Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
05-26-24, 08:35 PM
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
05-26-24, 08:09 PM
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
05-26-24, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
12-12-23, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 96,656
Hehehe firearm parts! That's so government like...
Hehehe firearm parts! That's so government like the J6 committee still pushing so the Cheeto can never ever ever make anything (great or otherwise) again. Meanwhile, 3d printers selling like Glocks....
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
01-15-23, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 63,756
Hate to resurrect an old thread, but you could...
Hate to resurrect an old thread, but you could use your cool well water to chill your City water. Just plumb up some sort of heat exchanger between the well and the city water. Preferably after the...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-14-23, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Energy Storage
10-02-22, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 185,277
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
05-27-22, 05:09 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 33,724
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Forum: Solar Heating
05-05-22, 05:20 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 37,741
Sorry, I haven't updated anyone on the solar...
Sorry, I haven't updated anyone on the solar thermal rig. Since the end of the Rona restrictions, I have been buried in real money paying work. Nonstop people trying to throw money at me to catch up...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-13-22, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 38,996
While an air compressor heater and a pressure...
While an air compressor heater and a pressure drop "vortex" cooler could be construed as a heat pump with some creative marketing and/or play on words, the system is not really considered a...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
04-12-22, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 27,525
For places you want things to grow in again, a...
For places you want things to grow in again, a gallon of cooking/canning vinegar plus a tablespoon of soap (dish soap, laundry soap) does the "kill once" thing okay. Using concentrated vinegar works...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
03-19-22, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 38,996
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Forum: Biofuels
03-10-22, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 78,373
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
02-28-22, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 37,575
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
02-28-22, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 18,732
Yup, for that application I would use a swamp...
Yup, for that application I would use a swamp cooler to supply air and tightly regulate the water loop temperature. Run the swamp cooler and water pump constantly and use the supply air temperature...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
02-28-22, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 17,373
Mike,
Not that difficult to get up into that...
Mike,
Not that difficult to get up into that temperature range, just depends on what pressures you and your condenser are comfortable with. Having been designed to operate at automotive radiator...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
02-21-22, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 17,373
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
02-10-22, 04:01 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 37,634
Been busy lately with life and such...
Good...
Been busy lately with life and such...
Good job, man! Haven't had time to read your pdf yet. Couple of answers to your questions, though.
Yes, the whooshing noise is normal for a cap tube...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
02-10-22, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 10,178
I'm confused. A couple of questions:
What...
I'm confused. A couple of questions:
What does that pv/t heat pump use for heat transfer outdoors? Directly plumbed refrigerant lines? Water or glycol?
Are you planning to DIY or buy some...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-16-21, 07:51 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 14,285
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-16-21, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 12,525
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
10-23-21, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 35,530
Your mini split unit has a variable speed...
Your mini split unit has a variable speed compressor. That's the wrench in the works as far as a simple control circuit. Don't know about the refrigerant metering, it could have an electronic...
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Forum: Solar Power
09-15-21, 12:28 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 21,934
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Forum: Solar Power
09-14-21, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 21,934
Welcome to the forums!
I put Jose Pedro...
Welcome to the forums!
I put Jose Pedro varela into the solar irradiance calculator and it said:
42 degrees optimum winter angle
57 degrees best overall angle
72 degrees optimum summer angle...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-13-21, 05:21 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 11,035
I called mine the howler. It was a ching Chong...
I called mine the howler. It was a ching Chong brand, Royal something. 12kbtu capacity. I saved a few hundred dollars a couple of winters in a row using it to heat a two story saltbox I was renting....
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