance as a customer service channel is typically a result of the tool's history. These systems were typically deployed years ago and have had little care and feeding to maximize their productivity, or align operations to best practices.
Yet, customer service managers want you to use email. It's a cheaper alternative than live-assist channels. And the automation features built into modern tools make email processing quick and reliable.
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The most important step: Clean the outdoor unit
Photo 1: Shutoff power to the air conditioner
Turn off the 240-volt power at the appliance shutoff box. It's usually outside within sight of the outdoor unit. Some shutoffs simply pull out; others have a handle to pull down or a fuse to remove. If there isn't one, turn off the power at the circuit breaker at the main panel that controls the outdoor unit.
Photo 2: Remove the outer case and vacuum the fins.
Vacuum the condenser fins with a soft-bristle brush attachment. The metal fins are delicate; avoid bending them. Clear away weeds, grass and other debris that block airflow through the coil. You often have to unscrew a protective metal case and lift it off to get at the condenser fins.
In this article, we'll show you how to clean and maintain your central air conditioner to keep it running efficiently. We won't demonstrate the maintenance steps for a window-mounted model here. Most central air conditioners have two basic parts: an outdoor unit (compressor/condenser) that sits next to your home and an indoor unit (evaporator) that's located in a central duct near your furnace (Fig. A). If you have a heat pump instead of a furnace, the indoor unit will be in the air handler. Use the same maintenance steps we show here. If your furnace looks different from the one in Fig. A, or you have a heat pump, use the owner's manual to find your way around it. The basic parts will be the same.
The most important maintenance steps are fairly simple, but if this is the first time you've cleaned the unit, allow about a half day to carefully work through the steps. If you're not up to the task, call a pro (look under "Air Conditioning Contractors" in your Yellow Pages). Cleaning and servicing a central air conditioner costs $100 to $250.
Fig. A shows a typical central air conditioning/furnace setup. Two copper tubes connect the outdoor compressor and its condenser coil (a "coil" is a combination of fins and tubes) to the indoor evaporator coil that's located in the plenum (Fig. A) above the furnace blower. One tube is covered with foam insulation. If you have a heat pump, both tubes will be insulated.
Outside, your main job is to clean the condenser coil (Photos 2 - 4). The fan inside the condenser coil sucks air through the fins, and as a result, pulls dirt and debris with it. Dust, leaves, dead grass and anything else that collects on the fins will block airflow and reduce the unit's efficiency. Grass clippings thrown by the lawn mower and "cotton" from cottonwood trees and dandelions are particularly bad offenders. You might have to clear the fins weekly or even daily during the spring "cotton" season! Always begin by shutting off the electrical power (Photo 1).
Then proceed with the cleaning (Photos 2 - 4). If the fan motor (Photo 3) has lubrication ports, apply five drops of special oil for electric motors (not penetrating or all-purpose oil). You can find oil for electric motors at hardware stores. Many fan motors are maintenance-free—they don't have oil ports (ours doesn't) and can't be lubricated. Check your owner's manual if unsure.
The compressor and its motor sit inside the coil (Fig. A). They're usually sealed and won't need maintenance. However, if you have an older compressor that's belt-driven by a separate motor, lubricate the motor through its oil ports. In every case, keep an eye out for dark drip marks on the bottom of the compressor case or pad (Photo 5). This indicates an oil leak; the compressor or tubes might be leaking coolant (refrigerant) as well. If you find a leak, call in a pro to check the problem. Don't tighten joints to try to stop leaks yourself! Over-tightening can make the problem worse. And only a pro with proper equipment can recharge the system to the proper level of coolant.
Figure A: Central Air Conditioning System
Refrigerant in the copper tubes absorbs heat at the evaporator coil inside, cools indoor air and then releases heat at the condenser coil outdoors.
A printable version of this illustration is available in the Additional Information at the end of this story.
Cover your outdoor unit in winter with plywood (Photo 1) to prevent damage from falling ice. Don't wrap it with plastic or any other material that completely blocks airflow. Moisture that's trapped inside will promote corrosion.
Important outside startup guidelines
Photo 5: Feel the pipes to see if they're warm and cool.
Turn the power back on and adjust the thermostat so the outdoor unit comes on. Listen for odd noises that might indicate damage or wear. After 10 minutes, pull back the insulation on the insulated pipe (or pipes, if you have a heat pump). It should feel cool, about 60 degrees. The other pipe should feel warm, about skin temperature. If either doesn't feel right, call in a pro to check the refrigerant level.
