Forum: Conservation
04-27-10, 09:43 AM
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Forum: Forum News & Feedback
10-14-09, 12:16 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 8,945
Ecoatm
I met Mark Bowles the founder and ceo of this company
http://www.ecoatm.com/index.htm
It is a very neat system. Very cool program and I am very happy that I could be part of the initial testing. ...
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Forum: Conservation
10-12-09, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 111,967
when I was cleaning carpets we had a system in...
when I was cleaning carpets we had a system in the vaccum that had a square metal mesh basket. This let dirt go though, some hair still got through...but it caught just about everything...I'd add one...
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Forum: Conservation
09-22-09, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 10,622
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Forum: Conservation
09-22-09, 06:11 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,696
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Forum: Conservation
08-29-09, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,696
Honest article about blown insulation
I found this article while doing some research on blown cellulose
Welcome To Home Energy Magazine Online (http://www.homeenergy.org/archive/hem.dis.anl.gov/eehem/00/001112.html)
This is probably...
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Forum: Lighting
08-05-09, 01:34 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 18,584
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
08-05-09, 01:18 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 11,365
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Forum: Conservation
07-28-09, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 52,929
my apt is a 2 story configuration. I leave the...
my apt is a 2 story configuration. I leave the upstairs windows open while at work and it usualy gets to about 77degrees down stairs, abit warmer upstairs. When I come home at about 7pm I open the...
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Forum: Lighting
01-28-09, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,805
ours just has a white plastic cover over it and...
ours just has a white plastic cover over it and its up far enough in the hood you don't see it unless you look up there. I replaced the 60watt with a 40 watt CFL and left the cover off and its nice...
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Forum: Conservation
01-28-09, 12:24 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,937
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
01-28-09, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 15,829
those numbers could be correct. from my...
those numbers could be correct. from my understanding they have made just about everything more efficent from what it was even 5 years ago...so comparing a new tv to one from the mid 90s could be a...
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Forum: Conservation
01-27-09, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,998
I had a simmilar problem. Some times the chain...
I had a simmilar problem. Some times the chain binds up a bit and holds the flapper open. Even if it didn't need to be replaced it only cost maybe what $20 for the flapper kit so no big loss there....
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Forum: Conservation
01-27-09, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,937
so my wife found out yesterday that I've been...
so my wife found out yesterday that I've been turning off the water heater...she wasn't thrilled about it but I reminded her that she hasn't noticed and it hasn't affected any of our day to day...
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Forum: Conservation
01-27-09, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 79
Views: 58,671
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Forum: Conservation
01-27-09, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 16,985
I just got off the phone with a friend of mine...
I just got off the phone with a friend of mine who I talked to about helping them insulate their attic. The house was built in the early 30's and the attic has R-4 over shredded news paper. This last...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
01-27-09, 09:39 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 15,829
thats interesting. Do they still do that if you...
thats interesting. Do they still do that if you have a tuner box instead of cable card or direct connect to the TV?
My parents satelite dish would update its menu about once a week and it wouldn't...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
01-26-09, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 17,393
My mom always has this box thing with a lever...
My mom always has this box thing with a lever that flipped a valve on the dryer vent. When its closed it vents to the out side.
When you open it it vents inside the house...she woudl put a pair of...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
01-26-09, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 15,829
TV energy consumption.
In my post about the work that my wife and I did to our apartment SVOBoy asked about my 30" CRTs power consumption.
I was looking at the new crutchfield catalog. There is a chart on 2 pages that...
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Forum: Conservation
01-26-09, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,937
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Forum: Conservation
01-21-09, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,937
Apartment winter utility sucess story
My family lives in a 2 story, 2br, 2ba, town home style apartment...total SQFT is just over 850ish.
Our winter utility bills are pretty consistent...right around 120. Our bill from mid dec-mid jan...
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Forum: Conservation
10-08-08, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,410
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Forum: Conservation
09-30-08, 02:13 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 18,756
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
09-30-08, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 18,548
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
09-30-08, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 49,419
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