Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
02-01-23, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 38,693
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Forum: Other Improvements
12-02-22, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 38,761
Chevy Volt Upgrade
We have a 2017 Chevy Volt Premier that is fueled about 50/50 with sunshine.
Last week we put 3910 miles on to got to Utah from Iowa and noticed that my wife had a valid point. The heat for your...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
07-27-22, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,997,063
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-29-22, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 22,703
Hello everyone,
I think I fixed mistakes that...
Hello everyone,
I think I fixed mistakes that were made in my initial geothermal heat pump design. I was wrong, and now it's apparent that the evaporator should be bigger than the condenser.
I...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-27-22, 11:13 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 22,703
Episode 1 - Introduction.
In this episode I...
Episode 1 - Introduction.
In this episode I do a quick introduction to the DIY Geothermal Heat Pump project.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR4eW30ZMKY
Episode 2 - Building geothermal loop....
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-03-22, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 28,645
I've just about finished my ground-source...
I've just about finished my ground-source heatpump project, it's installed and been running well for the last 3 weeks here - it provides all the heating for our house now, and the gas boiler has been...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-03-18, 07:20 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,539
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Forum: Conservation
06-30-17, 02:33 AM
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Replies: 575
Views: 1,201,511
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
12-15-16, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,054
Gas oven electricity use.
Maybe many of you are already aware of this, but I couldn't find a thread talking about it.
Like most of you, I keep a fairly close eye on my electricity usage. I had always assumed that using a...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-28-16, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 15,872
The tiny amount of insulation used in the US...
The tiny amount of insulation used in the US building industry is amazing from a European perspective.
In Europe nobody would consider putting less than 150mm of PUR insulation beneath a heated...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-26-16, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,997,063
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
03-03-16, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,997,063
I thought those topics (what refrigerant to put...
I thought those topics (what refrigerant to put in their hacked unit and why, safety issues, understanding equipment reliability limits hackers might be bumping against without realizing it, how to...
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Forum: Conservation
01-13-15, 01:52 AM
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Replies: 88
Views: 50,949
Very nice savings…
If the i3 was priced the...
Very nice savings…
If the i3 was priced the same as the Chevy Volt here I would save even more with the i3
In almost 2 years we have driven the Volt 31,242 EV solar powered miles.
Mark
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Forum: Conservation
09-15-14, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 23,344
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Forum: Conservation
09-15-14, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 23,344
Vacuum Panel Insulation
Zwerius, from the Neatherlands, is a new member of the EcoRenovator conversation.
He recently started a thread, that pointed to his site in Dutch about his successful efforts to dramatically...
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Forum: Conservation
06-30-14, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 575
Views: 1,201,511
Here are some photos of a DIY Heat Recovery...
Here are some photos of a DIY Heat Recovery System I built last summer with the help of info in this thread.
Like previous posts the core is made from Corex sheets and Corex spacer strips stuck...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
10-24-11, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,997,063
Info Regarding R-290...
There is an interesting site called HVAC Talk (hvac-talk.com) that I read from time to time. In spite of the fact that they are generally DIY UN-FRIENDLY, useful information can be found mixed in...
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Forum: Conservation
02-16-11, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 575
Views: 1,201,511
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