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Lighting
07-02-12, 09:36 PM
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Anyone using/used LEDs?
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munter
My experience with eBay LEDs has been pretty...
My experience with eBay LEDs has been pretty poor. I have had two 4W GU10 bulbs melt their lenses and fall apart. The other two bulbs from the same order switched on intermittently and then just...
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Conservation
09-30-11, 07:19 PM
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Shade Strategy...
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munter
My grandparents used to do something similar by...
My grandparents used to do something similar by hanging a curtain about 1.5m from their front door. It would really help keep the house temperatures down but it wasn't the most attractive...
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Conservation
09-30-11, 09:14 AM
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So I have a dual flush toilet
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munter
It has a pressure controller. Whenever the water...
It has a pressure controller. Whenever the water pressure drops below a set level it turns on. If I have a leaky garden tap or toilet seal I can occassionally hear the pump cycling a few times a...
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Conservation
09-30-11, 08:45 AM
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So I have a dual flush toilet
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munter
Not much to see really. Its just a rainwater...
Not much to see really. Its just a rainwater tank, grundfos pressure pump, copper pipe, a few valves so we can switch back the supply and a toilet. The toilet itself looks pretty normal to me. Its...
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Conservation
09-30-11, 08:25 AM
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So I have a dual flush toilet
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munter
Our toilets are fed via a pump from our rainwater...
Our toilets are fed via a pump from our rainwater tanks. We re-plumbed the lines so that cistern filling was done with rainwater while we still use mains water for everything else. Actually we also...
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Conservation
09-30-11, 08:21 AM
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What is your average kWh/day usage?
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munter
Hot water was an instant gas unit. We are now...
Hot water was an instant gas unit. We are now renovating and have now partially installed a 30 tube evacuated tube collector and storage tank which we will combine with the gas booster. I'll be...
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Conservation
09-30-11, 08:16 AM
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So I have a dual flush toilet
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munter
13L!! Wow. We installed a small flush...
13L!! Wow.
We installed a small flush throne a couple of years back and it has a near perfect strike rate a 4.5L for a full flush (3L for a half flush). We run it on rainwater anyway so wouldn't...
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Conservation
09-30-11, 06:40 AM
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What is your average kWh/day usage?
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munter
We run at 5kWhr/day for three seasons and then...
We run at 5kWhr/day for three seasons and then 14kwhr/day average over winter when we use the heat pump. I suspect we are in a much more temperate climate here in Sydney compare to most of North...
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Conservation
07-01-11, 01:51 AM
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Water metering unit: Logging/remote
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9,132
Posted By
munter
Here is the full story of the tanks - from...
Here is the full story of the tanks - from planning through installation to final results.
Renovations08: water tanks (http://renovations08.blogspot.com/search/label/water%20tanks)
I haven't...
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Conservation
06-30-11, 09:50 PM
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Water metering unit: Logging/remote
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munter
Here is what we use to meter our rainwater....
Here is what we use to meter our rainwater. Simple but foolproof.
Renovations08: How much rainwater am I using? (http://renovations08.blogspot.com/2010/08/how-much-rainwater-am-i-using.html)
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The Billiards Room
06-16-11, 09:52 PM
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Driving an Automatic
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munter
I like Angmaar's answer. Your driving technique...
I like Angmaar's answer. Your driving technique will have a big impact on your fuel economy. Anticipating well in advance when you will need to change speed will allow you to roll through situations...
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Solar Power
06-14-11, 07:56 AM
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How many here, are using solar PV right now,
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munter
Sorry for reviving an old thread but - I am...
Sorry for reviving an old thread but - I am running off solar power. We have a 1.7kWp system on the roof and our production exceeds our consumption to date by a couple of hundred kWhr. We are grid...
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Conservation
06-14-11, 05:36 AM
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Harvested rainwater for non potable use in the home
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munter
I now have a mixed source supply for our toilet...
I now have a mixed source supply for our toilet cisterns. The schematic is much like a manual version of the schematic posted by Tango Charlie. Instead of solenoids, I simply use ball valves. Our...
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Conservation
06-10-11, 02:22 AM
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Water metering unit: Logging/remote
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9,132
Posted By
munter
I installed a regular water mains meter on my...
I installed a regular water mains meter on my rainwater tank output to measure the rainwater consumption. These meters are just mechanical positive displacement meters. It was used, and therefore...
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Renovations & New Construction
06-08-11, 08:24 PM
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Can I use a Pool Heat Pump for In-slab Hydronics?
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munter
Can I use a Pool Heat Pump for In-slab Hydronics?
Hi,
I'm currently extending our house with an area that will have PEX in-slab hydronic coils fitted. I haven't decided on the heat source yet and am considering a couple of different options.
...
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