Forum: Conservation
06-08-14, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 12,206
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
10-03-13, 12:54 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,903
What an absurd expense! A simple clothesline is...
What an absurd expense! A simple clothesline is much more effective alternative. I hang my clothes to dry outside in the summer. In the winter, they hang in front of my boiler. Of course there are...
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Forum: Conservation
12-24-11, 11:40 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 12,659
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Forum: Conservation
10-31-11, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 109
Views: 134,369
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
01-08-11, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 49,366
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-04-10, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 47,851
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Forum: Conservation
12-04-10, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,875
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Forum: Forum News & Feedback
10-21-10, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,081
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
10-10-10, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,714
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Forum: The Billiards Room
10-08-10, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 14,962
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
09-26-10, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 10,441
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Forum: The Billiards Room
09-26-10, 10:24 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 27,823
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
09-26-10, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 10,441
It's a centralized file repository for the...
It's a centralized file repository for the various computers around my house. It's also used for Time Machine backups on my two Mac minis, a network drive for my AppleTV and as a 24/7 bit torrent...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
09-25-10, 09:43 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 10,441
Knowbodies' 5W (at idle) File Server
Woohoo, new file server. It's a bit unconventional but it works. I bought an NS-K330 Arm based fileserver off of Ebay. It's intended to be used a bittorrent box. I added a 1TB USB harddrive (to hold...
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Forum: Conservation
09-20-10, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,038
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Forum: Solar Heating
09-15-10, 12:08 AM
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Replies: 219
Views: 278,892
Wow, that attic looks strikingly similar to my...
Wow, that attic looks strikingly similar to my except I've brought the chimney down to just below the floor level of the attic. If your chimney is as full of creosote as my was, I highly recommend...
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Forum: Conservation
09-14-10, 11:40 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 16,735
Yes, you are doing really, really well. After a...
Yes, you are doing really, really well. After a 1.5 yrs of effort to reduce my family's electrical consumption, we're down to 180KWh per month for a family of 4. There is really nothing left except...
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Forum: Solar Heating
04-16-10, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 12,336
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
03-16-10, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,023
I suggest measuring any new TV with a...
I suggest measuring any new TV with a Kill-a-watt. If a remember correctly, my old 26in CRT uses 75W and my 37in LCD uses ~90W at 50% brightness and ~170 at full brightness (which what you would...
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Forum: Conservation
03-05-10, 10:16 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 24,038
Hmmm, let's see. In the past year:
2243...
Hmmm, let's see. In the past year:
2243 cubic meters of natural gas
2233 KWh of electricity
200 sq meters of living space
Assuming 1 kwh = 3.6 MJ and 37MJ per cubic meter of natural gas, I...
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Forum: Conservation
01-21-10, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 27,979
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
12-16-09, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 30,540
I really hope you replaced that plastic exhaust...
I really hope you replaced that plastic exhaust pipe with either aluminum flex pipe (good) or straight pipe (better). The plastic stuff forces your drier to work a lot harder. It also causes a lot of...
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Forum: Conservation
11-22-09, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,900
Considering what you've listed, I'm not sure...
Considering what you've listed, I'm not sure there's anything you can do that doesn't involve major expenses. Solar hot water - BIG expense. You could look at a more efficient fridge and freezer....
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Forum: Conservation
11-22-09, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,870
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
11-20-09, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,415
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