Forum: Lawn and Garden
05-21-19, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 20,536
Honey bee swarm traps
I hung a few swarm traps this year hoping to attract some new bees (no luck yet). Some of you might be interested in how I decided to hang the traps especially if you have trees you don't want to...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
01-30-19, 10:15 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 18,647
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Forum: Other Improvements
06-18-18, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 34,606
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
06-20-17, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 7,812
repurposing golf balls
Over the last few years we've been gardening - a lot. And gardening seems to involve a lot of digging. As we dig we find... golf balls! Seems the previous owner spent his time smacking balls in every...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
03-15-17, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 16,035
seedling shelf
I just finished a shelf for starting seedlings indoors. It's got room for a heating mat at the bottom. Three shelves above that have six T8 flourescent tubes each. I used lumber yard spruce so it's...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
11-26-16, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 7,495
Quick, easy, PV mount
Plans for the garden include irrigation, pond aeration, and an electric fence around the apiary. The power will come from PV/batteries so I thought I'd get on with putting a panel out where it will...
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Forum: Other Improvements
10-26-16, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 19,605
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-20-16, 02:33 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 16,258
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Forum: Solar Power
11-26-15, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 5,837
Very interesting large scale solar project
124. Green Acres, the largest solar farm in Western Canada | Green Energy Futures (http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/hutterite-solar-western-canada-biggest)
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
08-30-15, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 858
Views: 521,311
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
08-19-15, 12:11 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,296
new living roof
I'm blessed with a wreck of a house that needs enough work to keep boredom away for several lifetimes. One project on the list is a roof over the entry door. Having experimented with a green roof on...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
08-01-15, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 858
Views: 521,311
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Forum: Conservation
05-30-15, 07:57 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 9,396
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Forum: Conservation
05-28-15, 11:42 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 9,396
Years ago I was renovating a house (without AC)...
Years ago I was renovating a house (without AC) located on a hill. I used corrugated metal pipe - two runs of 8" I think it was. The pipe went out the basement wall, across the back yard, and exited...
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Forum: Energy Storage
04-29-15, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 69,380
Sadly, not much is new.
I did press the...
Sadly, not much is new.
I did press the 'glass tight to the corners with go bars
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z130/Greg_M_/house/solar/IMG_3928_zps79defsec.jpg...
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Forum: Energy Storage
03-19-15, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 69,380
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Forum: Conservation
02-28-15, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 16,364
Two standards that apply:
ASTM D 1621 —...
Two standards that apply:
ASTM D 1621 — Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties of Rigid Cellular Plastics.
ASTM C 165 — Standard Test Method for Measuring Compressive Properties of...
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Forum: Energy Storage
02-23-15, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 69,380
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Forum: Energy Storage
02-22-15, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 69,380
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Forum: Tools
01-18-15, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 20,889
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Forum: Energy Storage
11-28-14, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 69,380
thermal storage tank progress
Three years ago (seriously!) I started building a storage tank for water to be heated by solar panels and a woodstove. Here it is:
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
10-02-14, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 22,414
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Forum: Solar Heating
01-08-14, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 13,154
There'll be multiple panels and a woodstove...
There'll be multiple panels and a woodstove contributing heat to the tank. I started the tank a while back. The plan is to fiberglass the inside (vinylester resin) and if all goes well (fingers...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
10-13-13, 09:02 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 56,106
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
09-05-13, 01:41 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 9,260
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