Compressors are surprisingly fragile. Follow these precautions when restoring the power:
If the 240-volt power to your compressor (Photo 1) has been off for more than four hours, don't start the outdoor unit immediately after cleaning. Instead:
1. Move the switch from "Cool" to "Off" at your inside thermostat.
2. Switch the 240-volt power back on and let the outdoor unit sit for 24 hours. (This allows a warming element to heat the compressor's internal lubricant.)
3. Switch the thermostat to its cooling mode and set the temperature so that the outdoor unit comes on. Then check the outdoor unit like we show in Photo 5.
If you switch off the air conditioner (at the thermostat) at any time, wait at least five minutes before switching it back on. Once off, the compressor needs time to "decompress." If you restart it too soon, you'll stress the motor. Many thermostats have automatic time delays built into the circuitry to protect the compressor from this problem.
Clean the outdoor unit when the temperature is 60 degrees F or higher. Compressors won't work properly in temperatures below 60 degrees.
Clean the indoor unit
Photo 6: Replace a dirty filter
Check the furnace filter and change it if it's dirty to keep dust from collecting on the evaporator coil fins. Turn off the power to the furnace before pulling the filter so the blower doesn't come on and blow dust throughout the system. Orient the filter according to the instructions printed on it.
Photo 7: Vacuum the blower compartment
Open the blower compartment (with the power turned off) and lubricate any accessible ports on the blower motor with electric motor oil. Many newer blowers don't have ports, or if they do, they're inaccessible. Vacuum up any dust that has collected in the compartment.
Photo 8: Clean a clogged drain
Check the Condensation drain for sludge and algae growth. If it's partially clogged, pour a bleach solution (1 part bleach to 16 parts water) through the tube. This rigid plastic tube can't be removed unless you cut it. Flexible tubes should be removed and cleaned. If possible, poke a wire into the drain port to make sure it's not blocked.
You usually don't have easy access to the evaporator coil that's inside the plenum or a main duct near the furnace (Fig. A). If you can get to it, vacuum the bottom side of its fins with a soft brush attachment.
Otherwise, have a pro clean it every few years. The best prevention is to keep the air that flows through it clean. Begin by turning off the furnace.
There's usually a switch mounted on, or close to it. (On heat pumps, the switch might be a circuit breaker.) Or shut off the power to the furnace at the main electrical panel. Then replace the furnace filter if it's dirty (Photo 6) and vacuum up any dust in the blower cabinet (Photo 7).
The blower compartments of newer furnaces are so tight (Photo 7) that you usually can't lubricate the blower. Have a pro do it during periodic furnace maintenance.
The evaporator coil in the plenum dehumidifies your indoor air as it cools it during the summer. The water that condenses on the coil flows out through a condensation tube.
Check it to make sure the tube isn't clogged by sludge and algae, especially at the drain port (Photo 8). A flexible tube is easy to pull off and clean, but you might have to saw off a rigid plastic tube with a hacksaw to check it. Then reweld it with the proper pipe joint solvent and coupling.


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Discussion in 'October 2012' started by copper, Oct 18, 2012.
Moderated: Detroit vs. Miami removed video feed links -slippy
Or you can watch the game on tape delay on Fox Sports Detroit...since FSD is currently covering the Tigers post-game celebrations.
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tough game to watch, starters arentplayingwell at all. Frank keeps making the same substitutions. I guess he is trying to keep things plain jane until the regular season ( I hope) I would really like to see Gm and AD in there with BK KE and KM
circa 2011 Pistons.
yeah really rough goin, cant even look forward to watching andre since he has 5 fouls. Hopefully this is again lawrences way of teaching the young fella and not an oversight of him not getting him out on time. I am hoping with the score so one sided we can see some of the other rooks.
As in....they suck.....
and in comes Austin Dayemissus
I hope you noticed: lawernce frank introduced his starting lineup.
Yep. The team that started 4-20 was in full view. Although, there was a slight improvement in the third quarter - they went from horrible to merely bad.
First game I watched this season. As usual, coach won't even consider working on his rotations. Might interfere with his agenda. Drummond looks very comfortable handling the ball and scoring near the basket - far beyond just being able to dunk. Impressed. I did not pay that much attention - I was prepared to earlier but the Tigers coverage was on. By the way, although back in 89 I quit watching the Tigers for health reasons (not physically being able to handle any losses - which made me literally heartsick) I did watch them in the 2006 World Series and will watch them in this one as well. Go Tigers.
Baseball is extremely stressful, no doubt. Completely understand. Glad I missed this Pistons game. Looked like a pretty bad showing judging by the box. Tay was -24 in 23 minutes. Not too impressive.
