Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-30-22, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 30,818
Radiant energy is transmitted from a hot body...
Radiant energy is transmitted from a hot body (surface) to a colder body (surface) through a vacuum or air (not solid or liquid materials) under specific thermodynamic rules and conditions. If the...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
05-04-20, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 11,495
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
05-02-20, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 11,495
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: Solar Power
09-30-19, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 63,508
Little Update.
Been a couple months now...
Little Update.
Been a couple months now since I brought the system online. Things of note. My 2500 watt system has output in excess of 2600 watts a couple times. While I am not getting maximum use...
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Forum: Conservation
08-04-19, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 189
Views: 234,060
Any one working toward Off Grid
Fellow Eco-renovators
This huge project is nearing completion. The addition of another 3.5 kws of solar panels is complete.
During this summer we have been off the grid for 95% of the time. The...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
06-14-19, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 858
Views: 522,468
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Forum: Conservation
06-03-18, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 189
Views: 234,060
Anyone working to off grid
Here it is June 03 2018 and I'm claiming success on the 20 kw inverter. We had accomplished a load test and with a scope saw a pure sine wave 60 htz with no artifact of noise YAY!!
The batteries...
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Forum: Solar Power
02-26-18, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 11,157
Some pics of my install:
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Some pics of my install:
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4604/40489146711_7b1f62bc29_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/24FTsGp)
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4613/40489100591_02abf268f3_z.jpg...
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Forum: Conservation
02-25-18, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 189
Views: 234,060
Working Toward Off Grid
As my friend Lynn sent me an E-mail on his tests of the 20kw inverter:
Tada!!! Is all he typed. He likes to put little teasers out to me. Normally he sends a long list of information such as...
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Forum: Solar Power
02-14-18, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 745
Views: 705,625
Our system is paid off 4 ½ years. If you only...
Our system is paid off 4 ½ years. If you only take into account just power savings no others savings.:D
http://ecorenovator.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=8158&stc=1&d=1518630838
We made...
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Forum: EcoRenovator Blog Discussion
01-30-18, 02:23 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 52,931
Bringing this thread back to life. I found a...
Bringing this thread back to life. I found a couple of methods of installing panels that do not require roof penetration which should decrease installation time.
The first method is essentially a...
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Forum: Conservation
05-13-17, 12:01 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 29,988
I thought I would give a follow-up.
The...
I thought I would give a follow-up.
The S-10EV is on the road and is driving wonderfully. The Chevy Volt battery packs are providing great performance for this little truck. I still have some...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
05-04-17, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 161
Views: 234,361
Panels themselves were $150 each
Inverters...
Panels themselves were $150 each
Inverters were $95 Each
Beyond that is racking, nuts and bolts, etc. etc. I''l have to add it all up sometime, but something in the ballpark of $8,000ish.
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
04-08-17, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 858
Views: 522,468
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-01-17, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 161
Views: 234,361
edited 3/1 2:30 pm central time
Ben,
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edited 3/1 2:30 pm central time
Ben,
Simply superb video. Clear, good visuals added in and understandable. But as the former university professor . . . . . let me suggest a few things. My...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
02-27-17, 06:11 PM
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Replies: 161
Views: 234,361
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Forum: For Sale / Trade / Wanted / Web Finds
02-18-17, 08:19 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 17,614
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Forum: Conservation
02-18-17, 01:12 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 22,790
Commercially available heat pump based HRV
Great Idea, but the Europeans are way ahead of us on HRVs.
Nilan, a Danish company makes a commerically available residential HRV that uses both passive heat exchange and active heat exchange. ...
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Forum: Conservation
02-15-17, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 12,637
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Forum: Solar Power
01-31-17, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 14,818
Ron,
The majority of inverters, that are...
Ron,
The majority of inverters, that are designed for grid connect, are 240 V. Other than that, so long as you don't over produce, you are spot on.
I really like the epphase microinverters and...
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Forum: Solar Power
01-30-17, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 14,818
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Forum: Solar Power
01-30-17, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 14,818
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Forum: Solar Power
01-30-17, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 14,818
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
01-27-17, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 161
Views: 234,361
I started some work on the hydronic system....
I started some work on the hydronic system. Besides the boiler, there's a whole lot of other parts needed - pumps, valves, supports, pump controller, thermostat, thermometers, pressure relief, etc.
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Forum: Solar Power
01-18-17, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 745
Views: 705,625
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