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Forum: Conservation 04-01-16, 11:57 PM
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Posted By oil pan 4
The thing with this project is once it's done it...

The thing with this project is once it's done it should work night and day for decades.
So far the only time I spent on this was building the mockups in the pictures, maybe 2 hours while I was at...
Forum: Conservation 03-30-16, 02:55 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 13,027
Posted By oil pan 4
I also picked up a high frequency...

I also picked up a high frequency starter/stabilizer box.
This will allow me to light the arc with out touching the base metal with the tungsten electrode.
Now I also have a gas saver kit for my...
Forum: Conservation 03-29-16, 12:03 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 13,027
Posted By oil pan 4
Here the city some how has gotten away with...

Here the city some how has gotten away with burring the water line less than 2 feet.
So during the winter we get water that is ice cold. Its not freezing but close. The natural gas water heater acts...
Forum: Conservation 03-28-16, 07:27 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 13,027
Posted By oil pan 4
I picked up 30 to 40 feet of 0.083'' wall...

I picked up 30 to 40 feet of 0.083'' wall stainless today from the scrap yard.
I did not get very much 2.5 inch pipe and I am pretty sure the 2.5 inch pipe I got is not 80 wall.
So there isn't...
Forum: Conservation 03-05-16, 08:51 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 13,027
Posted By oil pan 4
Yeah if I build this thing it's going to be...

Yeah if I build this thing it's going to be fairly large. I have 60 feet of sewer pipe. To be worth anything I know it will have to be at least 20 feet long.
Only 2 things limit the size :
The...
Forum: Conservation 03-05-16, 01:18 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 13,027
Posted By oil pan 4
Time for a visual aid. Here are some small...

Time for a visual aid.
Here are some small cross sectional mockups I did.
Looks like 2 inch pipe on 4 inch pipe wont work. Its going to have to be 2.5 inch pipe.
I used actual 0.080 wall 4 inch...
Forum: Conservation 03-01-16, 11:18 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 13,027
Posted By oil pan 4
I don't see any point in wrapping a worm around...

I don't see any point in wrapping a worm around the sewer pipe. All the out going water in the sewer pipe is almost never deeper than 1 inch and does not stay in the pipe for very long unless you...
Forum: Conservation 02-29-16, 12:24 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 13,027
Posted By oil pan 4
There are other appliances like the dish washer...

There are other appliances like the dish washer that use hot water, most only have 1 water connection and its recommended it be connected to hot water. Then if you connect them to cold water then...
Forum: Conservation 02-28-16, 09:54 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 13,027
Posted By oil pan 4
According to the EPA the average American family...

According to the EPA the average American family uses 400 gallons per day.
That is 99,600 pounds of water per month.
Heat that up 30'F for a total of 2,988,000 BTUs.
Or the energy of almost 1...
Forum: Conservation 02-28-16, 06:58 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 13,027
Posted By oil pan 4
sewer water heat exchanger

The average temperature of household waste water is typically between 80°F and 90°F.
All you have to do to figure out how many BTUs you are flushing down the toilet is to get a water bill figure out...
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