Forum: Lawn and Garden
09-07-22, 04:35 PM
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Forum: Solar Heating
09-07-22, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 30,262
It's because of the Legionnaire's risk
Water...
It's because of the Legionnaire's risk
Water in a hot water tank sits in the tank at a level above the risk ALL the time, no matter how long it sits.
Your solar pre-heated tank has large...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
04-06-22, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 25,908
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
03-08-21, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 102,900
Probably knock off fittings or similar and it's...
Probably knock off fittings or similar and it's likely they may not supply direct burial rated ones to be price competitive. DB is gonna have a lot more pressures and movement from the outside. Even...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
05-10-19, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 405
Views: 285,453
if it's the original drain valve, you may have...
if it's the original drain valve, you may have some luck replacing it with a full port ball valve. not much sediment can get through the small gate valves that come with it.
hopefully the tank...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-14-18, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 102,900
Nice
Part of the savings comes from the...
Nice
Part of the savings comes from the maintenance costs too. Natural gas equipment isn't DYI friendly and has a bit more burden on diff tools, etc.
But if you need it for other things, or have...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-13-18, 12:47 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,424
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-13-18, 12:33 AM
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Replies: 98
Views: 102,900
Unless you must have nat gas for cooking, one...
Unless you must have nat gas for cooking, one area you can really save some money and headache is buy getting rid of it totally.
You can always keep a space heater around for just inncase, or...
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Forum: Solar Power
09-12-17, 11:31 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 99,458
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
09-12-17, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 16,613
Not too 'negative nancy' your ideas, but there...
Not too 'negative nancy' your ideas, but there isn't much you can do to improve on the basic chest freezer. However tinkering can be fun, but any minimal gains will be negated by time/cost of any...
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Forum: Solar Power
10-28-16, 10:19 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 117,834
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Forum: Solar Power
10-22-16, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 117,834
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Forum: Solar Power
05-16-16, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,069
The 'very' flexible solar strips are very...
The 'very' flexible solar strips are very expensive and only worthwhile if you can't get the juice from other sources and just can't work with a rigid panel.
The 'semi-rigid' panels seem to boil...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-29-16, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 185
Views: 133,100
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
03-21-16, 01:53 PM
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Replies: 405
Views: 285,453
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
03-18-16, 01:57 PM
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Replies: 405
Views: 285,453
There are a number of compounds.
I've been...
There are a number of compounds.
I've been using a blue paste 'Leak Lock' that was recommended for the refrigerant connections when I did the mini-split and it says it works on anything.
I had...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
02-09-16, 08:48 PM
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Replies: 267
Views: 212,372
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
02-08-16, 12:50 AM
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Replies: 185
Views: 133,100
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
02-05-16, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 267
Views: 212,372
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Forum: Solar Power
02-02-16, 11:44 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 26,662
Very nice
You can find a $10 logger with LCD...
Very nice
You can find a $10 logger with LCD screen that will show you stats and save data even in power outtage, but you wire it in between the input and your panel. I've posted about it and...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-29-15, 11:29 PM
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Replies: 185
Views: 133,100
The sun/shade thing has been researched, and...
The sun/shade thing has been researched, and shade doesn't matter in summer. The unit is not extracting heat from the sun, but from the air, and the air doesn't really change shade or sun (obviously...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-29-15, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 185
Views: 133,100
I don't doubt your logic, but I figure that put...
I don't doubt your logic, but I figure that put the clearances in there for a reason, and you've got a good one there. The main entry is from above with most mountings near a rear wall and ground so...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-27-15, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 185
Views: 133,100
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-25-15, 02:06 AM
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Replies: 185
Views: 133,100
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-19-15, 05:28 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 20,325
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