You can save a great deal of money on your energy and water bills by changing from a tank-based water heater to a tankless system. You use less energy and water as well as removing the worry of leaks from an old and failing tank.
Where does kerosene come from? Kerosene today is produced mainly by refined petroleum and is a leading petroleum byproduct. However, it is possible to produce kerosene from a variety of materials including coal, oil shale and wood.
The earliest oil wells drilled in Pennsylvania were quickly exhausted. This led to the oil booms in Texas, Oklahoma, and California, and caused other nations to develop their own oil resources.
Motor oil or engine oil is used for lubrication of internal combustion engines. The main function is to lubricate moving parts; it also cleans, inhibits corrosion, improves sealing, and cools the engine by carrying heat away from moving parts.
Were you aware that the word "diesel" can refer to a number of different fuels used to create the generic term "diesel fuel?" Some common fuels used in diesel engines are: biodiesel, the fractional distillate of petroleum, biomass to liquid diesel, and gas to liquid diesel.
During the 1800s and early 1900s, a lot of pipe was made out of lead, but that changed in the 1950s, and now most pipe is made out of copper. In fact, since 1963, around 28 billion feet of copper pipes have been installed, or about 5.3 million miles.