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  1. Circus
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    heat pump water heater deal

    DHW solar collectors are more efficient at low temperatures, especially in winter. A water source heat pump (WSHP) may have merit. You could tap your...
    Post by: Circus, May 18, 2013 at 7:01 AM in forum: The Green Room
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    Artificial thermal mass

    Gary, very impressive documentation. Very different collector design philosophy. I'll just have to build my "active heat battery" and monitor the...
    Post by: Circus, May 13, 2013 at 6:59 AM in forum: The Green Room
  3. Circus
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    Artificial thermal mass

    Not hot enough. System design runs cool minimizing reradiation.
    Post by: Circus, May 12, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
  4. Circus
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    Artificial thermal mass

    Your replies are equally confusing. Maybe the word "heat pump" has unintended meaning. I'd like to buffer the temperature swings common from solar...
    Post by: Circus, May 12, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    Artificial thermal mass

    No outside air is used. The HPs condenser would be within 40ish gallons of paraffin. The ::DTt between the room and 135 ::F paraffin would need...
    Post by: Circus, May 12, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    Artificial thermal mass

    I've been looking for a thermomass scheme for my solar hot air collectors. There aren't any good phase change 70::F materials, water takes up to much...
    Thread by: Circus, May 12, 2013, 10 replies, in forum: The Green Room
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    Fiberglass Waste Disposal with Pyrolysis

    Consuming fuel just to lessen the volume of spun glass? I've found sitting on and burping the garbage bag of fiberglass works pretty well. I'm...
    Post by: Circus, May 11, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    Tesla "best car ever driven" by Consumer Reports

    Aston Martin are nice cars. Lotus's are nice too. Maybe we can copy it by buying a fusion and a bunch of cordless drills.
    Post by: Circus, May 9, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    Supposedly "green" residential hot water recirc systems aren't

    Instant hot water pumps green? What's amazing is that disproving it was good enough for a Ph.D. dissertation.
    Post by: Circus, May 9, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    Oil hot water supplement?

    I don't know your boiler but the American Standard I'm familiar with had a flat plate which is replaced with the coil assembly if hot water is...
    Post by: Circus, Apr 29, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
  11. Circus
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    Electricity from wood heat

    Wonder how much line loss you have. Maybe the first thing to do is to get a couple step/up and step/down transformers. (Out of my expertise.) First...
    Post by: Circus, Apr 28, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    Electricity from wood heat

    Soon (not yet) it'll be easier to produce electricity. With parallel ready generators, solar and batteries using inverters you'll be able to combine...
    Post by: Circus, Apr 25, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    The magic of 999999

    Maybe they figured a % according to the time the PV's were up and running last year. I was thinking about getting some chickens. Not as pets...
    Post by: Circus, Apr 23, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    Oil hot water supplement?

    I agree with everyone else. Your hemorrhaging money feeding the boiler just for a little hot water. For now, shut down the boiler and buy a...
    Post by: Circus, Apr 23, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    The future of heat pumps....

    Here, when it's coldish, it's sunny and the solar works well. When it's warmish, it's cloudy and I think the ASHP would work well. What is "old...
    Post by: Circus, Apr 15, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    The future of heat pumps....

    Been investigating wall sleeve air source heat pump/ac. After digging I've found the heating mode is often just electrical resistance. There must be...
    Post by: Circus, Apr 15, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    Oil: Doom, Doom, Doom.....Plenty.....Doom?

    This comment is going to be hated. People change out of malice. Tax oil enough to make renewables and economy cars cheap by comparison. Five years...
    Post by: Circus, Apr 12, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    Toyota Hybrid Highlander EV Conversion

    Electric vehicles make zero sense in the country. They're good for stop and go traffic because they don't run at stop signs. Hybrid make a bit more...
    Post by: Circus, Apr 11, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    Oil: Doom, Doom, Doom.....Plenty.....Doom?

    It's all Mickey Mouse's fault. Scarcity is artificial so predators can exploit us. Knowledge, college and medical degrees could be free if Mickey...
    Post by: Circus, Apr 9, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    Off-Gri(n)d Tiny House

    Quoting AboutDotcom Home Repair Loss of heat (AC) Infiltration / Air Leakage: 35% Windows and Doors: 18%-20% Floors and Below Grade Space:...
    Post by: Circus, Apr 7, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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