Generator Forecast 2006: Generators Could Be In Short Supply This Hurricane Season
Chicago, IL (ContentDesk) March 22, 2006 -- Hurricane season is still two months away, but the mad rush for emergency power generators has already started. ElectricGeneratorsDirect.com (http://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com), an online generator superstore carrying the leading generator brands, is already experiencing a huge surge in generator sales this Spring. A lot of people are still rebuilding from Katrina, Rita and Wilma, said Jon Hoch, founder of ElectricGeneratorsDirect.com (http://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com). Theyre not waiting for a tropical depression to form before they start preparing for hurricane season. Generator manufacturers ran out of inventory three years in a row. Last year, it took them until January to replenish inventories from the 2005 Hurricane season.
Do the math, warns Hoch. The manufacturers only have a couple months to build massive inventories. Plus, a lot of the portable generators will be gone before Hurricane season officially starts. He warns that even if the manufacturers have the capacity to build more generators, they might not have the parts. Engines and other key components are already in tight supply. In addition, retailers are changing their models to accommodate for limited inventory.
ElectricGeneratorsDirect.com, for example, ordinarily does not stock any portable gas generators. All of the orders are drop shipped from the factory to the customers door. This year, however, the online retailer is stocking its warehouse with hundreds of best selling models. The generators are available through the companys Same-Day Shipment program. (http://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com/catalog/samedayshipment.php)The Brief Calm Before the Storm According to Hoch, emergency generator prices are influenced by the simple economics of supply and demand.
"The best time to buy a generator is between power outages, when supplies are plentiful and promotions are prevalent," says Hoch. Right now, manufacturers have limited quantities of generators in stock. However, dont expect this surplus to last very long. If you wait until after the storm hits to get a generator, theres a good chance that you either wont get one or youll pay way too much for it. Last year, stores sold out in a matter of hours. Many desperate homeowners had no choice but to buy overpriced professional-grade generators with features they'd never use.
And some customers waited up to four months to receive their backordered generator. ElectricGeneratorsDirect.com (http://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com) is an online generator superstore owned and operated by Power Equipment Direct, Inc. (http://www.powerequipmentdirect.com). The e-tailer currently carries most of the leading generator brands, including Yamaha (http://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com/catalog/default.php?manufacturers_id=29&page=1&sort=4a) and Guardian (http://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com/catalog/default.php?manufacturers_id=23&page=1&sort=4a).The company also maintains PressureWashersDirect.com (http://www.pressurewashersdirect.com) and AirCompressorsDirect.com (http://www.aircompressorsdirect.com)..
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The Economics of Generators: Why Now is a Great Time to Buy an Emergency Generator
Thinking about getting an emergency generator before the next power outage hits? You might be surprised that now is the best time to buy an emergency generator in more than a year. According to Jon Hoch, founder of Electric Generators Direct.com (http://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com), an online generator superstore, emergency generator prices are influenced by the simple economics of supply and demand. "The best time to buy a generator is between power outages, when supplies are plentiful and promotions are prevalent," says Hoch. Last year, two wide-spread power outages severely altered the generator marketplace. The Northeast power outage in August exhausted the surplus inventory traditionally reserved for hurricane season.
By the time Hurricane Isabel hit the East Coast in mid-September, every available generator in the country evaporated. Local hardware stores sold out in a matter of hours. Many desperate...
The Economics of Generators: Why Now is a Great Time to Buy an Emergency Generator
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Oxygen generators safety
Since a major airplane crash took place, with over one hundred victims, people have been questioning the safety of the emergency oxygen generators aboard. These oxygen generators are placed in airplanes because in case there's a pressure drop the passengers must breathe through special masks connected to the oxygen generator.
After the crash happened, some blamed the oxygen generators as a possible cause of the explosion and of the fire, but experts sustain that oxygen generators and canisters that are aboard the airplanes are harmless if they are handled correctly, and that it is very unlikely that oxygen generators caused the explosion, but not impossible.
It is known that once a fire is started, it need oxygen to continue burning, so the only real harm that oxygen generators can do is to fuel an already started, burning fire.
Anyway, the Federal Aviation Administration keeps a close watch on any plane that is transporting oxygen...
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MAJOR GENERATOR SHORTAGE: Electric Generators Direct.com Now Taking Backorders on All Portable Generators
The effects of Hurricane Charley and Frances are being felt far beyond Florida. The tag team tandem just put the entire portable generator marketplace on backorder. In Ohio, Tony Holder tried to purchase a generator at his local home improvement store, only to find the shelves empty with the entire inventory on a truck headed south. In Florida, new generators are as scarce as snowballs, with the demand overshadowing the supply. Customers are forced to wait in long lines with lottery numbers, hoping for a "chance" to get one of the few arriving generators.
Many customers, who were simply unable or unwilling to wait, jumped online to purchase generators directly from the manufactures. Even this supply evaporated.
Electric Generators Direct.com (http://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com), an online generator superstore that dropships directly from the manufacturer's warehouses, is completely sold out. The...
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IFPA Tradeshow: Growers, Shippers, and Packers of Fresh Cut Produce Learn to Extend Shelf Life up to 50%
Baltimore, MD (ContentDesk via ContentDesk Direct) April 25, 2006 --At the IFPA Fresh Cut Expo, Selective Micro Technologies (Booths #724 and Bunzl booth #319) will demonstrate how to extend the shelf life of fresh cut produce by using the companys Selectrocide sanitizer, a chlorine-dioxide biocide.
Chlorine dioxide is one of the most effective inhibitors against spoilage microorganisms, including bacteria, yeast, mold and fungus, all of which cause fruits and vegetables to decay.
Selectrocide kills E-Coli and other pathogens at low concentrations and leaves virtually no taste residuals on food.
It also requires less rinsing than conventional biocides.Background Information on Chlorine Dioxide and Selectrocide"Chlorine dioxide is effective at low concentrations across a wide range of pH (roughly 4 to 10), and, because it is a gas in its natural state, dissipates upon exposure to sunlight.
As a result,...
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