Drummond had 9 points, 8 boards, and 5 fouls in 19 minutes against a good team, though they didn't have a true center. He's proving me wrong; I didn't think he would be ready to contribute much, but he's clearly showing that he is - although he'll have to work on that foul issue.
Was kinda watching online while the Tiger game was on the tube. As an overall observation, the young guys are absolutely out-playing the old guys in the preseason. If the pre-season is about earning a starting spot, Max and Tay are both 3rd stringers at best. I haven't looked at any stats but aside from seeing him actually make a triple, Rodney Stuckey was just sort of 'whatever' out there.
I expect to see a lot of games like this. Your key guys a still too young and the rotation vets are marginal at best. The infusion of talent is at the end of the bench. We will improve in increment with high and lows that will bring us fans hope and despair. Despite the pistons generated hype over the draft picks, our real make or break moment is this coming offseason.
This infusion of talent needs to be moved from one end of the bench to the other (the end closest to where Frank sits). In some cases, this infusion needs to be moved into the actual game for significant minutes.
Drummond continues to be an impact player. You don't have to use funky mysticism to extrapolate positive impact. His presence is felt tangibly. There were a lot of rookie mistakes but the overall impact in consistent and obvious. Start? No Start? It doesn't matter yet. He deserves to be the 1st big off the bench if nothing else. People wanted Flynn to be the next PG to take Bynum's place but damn he sucks. Bynum has been decent and much better than I expected considering the jeers from the peanut gallery. I like Singler but like Hayward, he's going to need a bit of seasoning before he starts to come into his own. Stuckey was oddly invisible to me. My feed was choppy and I couldn't tell who was who but I didn't see Rodney doing much that resulted in anything meaningful. I'm sure that will change as the starters get back up to 30 minutes. Prince didn't stop the ball and back down while I was watching and thats a good thing. Overall we kept moving and attacking and even getting open looks but Miami really took us out of our sets with their defense. I really like Kim and Khris. And I hope Jerebko finds his mojo this season.
I fully expect Drummond to have plenty of 10 minute 5 foul games this year. As long as he is aggressive and exuberant instead of stupid and reaching I will not care. He has earned the right to play by his combination of being drafted so high and producing when he has played. Drop the leash, Larry.
The only time the Heat players didn't take the ball inside (Lebron, Wade) every time down the floor was when Drummond was in the game. They could get there and find no opposition against Monroe and Maxiell; having Drummond there at least provided that opposition. While I still want him to start to help with the truly atrocious interior defense, bringing him in as the first big off the bench as Slippy mentioned is a good alternative until he proves he can do what he's doing consistently once the games matter. I've seen nothing special out of Flynn that would warrant keeping him at this point. Same goes for Williams.
Bringing Drummond off the bench would make it easier to let him play with foul trouble.
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Year after year, somewhere on Earth, natural or manmade disasters cause loss of life and widespread destruction, frequently spawning refugee situations. Though the risk of a disaster is low in any one particular place, earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, fires, landslides, oil spills, and hurricanes — when considered together on a global scale — regularly menace people, property, and natural resources.
Major disasters can temporarily make existing maps obsolete, rewriting river boundaries, shorelines, and land features in an instant. When disasters strike and first responders need to understand new situations on the ground, the best source of information often comes from the sky. Satellites, like Landsat, can tell responders what damage disasters have done, providing timely insight into flood extents, fire boundaries, lava flow directions, road conditions, and oil slick movements.
Taking Action
After devastating Hurricane Mitch swept through Central America in 1998 leaving 20,000 dead in its tracks, space agency leaders decided to take action and use their specialized resources to try to lessen the impact of future disasters.
Hurricane Mitch, a category 5 hurricane, ripped through Central America in 1998 leaving a devastating trail of destruction. This image shows the aftermath of Mitch's flood damage along the Choluteca River in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The storm spurred the idea for the Charter. Image: NOAA National Weather Service, Debbie Larson. (click for larger image)
In 1999, at the Third United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Use of Outer Space (UNISPACE III) in Vienna, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the French space agency (CNES) proposed a system to supply free satellite imagery to emergency responders anywhere in the world. The outcome was the creation of the International Charter Space and Major Disasters; "Charter" for short.
You can think of the Charter as a one-stop-shop for impact maps — an essential resource, since in many cases satellite data are the only practical method to assess current ground conditions after a disaster.
Today, 15 space agencies that manage more than 30 satellites are part of the Charter, pooling their combined resources to ensure that spacefaring nations can quickly share their data for a humanitarian undertaking. Since its inception, the Charter has been activated more than 400 times.
