Forum: Solar Power
03-22-19, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 23,627
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Forum: Solar Power
04-14-16, 02:25 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 18,595
How is it going?
Hello,
I am curious if your sign is working well and staying lit as long as you had hoped (5 hours)?
Thanks,
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Forum: Solar Heating
07-22-15, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 24,435
Hello,
I am to understand that if PV panels...
Hello,
I am to understand that if PV panels get to warm, they are less efficient.
How about using water (or glycol) to cool the PV panels (on the backside, kind of like how electronics are...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
07-14-15, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 31,047
Hello,
Ah, I have a dehumidifier that is one...
Hello,
Ah, I have a dehumidifier that is one wheels, if it is too high, I just roll it in front of the fan (or just put it in a closed room) and it lowers the humidity enough...
But I live in a...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
07-14-15, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 31,047
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
04-11-14, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 18,132
Hello,
In my dream home (I keep working on...
Hello,
In my dream home (I keep working on it in my head, because without goals, which way do you go?), I was thinking of having both a few loops going deep (at the same time drilling well,...
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Forum: Tools
10-13-09, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 50,052
I have a question Xringer, did you have a...
I have a question Xringer, did you have a particular reason you mounted it to a sheet of metal? Didnt know if you trying to shield it or some other reason other than you had a piece of sheetmetal and...
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Forum: Tools
10-12-09, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 50,052
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Forum: Conservation
08-24-09, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,106
Yes, we have two TVs we watch. A Tube upstairs...
Yes, we have two TVs we watch. A Tube upstairs and a HD set downstairs, with surround sound.
I think the tube and the surround sound amp are the two that will be consuming the most power.
Maybe...
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Forum: Conservation
08-24-09, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,106
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Forum: Lighting
07-28-09, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,230
My understanding is that all of them have...
My understanding is that all of them have different spots where they are most efficient.
And what was a 'prototype' white LED back in 2006 is pretty standard now. So, LED would be up over a 100...
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Forum: Introductions
07-22-09, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,558
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Forum: Introductions
07-18-09, 11:29 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,558
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Forum: Solar Heating
07-04-09, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,227
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Forum: Solar Heating
07-03-09, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,227
Thanks.
Hmmm...I would think in colder...
Thanks.
Hmmm...I would think in colder climes (or atleast those of us with below freezing winters) that the extra insulation of the vacuum would make a bigger difference.
Of course, I am not...
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Forum: Conservation
07-02-09, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,075
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Forum: Solar Heating
07-02-09, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,227
I always assumed that the evacuated glass tube...
I always assumed that the evacuated glass tube collectors were mirrored on the inside on the 'bottom' so that it would be more efficient.
I also thought by rotating the tube, you could 'tune' the...
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Forum: Tools
07-02-09, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 50,052
Yes, going to shielded wire with the shield...
Yes, going to shielded wire with the shield grounded to a separate ground would help, but have you thought of just looping the wire around a magnet a few times, one at each end?
Yes, I guess you...
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Forum: Conservation
07-02-09, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 22,000
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Forum: Conservation
07-02-09, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,075
I am worried that our roof will need to be...
I am worried that our roof will need to be replaced soon (original roof from the late 60's that had some leaking in the 90's that was fixed). It is asphalt shingles.
I have heard (not researched,...
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Forum: Conservation
07-02-09, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 22,000
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Forum: Tools
07-02-09, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 50,052
That is really neat.
Did you account for how...
That is really neat.
Did you account for how long the wire is? I would want the thermistors all over the house and would worry about the variable resistance of long wire runs. Oh, and those runs...
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Forum: Introductions
06-29-09, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,558
Thanks!
If I go with the electronic...
Thanks!
If I go with the electronic ballasts, doesn't that mean I can put dimmers and such on them? Or is that something else?
If I can get more information on the fixtures I have, I will post...
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Forum: Conservation
06-29-09, 09:29 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 48,159
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Forum: Conservation
06-29-09, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 48,159
I believe we have the programmable set for 78...
I believe we have the programmable set for 78 during nights and daytime hours we would not normally be home and 76 for when we are there.
Even so, we almost always go down to the finished basement...
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