Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-17-20, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 13,821
fossil fuel free
Not sure where to put this so I stuck it here.
First, the 1958 house had a standard natural draft gas water heater (50% efficient if you are lucky), 1980 era SlantFin cast iron boiler (probably...
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Forum: Solar Power
08-03-20, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 63,937
***UPDATE 3 years later***
In late July 2019 I...
***UPDATE 3 years later***
In late July 2019 I added an additional 3,600 Watts of panels so now I have a 9.98 kW solar array and the power production is fantastic! If you'd like to see a YouTube...
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Forum: Solar Heating
02-12-18, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 10,392
Materials cost was a bit high.
Plexiglass...
Materials cost was a bit high.
Plexiglass was $120 a sheet (and I needed two 4'x8' sheets)
Lumber was on the pricey side too, but I was using NICE lumber which is pre-primed. That pre-primed is...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
02-03-18, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 22,440
Found this interesting article about Bitcoin...
Found this interesting article about Bitcoin mining:
http://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~mbtaylor/papers/Taylor_Bitcoin_IEEE_Computer_2017.pdf
Many of the basic concepts also apply to altcoin mining, except...
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Forum: Solar Power
01-05-18, 06:36 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 89,407
Topping is a bad idea because it causes 'water...
Topping is a bad idea because it causes 'water sprouts' to grow and actually make the tree expand more than if you were to not top it.
The proper way to handle it is to drop-crotch.
A Guide to...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-03-18, 07:20 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,727
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Forum: Solar Power
01-02-18, 08:07 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 89,407
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Forum: Solar Power
01-02-18, 04:43 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 89,407
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Forum: Conservation
01-01-18, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 259
Views: 162,824
Today was the first time we put gas in our car...
Today was the first time we put gas in our car since we bought it.
2,400 miles and it took 6.9 gallons. If you just take into account the gas miles only we got 42 mpg on gas alone.
We are at 87%...
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Forum: Solar Power
08-02-17, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 63,937
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Forum: Solar Power
06-13-17, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 89,407
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Forum: Solar Power
06-09-17, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 89,407
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Forum: Solar Power
04-21-17, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 745
Views: 490,550
My system just went over four years old and we...
My system just went over four years old and we just hit 75 MW produced.
If you look at only electricity saving and nothing else. Then we are on track to have the system pay off at 5 years and a...
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Forum: Conservation
04-06-17, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 23,963
in floor heating
A thermal image of my new bathroom in floor heating.
http://ecorenovator.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7712&stc=1&d=1491494265
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Forum: Solar Power
03-26-17, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 114
Views: 83,097
Hey randen, how'z the truck?
Being off grid...
Hey randen, how'z the truck?
Being off grid I'm pretty energy thrifty. So I do have all LED. Along with a zigbee network that turns lights on and off with timers/sensors.
And I've been selling...
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Forum: Conservation
03-05-17, 05:27 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 29,139
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Forum: Conservation
02-22-17, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 259
Views: 162,824
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Forum: Solar Power
01-31-17, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 745
Views: 490,550
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
01-11-17, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 858
Views: 411,659
My AquaMax Dense 4000 order was canceled. I...
My AquaMax Dense 4000 order was canceled. I called the regional rep to try to get some ordered in for me.
Our Purina fish food comes from Gainesville GA distribution center. They don’t stock...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-09-17, 08:19 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,669
Careful with your choice of geo pipe!
Just finished a 100 ft geo hole (think showering in cold wet muddy water!) for a window unit extract water heater and learned something that may save you geo folks some $ and knuckles!
The hdpe pipe...
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Forum: Solar Power
01-06-17, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 89,407
Indeed, both are true. The second is quite...
Indeed, both are true. The second is quite addicting. :thumbup:
Looking at my graphics, my panels are all up right around 1MWh per panel for lifetime accumulated power generation.
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Forum: Solar Power
01-01-17, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 157
Views: 89,407
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Forum: Solar Power
12-31-16, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 157
Views: 89,407
Exactly how my original unit behaved. Despite...
Exactly how my original unit behaved. Despite being capable of running two different tallies, my power company installed a completely different brand of smart meter when I received my net meter, and...
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Forum: Solar Power
12-30-16, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 89,407
When the power company guy showed up to swap in...
When the power company guy showed up to swap in my net meter (back in 2013), 10 panels (half my array) were running in "testing" mode. I knew full well that any over-production was NOT spinning my...
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Forum: Solar Power
12-29-16, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 157
Views: 89,407
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