Forum: Solar Power
11-08-13, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 56
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Well that's the basic idea, first order of...
Well that's the basic idea, first order of business will be to design an air handler that will move the damp air around and second is to find the parts to do so. I think it will be a batch load...
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Forum: Solar Power
11-08-13, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 119,885
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Forum: Solar Power
11-07-13, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 119,885
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Forum: Solar Power
11-07-13, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 119,885
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Forum: Solar Power
11-07-13, 08:33 AM
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Forum: Solar Power
11-07-13, 07:17 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 119,885
old farmers trick
My grandparents used to us a trick in the musty basement of their old farmhouse that utilized rock salt. Place one 5 gallon plastic pail inside of another, drill a couple 1/8 inch holes around the...
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Forum: Biofuels
07-19-13, 10:44 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 22,834
I would think that you may want a circulator to...
I would think that you may want a circulator to run constantly while burning wood if I'm understanding your explanation properly. Without convection you would have the opportunity for hot spots and...
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Forum: Biofuels
07-16-13, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 22,834
This is a good one I have seen my uncle use...
This is a good one I have seen my uncle use something similar a this cabin in northern Wisconsin. Indirectly heat the water so there is no danger of over heating. My uncles method was to put a small...
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Forum: Biofuels
07-15-13, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 22,834
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Forum: Biofuels
07-15-13, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 22,834
The best way to heat water with wood is with a...
The best way to heat water with wood is with a gasifier and a well designed heat exchanger. I have reached far into the %90 range already. About %94 is my best so far. The problem.with the above...
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Forum: Biofuels
06-10-13, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 12,922
Well that's my purpose here. There is only one...
Well that's my purpose here. There is only one site that I've ever found in five years with that kind of support and I've spent much time there sharing also. The problem is that very few company's...
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Forum: Biofuels
06-08-13, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 12,922
clean burn 1.0
Well here is the burner as it has stood for almost 3 years now. Its been through many mods and experiments and as soon as I find those pics I'll get them up. In this photo it was just upgraded to...
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Forum: Biofuels
06-08-13, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 12,922
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Forum: Biofuels
06-07-13, 05:33 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 12,922
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Forum: Biofuels
06-07-13, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 12,922
adventures in solid fuel biomass combustion
Well once upon a time I stumbled across this site and I followed ac hacker and his project quite feverishly. Now, after some time and many hours of research and experimenting I can finally make a...
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Forum: Biofuels
06-07-13, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 23,445
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Forum: Biofuels
06-07-13, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 22,834
dhw from wood
Wish I had caught this. I heat my dhw with wood heat year 'round. Part of my plan to become independent of the grid. NO, and I repeat NO wood fired boiler should be aloud to reach temperatures above...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
07-02-11, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,994,972
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
06-28-11, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,994,972
I also want to throw this out there while the...
I also want to throw this out there while the discussion is fresh.
Muriatic acid is a very corrosive substance and great care should be taken while handling. Long cuff chemical resistant gloves...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
06-28-11, 07:10 AM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,994,972
I will bring pictures to this discussion...
I will bring pictures to this discussion hopefully in short time. We lost both computers about 2 months ago during a thunderstorm and all of my archived photos are currently in limbo until they are...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
06-27-11, 09:36 PM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,994,972
And so I will....
The basis of this...
And so I will....
The basis of this method is to provide a seemingly endless heat sink with wich to protect the adjacent areas to the heated joint. The act itselfis quite literally submerge all...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
06-27-11, 08:04 AM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,994,972
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
06-26-11, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,994,972
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
06-26-11, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,994,972
First tip I would like to throw out there is...
First tip I would like to throw out there is cleanliness. Clean and keep clean. Copper, along with most of its adhesive bonding agents (types of solder, brasing, ect.) Generally oxide extremely...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
06-25-11, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,994,972
Also want to throw in a quick apology for...
Also want to throw in a quick apology for spelling errors. I usually work from an Android device which can be less than pleasant to type with at times and auto spell doesn't always read my mind...
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