Forum: Other Improvements
06-07-12, 11:24 AM
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Forum: Conservation
10-03-09, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 49,055
Ah, you'd think so, wouldn't you? ;) ...
Ah, you'd think so, wouldn't you? ;)
Unfortunately, a simple check valve is not an approved backflow preventer. You'd get away with it in an unregulated area, but it wouldn't be the responsible...
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Forum: Conservation
09-28-09, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 49,055
Thanks, Daox. That's an interesting link.
The...
Thanks, Daox. That's an interesting link.
The problem with roof washers is that they only work as designed in areas that get downpours in between periods of no rain. As the fella experienced, being...
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Forum: Conservation
09-24-09, 06:17 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 49,055
Sorry for the delay.
No, there are no updates....
Sorry for the delay.
No, there are no updates. I was laid off in July, so no work has progressed on this project.
The downside is the cost of the solenoid valves and the backflow preventer. You...
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Forum: Conservation
06-23-09, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 49,055
Here's the latest concept I've been pursuing....
Here's the latest concept I've been pursuing. This week I'm trying to source the solenoid valves that will select city or rain water. The boss tells me that geothermal systems use electrically...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
06-23-09, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 375
Views: 450,860
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Forum: Other Improvements
06-22-09, 07:36 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,988
Actually, the system I linked to does not use...
Actually, the system I linked to does not use antifreeze. It is a drain back system. Water is pumped through the collectors only when they are warm enough. Otherwise, the water drains back to the...
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Forum: Other Improvements
06-18-09, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,988
Lisa
I just finished reading through your...
Lisa
I just finished reading through your chronicles, and I have to echo Daox's "quite impressive!"!!!
I always thought 'going offgrid' would drive my hyper-sociable wife batty, but it sounds like...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
06-01-09, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 375
Views: 450,860
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Forum: Conservation
05-29-09, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 49,055
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Forum: Conservation
05-28-09, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 49,055
This week I finally got around to doing some...
This week I finally got around to doing some hands-on testing. I rigged our mock up to a garden hose and recorded some tank refill times at various pressures. The garden hose gave me around 46 psi...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
05-26-09, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 375
Views: 450,860
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
05-11-09, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 12,560
I have a yard waste recycling facility a couple...
I have a yard waste recycling facility a couple miles from the house. I take my leaves there in the fall, but seem to always have a couple bags that miss the bus and don't make it. I empty those bags...
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Forum: Conservation
05-06-09, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 49,055
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
05-05-09, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 10,913
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
05-05-09, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 20,425
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Forum: Conservation
04-29-09, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 49,055
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Forum: Conservation
04-23-09, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 49,055
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Forum: Conservation
04-22-09, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 49,055
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Forum: Conservation
04-22-09, 07:57 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 49,055
What you've described, wyatt, is an auto-fill...
What you've described, wyatt, is an auto-fill device (http://www.harvesth2o.com/PR_RainAid.shtml). What I don't like about it, is that now you're introducing the nasty hard city/ground water into...
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Forum: Conservation
04-16-09, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 49,055
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Forum: Conservation
04-14-09, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 49,055
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Forum: Conservation
04-09-09, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 49,055
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
04-08-09, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 26,669
Yes, a full fridge is more efficient. There's...
Yes, a full fridge is more efficient. There's more thermal inertia.
I'm not sure about the ice affecting efficiency. I think the 'frost-free' technology is to keep the freezer from becoming...
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Forum: Conservation
04-08-09, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 49,055
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