Forum: Conservation
05-30-23, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 62,547
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Forum: Other Improvements
02-25-22, 01:57 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 17,271
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Forum: The Billiards Room
12-22-21, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 17,948
My grandson might have picked up this 'cold' at...
My grandson might have picked up this 'cold' at school. His parents have it too.
They tested negative and assured me, that I've just got a cold.
My symptoms are much weaker this morning. Just need...
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Forum: Conservation
12-22-21, 09:16 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 59,342
The cost of Diesel fuel at Texas gas stations ...
The cost of Diesel fuel at Texas gas stations $2.86 to 3.45 a gallon. So that's what to use in your Diesel heater! http://www.bostongasprices.com/GasPriceSearch.aspx
Sounds like a big building....
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Forum: Conservation
12-06-21, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 59,342
The diesel heater works!
Installed it temporally, since it's only to be used during long power failures.
On Low Heat, it heats up my workshop pretty well.
On medium high heat it's heats the shop faster. No CO detected....
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Forum: Tools
10-18-20, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 12,908
I subscribed to a YouTube Channel
Since I've not been doing much lately, you might have figured that I had been COVID19ed..
Nope, still kicking and interested in all things 'Mini-Split'..
Saw this video about flares and wanted to...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
05-30-20, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 46,634
Nine Years and they are still working fine..
8 years, 11 months, 23 days Update:
Since we've been working (babysitting) on weekdays, and not using the den,
and it's been a pretty cool spring, we've not had to put up with a hot den.
But...
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Forum: Other Improvements
09-08-19, 12:21 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 15,112
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-07-19, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 645
Views: 586,145
Sanyo blower motor noise fixed
The den indoor unit blower motor noise has been driving me nuts for years.
Latey, the screeching noise has gotten louder. Oddly, my wife can't hear it.
I have very bad hearing at higher...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
06-10-19, 11:07 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 27,328
New link: ...
New link: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32956162411.html
They are making some interesting pcbs these days.. Inverter support!
Universal DC Inverter control system for split air conditioner...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
01-23-19, 08:59 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 11,633
It kept the main house warm the whole time.
I...
It kept the main house warm the whole time.
I did notice it doing a few defrost cycles, but it worked normally.
At one point I turned the Sanyo back on for a quick test at 5F..
It was making...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
09-25-18, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 91,966
Saw some Single Stage paint jobs on YT.....
Saw some Single Stage paint jobs on YT.. https://youtu.be/OILbcE4h9II
Some of the paint jobs look really nice!
The last time I was painting vehicles, was fire trucks in Bermuda 1963-65..
Also...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
07-08-18, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 108
Views: 120,827
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Forum: Solar Power
04-17-18, 09:03 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 13,092
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Forum: The Billiards Room
02-03-18, 11:09 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 91,966
Wow!
Wow! That's all I can say. As I guy who once took all day to adjust the valve clearances on a Honda CRV,
I am very impressed by the pictures and the obvious engine rebuilding skills we are...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-01-18, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 645
Views: 586,145
My first Gree has been installed for a while...
My first Gree has been installed for a while now.. Fall of 2016..
http://ecorenovator.org/forum/geothermal-heat-pumps/4903-gree-crown-18kbtu-install-9.html
I have not purchased one for the den yet....
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Forum: For Sale / Trade / Wanted / Web Finds
10-11-17, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 12,406
Dollar Tree $1 LED Bulbs
Here's some good reviews. He takes them apart!!
https://youtu.be/ESZ154gIpSM
"Dollar Tree $1 Sunbeam LED Bulb: 800 lumen (9w) Teardown and Review"
https://youtu.be/zJWssuCGkC8
"Dollar...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
08-16-17, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 14,344
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
06-12-17, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 149
Views: 93,158
In Six easy steps, we got summer!
On the 6th, we used the heat. Also on the morning of the 7th..
It started creeping up! We got to run the cooling for the last three days!
Both the Gree and the Sanyo are working great.
...
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Forum: Lighting
06-06-17, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,706
Do you own a C-Cell flashlight?
My kid gave me a cool Camo LED flashlight for Xmas 2015 and the old batteries
have finally gotten too weak to be useful.. (They weren't even alkaline cells).
Since I use a lot of rechargeable...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
06-02-17, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,318
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Forum: Tools
05-24-17, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 14,707
It was $43 when I got in on Amazon, right now,...
It was $43 when I got in on Amazon, right now, it's cheaper (no snow in much of the USA this week)..
https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Joe-RJ204M-Twist-n-Lock-Telescoping/dp/B00ZNUCGQI
Also on Ebay.....
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Forum: The Billiards Room
03-22-17, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,436
I'll be in low-profile mode for a while
My wife had MVP (leaky heart valve) repair work done on Monday,
and is getting out of ICU today.. She's doing great!
It's going to be a while before our routines get back to normal.
So, if...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
02-05-17, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 25,843
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Forum: The Billiards Room
02-01-17, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 4,435
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