Induction Stove Top vs Regular Electric Element Stove Top
With the Go Green, Environmently Friendly , Energy Efficientcy, Etc. Etc. We're looking into Induction Stove Tops.. The Query is the Cost Savings as Advertised, Do they take less Energy to Operate ??...
View ArticleWireless water heater control
I'm thinking about getting one of these for my water heater. Basically makes a tank water heater an on demand water heater. What do you think?...
View ArticleGreen Commercial Buildings
Hey friends. I am planning to construct a new building for my IT firm. I was impressed after reading about green commercial structures, and would love to incorporate some of those aspects to make a...
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Wood Pellet Stove..
...Looking at Possibly installing a Wood Pellet Stove...One of the appealing features , the chimney is pretty much the same installation as a new gas stove or fireplace today.....The house is your...
View ArticleRainwater Collectors
Anyone have a rain water collector to irrigate your lawn or plants? I would like to see some design setups. We don't get much rain and it would be nice to capture it in the places it's not needed for...
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Wind Turbine Attached Galvanized Steel Pole
Hello Folks, Recently I acquired a small 12v 500watts wind turbine with all the goods (charge controller, dump load, etc), but the pole for the the installation as is normally the case. The wind...
View ArticleEfficient Thermostat Differential Setting
I have a programmable thermostat, and I cannot adjust the differential setting. I am looking for a programmable thermostat that I can adjust the differential setting up to 3 degrees. For example, the...
View Article3-way LED problems
I'm attempting to replace my GE reveal 3-way incandescent bulbs with 3-way LED bulbs. So far I've tried Phillips and Sylvaina bulbs with weird results. I bought two bulbs and had the following results...
View Articlemansard roof - venting the veritcal
We are in a house built in the early 70s which has a mansard roof. Two years ago we had the original shingles replaced with new ones because they were showing signs of age and curling. The curling was...
View ArticleMechanical Water Timer
Hey guys, I've been searching high and low for a good quality mechanical water timer. All the ones I find are either pure plastic or one side is brass and the other plastic. Are there any out there...
View ArticleSolar Panels
Hi I have a chance to get 3 solar panels for free. They are about 2 by 3 feet.I dont know anything about Solar so my question is,should I take them? I,ve only got 2 car batteries around the house....
View ArticleRenewable meet worldwide needs of energy?
Realistically speaking who in this site, thinks renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, tidal etc will be able at some point in age meet our worldwide needs, this is of course excluding...
View ArticleSolar installation
My future house, I want to be off the grid, sort of. It will be a house on a lake, and I know there is more of a risk of power outage in that location. So, what I am thinking is a system that has solar...
View ArticleSprinklers - Converting to Rotating Nozzles
Does anyone have experience changing their traditional spray nozzles to the more efficient rotary nozzles? I have found too much information and not enough experience. Some say you need to replace the...
View Articleoff the grid
It's complicated, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-the-grid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_parity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levelized_cost_of_electricity like everything else lately.
View ArticleSolar Hot Water [SHW], maybe?
Hawai'i has some of the highest electrical costs in the country. The last time I checked, 4-1/2yrs ago, we were paying $0.42/kwh. We had an 8kv PV system [16 panels/inverters] installed 4-1/2 years ago...
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How many folks use the energy saving bulbs?
This should be a good start. I use them in ALL my fixtures now. They are a little more expensive and do not throw as much light,however I can live with it. Even the swirls. If you have them you know...
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Non-destrucive way to remove ends of plastic drums?
I got a couple plastic drums to use as rain barrels. They look just like this: Is there a non-destructive way to remove either end of this type of barrel so it can be re-attached later?
View ArticleGeodesic/monolithic domes - efficiency, ventilation, etc. in various climates
I was having a conversation with a buddy yesterday, an eccentric guy who says he would like to one day build/own a dome house. A monolithic dome in particular. As we were talking, I mentioned I've seen...
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