Forum: Conservation
11-23-09, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,558
Oh my, 2600kwh per year? Congrats! :) ...and...
Oh my, 2600kwh per year? Congrats! :) ...and there's no way I could do that without extensive investment in solar or wind power. :D
You're correct, everything here runs on hydro, no natural...
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Forum: Conservation
11-22-09, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,558
Running monthly electricity useage
I'm going to keep track of it in this thread; as jobs get done hopefully this number will get smaller and smaller :D
September 20 - October 21, 2009 -- 4198kwh
October 21 - November 21, 2009...
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Forum: Conservation
11-10-09, 09:43 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 17,206
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Forum: Conservation
11-10-09, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 17,206
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Forum: Conservation
11-10-09, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 17,206
I said likely not this winter, but I get...
I said likely not this winter, but I get obsessive about these things... so, while on my night shift I read through 'keeping the heat in', here's a link to the online version (released by Natural...
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Forum: Conservation
11-09-09, 04:33 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 17,206
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Forum: Wind Power
11-09-09, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 21,165
Yeah, I'm digging up an old post, but...
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Yeah, I'm digging up an old post, but...
They have the Breezy 10k now, the kit seems to sell for $7900. That'd be a steal for a 10kw turbine, so long as it worked as rated.
I've been...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
11-09-09, 04:11 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 33,825
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Forum: Tools
11-07-09, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,303
Open Office tracker actually looks decent. ...
Open Office tracker actually looks decent. Doubly so since my systems don't run Windows, and I don't trust MS office to behave. :)
My main problem is remembering to read the meter each month. I...
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Forum: Conservation
11-07-09, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 17,206
Oh and on a quick note: I'll start looking for...
Oh and on a quick note: I'll start looking for thick quilts for the doors. That atic is a curious mix of lath and plaster and dry wall... but it's huge, easily the biggest room in the house at...
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Forum: Conservation
11-07-09, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 17,206
Part 2:
Here's the 'door' on the other side:...
Part 2:
Here's the 'door' on the other side:
http://ecorenovator.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=480&stc=1&d=1257651022
And here I've pulled it back to reveal the gooey filling. It's...
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Forum: Conservation
11-07-09, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 17,206
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Forum: Conservation
11-07-09, 02:16 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 17,206
Well, I know the water tank is sitting on...
Well, I know the water tank is sitting on linoleum-over-concrete in the basement; it likely loses a good amount of heat that way, and it's a good idea to look into a timer. I wonder about the...
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Forum: Conservation
11-03-09, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 17,206
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Forum: Tools
11-03-09, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,303
I tried out the Microsoft one. Perhaps it's...
I tried out the Microsoft one. Perhaps it's because I had to use a fake zip code (US only, so I used the most northern little town in ND I could find), but I found most of the recommendations have...
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Forum: Conservation
11-03-09, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 17,206
Thanks for having me, and the reply ;)
The...
Thanks for having me, and the reply ;)
The home pressure test will likely be difficult; the kitchen fan exhausts inside the room, and the bathrooms have no vents; fine with all the hardwood (100%...
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Forum: Conservation
11-03-09, 05:25 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 17,206
Old farm house, options?
Hi, nice to be here.
I'm hoping someone might have some suggestions for decreasing my electricity usage; I've been staring at this problem for so long maybe I'm missing the obvious. I'll start...
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