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    Decided It's Time To Get A "Beater"...Used Car Shopping

    Regardless of what beater you buy (my preference is Toyota), my guide for purchase price for any vehicle is that the purchase price divided by $0.10...
    Post by: jebatty, Jun 19, 2013 at 4:28 AM in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    How a hockey fan fixes a broken chair.

    Do you use the blade from the stick to mix your grog?
    Post by: jebatty, Jun 15, 2013 at 5:38 AM in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Trees for Energy Conservation

    There are so many possibilities, depending on where a person lives, to avoid AC in summer and reduce heat energy use during other times of the year....
    Post by: jebatty, Jun 15, 2013 at 5:36 AM in forum: The Green Room
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    Green, Whole Tree Chip Boiler - Feasibility

    Just a thought. Are there any large boilers, 2-5 mmbtu range, that have automated handling of round wood splits, perhaps 24-48" length, 6-8"...
    Post by: jebatty, Jun 14, 2013 at 2:08 PM in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Green, Whole Tree Chip Boiler - Feasibility

    I'm aware of the modulating design of chip boilers. But staging with two or more boilers does not adversely affect the ability to modulate, instead I...
    Post by: jebatty, Jun 13, 2013 at 5:15 AM in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Condensing Stove - No Chimney

    The efficiency claim may be a question of definition of efficiency. As presented by the Hughes stove article, it appears to be defined as capturing...
    Post by: jebatty, Jun 13, 2013 at 5:04 AM in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Summits & Personal Quests

    Weather for riding has been terrible this Spring, cold, wet and windy. Maybe good prep for the ride in Sept? ... hope not, because I have not been...
    Post by: jebatty, Jun 12, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    Green, Whole Tree Chip Boiler - Feasibility

    Two boilers, one 2 million btuh and the other 5 million btuh. Possibilities would include 2 x 1 million and 2 x 2.5 million to provide operational...
    Post by: jebatty, Jun 11, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Condensing Stove - No Chimney

    Good things are on the horizon. This is not yet available, maybe never will be, but the innovation is quite amazing. This is a stove, not a boiler,...
    Thread by: jebatty, Jun 11, 2013, 9 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Green, Whole Tree Chip Boiler - Feasibility

    Primary issues have been identified and the feasibility study is progressing.
    Post by: jebatty, Jun 11, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    How does your home's energy usage compare?

    One little chart can't do it all for everyone. Comparing energy usage is useful because it may result in some doing things to use less energy than...
    Post by: jebatty, Jun 9, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    Question on Insulating Pipes

    I tend to think the better question is "are you getting the heat you need, especially not too much?" If the current setup provides the heat you need,...
    Post by: jebatty, Jun 9, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Thoughts on Band Saws?

    Not portable, but mounted on a roller base to move around the shop, is my Jet 18" bandsaw. In fact all of my big power equipment is on roller bases...
    Post by: jebatty, Jun 8, 2013 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Green, Whole Tree Chip Boiler - Feasibility

    I just started doing some background research on green, whole tree chip boilers. The concept would be to use one for multi-building district heating...
    Thread by: jebatty, Jun 7, 2013, 17 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    US Solar Industry Outlook Looks Good

    I read the article previously. Still a financial risk that can be managed by dealing with reputable manufacturers, albeit probably at a higher price.
    Post by: jebatty, Jun 4, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    US Solar Industry Outlook Looks Good

    May the sun shine on you today!
    Post by: jebatty, Jun 4, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    US Solar Industry Outlook Looks Good

    Life abounds with risks. Solar panels only represent a financial risk of modest proportions. Much greater risk with life quality implications, even...
    Post by: jebatty, Jun 4, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    US Solar Industry Outlook Looks Good

    MN has net meter at the retail rate, about $0.11/kwh where I live. At assumed $4 watt total installation cost, 30% federal tax credit, no other...
    Post by: jebatty, Jun 4, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    Payback periods and mindsets............

    I think I can safely say that I agree with the general thrust of this thread, which I understand to mean that the human race is on a collision course...
    Post by: jebatty, May 31, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Firepit question

    I agree a metal ring is not needed, but the ring or equivalent serves the function of concentrating the heat so the fire burns better, shielding the...
    Post by: jebatty, May 29, 2013 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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