Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
07-30-15, 08:36 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 11,385
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
04-03-15, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 18,486
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
04-03-15, 08:00 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 18,486
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
09-09-14, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 12,024
Clothes dryer heater element voltage selector
This is for any one who might want to add a heater element selector switch to their clothes dryer.
For any one who might want to run lower power in summer and switch back to full power for winter...
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Forum: Conservation
09-02-14, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 7,834
Insulated toilet tank cuts tank area in half
First a couple of small points that matter.
Normally 1.6 gal toilets have space left in the tank to adjust the tank height 2-3 more liters then their rated at , as a fail safe for those heavy...
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Forum: Other Improvements
08-08-14, 08:40 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 14,367
What do you plan on sheathing the shed with? If...
What do you plan on sheathing the shed with? If you're planning on using siding or corrugated metal, you can run it all the way to the ground. If you want it to look snazzy, get some base channel and...
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Forum: Other Improvements
08-08-14, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 14,367
What about a "belt" of rocks to hold down the...
What about a "belt" of rocks to hold down the wire mesh? Maybe some potted plants?
Why did you use pressure treated for the floor when you built it so far above a hard surface? and why did you use...
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Forum: Solar Power
04-30-14, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 17,348
It is possible to design and install your own...
It is possible to design and install your own grid-tie system and NOT have it look any different than a professionally designed and installed system, other than the price tag. :thumbup: According to...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
04-22-14, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 257
Views: 224,424
Thanks, good info!
The industries that...
Thanks, good info!
The industries that produce this stuff have squashed the vital information on the toxic effects of vinyl, whose effects become magnified when you reduce infiltration.
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Forum: The Billiards Room
04-06-14, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 19,799
...and the article ends:
I think that...
...and the article ends:
I think that real problem we need to be aware of is not identified in this piece, until the very end. I doubt that many people will go that far to get to the actual...
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Forum: Solar Power
04-05-14, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 13,970
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
03-02-14, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 18,486
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
02-21-14, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 18,486
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
02-19-14, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 18,486
You can remove the batteries, let them cool off...
You can remove the batteries, let them cool off for a few minutes, and put them back in for a second charge cycle. And only using part of the battery capacity makes them last longer - that's what the...
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Forum: Forum News & Feedback
02-10-14, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 11,723
Add a 'reviews' sub-forum?
I was thinking today after re-reading Jeff88's thread: List of Known Working Products (http://ecorenovator.org/forum/forum-news-feedback/3416-list-known-working-products.html), would it be worth...
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Forum: Conservation
01-16-14, 05:06 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 34,933
Well, from my limited research, mattress pads...
Well, from my limited research, mattress pads really don't use much power at all. Gary from builditsolar.com basically did what you're asking and the mattress pad sleeping comes out WAY ahead. ...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
12-29-13, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 10,358
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Forum: The Billiards Room
12-29-13, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 10,358
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Forum: Other Improvements
12-24-13, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,276
Buy a clamp on amp meter instead . Take...
Buy a clamp on amp meter instead . Take something like a corded electric drill and an assistant .
Plug the drill into an outlet you want to rest . Have the assistant repeatedly press the...
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Forum: Lighting
12-22-13, 10:17 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 16,440
DIY 3D printed recessed LED fixtures
[EDIT] sorry, some of the pictures are upside down.
So, the original 1980s light fixtures in our upstairs hallway have always bothered me a bit. They just look... well, so 1980s. Since I've built...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
11-27-13, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,945
Japan's Reaction to Fukushima...
Japan has built a massive PV farm:
kyocera floats mega solar power plant in japan (http://www.designboom.com/technology/kyocera-floats-mega-solar-power-plant-in-japan-11-18-2013/)
And here...
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Forum: Conservation
10-04-13, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 15,680
Mold Need Warmth, Moisture and Food...
If you look at my Mini-Loo (http://ecorenovator.org/forum/20510-post1.html) project, you will see that my whole bathroom is only slightly larger than the shower you want to enclose, so the Mini Loo...
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Forum: Forum News & Feedback
10-04-13, 08:11 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,903
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-14-13, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 112,980
How do heat pumps work?
To explain how heat...
How do heat pumps work?
To explain how heat pumps work, we need to understand a process that is basic in all of nature, but isn't fully understood by most people. That process is called "Change of...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-13-13, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 112,980
Heat Pumps for dummies (beginners guide)
This site has accumulated a pretty huge wealth of heat pump information. However, there are many who are completely baffled by how these magical machines work at over 100% efficiency. Now throw in...
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