... I saw someone's project online with the vented soffit - looked good. What would you frame it with, if not wood? He used wood for the exterior frame, as...
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larencorie
Apr 21, 2013 6:00 pm
... From: "lindakonkol" <lindakonkol@...> ... Hi Linda; Vented aluminum soffit can be adjusted, for even air flow and no short circuiting, even when the...
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max_stemple
May 7, 2013 1:50 am
What happened here? Last thing I heard WAS THIS GROUP WAS THE HOTTEST GROUP on yahoo. It seems to have tapered off. Max...
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larencorie
May 7, 2013 2:14 am
From: "max_stemple" <jasperezra@...> ... Hi Max; It tends to do that....up and down. Post about something, and will probably come to life again. -Laren...
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goschkek
May 7, 2013 4:24 pm
Laren Do you have time yet to talk about your compost toilet? The one at our sustainability center ( in subtropics) seems to be overwhelmed and is not...
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larencorie
May 8, 2013 9:54 am
From: "goschkek"; <kallygos@...> ... Hi Kally; Very busy right now. Hope to get to it next week. In the mean time, how are you dealing with the health ...
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Patrick Lidstone
patrick_o_matic
May 9, 2013 1:44 pm
... overwhelmed and is not functioning. What do you do? When you say 'overwhelmed' can you be more specific? What construction is it - a long drop? or smaller...
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larencorie
May 9, 2013 2:45 pm
From: "Patrick Lidstone" <patrick@...> ... Hi Patrick; I think you are probably focusing in on the problem. Toilets that are used away from home...
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Maud Essen
maudessen
May 9, 2013 4:00 pm
Women can comfortably stand to use a urinal if they own a Pstyle. These devices are very helpful when in places where it is dangerous to allow oneself to be...
5976
theriftalope
May 17, 2013 4:09 am
When it comes to getting things used right by the public a literal diagram is best. Both how to use it, and how NOT to in a circle and bar. Keep red paint...
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theriftalope
May 17, 2013 5:19 am
In the 70's my dad built a den onto our house, including an entire 20 X 10 double pane window wall from large plate glass scraps that he hauled as 7-11 stores...
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Maud Essen
maudessen
May 17, 2013 2:45 pm
That's an idea I hadn't thought of. I think your idea could work in a house that's shorter and/or younger than mine. The thing I wonder about is whether you...
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larencorie
May 17, 2013 5:12 pm
From: "theriftalope" <riftalope@...> ... Hello (no name) Can you please supply a reference to what you mean. I do not recall any such thing, being...
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JackC
jcoats
May 17, 2013 8:05 pm
I am sure someone has mentioned http://www.solatube.com/ . A commercial source for highly reflective solar conduits for directing light inside a building. A...
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Maud Essen
maudessen
May 17, 2013 8:27 pm
Laren, are you referring to PEX in slab or some other kind of hydronic system when you mention short term life as an attribute of hydronic systems? In my 1914...
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theriftalope
May 17, 2013 8:47 pm
I've only seen one sail shade rigged to be rolled up. It LOOKED simple too. All four posts were the same height, with alternating corners of the sail up, two...
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theriftalope
May 17, 2013 9:16 pm
If you're going to draw cool air in you'll need to vent warm air out from as high a point as convenient. Maybe two of the same kind of solar powered fan, with...
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larencorie
May 17, 2013 9:59 pm
From: "theriftalope" <riftalope@...> ... Hello (nameless) Sail shades can be hoisted, the same way that flags or sailboat sails are hoisted. -Laren Corie- ...
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larencorie
May 17, 2013 9:59 pm
From: "Maud Essen" <maud@...> ... Hi Maud; Not in particular. Tanks. pumps, controls, collector, all seems to have significantly shorter lives, than...
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larencorie
May 17, 2013 9:59 pm
From: "theriftalope" <riftalope@...> ... Hello (no name) The problem with that strategy is that the time when it will work is the hot part of the day,...
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Maud Essen
maudessen
May 17, 2013 10:08 pm
I'm talking about hot water hydronic systems, which do not perform at high temperatures. I believe you may be thinking solely of steam. For hot water, the mass...
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theriftalope
May 17, 2013 11:20 pm
I'm talking about a solar chimney for the winter that becomes a vent in the summer. As a retrofit to an existing old house with a straight brick chimney in the...
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Larry
crossing_patoka
May 18, 2013 6:13 am
if an installation needed a box-sized baseboard-type heat exchanger, rather than a long thin one that is installed, for instance, along the floor under a...
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Larry
crossing_patoka
May 18, 2013 6:54 am
the bottom line question: WHAT IS THE EQUATION FOR CALCULATING HEAT GAIN (not HEAT LOSS) FROM COPPER TUBING? my application is a wood stove with 10 feet of...
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Maud Essen
maudessen
May 18, 2013 11:31 am
Larry, are you aware of the lists that specialize in solar rather than refrigeration? SolarHeat and SimplySolar come to mind, as well as WasteWatts. They can...
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Larry
crossing_patoka
May 18, 2013 11:54 am
maud, thanks. no i was not aware of those. and i will check them out. still, if someone here knows the answers directly and wants to reply to me off-line,...
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Maud Essen
maudessen
May 18, 2013 12:45 pm
Larry, have you seen this site? http://www.builditsolar.com/ A lot of the people who post on that site are on the SimplySolar list. I like SimplySolar best,...
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max_stemple
May 18, 2013 2:30 pm
It sounds like your "gravity" system is thermo-siphon. I use that with wood and solar to heat water it works great. Max...
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Heather Brenner
heatherngillis
May 18, 2013 3:32 pm
"lacking cast iron radiators" STL has a least of couple of architectural salvage places (besides the Re-Store). I'm thinking of one way down Broadway, and...
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Maud Essen
maudessen
May 18, 2013 4:04 pm
Yes, cast iron radiators are on Craigslist too. Having just torn out the rest of my ceilings on the second and first floors, I am committed to radiant floors. ...