U.S. Participation
While the U.S. was not originally part of the Charter, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration — with its mighty fleet of meteorological satellites —soon became a member in 2001. The U.S. Earth-observing satellite fleet, including Landsat, was not officially part of the Charter until the U.S. Geological Survey joined in 2005.
However, Landsat was used during the very first charter activation, in November 2000. After weeks of torrential rainfall, a small landside dammed up the Mangart Stream near the Italian border. The resulting pooled waters worked in tandem with the saturated slopes of Slovenia's Mount Mangart to cause the mountainside to give way overnight. An estimated 1 million cubic meters (35 million cubic feet) of debris flowed into the Soca River, devastating a small village and killing seven people en route.
The Charter was activated a few days later. Thirteen satellite images were used, including two Landsat images taken before the disaster. All of the satellite images were gathered into a geographic information system (GIS) where the damage was analyzed. Using Landsat and SPOT imagery, a land use map was quickly created. This helped data analysts show responders that, although the majority of damage occurred in areas covered by deciduous forest, there was also significant damage in agricultural and inhabited areas.
In late 2004, a magnitude 9 earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami that affected Sumatra, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and southern India, killing more than 200,000 people. The Charter was activated three times to cover the large expanse of damage. Both-medium resolution data (Landsat, SPOT, Disaster Monitoring Constellation) and very high-resolution data (IKONOS, Quickbird) were used to map impacted areas and to calculate damage extent. This gave first responders an overview of the situation on the ground and provided them with information needed to plan relief logistics.
Landsat images, like this Landsat 5 image acquired Sept. 7, 2005, were among the space-based image resources used to monitor receding floodwaters in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. USGS/NASA Landsat image. (click for larger image)
The U.S. Earth-Observation Fleet Joins the Charter
After the staggering devastation wrought by the Indian Ocean tsunami, Brenda Jones, a Disaster Response Coordinator with the U.S. Geological Survey, received an email from Charley Hickman, a USGS State liaison in Ohio. Hickman wanted to know why Landsat was not officially part of the Charter. Jones looked into the matter and quickly discovered that the Charter was keen to partner with USGS.
"The Charter was very interested in having USGS join because of Landsat," Jones recounts.
Thus, in early 2005, USGS became an official participating agency of the Charter. While USGS had joined because of its Landsat resources, USGS membership brought a suite of other valuable satellite data to the Charter, including NASA's MODIS, ASTER, EO-1, and even photos taken from the International Space Station. Additionally, commercial high-resolution vendors contribute their data through USGS.
Landsat's combination of spatial and spectral resolution together with its 186-km (115-mile) image width makes its data particularly useful after hurricanes, fires, and volcanoes, and floods.
"It is very good for getting an overall extent of the disaster. It's been very useful for the Charter," Jones shared.
In late 2008, USGS made all Landsat data freely available, so anyone in the world could download data as soon as they reached the archive, usually within hours of acquisition. Since USGS runs the Landsat Mission Operations Center and it can task Landsat satellites to acquire data whenever they are over an affected area, its involvement in the Charter remains essential.
"Really, that's one of the main reasons we are involved — to do the tasking," Jones said.
This January, Landsat data were used when the Thames River flooded. A Landsat 8 image acquired on Jan. 7, 2014, was provided to the United Kingdom's Environment Agency through the Charter. Kyle Brown, a Senior Geomatics Analyst with the agency, was the Charter project manager for the call.
The United Kingdom's Environment Agency used data acquired by Landsat 8 on Jan. 7, 2014 to map flooding of the Thames River near Oxford. UK Environment Agency image. (click for larger image)
"The flood data outline data were used at a local and national level to provide a strategic overview of the flooding and to help prioritize resources," Brown explained.
Domestically, since USGS joined the Charter, Landsat data have been used to aid in damage assessments after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita ravaged the Gulf coast. Landsat imagery has also been used to map fire extents in the West, to map severe flooding in the Midwest, and to map the Gulf oil spill.
Although Landsat has been an important resource since the Charter began, its use has increased with USGS participation. "Since 2005, when USGS became a member, we have provided data for 149 activations," Jones reports.
The Charter makes Landsat one more tool in a shared toolbox of space-based resources that can be used to provide first responders with the maps they need to help save lives around the world.
Learn more
- USGS Disaster Response and the International Charter for Space and Major Disasters (factsheet)
- USGS Hazards Data Distribution System (HDDS) Explorer
- USGS Natural Hazards Program
- USGS Landsat
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Prior to moving to San Francisco, he served as Executive Director for Information Technology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, one of eighteen campuses within the City University of New York. At John Jay he initiated that schools first distance learning program.
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