Forum: Solar Power
06-29-24, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 19,276
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
07-20-21, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 9,615
For a vehicle application with a combustion...
For a vehicle application with a combustion engine, usually the compressor speed isn't controlled by the anything other than whatever the engine speed is and pressure switches turn things on and off...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
02-26-21, 01:31 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 38,644
While it's true the Raspberry Pi 4B is a very...
While it's true the Raspberry Pi 4B is a very powerful 4 gig ARM based 64-bit computer. I think you'd be leaving quite a bit out if you don't mention that it's not going to run like a standard...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
02-22-21, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 38,644
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Forum: Tools
02-03-21, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 17,741
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
01-28-21, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 36,095
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Forum: Solar Heating
01-04-21, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 32,803
The coil inside of the water heater would be...
The coil inside of the water heater would be exchanging the heat from the coil into the hot water in the tank, so it's not going to "run out after 3-7 gallons" as you said it, the capacity of the hot...
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Forum: Conservation
12-30-20, 03:26 PM
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Replies: 213
Views: 249,793
What are you planning to do for your living...
What are you planning to do for your living situation? Whenever I look at it, if I were to buy a smaller house, there seems to be less value in smaller homes because the houses my size are slightly...
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Forum: Solar Power
12-20-20, 03:59 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 43,268
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Forum: Conservation
12-16-20, 09:01 PM
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Replies: 259
Views: 222,133
Extended warranties are expensive, run out, and...
Extended warranties are expensive, run out, and are only valuable for cars that are unreliable. This is a major reason why I'd prefer the Toyota. Sure you want more of your miles to be EV, but you...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-26-20, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 36,095
I agree that you don't need a pile of attic...
I agree that you don't need a pile of attic venting, but you need some to allow the incidental moisture in winter to flow out. Moisture flows readily and usually it doesn't take much ventilation to...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-18-20, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 12,548
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
07-25-20, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 11,251
With absolute perfect efficiency and the heat...
With absolute perfect efficiency and the heat only being in contact with the snow to melt it, it takes 288,000BTU of heat to melt a ton of frozen water(snow in this case). If you've ever shoveled a...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
07-17-20, 11:17 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 23,368
I find desoldering braids (also called a solder...
I find desoldering braids (also called a solder wick) to work well for soaking up solder, you put the copper braid between the solder and the soldering iron and it soaks up the solder.
..but If it...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
07-14-20, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,748
It really sucks that the manufacturer isn't...
It really sucks that the manufacturer isn't willing to supply a replacement.
Sometimes manufacturers only sell through distributors, in that case you would need to find a supply house that sells...
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Forum: Conservation
06-19-20, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 213
Views: 249,793
I like the video, good explanation. I guess you...
I like the video, good explanation. I guess you are locked in with the water heater contract as you've mentioned before, but where I live, a top quality 9 year warranty water heater costs $500 and...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
05-04-20, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 47,545
My opinion on your quotes. Even in Minnesota,...
My opinion on your quotes. Even in Minnesota, people are encouraged to put in a 16 SEER system and our cooling load is small compared to Arizona. The difference in equipment cost shouldn't be more...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
05-04-20, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 47,545
You asked the question, but it seems like you...
You asked the question, but it seems like you came here with an answer already in mind. Air conditioners exist that use less than half of the electricity that the US government's 13 SEER requirement...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
04-10-20, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 19,908
I considered getting an Ecobee for the data...
I considered getting an Ecobee for the data logging function but was put off by the price. My current thermostat has an 'energy' button that counts the run-time based on when it is calling for heat...
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Forum: Solar Power
03-23-20, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 11,737
I agree that 3 solar panels in series would get...
I agree that 3 solar panels in series would get you to the terminal voltage you are looking to supply to the charge controllers. 5kw system is a bigger system than what I have on my house which will...
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Forum: Solar Power
03-16-20, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 11,737
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Forum: The Billiards Room
03-15-20, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 63,388
It's funny, I saw this COVID thread and before...
It's funny, I saw this COVID thread and before clicking on it, was picturing something that would be discussing the topics that we generally discuss on this forum.
The one that I think of is the...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
03-15-20, 10:13 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 63,388
This isn't even a factor. Why would you think...
This isn't even a factor. Why would you think that you have SARS-CoV-2019 in your home air filter? Perhaps if someone who you knew had it was in your house, sneezed directly in the air intake and...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
02-28-20, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 14,685
I originally wanted to do this to balance the...
I originally wanted to do this to balance the HVAC airflow in my house, to monitor the temp rise of the furnace to replace the filter when airflow begins to drop, and to compare energy usage to the...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
01-30-20, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 50,692
"Hope it's not Lyme disease! Yikes!"
Did you...
"Hope it's not Lyme disease! Yikes!"
Did you exchange blood with the squirrel or have a tick end up on you from the squirrel that ended up feasting on your blood?
Lyme disease is a blood...
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