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Biofuels
10-17-11, 11:28 PM
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On Splitting Firewood
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I call it redneck psychotherapy and do a little...
I call it redneck psychotherapy and do a little by hand with various axes, mauls and wedges each weekend.
In the winter the wood warms you twice (once splitting, once burning.)
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Renovations & New Construction
10-16-11, 10:56 AM
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Adding interior drain tile to a basement
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Do you have efflorescence on any of your walls?...
Do you have efflorescence on any of your walls? What is the texture of your soils? (i.e. clay or sand) If your soils are clay I suspect that you have a seasonally high water table which is pretty...
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Renovations & New Construction
10-15-11, 07:39 PM
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Adding interior drain tile to a basement
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Hauling lots of rock into a basement isn't much...
Hauling lots of rock into a basement isn't much fun. You probably do not need to remove the whole floor. I would recommend narrow tile trenches connected to your sump under the floor near any wet...
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Renovations & New Construction
10-14-11, 07:37 PM
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Demolishing concrete
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I'd use the power chisel to break out one brick....
I'd use the power chisel to break out one brick. Then, if a pry bar won't crack the rest of the floor and rim wall you can move a little dirt from behind or under the floor/wall to make a void to...
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Lawn and Garden
07-10-11, 09:26 PM
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3 questions for how to move gray water for plants?
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RichInIL
Is the bath at a higher elevation than the...
Is the bath at a higher elevation than the plants?
If so, all you need a length of tubing/hose that stretches all the way to the plants to siphon the water out of the tub. If you aren't tolerant...
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Geothermal & Heat Pumps
06-16-11, 05:40 PM
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Using basement sump water to cool the house
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"So, in some cases, tiling means pipes made of...
"So, in some cases, tiling means pipes made of tiles..?"
Traditionally they were clay tiles that interlocked. Modern drain tile typically is perforated plastic piping (usually black pvc in my...
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Geothermal & Heat Pumps
06-08-11, 09:49 PM
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DIY well drilling / trench digging for GSHP
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RichInIL
I'd tell you where to get more info and where I...
I'd tell you where to get more info and where I get equipment, but I don't have enough posts, sorry.
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Geothermal & Heat Pumps
05-29-11, 09:38 PM
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DIY well drilling / trench digging for GSHP
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Bolders are always a problem. Cable tools are the...
Bolders are always a problem. Cable tools are the grandaddy of the downhole hammer, so I'm guessing that they work fine if you are patient. How did you get the rock chips out of the boring?
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Geothermal & Heat Pumps
05-27-11, 09:24 PM
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DIY well drilling / trench digging for GSHP
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Depends on what state/county/city they are in and...
Depends on what state/county/city they are in and whether they are on their own property. It is not uncommon for people in rural areas to pound in sandpoint wells for watering their livestock. ...
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