Tool Gallery
The Equipment Loan Program offers tools for many purposes, from teaching consumers about efficient lighting to diagnosing problems on a transmission system, and more. While their uses are limited only by the imagination, the tools fall into five general categories:
- Educational kits – Demonstrate energy efficiency and renewable energy technology at customer meetings, school presentations and community events. Also, Western customers can order CDs covering the basics of wind and geothermal power from Energy Services publications library.
- Energy audit equipment – From simple diagnostic tools to blower doors, this equipment helps to pinpoint energy losses and recommend solutions that will reduce your customers' bills and help you control your costs, too.
- Infrared cameras – These cameras take pictures of heat radiating from the surface of an object, translate the information into temperatures and display the temperatures as colors.
- Power meters – Power meters measure electricity use and power quality for everything from a home appliance to a transmission system. The Equipment Loan Program keeps several different models on hand.
Educational kits
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Lighting efficiency display - Contains different light bulb technologies, display outlets and power and illuminance meters. |
Fuel cell kit |
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Anemometer - Working classroom-scale model of the equipment used to collect wind speed data to evaluate potential sites for wind turbines. |
Data receiver - Brings weather data into the classroom to help students learn about the impact weather conditions have on renewable generation. Great for science studies. |
Visit our publication library to see the selection of renewable energy education CDs Energy audit equipment
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Circuit breaker finder |
Extech i-5 compact camera – see Infrared cameras |
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Voltage meter and thermocouples; part of HVAC combination kit |
Illuminance meter |
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Infrared temperature sensor |
Kill-a-Watt – see Power meters |
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Lighting usage monitor, magnetic field monitor and time-of-use monitor |
Watts Up? – see Power meters |
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Not pictured: Blower door |
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Infrared cameras
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ExTech i5 |
FLIR Thermacams |
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FLIR T360 |
FLIR P-45 |
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FLIR E45 |
Fluke Ti10 |
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Not pictured: FLIR EX320
Power meters
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DM-II Pro |
Kill-a-Watt |
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LineTracker |
PowerMonic |
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Watts Up? |
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Not pictured: Power Pad
The tool pages provide more details about the about the uses for each tool and the skill level needed to operate it. Or visit What's your problem? (link), find the job you want to do and let that direct you to the tool you need. Use the right tool for the job and borrow it from Western's Equipment Loan Program. Customers pay only return shipping and handling. Check with the Equipment Loan Manager for the estimated shipping cost for each tool.