Forum: Conservation
10-03-09, 12:46 PM
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Ah, you'd think so, wouldn't you? ;) ...
Ah, you'd think so, wouldn't you? ;)
Unfortunately, a simple check valve is not an approved backflow preventer. You'd get away with it in an unregulated area, but it wouldn't be the responsible...
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Forum: Conservation
09-28-09, 09:54 AM
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Thanks, Daox. That's an interesting link.
The...
Thanks, Daox. That's an interesting link.
The problem with roof washers is that they only work as designed in areas that get downpours in between periods of no rain. As the fella experienced, being...
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Forum: Conservation
09-24-09, 06:17 AM
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Sorry for the delay.
No, there are no updates....
Sorry for the delay.
No, there are no updates. I was laid off in July, so no work has progressed on this project.
The downside is the cost of the solenoid valves and the backflow preventer. You...
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Forum: Conservation
06-23-09, 10:59 AM
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Here's the latest concept I've been pursuing....
Here's the latest concept I've been pursuing. This week I'm trying to source the solenoid valves that will select city or rain water. The boss tells me that geothermal systems use electrically...
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Forum: Conservation
05-29-09, 10:43 AM
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Forum: Conservation
05-28-09, 03:51 PM
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This week I finally got around to doing some...
This week I finally got around to doing some hands-on testing. I rigged our mock up to a garden hose and recorded some tank refill times at various pressures. The garden hose gave me around 46 psi...
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Forum: Conservation
05-06-09, 10:30 AM
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Forum: Conservation
04-29-09, 11:33 AM
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Forum: Conservation
04-23-09, 07:32 AM
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Forum: Conservation
04-22-09, 02:57 PM
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Forum: Conservation
04-22-09, 07:57 AM
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What you've described, wyatt, is an auto-fill...
What you've described, wyatt, is an auto-fill device (http://www.harvesth2o.com/PR_RainAid.shtml). What I don't like about it, is that now you're introducing the nasty hard city/ground water into...
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Forum: Conservation
04-16-09, 08:20 AM
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Forum: Conservation
04-14-09, 10:03 AM
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Forum: Conservation
04-09-09, 02:31 PM
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Forum: Conservation
04-08-09, 10:13 AM
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