Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
06-21-12, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 17,654
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
04-07-12, 07:03 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 15,719
The forum over at Silent PC Review is a great...
The forum over at Silent PC Review is a great source for information on quiet and low power consumption PCs. I'm not the only SPCR'er who thinks that PSUs have gotten too darned big lately. I'm...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
05-01-11, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,529
Electric mower starts every time.
My electric mower put a smile on my face today, and I wanted to share.
I took it out of the garage for the first time this year, plugged it in, and fired it right up. No oil changes, spark plug...
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Forum: Conservation
03-25-11, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 15,194
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Forum: Other Improvements
03-11-11, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 32,519
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Forum: The Billiards Room
01-30-11, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 25,314
Congratulations on the job. If it's anything...
Congratulations on the job. If it's anything like my job, you'll have more than one project a day. It's just that you don't get to choose the projects.
The best thing about work is that there...
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Forum: Conservation
01-03-11, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 31,429
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Forum: Conservation
12-24-10, 08:40 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 52,040
I applied bubble wrap to one window, using...
I applied bubble wrap to one window, using condensation already on the window to adhere it. It's really easy to apply.
I applied 1/4" bubble wrap to the storm window, then measured the...
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Forum: Conservation
11-30-10, 07:23 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 15,947
It sounds like you're close to measuring the...
It sounds like you're close to measuring the Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_transfer_coefficient#Overall_heat_transfer_coefficient) * Surface Area = U*A, which...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
11-06-10, 10:27 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 16,175
Good for a laugh: Heat Balls.
Heatball :: Home (http://heatball.de/en/)
Apparently, the incandescent bulb has been outright banned in Germany, but one entrepreneur is selling "Heat Balls" for 1.69 Euro a piece.
Heat Balls...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
10-17-10, 09:55 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 5,676
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Forum: Introductions
09-26-10, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,842
DIY energy audit! Get a Kill-A-Watt and figure...
DIY energy audit! Get a Kill-A-Watt and figure out where your electricity is going. Look around and see if you can find any incandescent or halogen lights in use, and replace them with CFL and...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
09-24-10, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 31,032
To answer the titular question, no. There's no...
To answer the titular question, no. There's no correlation between how much you produce, and how much you ought to consume. Even net oil exporters should try hard to conserve oil, because every...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
09-09-10, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 10,595
Robertsmalls' 23W (at idle) computer
Back in the day, I had an overclocked, overvolted Athlon PC with ten fans and two power supplies, because a single 300W PSU wasn't enough for my three hard drives. If I could figure out a way to put...
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Forum: Lighting
09-08-10, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 41,878
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