Forum: Tools
01-15-15, 10:35 AM
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Views: 22,566
Something to keep in mind is reflectivity and...
Something to keep in mind is reflectivity and emisivity of an item in the picture. Window glass is highly reflective and a thermal picture of it is not accurate at all. You will see a reflection of...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-10-11, 02:16 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 31,394
Pick1e,
Have you ever given thought about just...
Pick1e,
Have you ever given thought about just driving a 2" sand point with a jackhammer? That is what I drove my water well with a few years back. 40' deep in only a few hours with a borrowed 90...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-26-10, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,634,191
AC,
The top cover says 37 pints cap. I have...
AC,
The top cover says 37 pints cap. I have plugged it into a kill a watt and am getting a pretty steady 320watts X 2 X 3.412 gives me 2,183.68 BTU's/hr.
This is without the condensor fan running,...
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Forum: Introductions
12-26-10, 12:21 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,404
I suppose you could run them here from about...
I suppose you could run them here from about April through October so that is a little more than half the year. If the ground side loop was buried deeper than about eight feet it would be in the...
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Forum: Introductions
12-25-10, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,404
Lol!
The moon in that picture was just rising...
Lol!
The moon in that picture was just rising the other day. It goes all the way across the sky pretty high up, and this time of year you can see it at high noon with no problem. We watched a...
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Forum: Tools
12-25-10, 01:55 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,443
I just recently purchased one of these...
I just recently purchased one of these (http://www.theowl.com/index.php?page=about-owl) a few months back, I think it is pretty cool you can see loads cycle on and off. It is pretty interesting to...
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Forum: Introductions
12-24-10, 10:30 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,404
You would be suprised, there are quite a few...
You would be suprised, there are quite a few older buildings here that are probably leftovers from cheap energy and steep cost of building here. I don't think there are "alot" of well built...
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Forum: Introductions
12-24-10, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,404
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-24-10, 03:34 PM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,634,191
AC,
I like the idea of two exchangers have to...
AC,
I like the idea of two exchangers have to look at that and see if there is enough capillary to reach two exchangers mounted.
I am attaching a picture of the data plate off the donor unit, looks...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-24-10, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 30,937
I seen that their web site also sells a...
I seen that their web site also sells a refillable anode rod..
they must recommend that you change it every year so that in a worst case situation you don't corrode the copper tubing you run down...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-24-10, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 30,937
Have you guys ever seen the AirTap...
Have you guys ever seen the AirTap (http://www.airgenerate.com/)? It is an add on unit, I bought one this fall and was waiting unit spring to put it on and give it a try, I like the idea of venting...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-24-10, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 31,394
[QUOTE=pick1e;10286]
He mentions some...
[QUOTE=pick1e;10286]
He mentions some auto-convection heat pipes, which is cool. I wondered about that. I wonder if I could bury some before pouring a driveway to passively collect heat in the...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-24-10, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,634,191
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Forum: Introductions
12-24-10, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,404
Hello from the Interior of Alaska
Greetings,
My name is Joe and I live in the interior of Alaska just outside North Pole.
I found this site doing a search for home made ground source heat pumps.
I am interested in making my own...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-23-10, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,634,191
warm board price sounds steep
Jay-Cee,
Well that is not good news about the warm board, I know one guy that said he used it on a house in Anchorage that he built to sell so no feed back on that install.
I believe that it is...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-23-10, 10:23 PM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,634,191
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-23-10, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,634,191
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-23-10, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,634,191
AC_Hacker
I will try to insert a picture of my...
AC_Hacker
I will try to insert a picture of my donor de-humidifier below, it has the capillary tube split into two parallel runs instead of one capillary tube coiled up.
So do I try to find some...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-23-10, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,634,191
R.E.M.O.T.E wall system
Part of the idea of adding the insulation on the outside to to build a continuous pure insulation to provide 100% free thermal bridging. Another reason is to provide the cold area outside away from...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-23-10, 03:13 AM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,634,191
AC_Hacker
that is absolutely great of you, that...
AC_Hacker
that is absolutely great of you, that drawing did it for me. that is what i was thinking but have not hacked into these much yet, I have a basic understanding about how they work but not...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-22-10, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,634,191
AC Hacker,
I would like to start by saying...
AC Hacker,
I would like to start by saying great blog..
I live in the interior of Alaska and have been interested in GSHP for quite a while now, I worked for a commercial outfit about 14 years ago...
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