Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
12-30-08, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,377
I did the door thing from a metal door my dad...
I did the door thing from a metal door my dad replaced at his house. I didn't refinish it though. It's going to be a work table once the addition is built so no sense messing up new finish.
Some...
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Forum: Conservation
12-30-08, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,830
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Forum: Other Improvements
12-30-08, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,094
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Forum: The Billiards Room
11-20-08, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,474
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Forum: Introductions
11-16-08, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,133
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Forum: Conservation
11-16-08, 07:49 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,955
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Forum: The Billiards Room
11-15-08, 12:59 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,305
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Forum: Solar Heating
11-15-08, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 33,175
Hey guys, the poster GaryGary I believe is the...
Hey guys, the poster GaryGary I believe is the author of the builditsolar website. I invited him here to comment on the articles and projects we've been discussing from his website.
Welcome Gary....
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Forum: Conservation
11-15-08, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,955
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Forum: Other Improvements
11-14-08, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 14,787
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Forum: Conservation
11-14-08, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,955
Woot! Lowest power bill in years!
This month, our electricity bill was a grand total of $100.99. That's the cheapest power bill I have ever had to pay.
The house is 100% on-grid and the bill regularly was $200-250.
I'm pretty...
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Forum: Conservation
11-14-08, 09:57 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 24,652
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Forum: Solar Heating
11-02-08, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 14,034
*FREE* Passive Solar Energy Book pdf
I was pokin' around SolarGary's site some more this morning and ran across this free e-book on solar passive concepts. I've been through 2 chapters and already have seen several ideas that will help...
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Forum: Solar Heating
10-29-08, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,253
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Forum: Wind Power
10-27-08, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 12,764
I wish that was all I had to worry about here...
I wish that was all I had to worry about here concerning grid tie. If one has hopes of selling power back to their local power company, they should look into it first. The whole system is set up from...
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Forum: Introductions
10-23-08, 09:37 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,908
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Forum: Introductions
10-21-08, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,908
They are actually pretty easy to build. Anyone...
They are actually pretty easy to build. Anyone who can drive a nail and use a shovel can build the one I did. In total, it cost less than $500 to build but $350 of that went for a 250gal polyethylene...
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Forum: Introductions
10-21-08, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,908
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Forum: Introductions
10-20-08, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,908
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-20-08, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,967
Some things we're trying to accomplish
This is basically a cut-n-paste from my post on ecomodder. I figured it'd be better to have it here. It's just a few things we're doing and a few things we're going to do in the near future, God...
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Forum: Solar Heating
10-20-08, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,863
If you may open the window, then bubble wrap is...
If you may open the window, then bubble wrap is definitely the way to go. The bent up surface will catch light from various angles and put them in the room and the still air in the bubbles is good...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
10-20-08, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 13,075
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Forum: The Billiards Room
10-20-08, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,029
It's hurting us and almost stopped us from our...
It's hurting us and almost stopped us from our projects that we've already begun. Unless I have extra work to supplement my income, we basically survive off of less than 10k annually. The extra work...
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Forum: Solar Heating
10-20-08, 01:34 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,863
How do you normally do your plastic? If you do...
How do you normally do your plastic? If you do two sheets with air in between it'll be good but if it's only one sheet, the bubble wrap will be better due to the still-air insulation within the...
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Forum: Introductions
10-20-08, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,908
Hey from GA..
Hi guys,
My wife and I have been interested in various ways to save energy and be more self-sufficient while doing it for around 8 years now. We are interested in pretty much anything DIY, that's...
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