Forum: Lawn and Garden
09-03-14, 01:31 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 28,069
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Forum: Conservation
06-25-14, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 16,420
How does a shower cost you $1,300 per year?
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How does a shower cost you $1,300 per year?
My natural gas water heater costs $2.75 per month,
My water bill averages around $7 per month.
Sewer bill is around $11 per month based off of fresh...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
06-03-14, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 17,076
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Forum: The Billiards Room
04-07-14, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 21,371
Wow, you really didn't do your research!
The...
Wow, you really didn't do your research!
The house that has drawn attention is doing so because they are collecting rain water and dumping it down the city sewer without paying a sewer bill.
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
03-28-14, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 35,526
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Forum: Conservation
01-22-14, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 29,746
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Forum: Solar Power
01-14-14, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 24,227
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Forum: Conservation
01-12-14, 06:54 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 13,545
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Forum: Solar Power
11-07-13, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,857
I grew up with a battery bank in the house, my...
I grew up with a battery bank in the house, my parents still have battery back up, I would never go the route of whole house battery back up unless you regularly have multi day power outages, not...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
07-16-13, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,404
Most houses that don't have central air...
Most houses that don't have central air conditioning don't have the furnace fan run at all in the summer, if you are worried about humidity then get a dehumidifier that turns on at a set humidity and...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
07-11-13, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 13,441
A normal car battery will work, but the gel...
A normal car battery will work, but the gel batteries like that seem to handle deeper discharges if I remember right, they also tend to be easy to find a direct replacement for the battery.
On my...
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Forum: Other Improvements
05-08-13, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 48,786
What I ended up doing was getting a window A/C...
What I ended up doing was getting a window A/C unit and putting it upstairs in a window and it works really well to cool the whole house, the main thing is keeping the house dry, It's at the top of...
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Forum: Biofuels
01-22-13, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 32,198
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Forum: Tools
01-08-13, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 6,660
Pocket size EMI phantom load detector.
I really like the idea of this electromagnetic interference detector for detecting phantom loads, sure a Kill-a-watt works well for stuff that is plugged in that you know about, but there is always...
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Forum: Conservation
01-07-13, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 30,566
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Forum: Tools
12-17-12, 08:51 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 21,055
I've had the compact lithium Makita batteries...
I've had the compact lithium Makita batteries "die", same with the DeWalts... the cells are still just fine but the battery drops in to a fail safe mode, on the Makita that happens if you try to run...
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Forum: Tools
12-02-12, 02:22 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 21,055
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Forum: Conservation
11-18-12, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,892
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
11-15-12, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 25,631
where are you getting your info from that you...
where are you getting your info from that you want a lower temp for more efficiency?
You want a lower temp for comfort, a floor that is to hot makes your feet sweat, 140F sounds about right for...
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Forum: Solar Heating
11-14-12, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 17,058
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Forum: Solar Power
11-01-12, 02:22 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 16,499
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-04-12, 09:37 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 18,788
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Forum: Other Improvements
10-01-12, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 22,559
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Forum: Conservation
09-21-12, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 15,070
I have two motion sensors in my house, they are...
I have two motion sensors in my house, they are the common ones that every big box store sells.
I have one in my garage so when I open up the door and walk in with my bike the light turns on, I can...
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Forum: Conservation
07-10-12, 12:33 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 27,796
I've done plaster and stucco on straw bale...
I've done plaster and stucco on straw bale houses, I've also done plaster repair and plaster takes skill, the up side is plaster is not perfectly flat! so when you notice a line from a seam in dry...
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