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Solar Pannels vs. HOA regulations
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So far everyone on Google groups has given me fantastic advices (well… mostly), so I decided to try my luck with this dilemma. I have measured my house roof, and found a perfect spot to install 8 solar panels to heat the pool. The bummer is that the south part of the [...]
barrels of oil
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>1 US barrel = >0.971455 brit barrel = 158.987295 Liters (dm3) > Wow thanks both for the quick response. > Looks like about 1/3 US cent per kWhr(t) at the wellhead, that’s going > to put a dent in renewables. > AJH
Yes, Now you know why renewables are little [...]
Groundhog Problem
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A solar-powered (with battery) electric fence keeps groundhogs, deer, dogs, and cats out of our vegetable garden. But, this does nothing to the insect damage problem. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Had the exact same problem. and tried to co-exist, thinking prehaps they might >take a few tomatoes [...]
"King Corn" Threatens Our Health and Environment
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> >I see o’ Jimbo is still telling lies. > Two things are then clear. If Jim is telling lies then he is posting. > He is not telling lies when he is sleeping I suppose. > Now we can expect one of the Mommies to come and smother him.
True, [...]
Can Nanotubes Help Thermal Conductivity of Zirconia, Thin Films?
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Carbon nanotubes enhance the thermal conductivity of polymers (http://www.nanotechnews.com/nano/1019182953/index_html) but get ceramics less heat conductive(http://www.rice.edu/projects/reno/rn/19990121/sidebar.html) amazing eh? Olivier – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I was reading about how thin film and microtubular zirconia > (yttrium-stabilized) are being investigated for creation of lower > temperature solid [...]
Deisel Thumper
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I guess the first question is whether this is worth designing. Like how many kwh do you get from a gallon of deisel. I mean, solar is expensive up front; an engine backup could cost less than the extra battery backup needed to take you thru bad weather. I [...]
Kyoto Treaty Article
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>This newsgroup, I thought, was focused on more laid-back issues relating > to vacationing in Europe.
"Laid back", you say! What about all the challenges presented to Americans vacationing in Europe? Like. f’rinstance: ATMs, tipping, smoking, weird unamerican languages, national currencies, buildings and pieces of art more venerable than anything [...]
El cheapo ammeter.
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Don’t try this unless you know what I’m talking about! I wanted to measure current consumption of some appliances, but the problem was my DMM only measures DC amps, up to 10A. I just happened to have a 25A 400v bridge rectifier handy, plus some bits & pieces. So I made [...]
'Natural' pond question
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We had a large pond out back that was dug out some time ago (years) and has established itself – plants, insects, frogs, a turtle! Last week we dug out around it to help with the drainage in our yard, and is now about 50 feet long and 20 feet wide. The [...]
invasive plants
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>This is the true invasion isn’t it? When ponding invades one’s life and >takes over. Once I get plants and fish going, what else will I want/need? >Labrador retrievers? Perhaps I can retrofit the cats instead? >Still looking for a source for solar powered pumps. Anyone?
Hi Cheryl, Welcome to the [...]