General Advice

Freezing temperatures, snow, and ice can be brutal on your equipment. That’s why it’s important to use the right grease for the job. Whether you’re maintaining industrial equipment, automobiles, boats, railways, garage doors, or aircraft, using the wrong grease can lead to serious problems. In this article, we’ll answer some of the most common questions […]

When you work with fans for over three decades, you get a lot of questions about where you can put them. That’s why I decided to gather up the most common questions about where you can put fans into this one article. In it, you’ll find 13 answers you need to know about, “Where can

It’s not always obvious what fans you need in different rooms in your house, building, or office. Clients and friends ask me about rooms with high-ceilings all the time. Do you need a fan for high ceilings? You do need a fan for high ceilings. Every indoor space legally requires proper ventilation. Ceiling fans attached

If you are a fan-loving person like me, you may want to take your fan on a cruise. Can you take a fan on a cruise? You can take a fan on a cruise as long as the fan is electric, portable, and certified. Most major cruise lines allow them. Extra-large fans, fans powered by

One of the most common questions I get about ice is why silver melts it. Why does silver melt ice? Silver melts ice because it is a very good conductor of heat. This means that it can absorb heat from the room and transfer it to ice, causing the ice to melt. The hotter the

One of the most interesting questions I’ve ever heard is some variation of, “Is ice wet?” It’s time to answer the question once and for all. Is ice wet? Ice is wet because it forms a small quasi-liquid coating during the transition of water from ice to steam or from steam to ice. This liquid

It happens every year: the weather changes and you stare at your ceiling fan trying to remember which way it’s supposed to spin. This is which way to turn a ceiling fan in winter vs summer: In the winter, you should turn your ceiling fan clockwise to push warm air down from the ceiling. Clockwise

When you shoot a bullet on ice or into ice, the bullet might continue to spin. Why do bullets spin on ice? Bullets spin on ice because of how bullets and guns operate. Bullets pass through spiraled grooves in a gun barrel. The grooves make the bullet spin. When a bullet hits ice, the force

A fan can be many things, but is a fan a computer? A smart fan can be considered a computer. Smart fans have memory, perform specific tasks, and can process information. Most standard house or office fans are not computers. They are not able to perform advanced logical operations, possess limited storage space, and do

Fans emit low-level humming sounds that many people find soothing. Is a fan pink noise? Fan noise is pink noise, not white noise. Pink noise is more moderate and consistent in sound, pitch, and frequency. Pink noise helps with relaxation, sleep, and memory. All fans produce pink noise. In this article, I’ll cover everything you