Forum: EcoRenovator Blog Discussion
07-31-21, 11:42 AM
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When I read/hear that "PV is now very cheap", I...
When I read/hear that "PV is now very cheap", I remember something I read recently, related to the boom on PV in Europe and the rest of the world. It stated that among the reasons for the fall in PV...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
02-01-19, 09:59 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 18,259
Certainly, the photos from a 5MP Raspberry Pi...
Certainly, the photos from a 5MP Raspberry Pi camera aimed at a nest should be quite impressive!!
For those without such high skills in electronics and Linux, a Loosafe 1080P outdoor wifi camera...
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Forum: Forum News & Feedback
01-30-19, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 36,691
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
06-10-18, 10:02 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,781
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Forum: Solar Heating
02-09-18, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 22,962
Passive Solar Garage Door
Hi Folks!
I recently built a Passive Solar Garage Door!
Not a new or original idea, but still a good one. I loosely based mine on the one Gary Reysa wrote about in Home Power #117 (Link HERE...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
02-01-18, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 18,259
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Forum: The Billiards Room
01-31-18, 11:55 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 18,259
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
06-06-17, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 161
Views: 233,179
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
05-30-17, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 245
Views: 235,657
Finally making progress in limestone.
___After years of reading and experimenting with a lot of different ways not to drill a hole in the ground, I am finally making some progress. So to help others in their quests for info, i'll post...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
03-18-17, 12:01 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 15,776
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Forum: Solar Power
03-01-17, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,825
Hmm not sure on an automatic way. But I'm...
Hmm not sure on an automatic way. But I'm assuming you have to manually put the controller into equalize mode. If so you just put a switch or breaker of some sort before the dump load.
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
02-27-17, 06:11 PM
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Replies: 161
Views: 233,179
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Forum: Lighting
02-21-17, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 53,659
LED Grow Light
Last year's garden had a lot of problems, including an inadequate seedling grow light. Last year, my seedlings were really leggy and weren’t developing very well. I was forced to put them outside...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-08-16, 07:01 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 15,822
EPS crete (DIY insulation infused concrete)
First off my camera is down, so no pics.
We first started reading about EPS crete about 5 years ago, it is fairly common in Europe, in NA not quite so much.
Here is how we do it.
We collect...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
06-22-16, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 16,008
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Forum: Conservation
01-17-16, 12:21 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 7,415
Thermographic images with comments
I recently got a chance to use a thermal imaging camera (http://ecorenovator.org/forum/conservation/4659-how-make-most-thermographic-camera.html) and wanted to share some of the results. I'll try to...
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Forum: Wind Power
08-08-15, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 17,751
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Forum: Solar Heating
03-13-15, 01:12 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,203
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Forum: Solar Heating
03-11-15, 05:48 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,203
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Forum: Conservation
02-23-15, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 7,671
How To Make a Graph of Your Heating Degree Days
I have used the information from Heating & Cooling Degree Days - Free Worldwide Data Calculation (http://www.degreedays.net) for various things, and graphing heating degree days for my local area has...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
01-15-15, 09:10 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 33,320
Ok Doax. I'll do the best thing I can do and...
Ok Doax. I'll do the best thing I can do and that's to point to the source of the information I've used instead of getting on my soapbox and pretending I have all the answers.
Silvia Bernstein's...
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Forum: Energy Storage
12-10-14, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 68,872
Wow! What a Tank!
Sunspot.. I took one look at that storage tank and had to jump in here to compliment you.
that is an extremely well built tank which will serve you well for many years to come. Way to GO!
I...
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Forum: Energy Storage
11-30-14, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 68,872
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Forum: Solar Heating
10-12-14, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 15,073
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Forum: Solar Heating
10-09-14, 08:27 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 15,073
The only real Canadian manufacturers are...
The only real Canadian manufacturers are Thermodynamics Ltd (Nova Scotia) and Enerworks (london Ont). Of the 2 Thermodynamics are the most honest IMHO. Viessmann had distribution in Vancouver and...
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