Forum: Conservation
10-27-13, 08:56 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 46,888
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Forum: Conservation
10-26-13, 10:37 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 46,888
further update?
Nice thread. Thanks! Any further update? What cause the "milky" look? Did it get worse? Was it a defect or can this deterioration be expected as part of the normal aging of the product?
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Forum: Other Improvements
08-24-13, 07:43 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 9,697
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Forum: Other Improvements
08-20-13, 09:59 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 9,697
Recessed can insulation product
I met a neighbor at my local dog park where I run my dog, and he has this new project that he is launching. Says on of the big boxes has agreed to pick it up (he named one but I'll sit on that for...
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Forum: Introductions
07-28-13, 12:42 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,130
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Forum: Introductions
07-13-13, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,130
Hello again, and GRID Alternatives
Hello. I have been inactive on this forum for a while. Life happens. I have managed to keep my ecomodder.com car in running order, however. Some of you will maybe know the "Black and Green" Civic...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
01-26-13, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 20,696
Energy use update
My January electric bill confirms this, Daox, I think. We paid about $52 less this January than last. What changed in the interim? I did more air sealing, which was REALLY bad in this old,...
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Forum: Conservation
01-03-13, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 19,166
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
12-24-12, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 20,696
I feel like I'm moving at a snail's pace,...
I feel like I'm moving at a snail's pace, actually. But thanks. Sounds like you are hunkered down for the season. It'll pay off to put your "sweat equity" ("chill equity"?) into the project. I have...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
12-24-12, 11:13 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 20,696
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
11-04-12, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 20,696
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-31-12, 07:12 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 20,696
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Forum: The Billiards Room
10-31-12, 07:05 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,656
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-28-12, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 20,696
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-14-12, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 20,696
Thanks! It is wood siding. There are videos...
Thanks! It is wood siding. There are videos online that show people installing blown-in insulation by removing siding and then cutting a hole, so I was surprised that he wouldn't do that but would...
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Forum: Introductions
10-14-12, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,881
ditto
Ditto. Welcome... show some pics?
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Forum: Conservation
10-14-12, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 19,166
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-14-12, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 20,696
Having completed some roof work to stop some...
Having completed some roof work to stop some leaks, I contracted with a person for the dense-pack blown dry-cellulose insulation into my walls. Though they show up Thursday, I have concerns. The...
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Forum: Conservation
08-08-12, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,187
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
08-05-12, 06:37 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 8,569
:) haha! This response will do, though the open...
:) haha! This response will do, though the open ended question was to allow issues that I am not specifically questioning to come up, such as the electrical wiring aspect PaleMelanesian raised. I am...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
08-02-12, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 8,569
Critiques of this quote?
Anyone have a response to this quote? Some context: I am in a very mild Southern Cali coastal climate, I am sealing and insulating the house, it is currently 1472 sqft and will expand to 1900 sqft,...
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Forum: Conservation
07-29-12, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,187
I just read the link. Thanks. I have had this...
I just read the link. Thanks. I have had this recommended to me, and while it's interesting, it seems a bit outside my DIY ability, which is important. The space is quite tiny. And the ground is...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
07-28-12, 09:59 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 20,696
I'll look into it further. For the walls, I'm...
I'll look into it further. For the walls, I'm going with dense-pack cellulose (done by a contractor, at your recommendation and because I cannot get an adequate blower here). For the tiny attic...
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Forum: Conservation
07-28-12, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,187
Yeah, I agree, but in this case I am doing the...
Yeah, I agree, but in this case I am doing the subfloor in my spookily shallow crawl space. I'll be looking into it more. I am wondering if I'll be able to get it locally with some sort of vapor...
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Forum: Conservation
07-28-12, 09:37 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 16,767
Decidedly low-tech and minor... but I use an...
Decidedly low-tech and minor... but I use an insulated coffee urn instead of the heating pad on my coffee maker to keep coffee warm. We invariably would drink two small pots during the morning, and I...
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