Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-03-22, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 35,518
Thanks for documenting this!
I've got several 'little' gshp projects like this in various states of
'not really started yet' so it's good motivation to hear that yours is
working, and doing what you predicted.
What did you...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
06-03-21, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,972
Making ice cubes
This is just something that rattles around in my head when it's raining-
so, we get a lot of rain here. Air and water temps in the 40's, lots of wet.
I'm trying to figure out how to use the...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-18-17, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 22,658
Holy Cats! Yeah, our climate's analogous to...
Holy Cats! Yeah, our climate's analogous to yours- same south sea warming, precipitation, etc. 5c winters, 25c summers.
A foot of EPS is an R- value of something over 40.
Whereas our codes seem...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-10-17, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 22,658
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-09-17, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,586
That's a good idea to put it in conduit, if...
That's a good idea to put it in conduit, if there's any worry.
It's certainly a very safe way to do it.
The thing about noise is that the twisting is 95% of the noise rejection,
at RF...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-09-17, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 22,658
Update from the dead-
5 loops under 1800...
Update from the dead-
5 loops under 1800 square feet of concrete, all hold pressure, and ironically, it's been too cold
to do the sealing and finish work to seal up the floor and get a wood stove...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-09-17, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,586
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-12-16, 12:20 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 22,658
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-08-16, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 22,658
Yup, this is certainly one of those- it started...
Yup, this is certainly one of those- it started as 'yeah, I want a pad in the barn'
and is currently at 'yeah, NOW I want a pad that I don't use high quality/cost energy to heat'.
A/C, I blame the...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-07-16, 10:16 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 22,658
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-07-16, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 22,658
Thanks, all-
yes, EPS (expanded polystyrene)...
Thanks, all-
yes, EPS (expanded polystyrene) and XPS (extruded polystyrene)
are the two that are permitted around here. But by abandoning
the internet and picking up the phone, I discovered...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
09-30-16, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 22,658
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
09-30-16, 01:58 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 22,658
Foam insulation under concrete slab
Ok, be kind, I'm new at this-
where do I go, as a DIYer, to get foam insulation to put under slab- on- grade for a shop?
What grade of foam do I need for what's effectively going to be used as a...
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