Forum: Conservation
01-24-21, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 24,993
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Forum: The Billiards Room
08-11-20, 12:08 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 22,957
Resource Use for Renewables
I hope this isn’t considered political and is in the right spot. I’m not posting it to start a debate, more to hear your guys thoughts on the article. It’s a piece written by someone who to me seems...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
05-02-20, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 11,480
Emporia Vue Energy Monitor
Been looking for a way to monitor power use and found that unitS with logging get expensive quick. Then I found the Emporia Vue. $100 gets you 2 200amp CTs, and 8 50 amp CTs as well as cloud based...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
11-11-14, 11:32 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,124
You guys have made a few good points.
Yes,...
You guys have made a few good points.
Yes, this guy has a thousand dollar control and many sensors attached to the unit, but he also has a program written to calculate instantaneous SEER and...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
11-11-14, 01:20 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,124
Simple, Efficient, Defrost
So back in my hottub heatpump experimenting days my biggest problem was by far and wide defrost. I was running my 8,000 btu window a/c with the condenser in nice 104* water, and my evaporator in...
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Forum: Conservation
12-22-12, 06:54 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,180
Some A/C's run a Crankcase heater on the...
Some A/C's run a Crankcase heater on the compressor that can draw from 40-100w to keep the oil warm(forgot where I read that). This matters if you plan on running the A/C, but if it's going to sit...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-04-12, 02:43 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 44,381
DIY Air-Source Water HP
The Goal: Heat my hot tub more efficiently than the resistance heat(1350w) does to bring down running cost.
The Plan(for now): Get window air conditioner, remove condensing fan and bend coil...
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Forum: Conservation
12-26-11, 12:59 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 14,991
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
08-09-11, 02:55 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 23,217
You said it will run at reduced torque with a...
You said it will run at reduced torque with a light dimmer or similar controller, reduced torque would cause a compressor to slow down, just like Xringer found, does this damage the motor? Or could...
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