Forum: Solar Power
09-11-17, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 99,514
Antdun,
I love your project and I do think...
Antdun,
I love your project and I do think solar and a leaf go great together but I wouldn't use the gas savings money in your calculations unless you add the cost of the car to your initial...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
09-15-15, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 31,907
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
09-14-15, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 31,907
Ok, first two pictures for showing how the FLIR...
Ok, first two pictures for showing how the FLIR thermal camera works. Here is the pex manifold. You can see the hot water line and that we had the shower and something else going at the same time. ...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
09-11-15, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 31,907
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
07-30-15, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 31,907
Here is the actual breaker box.
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Here is the actual breaker box.
http://ecorenovator.org/forum/attachments/renovations-new-construction/5688d1438280549-just-put-metal-roof-rigid-foam-spray-foam-breakerbox-jpg
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
07-30-15, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 31,907
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
07-29-15, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 31,907
Been a while since I updated. We have been in...
Been a while since I updated. We have been in the house for a couple of months and things are going great. We haven't had to have AC downstairs and it has been 100F (or very close) every afternoon...
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Forum: Conservation
07-28-15, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 26,549
Rob,
You are 100% right. But those are...
Rob,
You are 100% right. But those are personal decisions. It is tough for me to tell someone posting online about that their build or insulation choices that they made the wrong choice because...
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Forum: Conservation
07-28-15, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 26,549
AC,
I get what you are saying and that is...
AC,
I get what you are saying and that is great that they are doing that. For a DIY guy like me, the embodied energy SHOULD show up in the price. When governments get involved and subsidize one...
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Forum: Conservation
07-27-15, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 26,549
Yep JRM. You called it.
Most engineers...
Yep JRM. You called it.
Most engineers (I'm mechanical too) aproach things from a ROI point of view.
If an extra $1000 will save me $100 a year, I will do it. If it will only save me $10,...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
07-22-15, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 10,365
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Forum: Conservation
07-21-15, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 26,549
Here is my before and after.
While...
Here is my before and after.
While building my house, I put a 1700sqft double wide (brand new) on my property. It was all electric with six people living in it. My July 2014 electric use was...
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Forum: Conservation
07-21-15, 03:26 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 26,549
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
05-12-15, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 31,907
Here is a shot of how the attic looks now. On...
Here is a shot of how the attic looks now. On the left is the pex manifold, then water heater, and finally 2.5 ton heat pump. This AC is supposed to be only for the upstairs. We won't be able to...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
05-08-15, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 31,907
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
05-04-15, 07:54 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 16,944
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
04-27-15, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 31,907
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
04-24-15, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 31,907
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
04-16-15, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 31,907
Hey John,
I was on hardie website the other...
Hey John,
I was on hardie website the other day trying to get a good hold of exactly how I want to do it. They have a download on best practices.
The question I always have is where do I put...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
04-13-15, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 31,907
Getting a little closer to siding.
I have...
Getting a little closer to siding.
I have a bunch of 8.25" wide hardie boards coming. So I was checking the spacing on attaching them and hardie says they want 2' OC. That is much closer than...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
04-12-15, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 31,907
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
04-12-15, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 31,907
GTOjohn,
My roof is pretty close to the cool...
GTOjohn,
My roof is pretty close to the cool roof way of doing it. If I would have had more time and wasn't paying someone to do it, it would have been a little closer.
On the cool roof you...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
04-09-15, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 31,907
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
04-07-15, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 31,907
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
02-28-15, 08:04 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 9,489
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