Rental Management Magazine Interview

Kennys was recently Interviewed by "Rental Management Magazine" for an Article titled "Dealing with disasters".

"We check rental inventory and see that service is up to date on all anticipated items and stage them for quicker response time. We make sure all fuel tanks are full including diesel, kerosene and propane. We go through sales inventory including rain coats, chainsaws and gas cans, and try to see what stock distributors have locally. We check work schedules and see who first volunteers for extra hours. We will remain open 24 hours in cases of severe weather. We have accounts with local hotels, so our employees who have a long commute do not have to travel in inclement weather or severe conditions,”

“We are careful to follow procedure even in what can sometimes seem a chaotic atmosphere, we explain all polices, rental costs and any extra charges in advance, and get a signature on the contract. Many renters are in a panic and stressed over their emergency and don’t always listen.”

The remainder of the article can be Seen here on the Rental Management Website

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· Water & Wine Goblets
· Salt & Pepper Set
· Table Linen & Napkins
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Dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Irene

Our Very own Kenny Puff was interviewed by the American Rental Association last week. The interview was published on their online magazine "Rental Pulse". The ARA was concerned with how rental companies had fared in the wake of Hurricane Irene. Here's what Kenny had to say: 

"We made the decision Thursday before the storm to pull the plug on all our party events. In total, we took out 56 tents before the storm. We got cursed, praised, threatened and thanked. We had one event that moved the party up and we took down the tents at 6 p.m. Saturday"

"The tool rental store started getting everything ready ahead of time. We were pretty much sold out of the portable generators by Thursday night. We were able to replenish about 25 chainsaws from Stihl, as well as more pumps to rent out. We rented 46 small generators, a dozen towable generators, 25 light towers and 40 pumps. We ended up servicing quite a few of our customer’s generators on Monday. A lot of chippers went out. We sold out of gloves, rain gear, flashlights and propane. I’m happy we were able to help some people. We do what we can to service the customers,”

The Rest of the article can be seen here, at Rentalpulse.com

Generator School

Generators (Portable) Wattage Requirements & Calculator

There are different categories to consider when choosing a generator for your needs: recreation, home standby and construction. You may also want to consider using an inverter generator for sensitive electronic devices. Inverter generators are smaller and lighter as power is created electronically and not through a conventional alternator. Inverter power offers the cleanest power output. If you want a generator for home standby, say to run your refrigerator, you'll need at least 2500 watts or more. And if you want to use a transfer switch so that power can go directly into your home, you'll want a generator with at least 3000 watts. You'll also need to consider the maximum and rated power of the generator. This is important depending on what items you want to run off of your generator. Items such as toaster, lamps, and coffee makers are resistive , or constant loads and their total load can be calculated at amps x 1. Items such as saws and drills are reactive loads and while the running load may be small, the starting load should be calculated at running amps x 3. Remember, after the intial start less power is required for actual operation. Always remember that simple power management will allow a smaller generator to do a big job. Very seldom are all tools or appliances operating simultaneously. When calculating power requirements, consider the starting requirements are only for the initial start and then additional tools may be operated in addition. Remember Ohm's Law Watts = Volts x Amps Amps = Watts/Volts So, if you have two of the numbers (e.g. volts, amps) then you can find out the other (e.g. watts). This can help you to determine the rated power that you'll need from your generator. AVERAGE WATTAGE REQUIREMENT GUIDE (AMPS X VOLTS = WATTS) Household Running Wattage Requirements Additional Wattage Required For Starting Coffee Maker 1750 0 Dishwasher Cool Dry 700 1400 Electric Fry Pan 1300 0 Electric Range 8-inch element 2100 0 Microwave Oven 625 watts 625 800 Refrigerator or Freezer 700 2200 Automatic Washer 1150 2300 Clothes Dryer Electric 5750 1800 Furnace Fan, gas or fuel oil 1/8 Horsepower 300 500 1/6 Horsepower 500 750 1/4 Horsepower 600 1000 1/3 Horsepower 700 1400 1/2 Horsepower 875 2350 Lights as indicated on bulb 0 Radio 50 to 200 0 Sump Pump 1/3 Horsepower 800 1300 1/2 Horsepower 1050 2150 Television - Color 300 0 Central Air Conditioner 10,000 BTU 1500 2200 Contractor Running Wattage Requirements Additional Wattage Required For Starting Air Compressor 1 Horsepower 1500 4500 Bench Grinder 8 inches 1400 2500 Hand Drill 1/2 inch 600 0 High-pressure Washer 1 Horsepower 1200 3600 Circular Saw, Heavy Duty 71/4 inches 1400 2300 Electric Chain Saw 14 inches, 2 Horsepower 1100 0 Table Saw 10 inches 1800 4500 Drills 3/8 inch 4 amps 440 600 1/2 inch 5.4 amps 600 900 Industrial Motors Running Wattage Requirements Additional Wattage Required For Starting Split Phase 1/4 Horsepower 600 1000 1/2 Horsepower 875 2300 Capacitor Start Induction Run 1/3 Horsepower 720 1300 1 Horsepower 1600 4500 Capacitor Start Capacitor Run 11/2 Horsepower 2000 6100 Fan Duty 1/4 Horsepower 650 1200 Farm Equipment Running Wattage Requirements Additional Wattage Required For Starting Electric Fence, 25 miles 250 0 Milk Cooler 1100 1800 Milker (vacuum pump), 2 Horsepower 1000 2300 Portable Heater (kerosene, diesel fuel) 50,000 BTU 400 600 90,000 BTU 500 725 150,000 BTU 625 1000 Battery Charger