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Forum: Lawn and Garden 06-29-11, 03:49 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 109,729
Posted By Weed Dog
Cast-off Electric Mower

Awesome...I hope to acquire an electric mower by similar means, and replacement batteries using tips from the other posters. Then I take one more step away from the prevailing petro-culture...:cool:
Forum: Product Reviews 06-21-11, 09:26 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 11,191
Posted By Weed Dog
Howzit Work?

Makes you wonder what impeller/blade configurations they tried, i.e., how many failures preceded the current design. Did they try a lift-blade?

The impeller ejects air above and parallel to the...
Forum: Product Reviews 06-21-11, 02:15 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 11,191
Posted By Weed Dog
Mower Trimmer Mash-up

Ya know, I assumed (and ya know what happens when ya do that) the Flymo blades both cut the grass and provided lift. Then I turned the mower over.

Turns out there is a separate impeller, above the...
Forum: Product Reviews 06-21-11, 10:15 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 11,191
Posted By Weed Dog
Go for it

I've been thinking the same way. The more I tinker with electric motors and look at how electric string trimmers are built, the more I think, "Marry a string trimmer to a walk-behind and..."

I now...
Forum: Lawn and Garden 06-20-11, 12:24 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 38,871
Posted By Weed Dog
How much lawn is too much?

S-F, your work history suggests the exertion induced by a reel mower is well within your capability. Is that lot 1/3 acre, minus the footprint of the garage, driveway, house, etc? If the the lawn is...
Forum: Lawn and Garden 06-20-11, 09:45 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 38,871
Posted By Weed Dog
Reel Mower Notes

I bought a Task Force brand 18” reel mower last year from...was it Home Despot?...well, from one of the larger chain stores, and mow my small front and side yards with it. It is lightweight compared...
Forum: Lawn and Garden 06-19-11, 07:38 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,177
Posted By Weed Dog
Flymo Hovering Mowers

Came home Saturday evening to find a strange lawnmower on the lawn next to my driveway. This is not a normal occurrence in my world. It was a walk-behind with a bright orange deck, had no wheels and...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 06-16-11, 10:19 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 77,134
Posted By Weed Dog
Sump Water for Cooling

Say, Daox, any developments in this project?
Forum: Solar Heating 06-09-11, 10:06 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 16,950
Posted By Weed Dog
Parabolic Plug

Here I put in a plug for just a bit of math: designing a parabolic reflector really isn't too demanding.

The Creative Science Centre - by Dr Jonathan P. Hare...
Forum: Lawn and Garden 06-09-11, 10:12 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 11,130
Posted By Weed Dog
Lawn Theory

Perhaps your landlord could be persuaded that a “test bed” of native grasses in one corner of the back yard is reasonable. You might even segregate the test bed from the lawn with some type of border...
Forum: Lawn and Garden 06-08-11, 08:13 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,988
Posted By Weed Dog
Exactly where my thinking was going...felt I...

Exactly where my thinking was going...felt I should produce a few scale drawings and views to help determine the most efficient use of materials and a means to construct it that would lend itself to...
Forum: Lawn and Garden 06-07-11, 09:01 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,988
Posted By Weed Dog
That 120V DC Motor

toolingjim:

I found the motor you mentioned at the Surplus Center website. It even includes the rectifier and has an 8' power cord(!) The motor draws 8.15A at speed and has a 5/16" diameter shaft,...
Forum: Lawn and Garden 06-05-11, 03:04 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,988
Posted By Weed Dog
Gfci

AC is right: a GFCI circuit adds greatly to user safety.

The steel of the motor shaft is notably soft: I nicked it while removing a pulley.

I'm slowly building a network of sources for the odd...
Forum: Lawn and Garden 06-03-11, 07:15 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,988
Posted By Weed Dog
The AC Mower Essay

I replaced the cranky, leaky, noisy ICE on this walk-behind mower with a motor from a washing machine. Now I can mow without earplugs, hear the birds chirping and the cicadas droning, and even listen...
Forum: Solar Heating 05-26-11, 12:44 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 214,757
Posted By Weed Dog
Attic heat

Ahhh, so perhaps you have a newer natural gas-fired furnace that vents out the side of the house? Could the water heater be vented so as well?

The chimney bricks could be re-purposed for other...
Forum: Conservation 05-26-11, 11:38 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,079
Posted By Weed Dog
Gross Domestic Happiness

I credit the video for tagging some habits of thinking and acting that have gone largely unquestioned for decades.

...“Butan has something unique in the world that all other countries ought to...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 05-25-11, 12:01 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 77,134
Posted By Weed Dog
Re: Sump water for cooling

Are you designing it as a gravity drainback system? That is, when not in operation, will the radiator and return pipes drain all the water they contain back to the sump well? The pipe that supplies...
Forum: Solar Heating 05-24-11, 01:28 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 214,757
Posted By Weed Dog
Re: Using Attic Heat

Cool project, BTW. Do you have a thread or posting about how your chimney was rendered obsolete for heating purposes?
Forum: Solar Heating 05-24-11, 09:52 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 214,757
Posted By Weed Dog
Question The Chimney as Plenum

Is the chimney sound, i.e., a sealed plenum? That visible portion appears so, perhaps you even tuckpointed recently? I live nearby, in Milwaukee, and my chimney was built of cream city brick, once a...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 05-21-11, 10:02 AM
Replies: 282
Views: 197,398
Posted By Weed Dog
Where to locate the GSHP for safety

The fallout shelter!

The old drywell for the cistern overflow...that's buried out in the yard. Hmmm, need access for maintenance...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 05-20-11, 01:19 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,643
Posted By Weed Dog
Underfloor PEX Efficiency

Quote:
Originally Posted by AC_Hacker
AC_Hacker here...

The GSHP and Hydronic floor is a match made in heaven... but the key word is "match".

With this combo, the boiler can output 140 to...
Forum: Introductions 05-19-11, 03:48 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,135
Posted By Weed Dog
Under Floor PEX Efficiency

Above you find AC Hacker's commentary. I'm reading up on GSHP and doing some preliminary measurements and calculations, and may attempt a small-scale, proof-of-concept installation and measure the...
Forum: Introductions 05-17-11, 09:51 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,135
Posted By Weed Dog
The AC powered Walk-Behind Mower

Alas, the AC motor met a smoky death. Before I appreciated the need to use a properly-gauged extension cord, i.e., 12 gauge, I mowed the back forty using two 14 or 16 gauge cords and burned out the...
Forum: Introductions 05-16-11, 06:09 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,135
Posted By Weed Dog
Hello from Milwaukee, WI

Found this site because I've been lurking over at eco-modder. Great Site here! I've been tweaking my hydronic heating system for years now, but an oil-fired boiler is hell to clean. I'm interested in...
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