Forum: The Billiards Room
06-11-13, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 106
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Forum: Other Improvements
05-11-13, 12:05 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 5,417
Ryland,
The approach you have settled on is...
Ryland,
The approach you have settled on is very close to what I do in my home. I have a 12000 btu window a/c in the second story that I set to run at about 5 degF above the central air thermostat...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-24-13, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 3,747
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-24-13, 06:08 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 3,747
There are limitations to how much heat you can...
There are limitations to how much heat you can exchange with the basement. I tried this in July 2010 by running a ducted blower upstairs and gave up when my basement hit 75 degrees and the upstairs...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-24-13, 03:35 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 3,747
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Forum: Conservation
04-03-13, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 945
Induction-Cooked Stir Fry
Do you have any real information that induction cooking can produce surges that could adversely affect power reserves? I mean how worthy is the, "...I know a guy that said..." stuff, of serious...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
03-24-13, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,184
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-24-13, 07:48 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 386
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
03-21-13, 01:36 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 647
Welcome to ER, Charles:)
Already having a...
Welcome to ER, Charles:)
Already having a radiator in the air duct is a good start. Yes, plumbing it to a source of cold water will cool the house, plus it will reduce humidity (good in Alabama)....
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Forum: Conservation
03-14-13, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 637
Drake,
I made up a preheat "gray water"...
Drake,
I made up a preheat "gray water" heater for our shower almost 20 years ago. It has worked very well - maybe too well at times.
In short, I took a scrap piece of 3 inch copper and wound...
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Forum: Solar Power
03-01-13, 07:37 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 592
Actually, tides are caused by the moon orbiting...
Actually, tides are caused by the moon orbiting the earth. So, the sun is indirectly involved. Geothermal is from the latent heat left over from when the earth formed and from flexing and movement...
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Forum: Other Improvements
01-31-13, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 542
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Forum: Conservation
01-08-13, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 985
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Forum: Conservation
01-08-13, 08:28 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,159
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Forum: The Billiards Room
01-08-13, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 401
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Forum: Conservation
01-05-13, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 193
calculating savings; "rule of 72"
I have had a blast looking at hundreds (thousands?) of threads on this site in the last few weeks, but have not seen anyone that has quantified the concepts of returns on investment.
At the danger...
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Forum: Conservation
12-30-12, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 304
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
12-27-12, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 501
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Forum: Conservation
12-26-12, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,427
FYI,
Costco has a new shipment of LED bulbs...
FYI,
Costco has a new shipment of LED bulbs that are bright, inexpensive (with instant mfg. rebate), instant on, and most are dimmable. They feel solid and well made. They have 4 different...
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Forum: Wind Power
12-12-12, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 495
Wind turbine for hydraulic or air pump
Both have been done to death. This has been such a problem with wind turbines some tinkerer's investing so much time and effort without studying the true dynamics of wind/power production. Then to...
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Forum: Tools
12-01-12, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 697
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
11-30-12, 09:28 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 562
The heating element pad spreads out to a fair...
The heating element pad spreads out to a fair amount of the back pretty well. With the zipper closed, it does a fair job of heating the torso.
Having something in the arms of the coat would be...
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Forum: Conservation
11-12-12, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 246
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Forum: Conservation
10-18-12, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,427
Ok .. but remember if your gauge is the wrong...
Ok .. but remember if your gauge is the wrong diameter for the Load Current then there is a risk of heating up the cable !!
So the rules are this :-
find out the power that your Light uses.
For...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
10-17-12, 04:33 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,290
And where is the energy coming from that is...
And where is the energy coming from that is turning that water back into a gas? The fan isn't going to heat up the water. The air passing over the cloth will heat it up though, the nice warm air of...
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