Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-09-24, 05:31 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,744
Homemade water to water heat pump help
I built a heat pump for educational purposes and I want to determine how efficient it was operating. Very roughly I think I figured it out but my method was ugly. Feel free to rip apart my build...
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Forum: Conservation
05-05-15, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 13,688
I work for my local water department and we...
I work for my local water department and we install neptune brand meters. We actually install the R900i. We have been working 10 years on getting everyone changed over but the last few holdouts are...
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Forum: Conservation
05-24-13, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,769
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Forum: Conservation
05-24-13, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,769
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Forum: Conservation
05-24-13, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,769
uses for excess ice
So, where I work there is ice that's thrown out every day that has no issue they just clean out the ice maker and throw away the unused ice. What, if any would be decent uses for this ice. Would...
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Forum: Conservation
04-30-13, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 18,334
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Forum: Conservation
04-28-13, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 18,334
shade sail over roof.
has anyone ever shaded their roof with a shade sail or shade cloth held about 6 or so inches above the roof surface?
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-28-13, 07:46 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 26,378
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-27-13, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 26,378
Ive considered the roof cooling.
The...
Ive considered the roof cooling.
The cistern is about 4 feed wide with the surface of the water at about 18 feet. I don't really know how deep it goes. Just an old brick cistern. Access at...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-27-13, 07:23 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 26,378
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-26-13, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 26,378
I have only owned my house for a year now so I...
I have only owned my house for a year now so I have not had much time to ecomod it yet. I'm currently remodeling the entire second floor which is getting a lot of insulation, Wiring to accomodate DC...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-26-13, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 26,378
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-26-13, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 26,378
I understand what you are saying about cooling...
I understand what you are saying about cooling the mass past the point that I would normally cool my house. However My intention was to not cool the house to a point cooler than I would normally...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-26-13, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 26,378
I think pre-cooling my house could work to an...
I think pre-cooling my house could work to an extent. I guess I would say it seems like it might work as well as putting a 12 pack of cold coke into a cooler with no ice and expecting it to stay...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-26-13, 12:48 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 26,378
I use a program called power smart pricing...
I use a program called power smart pricing (powersmartpricing.org) and I pay rates that vary greatly. As an example I used a day in the heatwave we had last year. june 29 had prices as low as 1.9...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-24-13, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 26,378
opening the windows is always an option if it...
opening the windows is always an option if it looks like the temperature will drop to a comfortable level. I just wrapped up an experiment with a single gallon of water in a plastic jug. With my...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-24-13, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 26,378
My dog(labrador) would hate being stuck in the...
My dog(labrador) would hate being stuck in the basement all day(no windows to look out) and he would pretty much hate life in an 85 degree house. I am considering sleeping down there anyway. I am...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-24-13, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 26,378
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-24-13, 02:11 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 26,378
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Forum: Conservation
04-24-13, 07:02 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,979
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-24-13, 12:15 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 26,378
That really made me laugh. I agree pumps would...
That really made me laugh. I agree pumps would make life much easier but I could certainly use the excercise! Making 50 trips up and down the stairs with 32 pounds would certainly help my fitness...
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Forum: Conservation
04-23-13, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,979
instant (kind of) whole house power display
So I have recently fallen in love with micro controllers, especially picaxe and I have built a device that counts the infrared pulses from my digital meter and does a calculation and then displays...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-23-13, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 26,378
stone age simple geothermal
Ok, we all know the benefits of thermal mass and using the ground as a wonderful heat sink. Just for the sake of experimenting I have come up with an interesting experiment. I have a rather small...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
06-08-12, 09:50 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,554
deep freeze to fridge conversion
So I have seen a couple well documented conversions on the internet. Nobody ever gives up which thermostat they used though. Anyone have any suggestions?
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Forum: Conservation
02-07-12, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,715
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